2021 NFL Draft Thread

#178
#178
Hated to see the player from Wisconsin-Whitewater go before Trey.....But he got a real good eval at the Senior Bowl.
 
#181
#181
Most all evals he received last year was to come back due to his health concerns and limited time he was able to practice.....That wasn't a issue this past season. Trey's health is fine right now and was throughout the season.
 
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I don't know how to address the Trey Smith situation correctly. I love and appreciate his courage and his desire to play football in the NFL but he has cited Okung and Andrews, who have faced similar issues, and within a couple of years of their diagnosis/events, both may have played their last down in the NFL.

It's dangerous just to have a history of pulmonary emboli. Long-term survival chances, even with the best treatment and conditions, are diminished.

It's incredibly stressful, bruising, and brutal to be a lineman in the NFL. Week in/week out physical challenges, pain, and just the danger of a finger dislocation..... an extra hard helmet to the chest..... a rolled ankle.....

All of those could foster a new and deadly pulmonary emboli, even with anticoagulants.

The danger is real. I understand that Trey is willing to take the chance but I also understand that an NFL team doesn't want to risk having a player collapse and later die....... from a previously known condition.

This is why Chris Bosh was forced into retirement by the NBA. Lots of intense physical contact and a history of blood clots is a death waiting to happen.
 
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So I did a rough math estimate and near 25 percent of Alabama’s starters got drafted in the first round. That means nearly 1/4 of the guys on that team could start for an NFL team day 1.

College football has to do more to level out the playing field.
 
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CMvol said:
if Trey didn’t come back last year, was he going in the first round?
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Doubtful. His health was the big question. Teams were going to want to see at least a full year of play. Unfortunately his last year he played for Pruitt and a 3-7 team.
I know some are talking about the Titans pick and the guy having surgeries but it's 2021 those surgeries aren't a career ender like years ago. He also had crazy speed even if he lost half a step he would be faster than most. Guess they figured high risk but super high reward. Blood clots will always be a you never know and Trey really didn't get to shine his last year.
I think some one will pick him up as a UDFA and he'll probably make a practice squad at least, not top NFL money but if a team like TN picked him up, low risk with possible high reward, cost of living is cheaper here than lets say a Cali team, he could save money for a few years and then get a job in the sports world and still live a good life.
I wish him the best going forward.
 
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Johnnyreb#VFL said:
So I did a rough math estimate and near 25 percent of Alabama’s starters got drafted in the first round. That means nearly 1/4 of the guys on that team could start for an NFL team day 1.

College football has to do more to level out the playing field.
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That won’t happen till King Saban retires
 
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#194
Dang, how deep was UCF? I had no idea we were this far behind UCF in talent. I knew they were a better football program but I still thought we had more talent.
 
#195
#195
OG from Ole miss just taken. They must be scared to death of Trey's health issues?

I think I heard them say he was a backup for 2 seasons then started 12 games.
 
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#196
Lane Train 4 said:
Dang, how deep was UCF? I had no idea we were this far behind UCF in talent. I knew they were a better football program but I still thought we had more talent.
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Yep...I was reading a couple weeks ago UCF might have 4 players drafted.....And they had 11 players opt out last season and some were starters.
 
#197
#197
I understand the hesitation to take a guy with blood clot issues, but it is my understanding that the Tennessee medical staff cleared him? I figured he might fall a bit because of the uncertainty, but to fall this far is wild. Feel real bad for him.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I understand the hesitation to take a guy with blood clot issues, but it is my understanding that the Tennessee medical staff cleared him? I figured he might fall a bit because of the uncertainty, but to fall this far is wild. Feel real bad for him.
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Coaching staff failed getting him ready for the next level..still hoping he at least makes a practice squad some where
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I understand the hesitation to take a guy with blood clot issues, but it is my understanding that the Tennessee medical staff cleared him? I figured he might fall a bit because of the uncertainty, but to fall this far is wild. Feel real bad for him.
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His play has gone downhill. Couple that with the health issues, and the drop is not a shock. He'll get a chance to prove himself, but he'll have to earn his first big payday.
 
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