I don't think Peterson necessarily coached the kids up from 2 star guys into 1st round NFL talent. It might be that...but I think it's more that he has an eye for the diamond in the rough. Other scouts overlook these guys and Peterson doesn't
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While I would agree this is a bit dissappointing, I always hate when people use the draft and NFL success to measure the success of a college. If draft order really determined success Notre Dame, Ohio St., Texas, and even Miami and USC would have a lot more national titles to show for it. There is a lot of great college players that for one reason or another don't fit the NFL. This seems to be especially true for quarterbacks and linebackers.
Alabama wins national championship. Alabama has 4 1st round draft choices. I think that might be a measure of NFL draft and success in college?
Sorry but this is definitely extremely colored by red colored glasses. In no way is/was Crick ever a first round pick this season and neither was Dennard.
Only one mock draft had Crick in the first round before his injury, one. Even CBS Sports, which I believe was that one mock draft, states in their current draft profile of Crick that he's simply not an elite level fast and does not get a good first step. After Suh left got the sacks he got because of hard work and basically out working/outlasting the OT, not superior athletic ability. Nobody projects Crick as a guy who's going to get a ton of sacks in the NFL and nobody projects him at DT, they project him ideally at DE in a 3-4. If you're not a guy who's projected to get a lot of sacks in the NFL and have a lot of speed at DT or DE you're not going to go in the first round.
The last time Dennard was even rumored as a possible first round pick was last season. His senior season did nothing but hurt his draft stock. The highest I've seen Dennard go, before this latest bout of stupidity, is the third round. He has a ton of durability questions and because of his fight in the bowl game and this latest fight character questions to deal with now too. Third round at best but more likely fifth round.
The only potential first round pick Nebraska had this year is David. I'm not all that surprised he didn't go because many teams think he's too small for a LB. The Giants were the best possible team for him to go in the first round but they surprised everybody and took Wilson because they need a #2 RB.
Bingo!
It may be nice to think that the number of players taken in the NFL draft don't matter, just like a lot of people wanted to believe Bo's statement about the star rankings not mattering, but the fact is that both matter. He Who Shall Not be Named's recruiting strategy was right, he just had a staff that couldn't coach or design a workable scheme for college football.
If for no other reason, the number of players a school sends to the NFL matters because elite level players aren't just looking at being a college football player. They're looking at being a college football player in preparation for going to the NFL. Even non-elite players want to go to the NFL. I have no doubt that if Bo asked his players in a meeting who wants to play in the NFL every hand in the room would go up. I also have no doubt that as at least a small part of his recruiting pitch Bo sells how many players he and Nebraska have sent to the NFL, particularly players who are in the NFL right now.
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I've been thinking this all morning... tOSU, PSU, both Meechickens, and Nebraska end up with none, but Illinois with two? Wow.
Also if you put any stock in recruiting rankings, isn't it interesting Texas, Oklahoma, FSU, Florida, and USC were not represented?
After almost the entire second round now, four players from Illinois have been selected. In the second round a OG went to KC and S went to New England.
Four picks in two rounds. I was just thinking the same thing about Zook. This tells me he had no problem getting top talent, he just couldn't coach them worth a darn.
Finally a non-Illinois B1G player gets taken.
Green Bay just took Michigan State DT Jerel Worthy.
Green Bay just took Michigan State DT Jerel Worthy.
Wisky had a first rounder.
Yes, things are really looking good for 2016 and beyond...hang in there, it just takes a little time.
Pure coincidence.
Obviously why they blew us out.
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