But the 7th round cut off point exists today. You contradicted your own point

May 6, 2015
3:26:52pm

jdub

...with Ty Detmer. Today, he wouldn't have been drafted.

With the same number of rounds today, players like Daniel Sorenson, Alani Fua, Jordan Leslie, etc. likely would have been drafted.

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BYU and the NFL - why does this post have so many POTDs?

HRCougar

5/6/15 2:53pm

Did you only count the first 7 rounds for Edwards' players?

Sea Chicken

5/6/15 2:56pm

Brett Keisel was 7th round and #242

HRCougar

5/6/15 2:59pm

fair point

concolor couguar

5/6/15 2:59pm

But the 7th round cut off point exists today. You contradicted your own point

jdub

5/6/15 3:26pm

Which way are we looking at this?

HRCougar

5/6/15 3:32pm

I'm definitely not an expert on the draft--I just assumed fewer rounds meant

jdub

5/6/15 4:02pm

It does mean that, but there are a few more teams in the NFL now.

PolarisPrime

5/6/15 10:19pm

256 picks in this years draft which means Detmer would have been a 7th round

concolor couguar

5/6/15 3:29pm

meant for jdub

concolor couguar

5/6/15 3:31pm

Did you take out all of LaVell's players drafted after the 7th round ?

ManicBlue

5/6/15 2:56pm

68% of the NFL is comprised of Black athletes. And what...1% Mormons, if that?

mulletYno

5/6/15 2:57pm

Chip Kelly should help raise those averages now

Sea Chicken

5/6/15 2:58pm

RE: 68% of the NFL is comprised of Black athletes. And what...1% Mormons, if

concolor couguar

5/6/15 2:59pm

Conclusion: The NFL is racist and bigoted towards White Mormons.

Zach Morris

5/6/15 3:00pm

Salient. Thank you.

mulletYno

5/6/15 3:02pm

Are you serious?

kimdaddy35

5/6/15 3:19pm

technically, the Honor Code itself hasn't changed much. I think enforcement

ByuMba90

5/6/15 3:27pm

BYU was on a massive slide before Bronco, and he reversed it. But the Crowton

BYUfan92

5/6/15 5:16pm

uhhhhhh....no he didn't. He just caught the wave at the right time...

icecougar

5/6/15 9:02pm

Lavell had significantly better players?

HRCougar

5/6/15 3:29pm

There are so many NFL draftees from Lavell's era that wouldn't

kimdaddy35

5/6/15 3:40pm

One question for you, how long does Jimmy Mac last with Facebook, Twitter, Insta

BarraCouga

5/6/15 3:31pm

I don't hate bronco. That's completely false.

HRCougar

5/6/15 3:41pm

This is where the false dichotomy comes into play

kimdaddy35

5/6/15 3:44pm

It's all apples and oranges

HRCougar

5/6/15 3:59pm

I'm not really sure that is the case, but maybe.

kimdaddy35

5/6/15 4:07pm

LaVell also had the Poly connection more exclusively than now and

ManicBlue

5/6/15 4:49pm

How would Lavell's record and future recruiting have changed without Jimmy Mac?

kimdaddy35

5/6/15 3:43pm

I think Bronco should be doing better, but there are some noticeable trends.

Blue Cat

5/6/15 3:44pm

Because there is some intelligence at BYU, and some of us are grateful.

ZooBlue

5/6/15 5:52pm

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