Football Kalen King officially declares for 2024 NFL Draft
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Good God. Who measured up to Marvin Harrison Jr. NO ONE!
Exactly. Both our corners ducked the Ole Miss receiving core. They weren't afraid of injuries. They were afraid of getting smoked.
I’ll make a bet with you. If he gets drafted in 5th or later I’ll never post again. If he goes earlier you leave. Do you have the stones?
2nd round…he’s more likely to go in round 1 than slip to the 3rd day. God, are your takes awful on this stuff.
Dude, he’d just come back with his 7th new handle…then again, there is no risk in your part with that one.
Is this comment intended to be a joke because you can’t be serious.
Incorrect. He wasn't cooking in every game all year. But, he roasted King. It was brutal
King falling to the 5th now? lol. Come on
King has a subpar year for him but his potential alone makes him a day 2 guy
King has a subpar year for him but his potential alone makes him a day 2 guy
The NFL is about the second contract. Many here still think you have to be an early pick to go. That's not true. See Rasheed Walker and Parker Washington. Both went late but are starting/contributing which earns them more $ in the long run. They're betting on themselves.
Obviously....but his numbers vs King were not synonymous with every other CB1 in each of his games. Kalen got wrecked.
It isn't wrong...there was an article that quoted a player (might have been Reed) who didn't realize King wasn't playing until last minute
He did. As we tried to put King on him 1v1 which most NFL CBs can't handle. Our scheme but us in that game. What how most teams tried to stop him.
Harrison is the best route runner the college game has seen in decades. I said King had a down year (not just that game) but that has zero impact on him entering the draft. If you're going to be drafted, in any round, you go.
Unless you're a RB and the NIL $ is crazy good
Absolutely, I'm not disagreeing with you… he might get drafted in the first round, but that doesn't mean he didn't have an underwhelming yr and really did not make many plays. there's a reason why Johnny Dixon was Manny's go to guy for blitzing and overall playmaking. But apparently there are some pretty big fan boys of king on here who are sensitive today
RBs don't get paid any more on their second deals. The NFL discards them. A couple years ago I'd have agreed with you but unless you're a top 5 back you're replaceable.
It was stated he was afraid?
Gotta a link for that one?
And that couldn’t possibly have been just one player that didn’t know.
Lando...read his post again...it was stated the player didn't know King was opting out until last minute. Not that he was afraid.
Please follow the thread...he's stating the report he heard was that King was afraid.
I read it the other way. And, there was a quote saying as much. Either way, the whole thing stinks, from the fake culture JF preaches to guys sitting out. I'm starting to come around now that the whole program knew who was opting out and duped the fans so as to get more people to head to Atlanta. Does anyone put it past JF to cloud his messaging?
I still think he said what he said primarily because he believes that what our fan base wants to here "we're different than others". I think most players likely opted out after tickets and flights would have been purchased. But no I dont put it past him. Like most coaches he's a salesman. Part of his job is getting our fans to spend money.
Look at how many people got to games against teams like Delaware and UMass. He's got us and will continue to manipulate things as long as it works. Maybe this helps some see the light.
HE won't fall to round 5, that said he didn't have a very good yer.
Agreed overall. But, fans crave PSU football and we cherish the 7 home games. He isn't bringing fans out for Delaware, Umass and the other garbage on the schedule. It's our craving and love for PSU football, which started way before he arrived. With that being said, I think his wiggle room is over...high-end donors can't be happy and I'm guessing his 'ask for more because we are behind' days are slowly ending. It's time to deliver -- and I don't mean beating WVU and UCLA next year and calling it a good season.
If he was going to get exposed by Ole Miss, he won't last in the NFL beyond whatever time frame they usually cut players based upon the round they were drafted.
Couldn't one surmise that he practiced with the team to enjoy the month and trip with his brother? They've been together for 21 years. After Kalen leaves college, they won't see each other near as much.
It just seems that you are unhappy with the loss/opt outs/Franklin and choosing to support a negative narrative. There is nothing out there that supports what you are saying. It just sounds plausible if you choose to believe it.
To be fair, if King was around for practices and realized how inept the defense might be without Diaz, Chop, etc maybe he was smart to opt out so he wasn't put in a bad situation.
Ultimately the players need to do what is best for them. King did. We should support that.
Ultimately the players need to do what is best for them. King did. We should support that.
The biggest defensive ineptitude was directly because of King's absence.
Were you about to enter the draft and sign a contract for millions?
Were Chop and Olu afraid to compete? Was Dixon? I think those are obvious no. Great competitors
Why King?
Boy everyone is a d1 athlete on a free message board lol.
If you, as a former D1 athlete, wanted to compete at every opportunity, why do you think King, also a D1 athlete, didn't compete? Just bad logic alone.
I think Franklin wanted to give the appearance of players playing. I think he went to his oldest players (Issac, Jacobs) and asked them to play a few snaps. I think it's unusual that the transfer portal opt outs didn't even travel with the team. At the end of the day, Franklin is the face of it all and until he wins more big games he will be seen negatively.
I don't think this was a big game loss, though. That's just narrative. Utah wasn't considered a big game win. People can't have it both ways.
So if we aren't a current or former d1 athlete, we can't be on a message board? Sounds like what Lambert-Smith was chastising fans about on Twitter.
My point was this new guy said he was a former D1 athlete. I’m just stating it’s amazing how many people claim that in a free message board.
