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Apr 29, 2017
6:53:03pm

byubyu All-American

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

issue of "this guy is 25, how much better is he going to get?"

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byubyu

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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.

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

4/29/17 7:58pm

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