[Husker] Washington Leaving (fwd)

[Pat]

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From: "Jen_Sens" <answerman1 at hotmail.com>
To: <husker at romaine.tssi.com>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Washington Leaving (fwd)


> Where were they taken? Two of them were in the very last round. Demorrio,
> our best athlete last year, didn't get drafted until the second day. One 
> of
> those drafted (Lord) isn't playing the position he played in college.

I think the fact that Lord didn't get drafted as an NFL QB is pretty 
irrelevant, considering an NU QB hasn't gone on to play that position in the 
NFL since well before I was born (Scott Frost's one option play in garbage 
time with the Browns notwithstanding).  And that includes a stable of great 
NU QBs, including Turner Gill, Tommie Frazier, Scott Forst and Eric Crouch. 
No one would question the talent of those 4.

I don't think NFL draft data is a great indicator of college-level talent 
anyhow.  It's similar to how winning the heisman trophy doesn't neccessarily 
mean that player will go on to have a long and successful NFL career. 
Historically, I think this was very true of Nebraska.  We ran an offense 
that just didn't translate all that well to the NFL.  By no stretch of the 
imagination does that mean that talented players could not go on to the next 
level.  However, many players that were very successful in NU's college 
system just couldn't be as successful in the NFL.

>
> Apparently the teams didn't think enough of their talent to draft them
> earlier.

But they *did* think enough of their talent to give them a chance on the 
highest level.  NFL Draft picks can be as subjective as recruiting rankings. 
Look no farther than Ryan Leaf, the 2nd pick of the 1998 draft.  3 years 
later, he fizzled out of theleague with a 14-36 touchdown to INT ratio. 
Even once in a blue moon, Mr. Irrelevant (the very last pick in the NFL 
draft) can have a somewhat lengthy NFL career. 
http://www.irrelevantweek.com/mr_irr.html

> I don't believe Fabian has shown better than Craver, Groce or R. Brown. I
> just don't think he will be a first day pick. Just an uninformed opinion.
> Gerald

I agree on this.