Maurice Clarett

[deliverance]

Maurice Clarett was ruled eligible for the NFL Draft today by a judge. The NFL plans to appeal the ruling. What does everyone think about this?

[quipfan]

If the appeal is denied, then this will open the door for Larry Fitzgerald to leave as well. I'd heard a news report earlier this month that Fitzgerald would most likely stay at Pitt if Clarett was ruled ineligible because the NFL didn't count his prep school time.

If Clarett is eligible, it doesn't necessarily mean he will be a high pick after being out a year. On the other hand, some foolish owner will be after him.

[HYNDMANWRESTLING]

yea he is going to the nfl

[bsazem22]

How is the owner who goes after him foolish??.....He's a great RB and if I was an owner I would go after him with my first pick.

[Roadie]

First pick ?? Don't you think thats a little extreme? He hasn't played in a very long time, he's young, and he's probably no where near the playing ability that he would be if he would have played this past season. Yes, he's a good player, but it'll be a while until he makes it big in the league.

[AUSTIN_22:22]

clarrett is a perfect fit in raider land. i love charlie garner, but al davis loves guys like clarret, full of talent and full of trouble. i think we could actually see clarrett and fitzgerald on the same team next season.

[Roadie]

Nice little tidbit on ESPN.com's website


February 5th, by Mel Kiper Jr.

Should the court ruling declaring Maurice Clarett eligible for the draft be upheld, the Ohio State sophomore looks like no more than a second-round pick. Clarett had a heck of a freshman year in 2002 (1,237 yards, 5.6 ypc, 16 TDs) but missed three entire games and parts of others with injuries. Durability is a question, as is the fact that he has not played football for more than a year. Clarett has the talent to rate among the top backs available, but talented running backs like Steven Jackson, Kevin Jones and Chris Perry are coming off stellar seasons and still rank ahead of Clarett.
Even if Clarett returned to Ohio State he would not automatically become the top-rated RB in the nation. Ronnie Brown and Cadillac Williams of Auburn and Cedric Benson of Texas are all first-round talents who opted to return for their senior seasons, so Clarett will have plenty of competition even if he returns to college. No matter what happens Clarett has a lot to prove.

And should this ruling hold up, it will not open the floodgates to an influx of freshman and sophomores entering the draft. Look at all the potential first-round juniors who returned to college this year for their final seasons: Williams and Brown at Auburn, Benson and LB Derrick Johnson at Texas and DE Dan Cody at Oklahoma. And don't forget that every year guys like Eli Manning and Roy Williams head back to school and become top-10 caliber prospects. Some kids will test the waters, no doubt, but with so many good juniors already shying away from the NFL this ruling should not create a stampede of first and second-year players to the NFL.

[HYNDMANWRESTLING]

i hope he gets picked high and then breaks his leg

[rednwhite10]

I was watchin Sports Center this morning and saw that Larry Fitzgerald we declared eligible for the draft because he went to prep school for one year before attending Pitt for 2 years therefore he was away from his high school for 3 years making he eligible. I think that he'll go pretty early in the draft....hes an amazing receiver and hopefully he'll have a great NFL career.


10 8)

[HYNDMANWRESTLING]

yea he is so awsome. the best part about him he is not cocky at all. All around good guy