OT/SIAP: Haskins Not Attending Draft
Apparently, his stock is plunging fast and he doesn't want to be "sad guy with sad face" on TV at the draft, so he's not going. Good. I hope he goes un-drafted.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-haskins/qb-haskins-not-attending-nfl-draft-idUSKCN1RM1TI
I always find this late breaking moves to be such BS. What’s changed in the last two or three weeks that would cause it?
That aside, I think he has potential to be a great NFL QB. I’d pick him over most of the other top prospects. Regardless, just glad he’s gone.
Whether or not he is drafted, his days of throwing crossing routes in Columbus are long over.
Thankfully.
I'm a low key guy and I would prefer to spend the time in my home with friends, family, and good food than go to the draft too. Maybe he is the same way?
April 10th, 2019 at 11:04 PM ^
According to Ryan Day, Haskins told him weeks ago, before the “slide” rumors hit that he wanted to be with his family for the draft. I totally get that and I’m surprised they get the people the do have show up. If you don’t go #1, do you really want 3rd rate broadcasters speculating on where you will go as they painfully try to fill the minutes before the next selection? Being surrounded by your family and friends would seem to be a much more enjoyable option.
Doesn't "slide" just mean a team is really interested and they are hoping other pass so they don't have to use picks or talent to move up in the top 10 to get him? I would take him over Kyler Murray. I just don't get the infatuation with a 5'9 QB.
I mean could be many reasons...
Maybe he got caught with weed or a video of him doing bong hits or a line of coke off a hooker is about to leak and NFL teams have it.
maybe his test results came back with a medical condition or something that hasn't leaked yet. If teams are removing him from the board there is definitely some issue with him that they have found
He was invited. He wanted to be with his family. This is click bait based on nothing. Besides, who cares?
I wish cameras were banned from the green room where these kids are. By definition, 1 of the 20 or so kids invited to the NFL Draft will be picked last among those 20. But there's no reason to have a camera there to catch his reaction to "slipping."
Even for players who "slip", simply being drafted is memorable. 20 years later, I can still vividly remember getting the call for my first "real" post-college job. Felt great.
There is a reason for the camera, to provide dramatic moments. The NFL draft is a cash cow for the NFL during the otherwise boring off season, so of course they're going to ensure all that sells is viewed.
Look, these aren't pimple faced HS students any longer, they're big boys, adults, that have made adult decisions. One of those decisions is to be part of the NFL drama, of which there is absolutely no obligation. They are there by choice, come what may.
April 11th, 2019 at 11:23 AM ^
That's fair, and the invited players are getting an expense-free trip to NYC (or wherever it is this year in the NFL's effort to monetize the event), so I shouldn't feel too sorry for them.
I guess I just have no use for the cameras honing in on the player who is "slipping" while Mel Kiper and Rich Eisen bray about "oh, the emotion this player is going through right now" as they try to read his body language.
LOL. Great, because Don Brown stoke the Nardizzi theory of PI as much as possible and convince people you are a genius.
He a good enough QB, but no OSU QB has done anything in the NFL since...? Even with Troy Smith and their other stars.
Also, no Urban Meyer QB has done anything in the NFL, besides Alex Smith (very solid QB), but that’s all.
Oh God, here we go. This is the part where we invoke the Tom Brady clause of the message forum.
April 11th, 2019 at 12:35 PM ^
Lol we've had like 12 different QBs since Brady. Of course he's the GOAT, but using him as a "look at out former QBs!" is a just disingenuous. The last time he suited up for Michigan was FOREVER ago.
Henne is okay, and Ruddock could also get a shot.
Fact of the matter is there are 32 starting jobs in the NFL. And when there are franchise QBs starting for 10-20 years each, it makes it significantly harder to make it as a starter in the league.
To me, if I need a QB, Haskins is a kid I draft. He fits the mold. If it doesn't work out, get another QB next year. I know it's frowned upon, but you really need to draft a QB every year until you get it right.
April 10th, 2019 at 11:10 PM ^
I don’t get the “no OSU Qb has ever” nonsense. Troy Smith and their other stars were entirely different QB’s. This is the first pass first, don’t run and get hurt QB of any talent they’ve ever had. Meyer ran his QB’s previously but Day changed that approach. If you watched any of their games you see he doesn’t run the ball and was an elite passer. Apples and Oranges
Wow!! It takes an extension ladder to hit that bar...
No offense to the OP, but this is one of those issues. . . now and then we should just let people have their lives.
Kind of a dumb thing to wish on the kid
Deleted - ends up just being a repeat of what others had posted. Wish all of these kids well in the draft regardless of who they play for.
Why exactly, besides a couple losses, do you hate this kid so much? Jeez.
Lions should draft him. Makes about as much sense drafting a TE.
Lions are hopeless. The Browns, the Cleveland FREAKIN Browns will have a better 2019 season than the Lions could possibly hope.
File this under “oh my god, who gives a shit?” Probably just wants to spend the day with his family.
The Giants are still taking him. He’s still a top-10 pick, and I’d take him over any other QB in the draft. Yes, over Murray, too.
Giants will take Devin White I think. Taking him over Murray would have been a good idea in an earlier era. This era, you would be fired quick if you made that decision.
Not necessarily. What gets you fired is if the pick doesn’t work out. Doesn’t matter if the QB you pick is a statue in the backfield, or if he’s got Denard-esque athleticism. If Haskins leads the Giants to more Super Bowls and Murray flames out, who do you think gets fired in that scenario?
I know Murray has more upside, but all that matters are wins and losses. If Haskins wins more, then he was the better pick.
Strong rumor is the plan is to take Montez Sweat at 6 and move up to get Daniel Jones at top 15
This grown man is going to probably be a bust. Nothing against him personally, I just think he will struggle to be good in the league. He is not a big play qb (which is what the NFL has become.. see Kyler Murray) and his lack of accuracy and mobility will be a huge issue at that level. I would not take him until the 3rd round.
His accuracy? He completed 70% of his passes. He was known for being very accurate and hitting receivers in stride where they could maximize yards after the catch.
His issue is poise under intense rush but to be fair, the guy played one college season.
His mobility? Brady is the best QB of all time dude.
April 10th, 2019 at 11:39 PM ^
Are we talking about the same Dwayne Haskins?
Or you know, we could all be adults and not wish ill will toward a guy who has the temerity to play for another school and be good at football.
He's going to get drafted. He rather hang out with his family than sit in a green room somewhere while a bunch of talking heads analyze his body language as names are read by an asshole at a podium. Not a hard decision.
April 10th, 2019 at 11:45 PM ^
Well said. There are classless fans on both sides of the rivalry though, and I've seen plenty of our fans talk this way about Michigan players as well
Well that's kind of a shitty thing to hope for
Jesus. You take sports/fandom way to serious if you hope the kid goes undrafted.
Fact is, he whipped our asses and 100% deserves to go as high as possible in this draft.
Chiiiiillllllllll
April 10th, 2019 at 10:02 PM ^
Joe Thomas went third in the draft, and he spent the day fishing in Wisconsin with his dad. Learned what happened when he came in. People should do what they feel comfortable doing, not what the league or network prefers.
April 10th, 2019 at 11:08 PM ^
Exactly, what he decided to do that day and who he did it with speaks volumes of the kind of guy he is.
April 10th, 2019 at 11:05 PM ^
Apparently, his stock is plunging fast
Maybe he'll go back to OSU, and make their new transfer QB have to transfer again.
I heard it's not safe at OSU . . .
April 10th, 2019 at 11:33 PM ^
I'm not sure why you would give a fake reason for why Haskins isn't attending the draft, especially because it isn't even mentioned in the article you pasted here. He planned to spend draft day with his family a while ago.
Even as a Buckeye fan, I'm not somebody who thinks Haskins is unquestionably the best QB in the draft so I can't comment on his draft stock. Still, I don't know why you would say something like that about a kid (the "hope he goes un-drafted" comment), regardless of the rivalry.
I've respected, and enjoyed, watching many Michigan players because the school somebody I've never met chooses to play football at is not a reason to wish ill on them. For example, in recent years, I've really liked Devin Bush, Mike McCray, Jake Butt, Jake Ryan, and Devin Funchess. They never did or said anything publicly to make me dislike them, and they were great players. Haskins has never done or said anything publicly to make him dislikable either.
April 11th, 2019 at 12:23 AM ^
That makes getting torn to shreds by him for two years better. What a cathartic, rousing post.
I actually wondered when opening this why Hassan Haskins would be attending the draft when he hasn't even won a regular role in the backfield yet.
Rashan Gary won’t be at the draft either. He’s having a watch party at Revel and Roll in AA.
it may be a trend.
Still amazed Kyler Murray is regarded as the better prospect and the guy most likely to go #1. Not seeing it. Haskins looks the part of an NFL QB
I don't think his stock is "plunging fast". The only thing I sense is the Giants, long rumored to being a sure thing to take him, might be considering other options.
Can't blame him for not wanting to attend that ridiculous event - he'll just have to miss the Goodell man-hug.
April 11th, 2019 at 11:28 AM ^
Some guys want to go up on the stage in a suit. Other guys want to hang out with family and friends, a lot easier to do that at home or at a party you throw yourself rather than getting enough tickets for everyone to the draft, inflated hotel rooms in the draft city, etc.
Unlike others in this thread, I have no bias or dog in this fight and I will call it like it is;
Haskins is a stud QB with an accurate rocket arm and good QB mind... and will be a star in the NFL mark it down. The Lions would do well to pick him, however he is probably on the way to NE to study under Brady then take over after Tom retires.