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6 tackles in two games
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#UGA Offense w/ Clowney

on Field On/Off
% of plays 78%/22%
Yds per play 8.3/2.8
10+ yd plays 17/2

Sep 10, 2013 at 10:54 PM

#52

Young2Rice4TD
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Good. I hope all this bad news makes his draft stock drop. Sharrif Floyd and Star Lotulelei dropped like rocks on draft day. Maybe the same will happen with Clowney.

[ Edited by Young2Rice4TD on Sep 10, 2013 at 10:54 PM ]

Sep 11, 2013 at 1:39 AM

#53

Phoenix49ers
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Originally posted by Young2Rice4TD:
Good. I hope all this bad news makes his draft stock drop. Sharrif Floyd and Star Lotulelei dropped like rocks on draft day. Maybe the same will happen with Clowney.

LOL, not a chance in hell. Floyd never really "dropped", he was looked at as an early 2nd rounder/late 1st rounder and actually moved up quite a bit, at one point some prognosticators had him pretty high but he was pretty limited. Lotulelei dropped almost entirely due to medical issues, issues that so far have not been problematic at all as he's looked very good.

Sep 11, 2013 at 6:59 AM

#54

m_brockalexander
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After the first couple of weeks, no one should be tanking for Clowney. He still is a beast and still will go top 3, but he has lost some of his mojo as a "once in a decade" type prospect.

Sep 11, 2013 at 7:12 AM

#55

Mr.Mcgibblets
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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
LOL, not a chance in hell. Floyd never really "dropped", he was looked at as an early 2nd rounder/late 1st rounder and actually moved up quite a bit, at one point some prognosticators had him pretty high but he was pretty limited. Lotulelei dropped almost entirely due to medical issues, issues that so far have not been problematic at all as he's looked very good.

Yeah, I really liked Floyd, but when he started rising to top 10-12 status? I was easily like

Sep 11, 2013 at 9:22 AM

#56

NeeJ49er
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tanking a season for one player is ridiculous ...I'd hate to be a fan of a team that is so desperate that intentionally losing is an option

Sep 11, 2013 at 9:31 AM

#57

Young2Rice4TD
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Originally posted by NeeJ49er:
tanking a season for one player is ridiculous ...I'd hate to be a fan of a team that is so desperate that intentionally losing is an option

Seem to work ok for the Spurs, Cavs, and Colts.

Sep 19, 2013 at 7:38 AM

#58

socal9er42
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Browns?

Are they throwing away the season to make a big run at #1 pick next year?

Oct 6, 2013 at 12:59 AM

#59

SanDiego49er
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This guy is such a joke. He informed his team he would not dress and play when coaches and trainers said he was fine to go. He gave up on his team and is tanking the whole season to go to the NFL. And have you checked his stat line recently? He is so overrated. Huge bust potential to say the least.

Oct 6, 2013 at 1:54 AM

#60

buck
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South Carolina All-American defensive end Jadeveon Clowney did not play against Kentucky on Saturday, and coach Steve Spurrier was not entirely pleased about it.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/9778041/jadeveon-clowney-misses-no-13-south-carolina-gamecocks-game-vs-kentucky-wildcats