Very true, 5 years instead of 4 for first rounders, The Jets will tag him, they have the space and need someone to run the ball. KC really messed up not agreeing to the 3rd round pick the Jets wanted for Hall, they could have then resigned him and used the draft to rebuild the defensive and find a WR and TE.
Maybe but unless they take one this draft, the Jets may still where the kid ends up, just a year later.
Except that will be a larger pool of QB's next year. Good chance he goes elsewhere
But a team taking a QB is most likely not going to be real good, so he goes from the Jets to some other horrible team. Your pay is based on your draft slot, so dropping is going to cost him money. Now can he make that up on the 2nd contract, sure but only if he is good enough to get a 2nd contract and it does make him a year older.
I agree, most drafts predictions have Love either going #8 to New Orleans or #9 to the Chiefs. I saw one draft expert say that he has heard many teams are saying they hope that Love does not end up in KC as he would be a difference maker in their offense. If NO takes him, depending on what happens before it, they could either take a WR, which they may look at if Love is gone with the Rice situation, or go after Bain out of Miami if he is still there, but teams are afraid of his short arms, which they think could be a problem. He has the shortest arms of anyone tested that is projected to go high in the draft in years.
I hope you are correct, NO needs a lot of help, but with what could be a generational running back, I could see them taking Love. I really can't see a team other than New Orleans taking a RB before that point nor see one trading up to take him except KC.
It’s true in the first couple years of guys staying longer, but it’s not going to be a perpetual thing, unless the fact that guys are a year or two older significantly knocks their grade down, which I don’t think is the case in the NFL. After these first couple years of NIL keeping guys in school that would’ve left for the NFL, the same number of quality guys are coming out each year. The new steady state will be a trade off of age for more developed players.
It's just another option for the kids that are projects and tweeners to make money and try and improve their draft stock. Look at the two offensive lineman for EIU. Both stayed, got some NIL and moved up their selection in the draft. Before they could have stayed, and got nothing but another another year of school, but now by staying, they are not being penalized because they are getting paid while playing. Before players were leaving to get paid, now they can stay and make as much money as going into the draft, unless you are in the top 15 picks or so.
