Football General Talk

[Bonasababy]

The packers GM was talking in his pre draft press conference that the draftees on average are older this year. He tied it to NIL and kids who are not a sure bet are choosing to stay because they get some NIL.

Yep. Also, the transfer portal has really reduced the number of really good unknown "sleeper" players. Small school kids who are good largely enter the portal and move to bigger schools. Some kids have played for 3 teams before they get drafted.

 

[Bonasababy]

I don't know about men in the football teams.But women basketball players.I think make quite a bit more in college than they do professionally.

And we all know that they aren't being paid for meet and greets. They're being paid as a way for guys with loads of cash to become players and hotshots and important people. Now, they just do it over at the table instead of under the table.

WNBA new contract changed the game for women. Only a few schools pay well, and going pro many used to make more playing overseas than in the WNBA. New contract changed that.

NFL has a rookie scale that varies with draft position. By the time you get to the last draft round most prefer to go undrafted as they can make more as an undrafted free agent plus have some control over where they go.

 

[Bonasababy]

I will make one. A lot of them aren't kids. Average age is edging close to 24.

Agree with you on all the post-pick grading. Who the heck knows? This is why coaches don't last. GMs and scouts get some picks wrong and it rolls downhill fast.

The amount of time spent analyzing each pick is incredible, and a lot of tools used for that are widely available to people these days. Theres team fit and coaching and potential and other things involved though. And its really safer to evaluate the whole haul in a draft than one pick.

The Vikings top pick looks better after they added another guy at the same position in the third round, for example. Iowa State kid. And some of their later guys arent well rounded but are really good at certain things, so you can see their likely role.

 

[Gellar]

Yep. Also, the transfer portal has really reduced the number of really good unknown "sleeper" players. Small school kids who are good largely enter the portal and move to bigger schools. Some kids have played for 3 teams before they get drafted.

NCAA is mulling around the idea of changing that. I’ve heard 5 years, regardless, and one free transfer.

 

[Treeshark]

NCAA is mulling around the idea of changing that. I’ve heard 5 years, regardless, and one free transfer.

I hope they make drastic changes- unlimited transfers has turned the whole process into a circus.