Oliver Luck on WFNZ tomorrow at 10:25am

[PantherProfessor]

You cant sign rookies til there is a CBA. So yes there will be a cap. So far Oliver Luck has shot straight as AD at WVU. He doesnt BS.

yep, both sides want the rookie cap, so that isnt a point of contention. If the CBA is signed, it will have a rookie cap. but no one knows what it will be.

[theyhateme45]

Iw would be easier for the family if he played in Charollote.... not to far away and a lot of friends down here. I believe them 100%. Kid made the right decision.... commiting to his goals. That's why I believe he will be a great QB.

[PantherProfessor]

from listening to the interview Andrew's dad had a lot to do with this decision in general.

1. He was an NFL QB who went to school in the offseason to finish his law degree, he knows first hand how tough that was, and that it isnt possible to do in todays NFL given all the responsibilities of the QB during the offseason.

2. He went through a decision with a looming lockout in 1987, and decided to leave the NFL since he had his law degree at that time.

3. Oliver was also part of labor negotiations or something during his time in the NFL and still has some pulse on the current situation. He believes the pay will be the same this year as next.

4. He knows draft position doesnt automatically mean you have a successful career. Said Andrew had only gotten better as he has played in college, no reason to believe they would regress next season.

5. Harbough decision to leave or stay would no impact the team at Stanford in his opinion. they have a lot of guys coming back and a good recruiting class coming in next season.

6. Andrew said he went to college to play football and get a degree. Since his dad took the time to finish his degree, i have a feeling Andrew doesnt want to seem like he is taking the easy way out to the money.

So, i think that if i Luck had a typical dad who wasnt so plugged into this type of situation they would have told him to jump at the money. but given the fact that his father has been in very similar shoes, he probably advised him to do whatever he felt like doing. Of course a kid is going to chose being a campus king over an NFL rookie, simple as that.

[Squirrel]

His dad was a Gm for 2 different teams in NFL Europe and he was also CEO and President of NFL Europe. So yeah he knows NFL.

[Seltzer]

Oliver Luck is a stand-up guy to give his time to the Charlotte media to discuss his son's rationale behind staying. They really don't owe us anything. It does make me feel better though.

Oliver does seem to have a good amount of influence on Andrew (rightfully so being his Dad and being qualified with his background to give him good advise).

Andrew Luck's reasons for staying in school over leaving seem pretty valid to me. Andrew seems like a stand-up guy as well.

It does suck for us Panthers fans b/c Andrew Luck seems on every level to be the real deal, but it just wasn't meant to be. Can't be mad at him for making his own decision.

[PanthaSan]

Oliver Luck is a stand-up guy to give his time to the Charlotte media to discuss his son's rationale behind staying. They really don't owe us anything. It does make me feel better though.

Oliver does seem to have a good amount of influence on Andrew (rightfully so being his Dad and being qualified with his background to give him good advise).

Andrew Luck's reasons for staying in school over leaving seem pretty valid to me. Andrew seems like a stand-up guy as well.

It does suck for us Panthers fans b/c Andrew Luck seems on every level to be the real deal, but it just wasn't meant to be. Can't be mad at him for making his own decision.

:iagree:

After I drank heavily, passed out and woke up, I too have come to the same opinion of the Luck family.

[MrBubba]

i would have to say, that is pretty stand-up of the guys dad to take the time to do an interview on the local sports station to settle things down. seems like a nice guy, i feel better now,

Its call CYA so Andrew doesn't look like Eli a few years ago. Its the proverbial "its not you its me" line.

[Squirrel]

Its actually 8 hour drive to Morgantown.

[Spaceballs83]

So basically the CBA screwed us over.......

[rayzor]

well, hopefully when we suck again next year b/c of not having a real QB, but we have a coaching staff in place, we'll be more ready to draft him with that #1 again.

[Squirrel]

So basically the CBA screwed us over.......

Some what but still think it was about finishing to get his degree.

[rayzor]

So basically the CBA screwed us over.......

blame falls on the owners. it's their fault that things got complicated.

[rayzor]

Some what but still think it was about finishing to get his degree.

probably so.

[Spaceballs83]

So in the history of the NFL.....Why did our team have to get the #1 pick (mixed if with a possible strike) and miss out on a great player??? Are we really that cursed?