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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1035462" data-attributes="member: 7261">There seems to be pros and cons of a players age and experience coming out of college.  We have heard lots of talk about it due to the Covid Exemption creating a lot of "older" guys being in the draft the last few years.  Would you rather have a rookie 21 year old RB with low mileage or a rookie 24 year old RB with high mileage?  All things equal, I would lean towards the 21 year old.  I might feel the opposite with a QB.NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) money amounts aren't always given in direct proportion to talent.  As a matter of historical fact, they were intended to be tied to the use of an athlete's name, image, and likeness through marketing and promotional endeavors, not tied to what happens on the field/court/ice.  They were not supposed to be used to recruit athletes per se.Anyway, we will have to see what kind of "Pro" the NFL gets with college players that have already potentially made millions at the college level.  If I had to put money on it, I think we see more players make bad decisions with the cash, get into trouble, aren't nearly as hungry to advance as they once were...or a combination of all of the above.</blockquote>

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