Tua enters the NFL Draft
January 6th, 2020 at 1:37 PM ^
I agree. It seemed after the next to last touchdown, it just broke our back.
January 6th, 2020 at 1:10 PM ^
It's/he's only been a national storyline but yes, act as though it's their left guard being "discussed". And here's an obligatory -there doesn't need to be a 'we' involved here- you clicked on the thread at your own device.
January 6th, 2020 at 1:15 PM ^
I don’t know how good or bad Tua is. This is an interesting topic though just because of his severe injury and the fact that he had college eligibility left.
Im not a football expert but I’d agree that I’m not convinced he’s a guaranteed star. Throw his injury in the mix and he’s a huge wildcard. If he gets taken anywhere in the first round this seems like a huge mistake given the fact that he most likely won’t play next year and at this point there are no guarantees he will ever play again.
It will be interesting to see what types of clauses are going to be put in his contract. Will he need to play in a minimum number X of games to be able to keep his salary, etc? I’m sure some teams are thinking he could sign a big contract with guaranteed money then retire due to hip issues and never play a game.
January 6th, 2020 at 1:38 PM ^
Depending on where he goes, he might even be taking a pay cut!
January 6th, 2020 at 1:29 PM ^
I agree. Drafting a left-handed quarterback is bad juju.
January 6th, 2020 at 1:41 PM ^
What about Boomer E and Kenny Stabler? Did bad juju follow them?
January 6th, 2020 at 2:05 PM ^
"Who gives two effs about Tua? Is this the board where we discuss every Alabama player leaving for the draft?"
And yet here you are.
January 6th, 2020 at 1:26 PM ^
Surprised he was willing to take the pay cut
January 6th, 2020 at 1:39 PM ^
He would have taken an even steeper paycut if he didn’t see the field at Bama next year.....which could happen. They may have decided the cabinet is full and Jalen Hurts’d him.
January 6th, 2020 at 1:35 PM ^
He will go to the Dolphins.
Who was a bigger bust based on their college and pro career: Hackenberg or Rosen?
January 6th, 2020 at 3:35 PM ^
Rosen is the bigger bust; Hackenberg is the worst quarterback of the two.
Hackenberg was drafted in the second round and his college stats weren't as good as Rosen's. Rosen left college a year early and was drafted in the first round. At the time, I think people thought Hackenberg in the second was a stretch.
January 6th, 2020 at 1:42 PM ^
I hope he goes to the Dolphins. They can tank one more year waiting for him to heal up, and then see where they can go in the post-Brady AFC East.
January 6th, 2020 at 1:59 PM ^
I hope this doesn't hurt Shea's draft stock .
How many starters on wild card weekend are ex Wolverines ?
January 6th, 2020 at 2:24 PM ^
Shea is a 6th or 7th round pick at best, possibly going undrafted.
January 6th, 2020 at 2:38 PM ^
Agreed. The highest I’ve seen him rated is the #14 QB in the draft, exiting around Round 5. However, most ratings seem to have him closer to #20(ish) and either drafted in the 7th Round or not at all...
January 6th, 2020 at 2:23 PM ^
The NFL was his smartest play. He could not go back to college and risk reinjuring that hip which would end his career for sure. He will go no later than the 3rd round based on his talent an upside, then sit out 2020 all together to learn the NFL system. This will guarantee him a few $million and give him a chance to heal.
January 6th, 2020 at 4:08 PM ^
3rd round??? He's not getting out of the top 10. Pretty good chance he either goes at 3 via trade up or 5 to Miami.
January 6th, 2020 at 2:42 PM ^
Can the Lions essentially draft Tua and then hold teams hostage for more picks? I.e - draft him knowing he's not in your future, but to use it as leverage for a trade. Yeah...A dick move...but... Not sure how the NFL draft rules are.
January 6th, 2020 at 5:21 PM ^
How would that get more picks though ? It’s still other teams making the best offer for the player.
January 6th, 2020 at 7:33 PM ^
Not sure what you mean about holding teams hostage, but they can certainly draft him and then try to trade him. That very minute, or three weeks later in the middle of the night, or whenever. There aren’t any rules prohibiting a team from trading his rights.
January 6th, 2020 at 4:22 PM ^
Yeah, you don't call a presser to announce that you're going back for your senior season. Once I heard this morning that there would be a presser, I could only assume he was going to the draft.
January 6th, 2020 at 4:55 PM ^
RG3 comes to mind
January 6th, 2020 at 6:55 PM ^
I can see a scenario where someone trades up to #2 (washingtons pick) to take tua, leaving chase young at #3. I know some people argue chase didnt show up vs michigan and clemson, but if hes really on par with the bosa bros like draft analysts are saying, he would be a great pickup for the Li-downs
January 6th, 2020 at 7:24 PM ^
I'm guessing the Lions will promptly trade their 1st round pick for multiple 7th round picks so they can stockpile more TEs. Would be the ultimate O$U karma though, having the Lions draft Chase.
January 7th, 2020 at 8:16 PM ^
Lions should take Tua. This team is not winning next year. They need help all over the place. A LB or DL isn’t changing the situation.
Tua is a future star in the league. Stafford can be traded after the 2020 season based on salary cap fuzzy math. Draft a 15 year starter that will be a star who can make it through the regime change.