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From reading his twitter....sounds like their are some people trying to get him to declare for the draft after this season. Let's hope not...Blair and Luc would be awesome at LB next season.

(12-18-2012 04:32 PM)Nellie Wrote:  From reading his twitter....sounds like their are some people trying to get him to declare for the draft after this season. Let's hope not...Blair and Luc would be awesome at LB next season.

Wouldn't blame him if he left. Lost some time to a knee injury before, iirc. There are no guarantees in the draft or should he stay but he showed himself to be a hell of a play maker this season and if he is rated well enough, i would be more then happy to wish him well in his pursuit of professional footballing endeavors.

(12-18-2012 04:32 PM)Nellie Wrote:  From reading his twitter....sounds like their are some people trying to get him to declare for the draft after this season. Let's hope not...Blair and Luc would be awesome at LB next season.

Really? I haven't seen him projected as anything higher than a 6th or 7th round pick.

Stay put and move way up the draft charts.

(12-18-2012 04:49 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Stay put and move way up the draft charts.

Unless his stock soars after the bowl game, etc..., I'd think he has everything to gain by sticking around for an additional year.

(12-18-2012 04:44 PM)eroc Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 04:32 PM)Nellie Wrote:  From reading his twitter....sounds like their are some people trying to get him to declare for the draft after this season. Let's hope not...Blair and Luc would be awesome at LB next season.

Wouldn't blame him if he left. Lost some time to a knee injury before, iirc. There are no guarantees in the draft or should he stay but he showed himself to be a hell of a play maker this season and if he is rated well enough, i would be more then happy to wish him well in his pursuit of professional footballing endeavors.

Trying to be objective I would think there is more to gain by returning and proving he isn't a one year wonder and that he can be effective in different systems. And not that I've done any research, but I haven't heard anyone talk about him as a likely early round (say R1-3) pick; actually I haven't heard him mentioned anywhere wrt to the draft.

On the other hand, he had a great year and there's probably a lot more room to go down than to go up especially with all new coaches along with the injury risk. Hopefully he gets great advice either way and takes it very seriously. I suspect he will.

Scouts are starting to wise up to UC players, so maybe he moves up on the board.

There are a couple of guys who run message boards and blogs for Bronco and Patriot fans,
and they watch UC players very closely.

Luc, Blair and Temple. That's scary good LB corp. If Luc is as good as advertised the best group of LB in a long time.

I think Greg needs to definitely stay an extra year. He needs to drop a little weight which will help him do a better job in pass coverage. He's great against the run and really has a nose for the ball but he is not ready to cover NFL RBs and WRs over the middle. He has UDFA written all over him if he were to come out this year. MLB's are a dime a dozen at the NFL level. Consider that only 9 MLBs were drafted last year. I don't think Blair would be in that group this year.

(12-18-2012 04:52 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 04:44 PM)eroc Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 04:32 PM)Nellie Wrote:  From reading his twitter....sounds like their are some people trying to get him to declare for the draft after this season. Let's hope not...Blair and Luc would be awesome at LB next season.

Wouldn't blame him if he left. Lost some time to a knee injury before, iirc. There are no guarantees in the draft or should he stay but he showed himself to be a hell of a play maker this season and if he is rated well enough, i would be more then happy to wish him well in his pursuit of professional footballing endeavors.

Trying to be objective I would think there is more to gain by returning and proving he isn't a one year wonder and that he can be effective in different systems. And not that I've done any research, but I haven't heard anyone talk about him as a likely early round (say R1-3) pick; actually I haven't heard him mentioned anywhere wrt to the draft.

On the other hand, he had a great year and there's probably a lot more room to go down than to go up especially with all new coaches along with the injury risk. Hopefully he gets great advice either way and takes it very seriously. I suspect he will.

BHawk;

The draft stuff hasn't started to surface just yet. Looking at it objectively, i feel that there is a higher element of risk in coming back. New coach, new system, heavy losses on the DL and secondary, and the omnipresent injury risk. if he was in Derek Wolfe's situation, where the defense, as a unit, was able to absorb the scheme for a season and get blooded in, it would be a no brainer. i think he would have trouble replicating his productivity given those circumstances.

Let me be clear, though. i would welcome him back with open arms, should he stay. i'm just not sure, given his situation, that he should if a pro op opens up for him.

(12-18-2012 05:31 PM)eroc Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 04:52 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 04:44 PM)eroc Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 04:32 PM)Nellie Wrote:  From reading his twitter....sounds like their are some people trying to get him to declare for the draft after this season. Let's hope not...Blair and Luc would be awesome at LB next season.

Wouldn't blame him if he left. Lost some time to a knee injury before, iirc. There are no guarantees in the draft or should he stay but he showed himself to be a hell of a play maker this season and if he is rated well enough, i would be more then happy to wish him well in his pursuit of professional footballing endeavors.

Trying to be objective I would think there is more to gain by returning and proving he isn't a one year wonder and that he can be effective in different systems. And not that I've done any research, but I haven't heard anyone talk about him as a likely early round (say R1-3) pick; actually I haven't heard him mentioned anywhere wrt to the draft.

On the other hand, he had a great year and there's probably a lot more room to go down than to go up especially with all new coaches along with the injury risk. Hopefully he gets great advice either way and takes it very seriously. I suspect he will.

BHawk;

The draft stuff hasn't started to surface just yet. Looking at it objectively, i feel that there is a higher element of risk in coming back. New coach, new system, heavy losses on the DL and secondary, and the omnipresent injury risk. if he was in Derek Wolfe's situation, where the defense, as a unit, was able to absorb the scheme for a season and get blooded in, it would be a no brainer. i think he would have trouble replicating his productivity given those circumstances.

Let me be clear, though. i would welcome him back with open arms, should he stay. i'm just not sure, given his situation, that he should if a pro op opens up for him.

Not that I am suggesting I know the "right" answer, but a "pro op" doesn't just open up. He's got to make a decision well before the draft, and (at least realistically) before the Combine assuming he can wrangle an invite. Maybe somebody has the exact timeline details, but the bottom line is that he doesn't get the luxury of seeing what happens in the draft or even what free agent opportunities he might have. In other words, there is no actual "pro op" to pop up much less actually accept before making his decision. The best he has is an educated guess - which is why I said I hope he gets good accurate advice.

With all the usual caveats, I decided to do a quick check on his draft prospects. nfldraftscout.com lists him as the #10 ILB although I'm not sure if that takes underclassmen into account. I think somebody mentioned pass coverage as his major weakness; that probably has a huge relation to his listed 40 speed of 4.86 which is the highest of any ILB in their top 25. It's probably an open question whether he can improve that, and by how much, with another year at UC.

For reference, last year, the 10th ILB drafted (as classsified by the same source), didn't go until late in Round 6; #189 overall.

with kay and blair getting sixth years, it helps some of the recruiting class defections. but to be perfectly honest, i was expected a few five star players right out the gate with the tuber hire

(12-18-2012 06:51 PM)Lush Wrote:  but to be perfectly honest, i was expected a few five star players right out the gate with the tuber hire

Talk about unrealistic expectations. In the 3 years he was at Tech, he only had one 5 star according to Scout and none according to Rivals and 247.

(12-18-2012 05:16 PM)socTHEgreat Wrote:  Luc, Blair and Temple. That's scary good LB corp. If Luc is as good as advertised the best group of LB in a long time.

Temple Will, Blair Sam, and Luc mike?

(12-18-2012 07:20 PM)kpzero Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 06:51 PM)Lush Wrote:  but to be perfectly honest, i was expected a few five star players right out the gate with the tuber hire

Talk about unrealistic expectations. In the 3 years he was at Tech, he only had one 5 star according to Scout and none according to Rivals and 247.

by being perfecting honest, i was joking. though i am surprised with the hire that there are as many defections as there are. it's not surprising and it's not surprising that these kids probably have no idea who tuberville is. but ya think that somebody would clue 'em in

(12-18-2012 07:41 PM)Lush Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 07:20 PM)kpzero Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 06:51 PM)Lush Wrote:  but to be perfectly honest, i was expected a few five star players right out the gate with the tuber hire

Talk about unrealistic expectations. In the 3 years he was at Tech, he only had one 5 star according to Scout and none according to Rivals and 247.

by being perfecting honest, i was joking. though i am surprised with the hire that there are as many defections as there are. it's not surprising and it's not surprising that these kids probably have no idea who tuberville is. but ya think that somebody would clue 'em in

I am taking a guess the biggest issue is the uncertainty facing UC right now. Kyle Kept likley has options that does not include worrying about whether we will be in Big American Conference (or whatever they are calling it now) or worrying about whether we will get the ACC invite.

(12-18-2012 07:58 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 07:41 PM)Lush Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 07:20 PM)kpzero Wrote:  

(12-18-2012 06:51 PM)Lush Wrote:  but to be perfectly honest, i was expected a few five star players right out the gate with the tuber hire

Talk about unrealistic expectations. In the 3 years he was at Tech, he only had one 5 star according to Scout and none according to Rivals and 247.

by being perfecting honest, i was joking. though i am surprised with the hire that there are as many defections as there are. it's not surprising and it's not surprising that these kids probably have no idea who tuberville is. but ya think that somebody would clue 'em in

I am taking a guess the biggest issue is the uncertainty facing UC right now. Kyle Kept likley has options that does not include worrying about whether we will be in Big American Conference (or whatever they are calling it now) or worrying about whether we will get the ACC invite.

what about a high profile coach jumping a more notable conference to the big east? that speaks volumes