TCURiggs
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I hope you're right, but he'll be tricky to defend. They're going to have some wrinkles for his running ability.
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I hope you're right, but he'll be tricky to defend. They're going to have some wrinkles for his running ability.
ShreveFrog
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Mwell, he was originally an Aggie.
Purp
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But his running ability is easier to defend than Bakefield bc it's less improvisational and more schematic. Bake was dead to rights a dozen or more times a game and half of those ended in OU TDs the to TE or some random spare nobody ever heard of. KM won't be doing that. You couldn't spy BM and get away with it. KM can be spied.
TX_Krötenechse
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What kind of money is that draft spot?
TCURiggs
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You ever seen Murray run? He's fast as hell and plenty improvisational. He won't be as good of a passer as Mayfield, but his legs are a huge threat, designed run or not.
I'm obviously not suggesting that he's going to he harder to defend than the Heisman winner, but I am gonna assume he'll be much better than any of their other options, which is why I'd prefer him go to the MLB.
TCURiggs
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$800(ish)K, I think. He gone.
Tom Brown
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Meh. Aggy transfer.
FBallFan123
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FBallFan123
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The rule of thumb is players aren't taken on day 1 of the draft if they won't sign.
Rarely happens.
FBallFan123
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The slot value is $799,600.
I'm gonna guess Baker was likely offered something under that amount....since the Cardinals may have had to go over their first round slot value of $3,231,700 to sign Nolan Gorman at pick 19.
Purp
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It's not Bakefield's running that killed us. It was the passing out of the pocket when he was dead. That's what I don't think KM will be able to do as well and the reason I think he'll be easier to defend. I don't mean to imply that he'll not be a threat with his legs, but that's the type of threat we've bottled up many times before. He may run for 85 yards against us, but all the other yards Bakefield gained on us by extending plays with his legs and then throwing will not be as lethal with KM. That's all I'm trying to say.
tcumaniac
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Who are you talking about? The tweet you linked was taken down. If it's Cole Winn, it does appear he decommited from MSU and commited to TCU about 6 weeks ago according to the ST.
http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/mlb/texas-rangers/article212536364.html
flyfishingfrog
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Doesn’t matter where he was committed - he is an example of a kid that was most likely never going to show up at college anyway - from my understanding, going pro was the major driving reason in why he moved to Cali
FBallFan123
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TX_Krötenechse
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Baker is gone. I think he’d have left with pretty much any draft selection that paid reasonably well ... he’s a fantastic college player but no point in risking another major injury.
TooColdU
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37th round by the Astros.
H-Town Frog
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That was a courtesy pick. He had informed all MLB teams that he was going to college.
