I think the age thing is overblown. Hardly anyone stays with the same team for

Apr 29, 2017
6:46:33pm

Dangerous All-American

more than 5-6 years, so i don't know why people care anymore. In the world of free agency, you hardly ever see players stay with the whole team for their careers.

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All things being equal, if you are an NFL GM, do you draft a 24/25-year-old Harvey Langi or a comparable 22-year-old?

mulletino All-American

4/29/17 6:38pm

Good point.

Freddie Cougar

4/29/17 6:39pm

Neither.

byubyu

4/29/17 6:44pm

Assume Langi is NFL-caliber. Which athlete do you choose assuming an average NFL career spans 3 seasons?

mulletino

4/29/17 6:45pm

Almost always go with the younger guy.

byubyu

4/29/17 6:54pm

I think the age thing is overblown. Hardly anyone stays with the same team for

Dangerous

4/29/17 6:46pm

It's not simply an issue of "this guy's body is going to break down" it's an

byubyu

4/29/17 6:53pm

fair point.

Dangerous

4/29/17 6:58pm

I think it's more a case of physical potential. Physically, you likely see more

Martin Van Nostrand

4/29/17 6:54pm

You're right. That is probably the issue.

Dangerous

4/29/17 6:58pm

I don't think it matters that much. All players only have so much tread on the

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