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Yep. The 2011 draft is guaranteed to happen. Of course, if there's a lockout, a lot of underclassmen will probably wait to declare. So it could be a poor draft, but there will be one.
That's a good question - but I would think we would know by the time the NFL calendar year starts (around March 1st), because if there isn't a new CBA by then teams would not not what the rules are going to be to sign free agents.Good point.
To anyone who has the answer, when will we actually know whether or not there'll be a lockout? When will all the talks cease?
Maybe. All the seniors will be in the draft, though. What percentage of the draft is underclassmen?Yep. The 2011 draft is guaranteed to happen. Of course, if there's a lockout, a lot of underclassmen will probably wait to declare. So it could be a poor draft, but there will be one.
Yep. The 2011 draft is guaranteed to happen. Of course, if there's a lockout, a lot of underclassmen will probably wait to declare. So it could be a poor draft, but there will be one.
Wont the draft occur before the lockout?
Wont the draft occur before the lockout?
My understanding is that the draft will be the last thing to happen in this league year. Which doesn't seem to make a lot of sense, since it is the 2010 season, and 2011 draft, but I just have to assume that it has to do with the uncapped year rules.
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There is so much money at stake for both sides that the CBA ought to be in place by the 2011 Draft. Too many teams (led by the Cowboys) are leveraged up the wazoo with capital improvements or borderline finances (Buffalo) that the owners need cash-flow in 2011 beginning with the pre-season. A deal gets done after much public teeth-gnashing.
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That's a good question - but I would think we would know by the time the NFL calendar year starts (around March 1st), because if there isn't a new CBA by then teams would not not what the rules are going to be to sign free agents.
So it would be before the draft, and (I believe) before underclassmen would have to declare for it. So in conclusion, if it looks like a lockout will be looming (as it does now) we will probably not get a full opportunity to get full value for the Seymour draft pick (given what the other poster said about underclassmen not wanting to declare, which seems correct to me.)
This is also why so many underclassman,came out this year(and why the jedi-master stockpiled so many 2010 picks).
There is so much money at stake for both sides that the CBA ought to be in place by the 2011 Draft. Too many teams (led by the Cowboys) are leveraged up the wazoo with capital improvements or borderline finances (Buffalo) that the owners need cash-flow in 2011 beginning with the pre-season. A deal gets done after much public teeth-gnashing.
With a rookie salary cap in whatever CBA emerges, that Seymour #1 becomes even more valuable so Bill Belichick will probably trade the Seymour #1 for a pile of picks in 2011 and 2012 anyway. This is a such a huge win-win for the Patriots going forward. This year's draft is a template I think - lots of picks overall (12) and a preponderance of round 2 through 4 selections where quality is available in weak years as well as strong ones.
I agree, there is just too much money on the table for everyone to walk away... both sides need a labor agreement.