re: RG Trai Turner possibly going pro

He will probably be in the mocks once he declares

was our best o-lineman last season. Powerfully built and very strong run blocker. Better pro prospect than Collins IMO. Lael is the one that needs to come back. Needs another year in the weight room and another year developing into a top flight LT.

Then why does Bama seemingly keep players like CJ Mosley on campus an extra year when he already had a 1st-round grade? We should just advertise our school as 3 and done.

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I don't know that Loston and Barrow were really leaders but I see your point. Mett absolutely was.

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Mett a leader in 2012 and Barrow, Loston weren't . Stop with the silly shite.

I'd be really surprised if Trai actually left. Porter will be a senior and Rasco hasn't declared so that's another senior. Not all the guys are jumping ship.

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If you have anywhere from a 2-6 draft grade you go really now because the only decent guaranteed money is the Top 10.

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I hear people throw this around a good bit but I just do not agree.

Every pick gets paid less than the pick before him. These differences might not seem like much, when strictly considering the 4-year cash value of the contract, but that ignores important considerations, specifically guaranteed money. For instance, the first pick of the 3rd round is guaranteed at around $700k, while the last pick is guaranteed around $500k- nearly a 30% decrease. Compare that to the last pick of the 4th round at $300k, roughly 60% and 40% decreases for the picks in the same position of the previous rounds. That is a significant amount of money. Also note that from the 4th round on, the base salary remains static at the minimum for rookies ($420k in 2014).

The primary reason the signing bonus is important is obvious, its guaranteed. Moreover, in terms of salary cap, a signing bonus will be prorated over the life of the contract, unless a player is released, in which case the unrecognized portion of the salary will hit the cap that year. As such, the higher the signing bonus, the more difficult it will be for the team to choose to release you as it will be a larger stress on the cap. In other words, the higher your signing bonus, the more likely you are to receive more of your original contract.

I don't expect a 21 year old kid with life long dreams of playing in the NFL to understand or care about the difference between 200k and 300k over 4 years. I would just hope there is someone available truly guiding them and explaining this rationale before declaring early and foregoing a free college degree.

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tl;dr: I think there is value in moving up in the draft, whether it be one round or three. However, I don't expect an athlete too see it the same way I do.

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Makes no sense as a RG. He isn't a highly valued position to be leaving early.

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These make the most sense. He may feel he will never get a good grade at rg. But to me, he's always seemed like a smart guy, get ur degree son. Either way you prob won't be getting paid playing gaurd, and could easily be done in a couple of years with nothing to fall back on.

Even if he stayed his stock wouldn't rise that much, but I feel his stock will never be high. Hence finishing school while it is free.

2013 LSU 11
Alabama 3
Georgia 3

2012 LSU 3
Alabama 3
Georgia 1

2011 LSU 2
Alabama 3
Georgia 2

2010 LSU 1
Alabama 2
Georgia 2
Florida 5

So looks like Alabama/UGA are losing them at a similar pace and last year is an outlier until we see how this year shapes up. All I did for the information was search "NFL underclassman 2012, etc"

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The primary reason the signing bonus is important is obvious, its guaranteed. Moreover, in terms of salary cap, a signing bonus will be prorated over the life of the contract, unless a player is released, in which case the unrecognized portion of the salary will hit the cap that year. As such, the higher the signing bonus, the more difficult it will be for the team to choose to release you as it will be a larger stress on the cap. In other words, the higher your signing bonus, the more likely you are to receive more of your original contract.

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this does not apply to these pics

Because if you are good enough to stick in the NFL for 4 years then you are going to line up a second contract. If you are not these new contracts allow a team to cut you rather easily.