Jeffcoat also has a pretty significant injury history. Sprained ankle cost him 4 games as a freshman, ruptured left pectoral+shoulder surgery at the end of his sophomore season and his right pectoral+another shoulder injury cost him most of his junior season. Players in Jeffcoat's situation go undrafted all the time, and he may even end up a better player than Sam, wouldn't be a big shocker either way, but there's a very obvious reason why Jeffcoat fell in the draft.
Missing 11 games as a 4 year starter is a "pretty significant injury history"? Yeah, he missed some games, but it's not like he's Sean Lee or anything. You fail to mention that he came back stronger from that torn pec injury and went on to become an All American and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. He performed substantially better than Sam did at the combine, running a 4.63 (compared to Sam's 4.91), had one more rep on the bench press, had a 36 inch vert (Sam had a 25) had a 123 inch broad jump (Sam had a 114) , 6.97 3 cone drill (7.80 for Sam) and a 4.18 3 cone drill (Sam had a 4.70). Players that perform like Sam did at the combine and players that rack up most of their stats against the sister's of the poor go undrafted a lot more often than players like Jeffcoat.
So my original statement saying some, not all, was true and you implying that it was all, was an exaggeration, no?
Once again, grasping for straws, I already said there would be Joe Schmos who would speak out against them, but if someone relevant says something negative about him, they will be criticized, even if his sexuality is not the issue. Of course you're not going to see the Southern Baptist Coalition of Football Coaches get criticized for their opinion of Sam, no one cares about them and frankly, their opinions are irrelevant. If Tony Romo were to speak out against Sam, he'd be criticized. Can you tell me who holds more power, the coach potatoes who might criticize Sam or the throngs of media, celebrities and politicians who support him. I've pointed out someone who has been punished for speaking out against Sam, but can you find me anyone who has been punished for speaking out in support of him? Genuinely curious. Do you honestly believe that a small conservative group not being in support of Sam is the same as CNN, ESPN, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, DEA, OBGYN and TNT being in support of him? It's like saying, yeah I know Heidi Klum and Candice Swanepoel like me, but Janet Reno doesn't, so I'm a failure with women.
