re: Maason Smith is ready for the league

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FACTS are he got fed some HORRIBLE advice

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That’s as true as the OP. As recently as the middle of the season Smith was being moved by double teams and he wasn’t beating a lot of single blocks. He looked like a guy who might never play in the NFL.

During the last half of the year he got better and better and looked the part of an NFL prospect in the last two or three games.

Was his decision good? It kind of depends on the story he has to tell the scouts. Was his injury causing the poor early season performance, and as he fully recovered he got better. If they believe that he’ll go high, but I just don’t know the truth.

Well, I think it’s like when he was a PROMISING freshman here. Huge and strong. However he played very slow. I think there are NFL teams that will take a chance on him but he will absolutely have to be way faster off the snap and quicker getting off the initial block.

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Maason doesn’t suck, he just needs a good year without injuries to show he is a first rounder. He was not 100% this year. He came on towards the end of the year. If he stayed and showed out he would be a very high draft pick.

By going this year, he may not go too high and end up costing himself a lot of money. I wish the guy the best and hope he impresses at the combine and get himself into the first day of the draft.

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This

Good guy. Wish him the best.
Patience is a virtue. Think his jump to the NFL
a bit premature. I believe he would have benefited from another season under Bo tutelage. I cannot help but think he would have improved his draft stock, but I guess being injury prone does have to be taken into consideration. Judgement call only time will tell. Hope it works out well for him.

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Maason doesn’t suck, he just needs a good year without injuries to show he is a first rounder. He was not 100% this year. He came on towards the end of the year. If he stayed and showed out he would be a very high draft pick. By going this year, he may not go too high and end up costing himself a lot of money. I wish the guy the best and hope he impresses at the combine and get himself into the first day of the draft.

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This 100%. It’s the difference in going fourth or first round.

He will look like a million bucks at the combine. Drafted no later than 3rd round and be on his way to his second contract. I agree with a poster above. Why shite on our own. Makes no sense

This and coaching 100%. This was by far the hardest defense to watch right next too Pelini 2. Atrocious

His decision was misguided, but he did nothing at LSU so no loss.

No one knows what kind of career he'll have. In a different scheme he might be an all pro and have a long career or he might not make a roster. One thing is for sure coaching and scheme definitely hindered his and all the defensive linemen ability to make plays.

He should have waited until the new coaching staff was in place before declaring for the draft. If he'd came back and shined he could have been a first day pick.

I think the argument is you likely go 3rd-5th round as it stands and you have to show out extremely early or you get cut and your nfl career ends early. As opposed to staying having another year to develop under Bo and a break out season. Which would propel you into the first or second round where teams are far more invested in you.