Jerod Mayo drafted 10th by the Patriots

#76
#76
Congrats Mayo. I am not a Pats fan but this is nice to see for Mayo, highly likely he will enjoy some championship success.
 
#77
#77
Rasputin_Vol said:
You have to strike when the iron is hot. There are no guarantees that you will improve your draft stock from jr to sr year (see Brian Brohm). People kill me when they criticize these kids for leaving early... they could be leaving millions of dollars on the table depending on the decision they make their junior year.
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On the other hand, Jason Witten probably could have been a first round pick if he'd hung around for his senior year.
 
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#78
utvolpj said:
this?

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:)...nice!
 
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#79
kptvol said:
On the other hand, Jason Witten probably could have been a first round pick if he'd hung around for his senior year.
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So? He's got the money he made his first year and is a Pro Bowler now. The benefit he would have gotten out of another year at Tennessee is minimal to nonexistant.
 
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#80
hatvol96 said:
So? He's got the money he made his first year and is a Pro Bowler now. The benefit he would have gotten out of another year at Tennessee is minimal to nonexistant.
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I never said it didn't work out well for him. I'm just pointing out that leaving early isn't always the best move for one's draft status.
 
#83
#83
CONGRATS! but please dont stay long I wanna be a Mayo fan but I hate the Pats... Good luck anyways
 
#84
#84
kptvol said:
It would have been smart for guys like Rashad Baker and Jon Hefney to have done what Mayo did. I appreciate their loyalty, but they gave up a lot of money to come back and wear the orange for their senior seasons.
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I'm sorry, but if Hefney or Baker actually thought that they would have been high first round picks, they would have went into the draft after their junior years. The loyalty thing was just because they were trying to improve their stock. If a player can't improve his draft status, he should go pro. Except in Peyton Manning's situation where I believe he came back to win a championship and get the heisman, which was unfairly given to a defensive player who caught one td and an interception on ABC one saturday.
 
#85
#85
Mayo going 10th to the Pats is so much higher than any of the analysts had predicted. I'm glad for Jerod and his family. Congrats.
 
#86
#86
Congrats, Jerod.

I hated seeing him leave early, but he clearly made the right decision.
 
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#87
BrendanJ said:
I'm sorry, but if Hefney or Baker actually thought that they would have been high first round picks, they would have went into the draft after their junior years. The loyalty thing was just because they were trying to improve their stock. If a player can't improve his draft status, he should go pro. Except in Peyton Manning's situation where I believe he came back to win a championship and get the heisman, which was unfairly given to a defensive player who caught one td and an interception on ABC one saturday.
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I'm feeling a little deep seated bitterness here... :unsure:
 
#91
#91
happy he made it in the top ten, best wishes to him. just wish it could of been a team i'd actually would pull for
 
#92
#92
Nice to see Tennessee's play on defense last season not hurt his draft status. Mayo played well, but as a whole the run defense was suspect.
 
#93
#93
I was hoping the Bengals would take him, although I didn't think it would happen. Good to see him go to a winning program.
 
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#95
VolinArizona said:
He played 2 seasons of OLB at UT, too, you know.

Actually, I doubt you knowanything.
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God, wow, I make one opinion and get ripped for it.

I do know he played OLB, and I think that his skills are better suited for a cover 2 MLB or a 4-3 WLB and if he were in those schemes he would be the best LB in this class. But thats just my opinion. Sure the Pats know a lot more than I do, but I thought that they should have gone with someone else. Plus I hate the Pats, I am a Bronco fan and wanted him to go there at 12.

He will probably be very good in the 3-4 just not top 10 pick in the 3-4.
 
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#97
Rockrule40 said:
God, wow, I make one opinion and get ripped for it.

I do know he played OLB, and I think that his skills are better suited for a cover 2 MLB or a 4-3 WLB and if he were in those schemes he would be the best LB in this class. But thats just my opinion. Sure the Pats know a lot more than I do, but I thought that they should have gone with someone else. Plus I hate the Pats, I am a Bronco fan and wanted him to go there at 12.

He will probably be very good in the 3-4 just not top 10 pick in the 3-4.
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He projects best as a sam-LB, but he can play any spot.
 
#100
#100
I went to the Pats homepage and they have a nice little feature on Mayo. Congratulations Mayo on being picked in the top 10.
 
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