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The NFL offseason is a slow time of the year, yet it always finds a way to entertain.
The reason, you get outlandish statements and information coming out that just makes you wonder.
That started a couple of weeks ago with the talk of the quarterback class, but it took another step today with a series of interesting tweets.
"several scouts rate Harold Landry of BC as the top (SR) prospect...and handed him a stratospheric grade not equaled in more than a decade" https://t.co/fq3PlnGPy1
— Justin Higdon (@afc2nfc) June 19, 2017
First off, is this grade not equalled to other seniors coming out? I'm going with yes, but if we look back over the last decade, there's been some serious senior talent, so that's still unbelievably high praise.
Yet, it is the following tweets that do a nice job of conveying my own curiosity of how.
weird, he had a day 2 grade from them last year. talk about having a great offseason
— Ian Wharton (@NFLFilmStudy) June 19, 2017
So, a player is so good now that he's in a class by himself, but in a relatively thin pass rushing class, he didn't enter the draft because his grade wasn't that high?
I saw Landry live vs. Maryland at QuickLane Bowl. Had two spectacular plays incl. a great sack. Rest of game meh. Wins w/ 1st step or loses
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) June 19, 2017
Looks long and athletic. Batted passes and strip sacks. But his move is speed, and the Day 2 grades seemed appropriate for now
— Justin Higdon (@afc2nfc) June 19, 2017
Had he declared he would have been around 40 overall for me
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) June 19, 2017
This is what I have been saying about players like Josh Allen.
It is not that he lacks talent, in fact he has a nice looking skillset, it is that if he was so good, why not declare?
Every time I see something like this I think "guy should've declared then." Like Jon Allen last year and Josh Allen now
— Justin Higdon (@afc2nfc) June 19, 2017
Anyway, Harold Landry is a good player who now has to live up to hype of being a one of a kind talent. Seems fair.