Had the same initial thought re:Nussmeier. But I'm banking on the fact that this Alabama offense we're poaching from is leaps and bounds better schematically than the one Nussmeier architected
While the long term-injury concern is a real one, the financial one isn't as stark as people make it out to be. Of course if you only compare those that play in the majors for a few years, baseball money wins hands down. But making it to the majors is by no means a guarantee, even for a first round draft pick.
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Had the same initial thought re:Nussmeier. But I'm banking on the fact that this Alabama offense we're poaching from is leaps and bounds better schematically than the one Nussmeier architected
While the long term-injury concern is a real one, the financial one isn't as stark as people make it out to be. Of course if you only compare those that play in the majors for a few years, baseball money wins hands down. But making it to the majors is by no means a guarantee, even for a first round draft pick.
The Ringer does a pretty good job of breaking down this argument if you're interested: https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2018/12/19/18147692/kyler-murray-heisman-nfl-draft-oakland-athletics
Plus, being young with money in an NFL city sounds like a lot more fun than being young with money in Beloit, Wisconsin ¯\_(ツ)_/¯