NFL considers banning academically ineligible players from Scouting Combine

[DaneMcCloud]

It'll never happen because the added expense of flying around the country to workout players that would otherwise be available in the draft would skyrocket.

This is a nice "Trial Balloon" but everyone knows that the NFL is and always has been about the bottom line and more importantly, profit.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

It'll never happen because the added expense of flying around the country to workout players that would otherwise be available in the draft would skyrocket.

This is a nice "Trial Balloon" but everyone knows that the NFL is and always has been about the bottom line and more importantly, profit.

Straight talk. Thank you, it's rarity.

[aturnis]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yes, I fully expect all of the football players on the team in which I root for be outstanding citizens and college graduates with character above reproach.

Duh. The players I just referred to won't play for your team. They won't play for any team. Hence the reason the education helped them acquire a career.

[houstonwhodat]

Then half the NFL would be out of work.

[mcaj22]

didnt we just have 4 years of the "Scooter Pioli Right 53 plan where he tried to draft players that were "leaders" and captains of their team"

how did that work out. One guy committed a murder-suicide and the others are either already traded, cut, not resigned or will be struggling to make the team after TC.

That didnt work for this team the last 4 years, and I think a lot of teams noticed, especially the ones that go after the bad characters good athletic talent for that high risk high reward.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

didnt we just have 4 years of the "Scooter Pioli Right 53 plan where he tried to draft players that were "leaders" and captains of their team"

how did that work out. One guy committed a murder-suicide and the others are either already traded, cut, not resigned or will be struggling to make the team after TC.

That didnt work for this team the last 4 years, and I think a lot of teams noticed, especially the ones that go after the bad characters good athletic talent for that high risk high reward.

Nobody ever agrees with me... but the right 53 was never about finding role models. It isn't in New England either. Look at Vrabel, Belcher, Hernandez... we could go on and on in both KC and NE. It was about finding guys that actually liked playing football and would fall in line and listen to the coaches. It was more militant than moral. But I agree that's not how it'll be remembered.

[Setsuna]

I have a question...are student athletes required to take finance classes in college or seminars as well as even criminal justice classes? If not, they should.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Clayton Bibsby

I have a question...are student athletes required to take finance classes in college or seminars as well as even criminal justice classes? If not, they should.

Because less than 300 students per 450,000 actually end up in the pros each year and most of those never last a year.

[Setsuna]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Because less than 300 students per 450,000 actually end up in the pros each year and most of those never last a year.

Well true but they still have the potential to be successful. If you had taken a finance class in college, do you think you'd be better off right now or not?

[Chief Roundup]

If the League truly wanted to stop it they would punish the teams for player conduct when said player has a history and teams choose to hire and play them then those teams could be fined or punished in some way for employing those types of people.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

If the League truly wanted to stop it they would punish the teams for player conduct when said player has a history and teams choose to hire and play them then those teams could be fined or punished in some way for employing those types of people.

Good God. Stop what?

And you DO realize that the LEAGUE is the NFL owners themselves, right?

Goodell and the NFL office personnel are are hired and fired by the owners.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Good God. Stop what?

And you DO realize that the LEAGUE is the NFL owners themselves, right?

Goodell and the NFL office personnel are are hired and fired by the owners.

Stop What?? You paying attention?? Stop the constant negative publicity of murderers, gun arrests, drug and alcohol arrests, DWI convictions, etc.
Those are all recent player activities that tarnishes the NFL.
Yeah I realize that. You realize that the owners can use the commissioner to make the NFL seem like a separate entity. You do realize that the owners have to vote. It isn't as if one owner can just make anything happen. It takes a committee of owners.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Stop What?? You paying attention?? Stop the constant negative publicity of murderers, gun arrests, drug and alcohol arrests, DWI convictions, etc.
Those are all recent player activities that tarnishes the NFL.
Yeah I realize that. You realize that the owners can use the commissioner to make the NFL seem like a separate entity. You do realize that the owners have to vote. It isn't as if one owner can just make anything happen. It takes a committee of owners.

The NFL is so full of murderers that taking a kid to a game is likely to end in death.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The NFL is so full of murderers that taking a kid to a game is likely to end in death.

I see you still go to over reaction when you are wrong. Nice cherry picking only one thing out of all those that I posted that put the NFL in a negative spotlight instead of realizing those are all things that players have been punished for tarnishing the shield by their behavior.

[chiefqueen]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

If the League truly wanted to stop it they would punish the teams for player conduct when said player has a history and teams choose to hire and play them then those teams could be fined or punished in some way for employing those types of people.

I'm not sticking up for NE but they will have to count his signing bonus from his contract extension he signed last year as "dead money" over the next 2 seasons.