[Husker] 3 Huskers in 1st 40 draft picks!

[Dick Karre]

A guy might also be a Heisman Trophy quarterback and not be suited to play
QB in the pros. I can think of a couple of outstanding QBs at NU (one of
them even won the big doorstop) who never played that position in the NFL.
Yet I don't think there is any question they were among the best college
players of their eras. That sort of thing happened a lot with Osborne -
especially his offensive linemen; great college players, but not suited for
the NFL. All by way of saying the draft is not necessarily a sure indicator
of college talent.
Dick Karre
dkarre at comcast.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Beach" <rbeach at neb.rr.com>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:27 AM
Subject: Re[2]: [Husker] 3 Huskers in 1st 40 draft picks!


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> On 4/24/2005 at 11:40 AM Jeff Volk wrote:
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> >>If you use the NFL draft and where players are drafted as the barometer
> >>of our relative talent level as compared to our championship years
(which
> >>really isn't a good barometer at all), then our talent level was
> >>definitely down under Solich. The 2005 draft marks the first time since
> >>1998, a period of 7 seasons, that the Huskers have produced a first
round
> >>draft pick. Compare that to Auburn, who yesterday had 4 first rounders,
> >>including 3 in the Top 10 or better yet Miami, who last year alone had 6
> >>first rounders, and that certainly speaks a little bit as to why those
> >>teams have performed better on the field of late. In fact, since 1999
and
> >>including yesterday, Miami has had 21 first round draft picks compared
to
> >>our 1.
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>       While I will not argue about the talent level being down under
Solich, the NFL draft isn't necessarily an indicator of a team's talent
level.  In a given year it might be but it is not cast in stone.  Who is
drafted is more based on NFL need than collegiate talent available.  A given
team may have a Heisman Trophy QB but if the first ten teams in the draft
don't need a QB he won't be drafted during that time for example.
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> Bob Beach
> Man is never too old to learn.  Man only becomes too old when the process
of learning stops.
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