BREAKING: USC QB Caleb Williams has DECLINED to medical examinations with teams at the Combine and did not sign off on having his medical records shared with all teams.
Williams is believed to be the first combine invitee ever to decline an examination, per CBS. pic.twitter.com/ipHqfxNBYJ
Originally Posted by ToxSocks:
People always want to go, "it's one game, it's one game! It's just his first season, he's still growing! It's just his second season, he's still growing"
I get it, people wanna stay objective. And yeah, one game is premature to use as a predicator for a career...
But i will say this, excellence usually shows itself pretty damn early in the process. If you don't see it early, it doesn't mean a player wont be good.
But GREAT? GREAT players usually show up on scene right away and then grow and maintain greatness from there.
There was a great quote that I think was from Tony Gwynn that seems kind of applicable here. He said:
"An average hitter will see a pitcher and adjust by the next game. A good hitter will see a pitcher and adjust by the next at-bat. A great hitter will see a pitch and adjust by the next pitch."
It didn't look like Caleb was doing any adjusting at all. [Reply]
Originally Posted by suzzer99:
How much money does Caleb already have from NIL? $10M? $20M? I wonder if that's going to affect how hungry some of these kids are coming out of college, especially if maybe they already aren't super gung ho to begin with.
No different than the old rookie pay scale.
Caleb Williams received a $25.5m signing bonus for his rookie deal anyway. [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
No different than the old rookie pay scale.
Caleb Williams received a $25.5m signing bonus for his rookie deal anyway.
But he's already been making $10M+ per year for what 3 years now? Might hit a little different when you've already been living that lifestyle than when your first payday is after the draft. [Reply]
Originally Posted by suzzer99:
But he's already been making $10M+ per year for what 3 years now? Might hit a little different when you've already been living that lifestyle than when your first payday is after the draft.
Yeah, it’s definitely possible. It’s only human nature. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
As somebody who bought into the talent/hype to an extent, this has been a VERY disappointing first 2 games. He might just end up being a bust.
No it’s the Fangio cover 2 neutering offenses. None of these rookie QB’s has thrown a TD yet. They’ve all looked bad or terrible passing the ball.
Offense is way down now that defenses league wide have implemented Fangio’s scheme. [Reply]
