Jadeveon Clowney protecting his investment

[Beerball]

or hurting his draft stock by choosing not to play with sore ribs?

[mannc]

or hurting his draft stock by choosing not to play with sore ribs?

With all of the highly touted QBs eligible for the draft this year, Clowney was never going to be the first player picked anyway.

Now he might not even go in the top 10.

[CircleThemWagons]

J. the Clown

 

J. the Clown

[RJ (not THAT RJ)]

The kid is sliding every week. It's very hard to continue to shine as a D-Lineman once teams start game-planning for you. If he can't overcome that in college, the chances of him doing so in the NFL decline even more. Could still be good, of course, but Bruce Smith he ain't.

[BuffalothruMyVeins]

Bruce Smith wasn't Bruce Smith in college, either.

[Beerball]

The kid is sliding every week. It's very hard to continue to shine as a D-Lineman once teams start game-planning for you. If he can't overcome that in college, the chances of him doing so in the NFL decline even more. Could still be good, of course, but Bruce Smith he ain't.

Keep in mind, he'll be surrounded by better talent, but...he's also going up against better talent. Curious to see where he ends up getting picked.

[RJ (not THAT RJ)]

Me too Beerball. And yes, Buffalothrumyveins, Bruce was dominant in college... hence his high draft pick. Though even he learned that he had to get stronger and leaner, and develop better technique, in order to reach the heights of the pro game. Of course, he did not have the same national spotlight on him that Clowney has after one good season. That kind of PR blitz can be a curse as well as a blessing, and Clowney has to show how he handles it. It's a lot of pressure for a kid, no matter how big and strong he is.

[Offside Number 76]

Bruce Smith wasn't Bruce Smith in college, either.

 

Oh yes he was.