12-22-2017, 07:19 PM
I said this when McCaffrey skipped his, I will say it again.
I understand the concept of the risk, but I would be hard pressed as a GM to take anyone who skips their Bowl Game while healthy. I want a competitor and a team player. I want a guy who couldn't stand the idea that he'd be sitting at home or letting down his teammates. For a lot of these players, they will never play a snap in the NFL. This is their last chance at football glory, and you abandon them on a business decision? That's not the type of player I would want on my team.
As a side note, say a player does sit out and the team wins. Are they still as good as you thought they were if they team can move on from them? McCaffrey sat out, Stanford still won, he's been a shit RB in the NFL and his backup at Stanford is having a better season than McCaffrey ever had.
I understand the concept of the risk, but I would be hard pressed as a GM to take anyone who skips their Bowl Game while healthy. I want a competitor and a team player. I want a guy who couldn't stand the idea that he'd be sitting at home or letting down his teammates. For a lot of these players, they will never play a snap in the NFL. This is their last chance at football glory, and you abandon them on a business decision? That's not the type of player I would want on my team.
As a side note, say a player does sit out and the team wins. Are they still as good as you thought they were if they team can move on from them? McCaffrey sat out, Stanford still won, he's been a shit RB in the NFL and his backup at Stanford is having a better season than McCaffrey ever had.
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