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Opt outs are awesome
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:00 am
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:00 am
Unless it's for the playoffs.
I like that next year's potential starters get first team reps in bowl practices. Then gets experience in a real live exhibition game. IMO that's best for the program.
Also the opt outs get to focus on improving their draft stock. The higher they're picked also helps the program with recruiting.
It's a win-win.
I like that next year's potential starters get first team reps in bowl practices. Then gets experience in a real live exhibition game. IMO that's best for the program.
Also the opt outs get to focus on improving their draft stock. The higher they're picked also helps the program with recruiting.
It's a win-win.
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Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:02 am to leylee
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Also the opt outs get to focus on improving their draft stock.
Like doing…..what?
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:06 am to The First Cut
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Like doing…..what?
Training for combine is the only thing they can do for stock.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:07 am to The First Cut
You don’t know they opt out and start training for the combine? Try to drop a .1 on their 40, add 1 inch to the vertical, 4 reps on the bench, etc. I’m not arguing for or against opting out but this is what they are doing.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:09 am to ronk
Combine is in March, you can play a game in December or early January and have time to train.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:09 am to The First Cut
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Like doing…..what?
only thing i can see is by focusing and really practicing at the drills done at the combine vs more real world football practice stuff.
meaning that if a fast guy really works at the technical parts of running a 40 yd dash, he can probably improve his time moreso than a fast guy doing fast things in a football practice.
or maybe a strong guy specifically training to get more reps in vs training to get football stronger.
these are of course just wild arse guess and may not be anywhere close to being right.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:09 am to leylee
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Opt outs are awesome
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:09 am to The First Cut
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Like doing…..what?
Getting healthy and working on all the dumb exercises you do at the combine.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:15 am to leylee
I agree. I want to see what next years guys can do.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:23 am to leylee
I’d agree if the bowl didn’t count towards your overall record. Last year we went into the bowl game with a wr starting at QB and left with a sub .500 record. That sucks.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:25 am to leylee
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It's a win-win.
Except when you lose the game
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:26 am to The First Cut
Performance doesn't really work like this. They need all the time they can get to shed/gain weight, run fast, getting proper training from the right people is more of a task and necessity, then it may seem.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:30 am to The First Cut
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Combine is in March, you can play a game in December or early January and have time to train.
I's the first of March which would give them 2 months to train if they start immediately after their bowl game. Opting out gives them an extra month to prepare. Not sure exactly what I would do, but I'm not going to fault a guy for wanting to start training in order to make millions of dollars.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:36 am to The First Cut
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Combine is in March, you can play a game in December or early January and have time to train.
An extra 3 to 4 weeks of training would certainly give them an edge though. And you need every edge you can get.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:41 am to LSBoosie
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I's the first of March which would give them 2 months to train if they start immediately after their bowl game. Opting out gives them an extra month to prepare. Not sure exactly what I would do, but I'm not going to fault a guy for wanting to start training in order to make millions of dollars.
How do the guys that don’t opt out manage to do it all?
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:45 am to leylee
Honestly, I agree it is a good thing for others to get reps in practice and game experience.
I have my doubts about how much the opt outers extra training actually benefits them. Show me the science of how their performance improves with an extra month of training vs the practice for a bowl game.
Overall, I would rather get experience for next year than win a meaningless game, so I have come to terms with it.
Nuss’s opt out last year was a net loss for him. That one game of experience would have been more of a benefit to him than all of his play this year.
I have my doubts about how much the opt outers extra training actually benefits them. Show me the science of how their performance improves with an extra month of training vs the practice for a bowl game.
Overall, I would rather get experience for next year than win a meaningless game, so I have come to terms with it.
Nuss’s opt out last year was a net loss for him. That one game of experience would have been more of a benefit to him than all of his play this year.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 11:59 am to leylee
It is a tough call. If I had a chance at the money paid out to NFL players I would opt out and take my chances at combine and draft. The chance of injury is not worth the risk. 1 game is not going to make a difference. There is enough film to see if a player has the skills for the NFL.
There could be the addition of future NIL bonuses for playing in bowl game which would influence players to stay on
There could be the addition of future NIL bonuses for playing in bowl game which would influence players to stay on
Posted on 12/30/22 at 12:22 pm to leylee
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Also the opt outs get to focus on improving their draft stock.
Does a good bowl game performance not do that?
Posted on 12/30/22 at 12:30 pm to leylee
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Also the opt outs get to focus on improving their draft stock.
Posted on 12/30/22 at 2:02 pm to The First Cut
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Like doing…..what?
Not getting hurt during a bowl game is one obvious answer.
Ask Jaylon Smith about that. Playing in a bowl game cost that guy millions.
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