Stephon Tuitt to enter NFL Draft
@BrianHamiltonSI: #NotreDame DE Stephon Tuitt will enter NFL Draft, he first told SI on Sunday. Quick story: http://t.co/rEnShV6CUS
January 5th, 2014 at 11:35 PM ^
No, DE.
January 6th, 2014 at 7:43 AM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:36 PM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^
Yes, to win back the "All Time Winning Percentage" title and to end the series as the final winner and to hear the Chicken Dance played with gusto one last time and to just plain stick a finger in their eye at their place at night.
Definitely not OT.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:36 PM ^
You figured it was Michigan's Stephon Tuitt entering the NFL Draft until you opened the thread?
January 5th, 2014 at 10:09 PM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 10:27 PM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 12:10 PM ^
No, no. The best part about OT season is the endless whining from various posters about what is, and isn't "OT". Close second is those who whine about what is and isn't thread-worthy.
It's going to be a special winter here on the board, I can feel it.
January 5th, 2014 at 10:48 PM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 5:19 AM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 8:37 AM ^
"Are we supposed to make a new thread for every ND, MSU and OSU player that declares?"
Um, yes? I'd like to know which impact players will no longer be with our rivals when we play them next year.
January 6th, 2014 at 11:04 AM ^
Thank you.
Obvious point is obvious.
January 6th, 2014 at 12:35 PM ^
Why do things even need to be labled OT? Like are people around here so dumb that they cannot discern what does or doesn't relate to Michigan from the title? Like it literally makes no sense to me why this is even needed. What impact does the label even have? It's not like the "OT" sorts the topic off to some seperate subforum or soemthing.
January 6th, 2014 at 2:06 PM ^
Putting OT in front of the thread title doesn't really do anything except satisfy the thread purity police IMO. If there was a separate OT posting area I would understand.
January 6th, 2014 at 2:42 AM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 10:34 PM ^
To be clear, anything regarding a conference member or future opponent is on topic.
The best guideline is whether something has an affect on Michigan (fanbase, the U, the AD). If it's something about a rival player leaving for the NFL it definitely does, same with former Michigan players and things like the Blimpie Burger move. The threads that need OT labels are threads about broader pro sports topics, events in the news, cat GIF's, stuff like that.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:37 PM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:37 PM ^
After September it will be.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:38 PM ^
The amount of quality underclassmen entering the draft this year seems insane, doesn't it? Or am I just imagining this?
January 5th, 2014 at 9:59 PM ^
That's been the buzz all year. That the 2014 draft is absolutely loaded and that's why my Browns stockpiled draft picks so they could take advantadge of the raw number of great players available.
That being said I have absolutely no doubt they will screw it up royally.
January 5th, 2014 at 10:08 PM ^
Hey, I read somewhere that the Browns are struggling these days. I'm sorry to hear it. Best of luck going forward.
January 5th, 2014 at 10:11 PM ^
Maybe I should start a thread about it so everyone has a chance to contribute their thoughts on my team.
Oh wait....nevermind.
January 6th, 2014 at 5:46 AM ^
They can't possibly screw up their draft any worse than the Lions will screw up their search for a new coach. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked if they hired John L. Smith.
January 6th, 2014 at 11:29 AM ^
at least the Lions wont move to another city and win a couple superbowls
January 5th, 2014 at 11:39 PM ^
Given that Mariota and Hundley will now be in next year's draft along with Jameis Winston, 2015 looks pretty top heavy too, at least at the marquee position.
Plus of course DG
January 5th, 2014 at 9:44 PM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:46 PM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:48 PM ^
Or how about a top DB or LB or OL tired of WR
January 5th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 12:58 PM ^
I like Slay and I think our safeties are fine when healthy. DB is a really hard position to learn to play in the NFL so unless you have once in a generation type players like Patrick Peterson, I wouldn't bet on them being solid contributors right away. Not to say that they can't be good. I'd rather have some guys with NFL experience playing back there.
LB or OL. The OL hasn't been the problem this year. LB, I could live with. However, if there is an elite receiver sitting there for us we have to take him. We really don't have anyone to help CJ out.
Young is gone. Broyles is injury prone. Fuaria is more of a redzone target and isn't a good blocker so it's not like he's a decoy out there. Pettigrew has improved but still has hands of stone. Buerlson isn't getting any younger and has had freak injuries -- though I love him as a locker room guy. Durham is meh. We need another pass catcher desperately.
January 5th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^
January 5th, 2014 at 9:56 PM ^
Unlikely he falls that far, especially with Hundley staying...but ya, would kill for him
January 5th, 2014 at 11:54 PM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 2:53 AM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 9:50 AM ^
Dear Sammy -
Sorry you're going to be facing single coverage most of the time with Megatron on the other side. And additional apologies for the fact that you'll have a 3-time 4500-yard passer throwing to you...
Sorry your stats are going to be huge.
Love,
BostonWolverine
January 5th, 2014 at 9:49 PM ^
January 6th, 2014 at 5:38 AM ^
-1 (redundant)
January 5th, 2014 at 9:58 PM ^
We'll obviously need our OL to be much better next year. There are limits on practice time, so there's only so much we can do there. There are no limits on time spent convincing our opponents' defensive linemen that they should go pro. Funk, please get on this. Yes, it might get hard once you get down to Miami Ohio's fourth stringers, but that's where you earn your salary.
January 5th, 2014 at 10:02 PM ^
ESPN reported that he received a second-round grade from the NFL Advisory Committee, which I assume drove the decision, at least in part.
Some sundry stats courtesy of Matt Fortuna:
He led the Fighting Irish in sacks with 7.5 and tackles for loss with 9, adding 13 hurries, a forced fumble and an interception in the end zone for a touchdown. The Monroe, Ga., native tallied 21.5 sacks for his career, and his 12 sacks in 2012 were 1.5 shy of Justin Tuck's school single-season record.
January 5th, 2014 at 10:15 PM ^
That interception in the end zone sounds vaguely familiar...
January 5th, 2014 at 10:23 PM ^
This should make next year's game that much easier
January 5th, 2014 at 10:47 PM ^
Has ND named new coordinators yet?
January 5th, 2014 at 11:12 PM ^