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On 1/3/2019 at 11:54 AM, Machinator said:

 

I missed this gem.  Good thing no baseball teams play on Saturday in September.  

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On 1/3/2019 at 11:54 AM, Machinator said:

 

I missed this gem.  Good thing no baseball teams play on Saturday in September.  

4 minutes ago, Magus Ossis said:

I actually think he has a decent chance for a long and lucrative NFL career. He seems to feel the rush well and preserves himself from most big hits. He can make the throws. It would depend on the system, but I have to admit that he could be worth a first round pick to the right team.

Kyler can't see over the line at all.  He needs an offense that spreads things out to an extreme degree to create sight windows for him to throw effectively.  No one in the NFL comes close to doing what OU does.  Heck almost no one in FBS comes close.

1 minute ago, sushihorn said:

Kyler can't see over the line at all.  He needs an offense that spreads things out to an extreme degree to create sight windows for him to throw effectively.  No one in the NFL comes close to doing what OU does.  Heck almost no one in FBS comes close.

Well, there is that one small problem.

If he forgoes baseball altogether and gives back his bonus baby money, he'll almost surely be a first round pick.  QB crop is terrible this year and Russ and Baker's success help him.  He'll be a risk but bet he goes late first.... at least.

3 minutes ago, sushihorn said:

Kyler can't see over the line at all.  He needs an offense that spreads things out to an extreme degree to create sight windows for him to throw effectively.  No one in the NFL comes close to doing what OU does.  Heck almost no one in FBS comes close.

Get him a ladder, you know, like the one the Longhorn Band director uses. Remember in college when The Herd picked up and carried Leftwich down the field because of his knee injury? Well, . . .

1 hour ago, sushihorn said:

Kyler can't see over the line at all.  He needs an offense that spreads things out to an extreme degree to create sight windows for him to throw effectively.  No one in the NFL comes close to doing what OU does.  Heck almost no one in FBS comes close.

 If Flutie, Brees, Wilson can QB in the NFL I would think Murray can.  He's Flutie's height and not too far off of the other two.

Murray will be killed in NFL. If strength of your game is threat to run you will not last long.

There is no Multi-Directional U to play against and pad stats.

He should shelve ego and go to baseball and play for 25 years

In fairness, the dude padded his stats against everyone. But yea, killed in nfl.

So I assume he'd have to give the A's their signing bonus money back? Surely they protected themselves from this...

Also, seems like a dumb move for him. 

He sees there is a lot more money to be made in the next 5 years in football than baseball. Plus, the whole living the minor league player life does not appeal to him. I never though a player like him would transition well to that role. He's used to be being the big man on campus whether it be at Allen or OU. He's considered to be one of the greatest Texas high school players ever and now has won a Heisman. But as a minor league player, he's a nobody and will be treated as such. It's hard to be knocked down that much.

Can't he just do the Tebow route? Try the NFL and if it doesn't work, go back to baseball? But I get he would be way behind in development. Or could be possibly do the Deion and Bo Jackson route and play them both at the same time?

1 hour ago, BrazilHorn said:

Murray will be killed in NFL. If strength of your game is threat to run you will not last long.

There is no Multi-Directional U to play against and pad stats.

He should shelve ego and go to baseball and play for 25 years

Listen to the man from Brazil......he speaks the truth

I'm so happy he's going to the NFL. Some shit team will reach for him and I get to watch him implode in the NFL. 

 

I don't know much about his baseball skills but I really doubt he's one of the 30 best center fielders in the world. 

I bet he's one of the best 30 quarterbacks in the world. 

It seems he'd make more money playing football.

 

1 hour ago, UcancallmeSurly said:

He's Flutie's height and not too far off of the other two.

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kyler is a great quarterback.  he’s still 5’5”, maybe 5’6” in cleats.  doesn’t change the fact that he’s a great qb.  get over it. 

He should bypass the NFL and MLB and audition to become the next R2D2.  Lots of money, much less risk of injury. 

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

He should bypass the NFL and MLB and audition to become the next R2D2.  Lots of money, much less risk of injury. 

You kidding? He may not have lost a hand, but R2 got blown apart on multiple occasions and dunked in the swamps of Dagobah. He'd be safer taking a hit from Kenny Vaccaro. 

1 minute ago, Eggo said:

You kidding? He may not have lost a hand, but R2 got blown apart on multiple occasions and dunked in the swamps of Dagobah. He'd be safer taking a hit from Kenny Vaccaro. 

Dude, it's a movie.  It's not real.  He'll be okay.

1 minute ago, South Austin said:

Dude, it's a movie.  It's not real.  He'll be okay.

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was eagerly anticipating the day forest whitley broke his soul

3 hours ago, Machinator said:

 

 

Seems like a good move for Murray. If he is drafted high enough, play football. If he drops to 3rd or 4th round go play for the A's organization.

2 hours ago, Hank Chinaski said:

So I assume he'd have to give the A's their signing bonus money back? Surely they protected themselves from this...

Also, seems like a dumb move for him. 

My understanding was the he got something like a $5M signing bonus but has to repay $4M (or something like that) if he does not report to A’s camp by a specific date.

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On 1/3/2019 at 4:04 PM, TXSooner518 said:

 


Evans is coming back. Kyler Murray is not, GMAFB.

 

Whoops.

He could tear the cfl up for 2 decades. 

But seriously, what’s his value to the nfl such that he’s get picked decently high enough to make more with that contract than with Oakland?

Ok, I've scrolled through the last 2 pages can't find anything on word that Kyler is returning to ou.

What am I missing?

4 hours ago, texifornia said:

As an A's fan, getting fucked over by Kyler Murray one last time is just...

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TIL there are actually A's fans.

15 minutes ago, Cajun said:

Ok, I've scrolled through the last 2 pages can't find anything on word that Kyler is returning to ou.

What am I missing?

He's not. Either NFL or MLB.

2 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

He sees there is a lot more money to be made in the next 5 years in football than baseball. Plus, the whole living the minor league player life does not appeal to him. I never though a player like him would transition well to that role. He's used to be being the big man on campus whether it be at Allen or OU. He's considered to be one of the greatest Texas high school players ever and now has won a Heisman. But as a minor league player, he's a nobody and will be treated as such. It's hard to be knocked down that much.

Can't he just do the Tebow route? Try the NFL and if it doesn't work, go back to baseball? But I get he would be way behind in development. Or could be possibly do the Deion and Bo Jackson route and play them both at the same time?

In the next 5 years, sure. Over his career, he's probably more likely to earn more in baseball. He'd pretty much have to become an elite pro QB (and remain healthy) to earn more there. If he became an average everyday player in MLB for ten years he's likely to earn about $60-75 million (on top of the $5 million he got to sign). If he's an all-star level player, that could easily surpass $100 million. We are talking about a league in which guys like Andre Ethier, Hunter Pence and Vernon Wells made more than $110 million - these were good (not great) players who didn't have especially long careers. 

Factor in injury risk, guaranteed contracts, etc...just seems like baseball makes more sense. 

 

Whoops.

 

Heh well maybe I will be double wrong! All the talk was Evans didn’t get a great grade and would be able to play his natural position next year which likely makes him a lot of money.

 

That said, his brother had to retire in college from concussions so I can’t fault anyone for getting while the getting is good.

 

Also the GMAFB was on Kyler returning not Evans leaving though I can see how it could be unclear.

1 hour ago, Machinator said:

He's not. Either NFL or MLB.

thx

4 hours ago, Sabalo said:

 

Seems like a good move for Murray. If he is drafted high enough, play football. If he drops to 3rd or 4th round go play for the A's organization.

I doubt any team wastes a draft pick better than a 6th rounder on a guy that is not committed.  

3 hours ago, The Golden Hat said:

Anyone have a link to the minimum height requirement for the NFL?

ask Darren Sproles who has been playing since about 1983. 

A 5'8" QB in the NFL or is he comfortable playing some other position?

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Quit being fucking retarded.  Yes, he's a midget but he has an elite NFL arm and Michael Vick like speed at QB.  He'll get drafted early first round and make a shitload of early guaranteed money.  He'll do well until he gets blindsided and injured.

Either that or he goes to baseball and is banging single moms from Des Moines next year while riding the bus.

He does not have an elite NFL arm. He has a good arm but it's not elite for the NFL.

Just now, Huckleberry said:

He does not have an elite NFL arm. He has a good arm but it's not elite for the NFL.

He's incredibly accurate downfield.  He has a better arm than 90% of the NFL.  Most that league is starting complete trash at QB.  Kirk Cousins, Case Keenum, and Alex Smith are highly paid started for God's sake.  Murray is much better than all three of them.

He might be, but he might not be. Throwing in the NFL is a lot different than throwing with 5 seconds to stand around in a clean pocket because your OL is five times better than nearly every DL you play. Perhaps you remember Keenum and Smith from college where they looked a shitload better throwing the ball than they do in the NFL.

Hell, just look at his numbers at A&M compared to the numbers at Oklahoma.

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