I'm pretty surprised Jurgens didn't receive an invite. have to think he would've lit it up in an environment like this.
Weren't Jurgens and AM roommates? I know they were good friends and did at lot of things together. Maybe AM and Jurgens got tired of all the negativity towards them and decided it was time to go.
They'll still get an opportunity to show what they can do at our pro day. I think some of the draft ranking services might be putting too much weight on all of the bad snaps from before with Jurgens. All it takes though is one GM to tell a kid they'll sign him if he's around late or they'll sign him as an UDFA. Somebody is going to like his athleticism. No doubt there's a MUCH larger draftable class this year due to the large number of players who stuck around college for an extra year due to COVID. As much criticism as he gets, I think he was a pretty damned good center for us this past year. He might just be done with being a "college kid" and might want to get on with his life.
He's a center in the NFL. The only way he ever plays TE in the NFL is if he's on the field as an extra blocker. He's very athletic for a center. Not so much for a TE in the NFL.
Too short, too heavy and not quick enough to be a NFL TE. He's a better fit for interior line imo.
That's possible & maybe I'm way off, but he just seems too slow to be an outside blocker. Once he gets going I'm sure he can build up a lot of speed, but I just don't see the quickness there from him outside of being a good interior blocker.
oh I just don't think center is his natural position, and by playing that position at the insistence of SF, he's now a question mark about what position/how does he fit, type thing at the next level. Basically, his future is not as clear, meaning more risk/less money for a team looking to draft or sign him. Hope that makes sense.
The "analysts" I was referring to were internet nerds who ranked the college centers, not actual NFL scouts or GMs. Hiking the ball consistently however is not a "small technical issue" for a center. I don't think Jurgens is ready for the NFL but IF he stays in I think his athleticism will get him drafted late or signed as an UDFA. I also expect he would stick on a practice squad.
I think Jurgens will get drafted, and maybe even in the middle rounds
Oh geez, Jurgens has problems snapping until someone comes along and tells him what he is doing wrong. So it must not be that difficult to fix. Does one have to have a PhD in snapping for crying out loud or just some decent coaching might make a huge difference as it did in his case.
And let's not forget, he will taking a HUGE jump in technical coaching at that next level. It's hard to imagine he was getting great coaching here when it took them forever to fix the snapping situation.
Respectfully disagree, but we never know how they will do overall at the combine. Jo Jo will probably wind up in Dallas.
