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Taylor Mays the original combine king back in the NFL?

micnificent28

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12 minutes ago, Double Trouble said:

yeah lets act like Carroll's USC teams didn't produce any successful NFL defenders. Give me a break. 

And plenty of busts. No such thing as a sure thing in the NFL draft. Plus, Carroll knew him better than anyone else in the NFL and he drafted Earl Thomas instead. Obviously a great decision in hindsight, but it was hotly debated at the time.

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2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

And plenty of busts. No such thing as a sure thing in the NFL draft. Plus, Carroll knew him better than anyone else in the NFL and he drafted Earl Thomas instead. Obviously a great decision in hindsight, but it was hotly debated at the time.

I agree there is no sure thing in the NFL draft, that applies to any program/conference though. Those USC teams at the time were as safe a bet as you're going to get. Obviously for Mays that wasn't the case though lol...

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7 hours ago, micnificent28 said:

Those guys wern't nearly as gifted as the guys We were speaking on. Those guys were those he's a good guy and just has heart so were going to give them a shot players.

Just saying, in the end all we did was waste time on players that should have just been cut. The NFL is not a developmental league. Rosters are too small, injuries too common, and careers too short.

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42 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Sadly, Shaq didn't even test out all that well. All that LB/S tweener talk stopped after his combine. It became very clear he'd have to play LB in the NFL.

Yeah, drove me nuts we wasted a first round pick on a tweener. :(

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