Geno Stone Heading to NFL
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okeefe4prez
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Damn it, Rob. Bring some good news!
HawkeyeDenis
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Best of luck to him.
NikeHawk21
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Belton
homes
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Yep. Good, viable options are available. Merriweather taking over for Koerner and Koerner sliding to Stone's space is what I should have written. I'm sure Parker will give me a ring before anything is done.
NikeHawk21
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I like Geno and I wish him the best. Go kill it at the next level. He’s a stud.
I do understand the logic of him not really being able to improve his draft stock due to measurables, but Iowa is on an quite run of dudes leaving early that aren’t going to be drafted in the top 3 rounds. Does our NFL pedigree in a way hurt us here? I guarantee no other team in the country has had three guys go pro early over the last two years that all go 4th round or later.
I do understand the logic of him not really being able to improve his draft stock due to measurables, but Iowa is on an quite run of dudes leaving early that aren’t going to be drafted in the top 3 rounds. Does our NFL pedigree in a way hurt us here? I guarantee no other team in the country has had three guys go pro early over the last two years that all go 4th round or later.
NikeHawk21
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Morehouse didn’t know anything more than the next guy. He was making a prediction which wasn’t hard to do given the circumstances.
homes
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Maybe, but now I want it to be true.
homes
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Rob and his reality check. I thought I had at least until the morning to believe it to be true. I mean, the Vikings won yesterday, so things can happen.
eveningnewsteam
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Hopefully he’s headed to the NFL
NikeHawk21
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Like at Bama if a dude left early to be a 5th round pick the players would be like what is this guy doing. I guess that would never really happen at Bama though because their players are all 4 and 5 star players with significantly higher ceilings than Geno (that’s not a knock on Geno just that they likely have the ability to play themselves into a 1st or 2nd round grade where that was unlikely for Geno even if he came back). Just a random thought I had.
It’s just crazy. Hooker tested really well at the combine and went in the 4th. He was 1st team all big ten and won the DB of the year. He also played the cash/nickel which is a huge thing in today’s NFL having that versatility. Geno was a 2nd team all B1G player and won’t test near as well as Hooker. I just hope he got sound advice here and it works out for him but it really is quite interesting.
It’s just crazy. Hooker tested really well at the combine and went in the 4th. He was 1st team all big ten and won the DB of the year. He also played the cash/nickel which is a huge thing in today’s NFL having that versatility. Geno was a 2nd team all B1G player and won’t test near as well as Hooker. I just hope he got sound advice here and it works out for him but it really is quite interesting.
MoseSchrute
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Honestly think it's a mistake on his part.
Fryowa
Administrator
Hate to break it to you guys, but Stone, Wirfs, and AJ leaving early in a year when Kittle is the most popular player in the NFL and TE recruits see LaPorta breaking out is a ridiculously good thing for this program.
This is an investment in the future, boys. Money in the bank earning interest.
Don’t be short-sighted and wish they’d stay for one more selfish year, especially when they’d likely not match the seasons they had this year.
Go get your money, boys, and make sure you @ those recruits on Twitter for us.
This is an investment in the future, boys. Money in the bank earning interest.
Don’t be short-sighted and wish they’d stay for one more selfish year, especially when they’d likely not match the seasons they had this year.
Go get your money, boys, and make sure you @ those recruits on Twitter for us.
NikeHawk21
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You might take some heat for saying that but I don’t think it’s an unfair take. Also with the understanding that it’s not a knock on Geno either. Still wish him the best and he was a great hawk.
RobHowe
Administrator
Anybody who says it's a mistake is a fool.
Just kidding.
None of us knows if it's a good or bad decision, including Geno. He's betting on himself and it's his decision to make. If he's at peace with it, that's all that matters.
He heard from the NFL, talked it over with the Iowa coaches and his family, and landed on this choice.
I wish him nothing but the best.
Just kidding.
None of us knows if it's a good or bad decision, including Geno. He's betting on himself and it's his decision to make. If he's at peace with it, that's all that matters.
He heard from the NFL, talked it over with the Iowa coaches and his family, and landed on this choice.
I wish him nothing but the best.
Rob is this an assumption or do you know for sure?
