'11 GA DE Stephon Tuitt (Signed Notre Dame LOI)

[Irish YJ]

So starts the next DL generation.

Good luck ST

 

[aubeirish]

Must have promised mommy he would come back and graduate. Good Luck Stephon. Go Irish!

 

[DomerInHappyValley]

Much sad
Not wow
So disappoint

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

He'll be a damn good pro. His versatility will give him a 1st round spot, and most likely on a contender.

 

[rtrn2glory]

thing that worries me is that this is going to be the first time in the BK era that our defense is going into the season without superstar power.

we had manti for the first 3 years and then stephon and big lou this year...we will go into 2014 with a lot of guys that would be considered role players. don't get me wrong i still think our defense has the chance to be very good, but to be very good we're going to need more than one guy stepping up to the plate and starting to play more like superstars and not just guys that are there to do there jobs

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

It was a smart choice to go pro. He still has shots at degrees, but that could be his one shot at the NFL.

 

[Luckylucci]

Wish him nothing but the best, I just wish I got to see his best before he left.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

thing that worries me is that this is going to be the first time in the BK era that our defense is going into the season without superstar power.

we had manti for the first 3 years and then stephon and big lou this year...we will go into 2014 with a lot of guys that would be considered role players. don't get me wrong i still think our defense has the chance to be very good, but to be very good we're going to need more than one guy stepping up to the plate and starting to play more like superstars and not just guys that are there to do there jobs

Manti was not a superstar as a sophomore. If you consider Manti to be a superstar as a sophomore, then Jaylon is a superstar now.

 

[House16]

thing that worries me is that this is going to be the first time in the BK era that our defense is going into the season without superstar power.

we had manti for the first 3 years and then stephon and big lou this year...we will go into 2014 with a lot of guys that would be considered role players. don't get me wrong i still think our defense has the chance to be very good, but to be very good we're going to need more than one guy stepping up to the plate and starting to play more like superstars and not just guys that are there to do there jobs

Definitely see what you're saying but I think Russell and Smith will make a much bigger star impact than I guess some people expect them to. That, and Tuitt and Nix underperformed a bit this year (based on sky high expectations and injuries). I think the defense will be improved

 

[rtrn2glory]

Manti was not a superstar as a sophomore. If you consider Manti to be a superstar as a sophomore, then Jaylon is a superstar now.

guess i could agree with that...manti had kind of that aura around him that made him a superstar that you're right you could also argue jaylon will go into 2014 having

hope he turns it up in 2014

 

[IrishLax]

Hamilton is such a douche. Good luck to Tuitt, hope he puts on a show at the combine and works his way to the top half of the first round.

Yeah, why give quote to Hamilton? WTF?

I was stoked to see Hamilton off the ND beat... or is he still on it with SI? Guy is literally one of the bigger ND haters out there. It will be nothing but great to have him away from the program.

 

[Cackalacky]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[irishff1014]

IMO bad decision!

 

[Buster Bluth]

Three picks in the 1st Round would be the most since 1994.

#FireKelly

 

[TheChosen1]

Compare him and clowney just stats sophomore year.

Tuitt-47 tackles 13 for loss 12 sacks

Clowney-54 tackles 23 for loss 13 sacks.

 

[rtrn2glory]

IMO bad decision!

don't speak from the heart...i wanted him back too, but he got a 2nd round grade with a VERY good chance to work his way into the 1st round and like it was stated has a great chance to be picked up by a contender

 

[OlympiaIrishFan]

Can anyone really blame him for going pro? I can't. He battled through an injury, and weight issues because of it. He watched Nix get hurt, he watched KAP get hurt last year, he watched Spond retire, he watched Watt get hurt, he watched Council and Grace go out with season ending injuries---and how can we blame him?

Manti and Eifert it worked out for, but I think he made the right decision. Selfishly I wanted him to stay, because we are better with him than without. Now we don't have a hole, we have a grand canyon type emptiness without him and Nix.

Good luck, thank you Tuitt for choosing ND!

Next man up!

 

[palinurus]

Don't claim to be a draft expert, and know he'll go pretty high, but I can't help but feel he'd benefit from another year here.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Three picks in the 1st Round would be the most since 1994.

#FireKelly

To play devil's advocate, Kelly's job is to win football games, not be a pro football factory. Will Muschamp churns out a lot of draft picks but he is still a terrible coach for Florida.

 

[TheChosen1]

I agree with Lax on the point that this team now has to be 4 down lineman and 3 backers vs 3 lineman and a lb..on most downs

 

[gkIrish]

To play devil's advocate, Kelly's job is to win football games, not be a pro football factory. Will Muschamp churns out a lot of draft picks but he is still a terrible coach for Florida.

Having three players drafted in the first round is huge for recruiting, which leads to winning games. It's no coincidence that elite recruits with NFL aspirations go to Bama and USC.

 

[Rhode Irish]

Can't be mad at him. It is the right move for him and his family. Looking forward to following his career in the NFL.

 

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

Having three players drafted in the first round is huge for recruiting, which leads to winning games. It's no coincidence that elite recruits with NFL aspirations go to Bama and USC.

I mean, I love having high draft picks and I do think it's good for the program, but it's nothing to hang a coach's hat on. Same thing with recruiting as we saw with Charlie Weis.

 

[rtrn2glory]

this just opens up a spot for soloman thomas[/I]

 

[Brooklyn]

Good luck Tuitt.

 

[TheChosen1]

stephon tuitt‏@DOCnation_7

Thanks for a wonderful three years at the best University on earth. I will forever be IRISH.

 

[gkIrish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>ESPNs Scouts Inc says ND DL Stephon Tuitt is the #11 rated player in the next NFL Draft</p>— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/statuses/420025493895659520">January 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Would not be upset at all if the Giants took him at #12. Especially if Tuck leaves.

 

[palinurus]

Joe Schad @schadjoe
ESPNs Scouts Inc says ND DL Stephon Tuitt is the #11 rated player in the next NFL Draft
6 minutes ago

 

[stlnd01]

I mean, I love having high draft picks and I do think it's good for the program, but it's nothing to hang a coach's hat on. Same thing with recruiting as we saw with Charlie Weis.

I don't think Kelly hangs his hat on high draft picks. He's done a pretty good job thus far showing guys why they should stay. (Tuitt's his first player to leave before his natural senior year, yes?) But if they're good and drafted high, it certainly doesn't hurt on the recruiting trail.

 

[Brooklyn]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>ESPNs Scouts Inc says ND DL Stephon Tuitt is the #11 rated player in the next NFL Draft</p>— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/statuses/420025493895659520">January 6, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Would not be upset at all if the Giants took him at #12. Especially if Tuck leaves.

Same. Would love to see him in a Giants uniform next year.