If you were the #1 overall draft prospect as a Junior

[AuntieEm]

2 hours ago, Limeaid said:

 

If a player choose to play after saying he wasn't going to and draft occurred teams could pick him with supplemental draft where whatever team offered best pick un next year would get right to sign him.

 

  Ah figured there was some thing or this would have happened alot more than it has

 

 

[947]

What if you forced your way to the Bills & then sucked? If Beane gave up multiple 1st rounders to get you & you were a bust, all of Bills Mafia would hate you for the rest of your days.

 

You think JP Losman would be welcomed back by the fans?

Edited August 23, 2023 by 947

[Captain Hindsight]

On 8/21/2023 at 5:07 PM, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Ask Matt Barkley how staying school worked out….

The only people that thought Matt Barkley was a 1st round pick worked at ESPN 

[Beach]

do like Bruce Smith, go to the team who drafts you and join the home team in your twilight

[MiltonWaddams]

6 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said:

Bunch of unloyalty up in here.  I play for the CFL before I put on another NFL jersey.  

But, playing for a CFL team, you not only spite the NFL but you spite yourself. Ridiculous 

[BillsFanForever19]

You're thinking of this from the mind set of only a die hard fan. 

 

If you're a player who has played high school and college ball at the level that you'll be drafted, it's different. You're in it. 

 

You're a football player and your allegiance goes to the team that picks you, pays you, and plays you. No 20 something has ever said "I'll only play for the team I grew up watching and rooting for". They're just kids at that point anyways.

Edited August 23, 2023 by BillsFanForever19

[MiltonWaddams]

1 hour ago, Buffalo619 said:

You play your senior year only to tear your acl and end your football career. 

Don’t put that bad juju on me! I’m a future superstar!

[unbillievable]

If I was a billionaire...

...and had won the Heisman, along with 3 straight national championships,

 

I would transfer to a rival school, tank the whole year, go undrafted, then pick the Bills as a walk-on.

Edited August 23, 2023 by unbillievable

[maddenboy]

5 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

You're thinking of this from the mind set of only a die hard fan. 

 

If you're a player who has played high school and college ball at the level that you'll be drafted, it's different. You're in it. 

 

You're a football player and your allegiance goes to the team that picks you, pays you, and plays you. No 20 something has ever said "I'll only play for the team I grew up watching and rooting for". They're just kids at that point anyways.

that brings up a point

 

how deep of a fan can a teenager even be?  How big of a fan was I at 22.    compared to 32.  or 45.  Just a lot more history.

 

So yes.  I would be loyal (me at 22) to whatever team was smart enough to pick me.  And prove them right.

 

I think, at 22, and at that level of fandom that i had or was capable of, I would have thought you were CRAZY to think i would only play for that team in the city where I'm from.    I'd be lookin at you, thinkin "i thought people got smarter when they got older"

 

Edited August 23, 2023 by maddenboy

[Drew21PA]

Uhhhhh ?

 

you play professional football and make millions

 

next?

[GunnerBill]

12 hours ago, Buffalo716 said:

There's zero fandom with pro athletes 

 

Your favorite team writes the checks 

 

Alan Shearer famously picked Newcastle (his boyhood club) over Manchester United. While he was no doubt well remunerated at Newcastle it probably cost him a couple of million quid and multiple winners medals over the decade that followed. He has always said he has no regrets but.... man I think I would have. The trophies more than the money.