Joe Tryon is a cautionary tale on how shady agents can flash a little real money and ruin dreams

BaldwinIV

Tryon would be making millions and millions more balling out in this defense. What a waste. Everything he did prior was built up to this season, his break-out season, his ascension to UW stardrom. Now he fades away, never to be spoken of again. And for what?

Keeps the agents away.

FireCohen

Who?? Does he play for UW?

Tequilla

Mock I saw tonight had Tryon as a mid 3rd rounder ... that feels about right

HuskyJW

Tequilla said:

Mock I saw tonight had Tryon as a mid 3rd rounder ... that feels about right

Hope that’s true

GrundleStiltzkin

I’d have stronger feelings about this if the conference hadn’t given up on the kids in August.

GreenRiverGatorz

I've seen him mocked in the top 15. But I also have a hard time seeing that materializing given how little college production he had. He'd need a kickass combine to go that soon.

But who knows where GMs are with this year. More than ever they're going to be drafting a lot more on potential vs. production, so I could easily see a team taking a flier on Tryon.

PurpleBaze

He'll definitely do better than Eugene Burkhalter.

TommySQC

PurpleBaze said:

He'll definitely do better than Eugene Burkhalter.

Still stings

PurpleBaze

TommySQC said:

PurpleBaze said:

He'll definitely do better than Eugene Burkhalter.

Still stings

I felt bad for him. He would have played a huge part in that '90 team.

DawgDaze71

GreenRiverGatorz said:

I've seen him mocked in the top 15. But I also have a hard time seeing that materializing given how little college production he had. He'd need a kickass combine to go that soon.

But who knows where GMs are with this year. More than ever they're going to be drafting a lot more on potential vs. production, so I could easily see a team taking a flier on Tryon.

Absolutely not. No body of work to justify a 1st Round pick. He'd have to run 4.5. I think Tryon is a Day 2 selection.

ZTF performance this year doesn't help his case either. I don't think Joe like school that much and going 3rd or 4th round is fine. Expectations won't be that he's a starter right away and he can keep working on his skills.

The same people talking about a Day 1 selection were sure Hunter Bryant was a Day 1 selection.

TurdBomber

His first commitment was to Wazzu, if I remember correctly.

Maybe that says it all.

GreenRiverGatorz

DawgDaze71 said:

GreenRiverGatorz said:

I've seen him mocked in the top 15. But I also have a hard time seeing that materializing given how little college production he had. He'd need a kickass combine to go that soon.

But who knows where GMs are with this year. More than ever they're going to be drafting a lot more on potential vs. production, so I could easily see a team taking a flier on Tryon.

Absolutely not. No body of work to justify a 1st Round pick. He'd have to run 4.5. I think Tryon is a Day 2 selection.

ZTF performance this year doesn't help his case either. I don't think Joe like school that much and going 3rd or 4th round is fine. Expectations won't be that he's a starter right away and he can keep working on his skills.

The same people talking about a Day 1 selection were sure Hunter Bryant was a Day 1 selection.

Hunter Bryant is a terrible comp. He was always a tweener, and he ended up not testing well either. That sunk his stock. Tryon could be the exact opposite from an underwear Olympics standpoint if he tests well (which is what's he's been prepping for full time since summer). He has all the measurables that make scouts drool and get guys like Dion Jordan taken at #3 overall.

chuck

Tryon needed mor tim on a college field to show that he was a good player, not just a freakish underwear olympics contestant. That was his shot at early rounds. I dont think he has one now.

He's still going to get a good shot and a mid round pick. That's not bad and it's really an amazing thing for him to pull off without having much of a body of work to show.

Woof

Maybe I'm a doog, but based on this series of tweets, I think Tryon kind of regrets opting out as well. He seems very invested in the success of his teammates. Levi is the same way.

http://twitter.com/joe_tryon/status/1332842766351568896?s=20

http://twitter.com/pacificblue73/status/1332843699215089665?s=20

http://twitter.com/joe_tryon/status/1332844748894203904?s=20

GrundleStiltzkin

Woof said:

Maybe I'm a doog, but based on this series of tweets, I think Tryon kind of regrets opting out as well. He seems very invested in the success of his teammates. Levi is the same way.

http://twitter.com/joe_tryon/status/1332842766351568896?s=20

http://twitter.com/pacificblue73/status/1332843699215089665?s=20

http://twitter.com/joe_tryon/status/1332844748894203904?s=20

He's almost play-by-play twatted each game so far.

1to392831weretaken

I don't blame any of the players this year. Especially out west. They were probably convinced that there would be no season and signing with an agent early would build hype sooner ahead of the draft and get them access to bespoke draft preparation.

We complain about the coaches not recruiting well, with many contesting that it's just simple sales. Let's not forget that REAL professional salesmen, NFL agents, are selling the shit out of these guysm to come out for the draft.

DawgDaze71

I don't blame Joe or Levi ...The Larry Scott Shit Show was in full effect.

Looking at last years NFL Draft Edge Guys from Power 5 schools generally went before the 4th round. Tryon's body of work is small but a lot of guys will only have really two seasons of being a starter on film so it's not a huge delta. He looks the part and if he runs well he's gonna like his paychecks next year.

Of course with ZTF performance this year it's like losing a HOT gf knowing her hot friend is interested in you.

I'd have regrets personally. Just about every NFL player says NFL teams have a brotherhood but it's not like HS or College Ball.

Houhusky

If he came back he would almost certainly be improving his draft position with this defense, or maybe he could have got injured or put up a few more clips of him running around the field with his eyes closed...

Hard to say given the pac12 and Larry Scott FS.

I was consistently right about salmon Ahmed and Hunter Bryant’s overhyped nfl prospects from a select group of retards here.

I have also consistently said that nfl GMs and scouts are underwear Olympic simps

He should sell out on the speed aspect, cut a bit of weight, and market himself as a fast, long, and young raw edge guy that could carry more weight in a few years as he gets older.

If he does that he will get <4th round

If he tries to bulk, the same type of stuff Ahmed and Bryant did, and runs poorly he’s fucked and will struggle to go before the 7th

Some coach will take a flyer on him but he won’t get the time, attention, and patience he could have got if he came back and played his way into a early 2nd.

Betting a lot on testing well

FireCohen

Houhusky said:

If he came back he would almost certainly be improving his draft position with this defense, or maybe he could have got injured or put up a few more clips of him running around the field with his eyes closed...

Hard to say given the pac12 and Larry Scott FS.

I was consistently right about salmon Ahmed and Hunter Bryant’s overhyped nfl prospects from a select group of retards here.

I have also consistently said that nfl GMs and scouts are underwear Olympic simps

He should sell out on the speed aspect, cut a bit of weight, and market himself as a fast, long, and young raw edge guy that could carry more weight in a few years as he gets older.

If he does that he will get

Hunter’s issue was his medical not the on field stuff. Dude would have been too 5 TE taken, but his medical history was not good

WillyRBeek

FireCohen said:

Houhusky said:

If he came back he would almost certainly be improving his draft position with this defense, or maybe he could have got injured or put up a few more clips of him running around the field with his eyes closed...

Hard to say given the pac12 and Larry Scott FS.

I was consistently right about salmon Ahmed and Hunter Bryant’s overhyped nfl prospects from a select group of retards here.

I have also consistently said that nfl GMs and scouts are underwear Olympic simps

He should sell out on the speed aspect, cut a bit of weight, and market himself as a fast, long, and young raw edge guy that could carry more weight in a few years as he gets older.

If he does that he will get

Hunter’s issue was his medical not the on field stuff. Dude would have been too 5 TE taken, but his medical history was not good

You're absolutely right about Hunter's medical, but his shit 40 time really sunk him, same with Ahmed. Teams will almost always go with an average build and a great 40 over a guy who's jacked and runs a shit 40...Unless of course you're DK Metcalf and you can just do both.

2girls1applecup

Its fucking stupid how these kids leave and some people hate on them but, when a player stays his full eligibility and is no longer on the team people start saying "who". These kids dont owe the fans or the university shit. The university came seeking them out not the other way around in most cases. If tryon does well that's good for the program, if he doesn't it'll just be another blip on the radar and the program will keep it moving.