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I'm glad Mills left early. It would have sucked to have had a player his caliber be forced to play with the weak team Stanford fielded in 2021.

You could say he might have lifted the team. Maybe, but the defense was atrocious, the OL Charmin soft, and the WRs were wiped out. Would have been tough for him to improve his status with so little to support his development.

Totally agree. He also could have got hurt, as McKee did, and in Mills case that could have been more serious and would have at the very least highlighted his injury history. It also wasn't a given that there would even BE a 2021 football season. Taking all these risks just would make no sense.

[Goose]

I'm glad Mills left early. It would have sucked to have had a player his caliber be forced to play with the weak team Stanford fielded in 2021.

You could say he might have lifted the team. Maybe, but the defense was atrocious, the OL Charmin soft, and the WRs were wiped out. Would have been tough for him to improve his status with so little to support his development.

Totally agree. He also could have got hurt, as McKee did, and in Mills case that could have been more serious and would have at the very least highlighted his injury history. It also wasn't a given that there would even BE a 2021 football season. Taking all these risks just would make no sense.