re: Article on Guice

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I’m not bashing him I’m just curious.

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I posted this another thread, but I think it’s a combination of things.

First, I don’t think he was ever the sure fire first rounder he was billed as. He just doesn’t have a huge body of work, and he got banged up the first year he didn’t have Fournette in front of him.

But the biggest thing, imo, is the attention he got from the LSU brand. First, he was billed all last offseason as the next LF, which, all due respect, he just isn’t. So he already came to the combine with a bit of a disappointing impression.

Then, he is also associated with OBJ as a fellow Tiger. One of the best players in the game, even Odell has given his team headaches and they haven’t given him the contract he would have surely gotten if he wasn’t such a head case. Now, Guice comes in, same wild hair, same funny wardrobe and quirky personality, and diva tendencies, but without the other worldly abilities that Beckham has. Is he worth those headaches if he isn’t the same type of player?


Could he have gone first round, sure. But were there other backs there that have just as much reason to go before him, absolutely.

It isn’t like he fell to the third day of the draft. He went late second when at BEST he was going to maybe go in the last few picks of the first. It’s a big deal to him, but not every team is looking to take RBs early on.

The first RB besides Barkley wasn’t taken until 27. He was a surprise but he went ahead of Michel, Chubb and other guys rated higher than him so obviously Seattle just liked the guy.

Michel, Chubb, Jones, and Johnson were all rated similarly, some higher, and have great potential just like Guice. So it isn’t some conspiracy that teams may have leaned to a similarly rated player that didn’t rub them the wrong way throughout the evaluation process.

When all was said and done, Guice actually ended up in a great situation in DC and will have every opportunity to prove his value on the field for his second contract, which is where the real money is anyway.

The sooner he lets this go and focuses on the benefits of ending up in DC, the better off he will be.