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In his tweet he said he had “unfinished business” he wants to win a championship. To really understand ETN there’s a really good SI article on him that sheds light on how this kid thinks. It IMHO has a lot to do with him feeling under appreciated and overlooked doing the recruitment process. Being put on hold for other backs like Akers has really shaped his thinking.
You know what I like about high school girls?Dr. Octopus said:
Agreed. Great take. It's nice to see young people make good decisions like this. I just wish more would follow suit. But this definitely makes me respect him so much more. As you said, he has a good head on his shoulders, and it's fantastic to be pleasantly surprised like this. Looking forward to seeing how he plays in the NFL after next year.lod001 said:
I just think it’s a poor financial decision - but it’s not our right to be extremely negative toward him if he’s doing because he just loves the school, the college experience and wants to play in another Championship Game more than anything else.
Smart people get degrees to make money. It annoys me that some people think otherwise.
A person with any decent degree damn well better make more than a million dollars more than non-degree earners during their career (excluding those who run their own business), or sue their university for their money back
Yea I figured the guy just liked college life.
It could also be that he wants to remain with his college teammates and compete for a national title. He may say that if he are a 1st round grade I'll come out, but not for a second I want to be with my teammates. I don't see the issue at all here.
If we're being honest, how many football players are actively thinking about maximizing career earnings. They hire people to do that for them. Maybe he has bad advisers, or maybe he's ignoring good advice. Who knows, but I think we can all agree the decision/statement is questionable.
I actually see it as the exact opposite. I seem him as mature enough to not jump for money and he still has something he wants to accomplish in college. That is not necessarily a bad thing.
I just don't see the grade as being end all be all. It's just a guess by the scouting community. He could go higher or lower. It is likely he doesn't get a higher grade staying in school but again it's just a guess.
Huge difference in suboptimal decision making comparing starting your professional life vs going back for another college year to poor decisions like drug/abuse/etc.
True. Bad decisions like doing drugs are orders of magnitude less dumb than leaving millions on the table.
As of right now he's probably in discussion for 1.1 in non-superflex leagues
Well its interesting because before we knew that he wouldn't declare, he was getting a ton of votes in the polls. Right there with Johnathan Taylor and Swift.
A senior RB is always less valuable than a junior declare all else being equal
IIRC he was only given a 2nd round grade by the draft advisory board which is generally pretty accurate with predicting these things. As it turns out only CEH was a 1st round pick at 32 then you had Taylor, Swift and Dobbins go in the 2nd round. So the advisory board telling him that seems in line with how teams valued the top RBs.
