Comments on: Cal receiver Keenan Allen enters NFL draft

By: iminyrhead

iminyrhead — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:41:30 +0000

Soon to be first round draft pick of the Detroit Lions! 7 out of 12 first rounders were WR’s, make it 8 of 13 …. lol

By: Grinds My Gear

Grinds My Gear — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:43:31 +0000

Pretty sure Allen single handedly facilitated Tedford’s firing, I mean his salary and wins wasn’t a very nice ratio, but Allen dragging in his half brother Maynard didn’t help the case. If Cal had a true QB, or a starting caliber college QB, Allen could have easily made a case as a top 10 pick. For any team drafting his guy, he’s basically a bigger slower Desean, a complete headcase. Allen = cancer.

By: hollywood4926

hollywood4926 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:59:10 +0000

Too bad Hopkins is a true junior and projected as a late first rounder.

By: rockthejungle14

rockthejungle14 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 03:21:10 +0000

Stevenfbrackett, what an idiotic comment. I do agree that the student that gets a degree is smart in the long run because he’s 1.) taken advantage of a free education and 2.) set himself up for a job outside of football should his career not pan out in the league. As far as the part about someone taking the easy road. Lets think about where some of these athletes come from and why they’d choose something in which they can remain eligible and leap to the league as soon as they can. Not everyone comes from a good background and some of these athletes have been blessed enough to be given enough athletic ability to make millions of dollars and help provide for their families. At the end of the day, that could be the reason they take easy classes to remain eligible.

By: gmsalpha

gmsalpha — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:25:43 +0000

Too bad there’s not a 3-and-done rule in basketball. I love how football doesn’t allow Freshmen to declare for the draft.

By: stevenfbrackett

stevenfbrackett — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:03:27 +0000

Maybe when it comes to these college guys you could also list their major and if they graduated.

It may seem completely irrelevant, but I know if I was a coach, if I had two prospects of equal or near equal talent to choose from I’ll choose the engineering graduate over the film studies non-grad every day. One shows intelligence, commitment, willingness to put in the hard work and possession of self-discipline.

While the other guy shows a lot fewer of those ‘intangibles’.

Besides, what fan doesn’t want to know about the guy his team is looking at and those they ultimately draft.