More on Walter Nolen's Character Concerns

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(04-14-2025, 03:34 PM)ochocincos Wrote: It does make you wonder what did motivate certain "lazy" players in college though, doesn't it?
If it's not money, what made them go out there and perform well in college?
If it was money, surely they would know they can make way more money in their 2nd contract in the NFL compared to their rookie contract as long as they actually go out there and perform.

I don't really care what attitude you have or how you perform in practice, as long as you can go ball out on game day.
But typically in order to even get a shot on game day, you gotta show (or pretend) you care in practice and outside of games.

Because natural athletic ability is king in college football, that's why.

You've got 134 FBS schools with 85 scholarship players a piece.  That's 11,390 players, not counting walk ons.  

When you look at an NFL roster, the average RAS of a guy on a 53 man roster is 7.16.  That means they're in the top 29% of all college players that test at their position.  The average RAS for an NFL starter is over 8, meaning top 20%.  There's tons of kids littering college rosters that just don't have the athletic traits to cut it in the NFL, even in a power conference like the SEC. 

A guy can be a monster in college without really applying himself in practice, but when he gets to the NFL and the competition jumps and most everyone is a plus athlete that also puts in the work to learn the nuances of their positions, then the guy who doesn't apply himself can find himself floundering.