Sorsby to enter supplemental draft

What did the judge say

 

The judge's ruling
Curry held a two-hour hearing last week in the 99th District Court in Lubbock County, where Texas Tech is located. In his decision, he wrote that he agreed Sorsby would suffer “a probable, imminent and irreparable injury” if he cannot practice or play for the Red Raiders

 

One thing that really doesn't sit well with me is when athletes feel the need to act like children after not getting their way. If you want to use lawyers to achieve your ends, so be it. But going down that victim road is something I would never do or allow my representation to do.

And the judge entertaining that bugs me too. The world is not made better by allowing that type of BS. But hey, maybe I'm just an old bastard who's gonna step down off that soap box now.

 

Again. Can this kid be trusted, and will the other guys on the team feel that no matter what He has no ulterior motives other than winning every game.

 

Again, I am going to point out that Sorsby has never bet on a game that he played in.

As an 18-year-old Red-Shirt freshman Sorsby bet on his own team and school. Not sure how much a Red-Shirt freshman watching the game can change the outcome.

 

Stay up there

if there is room, I will come join you

 

Even if the gambling part doesn't take him completely off our board, it doesn't really make sense for us IMO.

Since we're in the "last in line" bucket (playoff teams), we'd have to outbid teams like the Jets and CLE (who are in a lower bucket and have more draft capital than we do).

And you can only really have so many lottery tickets at QB on the team at once.

So getting Sorsby for the Steelers probably means a 2nd (maybe a 3rd) for next year and giving up up on one of Howard or Allar.

For a guy who is basically Allar last year with a gambling addiction and maybe other mental health issues too.

If Rodgers didn't come back and we had an owner with an appetite for a rebuild, then I could see us going into a season with Howard, Allar and Sorsby. Likely a terrible year. Then a high pick...which we'd probably want to use to get a chance at a franchise QB and keep the lottery ticket guy who looks like the best career backup.

Ultimately, we already have 2x Sorsby's on the team now (without the gambling addiction). You can't really carry 3x of these guys on the team.

The only way I see us making a serious bid for Sorsby is if we know he's suspended for the year by the NFL. Then he doesn't take up a roster spot until next year. And some middling pick might land him.

If that's not known by teams before the supplemental draft, I'd expect that we put in a 6th or 7th round bid. And someone else takes him with a 3rd or a 4th. Hillariously, probably CLE. So they have 5 QBs on the roster. Then if we want another lottery ticket (which we can't roster without cutting one of our current lottery tickets), just pick up whichever guy they cut between Sanders or Gabriel.

Edited to add: I think the Jets get him. They won 3 games last year, so they are in the bucket that's first in line. They already have 3 1st round picks. So burning a 3rd on this won't really cost them that much. Even a 2nd if they want to be sure to get him.

 

Sorsby has never bet on a game that he played in...........that we know of.

Any person with a gambling problem may have done things that jeopardize the integrity of the game. Do you really think they know every bet that Sorsby ever made?

Just knowing that there is a chance that a player is capable of that and may have already done that casts doubt on where his loyalties are. Almost all players are trying to do whatever they can to win. Every once in awhile, there can be a player that is trying to do everything they can to win a bet.

That undermines everything that sports is built on. Real competition. Giving your all to try to win the game at all costs. Fans placing bets and believing that it isn't a staged show with the outcome of a game and the outcome of a bet already decided. It's like pulling that last key support piece while playing Jenga. If that is lost, the whole thing comes falling down.

 

Irrelevant to the rule

 

But he most certainly would have “inside information”

Still a rule violation

 

A few good QBs came out of the sup

Perhaps he bet on his team to win games? This would tell me he was confident in his team and his abilities as a QB. Both things are good.

 

Both good

Both a rules violation none the less