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Tua Tagovailoa explains his decision to leave Alabama early for the 2020 NFL Draft
Saturday Down South ^ | January 6, 2020 | Michael Wayne Bratton

Posted on 01/06/2020 10:51:34 AM PST by C19fan

Tua Tagovailoa has officially made his decision to declare early for the 2020 NFL Draft after three incredible seasons playing for Alabama.

The Crimson Tide quarterback announced the news on Monday during a press conference in Tuscaloosa.

(Excerpt) Read more at saturdaydownsouth.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: college; football; nfl
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To: dfwgator

The Dolphins will likely get him with their number 5 pick. They have two other first round picks, large salary cap room, and Dolphins should be fine with Tagovailoa on the sidelines in 2020 even if he’s not fully healthy for his entire rookie season.


41 posted on 01/06/2020 11:48:10 AM PST by BushCountry (thinks he needs a gal whose name doesn't end in ".jpg")
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To: dfwgator
My thought is a lot of teams are going to be scared to draft him because of the perception that he’s injury-prone.

The Dolphins have THREE picks in the first round, with two of them before the Pats. They will NOT let him be passed over at #18 only for division rival New England to get a Brady successor.
42 posted on 01/06/2020 11:48:24 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: pburgh01

Unless you have proof, quit spouting nonsense.


43 posted on 01/06/2020 11:49:35 AM PST by kosciusko51
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To: C19fan

My guess is that with as many injuries he has, he believes he’ll only have 2 or 3 seasons before he receives a career-ending injury and wants to cash in.


44 posted on 01/06/2020 11:50:19 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Everyone who favors socialism plans on the government taking other people's money, not theirs.)
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To: pburgh01

Georgia and Alabama are the corrupt offal of college football. Both will be on probation within 2 years.


Best be careful with talk like that with Sanduski serving near life for child rape in the Penn State football building. Glass houses and all.


45 posted on 01/06/2020 11:56:00 AM PST by lodi90
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To: C19fan
Let me clarify it for you.


46 posted on 01/06/2020 11:59:48 AM PST by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

THAT makes sense.

All the students play for love of the game and the coach gets 7 million :)

I had No Idea college football can bring in so much money.


47 posted on 01/06/2020 12:09:41 PM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: pburgh01

LMAO, the jealous, trailer trash troll is back again, making a fool of itself:)

Aren’t you a Florida fan? Then you would know about being on probation, wouldn’t you?

Go back to your trailer park and put down the meth pipe, snowflake.


48 posted on 01/06/2020 12:12:53 PM PST by CrimsonTidegirl
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To: pburgh01

Well, if Saban suddenly retires, you’ll know why, LOL!


49 posted on 01/06/2020 12:14:28 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: kosciusko51; pburgh01

The illiterate creature is just a jealous, inbred troll. Ignore it.

It should be banned from Free Republic.

OTOH, let the drug addled troll remain. Every site needs a clown to point and laugh at.


50 posted on 01/06/2020 12:17:17 PM PST by CrimsonTidegirl
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To: pburgh01

And no, I don’t believe what you’re saying about Bama and Georgia (although I wish it were true, LOL!)


51 posted on 01/06/2020 12:19:04 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: lodi90

I thought the troll was a Florida fan.

If it is a Penn State fan, then one would think that the jealous troll would hold its head down in shame.


52 posted on 01/06/2020 12:27:11 PM PST by CrimsonTidegirl
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To: Pikachu_Dad

“... cause Saban is an ass who played him too soon after an injury !”

Get a grip. The kid was healthy enough to play and he got hurt. It happens in football. If Saban was such an “ass” as you say do you think Tua and his family would have held the press together today?


53 posted on 01/06/2020 12:47:02 PM PST by ohioman
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To: pburgh01

“I wonder if his family will have to move back to Hawaii now as their booster paid house I am sure is no longer an option for them. Also I hope he did not go over miles on his “friends of the programs” Dodge Charger Scat Pack. Georgia and Alabama are the corrupt offal of college football. Both will be on probation within 2 years.”

Hey genius his younger brother plays for Alabama. The family isn’t going anywhere. Who is your Holier than thou team?


54 posted on 01/06/2020 12:50:36 PM PST by ohioman
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To: discostu

Not like he was that far behind #1 (~150 yards, less than 10 yrds a game) but always a game of chicken with star plays and salaries


55 posted on 01/06/2020 12:58:28 PM PST by rb22982
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To: dfwgator

The guy was 4th in rushing and tied for 5th for total touchdowns this year, including WRs and TEs. He also only turned it over twice on over 300 carries. The Cowboys issue this year was not Zeke. A team with +113 point differential over 16 games typically will win 11-13 games but they only won 8.


56 posted on 01/06/2020 1:06:45 PM PST by rb22982
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To: rb22982

A lot of it is the important yards. Converted 3rd down, short yard TDs. Elliot didn’t really have that reliability this year. Of course a lot of that comes down to them not having a great o-line. Which is really where you should be spending instead of an RB. Especially in the modern pass first league. Get yourself an o-line that can make any fool a hundred yard rusher, cause they’re also gonna keep your QB upright, and watch the wins stack up.


57 posted on 01/06/2020 1:06:51 PM PST by discostu (I know that's a bummer baby, but it's got precious little to do with me)
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To: discostu

The cowboys outscored their opponents massively in 2019. That wasn’t the problem.


58 posted on 01/06/2020 1:07:34 PM PST by rb22982
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To: discostu

Also, his cap hit in 2019 was only $6m. Not really a big problem. In 2022 when its $22 million, that will be a big problem.


59 posted on 01/06/2020 1:09:15 PM PST by rb22982
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To: discostu

Sorry, $16.5m in 2022 vs $6.3m in 2019.


60 posted on 01/06/2020 1:14:32 PM PST by rb22982
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