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From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 16, 2020, 3:57 PM
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Have you ever seen a player that you thought could pull that off?
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 16, 2020, 4:01 PM
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Herschel Walker
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I'm sure there are a few others, but...
Jun 16, 2020, 4:18 PM
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the one who immediately comes to mind is Pro Bowler Otis Sistrunk who played for the Oakland Raiders. After high school, he spent a couple of year in the USMC before playing in the NFL. Since he didn't attend college, he use to say he attended the University of Mars.
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Re: I'm sure there are a few others, but...
Jun 16, 2020, 8:08 PM
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think it was dandy don or howard cosell on a monday night game who remarked about otis' educational experience.
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 16, 2020, 4:34 PM
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Wasn't it said that TL was NFL ready out of HS?
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 16, 2020, 5:02 PM
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Jameis Winston, he seems to get worse every year so probably would have had his best season straight out of high school.
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 16, 2020, 5:03 PM
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The Fridge.
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Re: He led the league in passing last year Einstein***
Jun 17, 2020, 7:15 AM
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G ATT COMP PCT YDS AVG LNG TD INT
16 626 380 60.7 5109 8.2 71 33 30
30 interceptions with 14 lost fumbles too. Now you know why he's a backup at NOLA
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Leading the league in passing is hardly a regression, going
Jun 19, 2020, 1:23 AM
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to NO was a great move by him, if he earns Sean's praises, teams will be lined up and he will be able to pick his next starting job at the end of the season...He's ten times the QB Teddy Two-Gloves is and it worked for him, it will work out for Winston...If he can stay out of jail
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 17, 2020, 2:01 PM
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Good one. Hehe.
But, on the other hand, if he had been under the mentoring of a coach who understood developing character and discipline was part of coaching....
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 16, 2020, 5:03 PM
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The NFL should at least give them the option so that the media will stop hounding college football about paying players. The NFL is getting a free development league in college football is getting all the grief.
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 17, 2020, 8:35 AM
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The NFL should at least give them the option so that the media will stop hounding college football about paying players. The NFL is getting a free development league in college football is getting all the grief.
Its not the NFLs responsibility to make sure the NCAA isn't roasted. These things are also collectively bargained with the player's association so that can't just "make it so". There is no incentive for the NFL players or the NFL Owners to allow kids in straight out of high school.
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Sammy Watkins - he was a 1st team.....
Jun 16, 2020, 5:18 PM
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All-American his freshman season - very possibly could have gone to the NFL out of high school.
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 16, 2020, 6:53 PM
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Maybe an occasional RB or WR but that's about it. The NFL is so much more complex than HS football that anyone jumping straight to the pros would have no idea what was going on most of the time. At least a WR or RB would be able to just hit the hole or run a standard route tree route even if they weren't able to do much else. And that's all assuming you're talking about one of the literally maybe two or three kids a year who could handle it physically. If HSers ever went straight to the NFL it would be to watch from the sidelines the vast majority of the time.
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I think Sammy could have done it. I also think Deshaun could
Jun 16, 2020, 7:08 PM
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have done it mentally, but physically he was not quite ready yet.
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 16, 2020, 7:26 PM
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Obed, and most top punters and place kickers.
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 17, 2020, 7:44 AM
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If so, pretty sure they would do nothing but ride the bench first year.
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 17, 2020, 9:35 AM
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Marcus Dupree without a doubt. Check out his old tapes in USFL and high school on YouTube
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 17, 2020, 10:46 AM
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Bryan Bresee
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 17, 2020, 1:06 PM
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Good names mentioned so far!
Adrian Peterson is another workhorse that probably could have made that leap.
Personally, the way sports are operating nowadays kids are more "physically" ready than ever for college level when they hit campus.
I agree with others though that even with the physical traits, the mental hurdles would keep talent on the sidelines for years to get up to speed.
I don't think the NFL ever lifts the 3-year post-high school period in its current state - maybe they modify it for the SUPER 2nd year players that are obviously ready to jump? But what would the metrics look like for that?
I do think something like the XFL or another semi-pro start-up MAY develop down the line as an NFL pipeline but who knows.
Overall, I wouldn't mind something like how college baseball is set up where you either go play for a farm/minor league team if drafted or go to college for 3 years.
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 18, 2020, 8:29 AM
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Locally speaking, I think Clowney and Lattimore could have made the jump and Ben productive. I think Dexter Lawrence and Sammy could have too. Sammy had to put on good weight while here, but he was instant impact.
I don’t think they would have an impact, but body-wise, Da’Quan and XT would have been considered based on where they were out of high school. I have no clue how the NFL would handle QBs given this hypothetical.
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Re: From high school straight to the pros in football
Jun 19, 2020, 11:38 PM
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LSU CB Stingley.
Peeps who know NFL drafting said he woudda been taken in first 10 picks in the draft out of high school. Was #1 player national recruit.
His granddad and dad were pros, he was trained from childhood. And regular lessons from another retired NFL DB.
First Team AA as a true Frosh CB, almost never done, especially with the Thorpe winner also in that secondary.
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HERSCHEL no doubt, lit it up in his first chance and carried a good team to a NC.
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