08-29-2017, 04:44 PM
(08-27-2017, 05:09 PM)Mick link Wrote:[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=17218.msg198224#msg198224 date=1503861356]
Feel for Tucker a bit. There's no way he's an OT in the NFL, but he was the starting RT on one of the great Stanford teams ever in 2015, and now even Stanford has better OT options. My expectation was to see Tucker getting some reps with the first unit, not Wilson. But Wilson being the best Ogre who plays with a mean streak Bloomgren has to love, and Tucker not having much Guard experience, probably works against Tucker.
Not many teams have think about trying to get more than two guys reps at Right Guard.
I would think that for non-NFL bound players like Tucker, a grad transfer year in the Ivies would be ideal. Superb education, less pressure, likely to start and star, great jump on master's degree, etc. I would have thought that Barry Sanders would have gone that route. Instead, he went to Oklahoma State where he gained 93 yards in 28 carries. Now he works in marketing for Electronic Arts. Wonder how his life would have changed had he transferred to an Ivy?
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IIRC Sanders was one of the 1 or 2 guys a year the coaches are allowed to bring in without great grades and test scores. I think he had something like a 3.0 in HS with 1 AP Class. I don't know how he did in class at Stanford but at the end of the day he got to continue on his father's legacy at his Alma Mater, got a great degree from Stanford, and a nice job afterwards. I'm happy for him
