Ryan Swope retired

Ryan Swope done due to concusions.

Really a shame...

Reserve/retired list. Wow.

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com ... list.html/

Whoever replaced Graves took a couple of interesting risks in that draft. It's too bad because Swope would have been a legit threat out there.

Wow. That's crazy. No wonder he fell so far in the draft.

That sucks, hopefully he got a worth while degree while in school.


At the same time, the 'hawks dodged a bullet...this guy would have given this team fits.

Paging Kearly

LOL thank god kearly and the rest of his .net followers don't decide who the hawks draft. Really sad to hear about swope he was a solid prospect. Kearly blew way to much smoke everyone asses for my liking on the kid.

This will fuel the pay college players or setup some kind of pension for those that can't play in the NFL....

Thats a shame, missed out on a big contract (compared to what hes gana be making now). i liked him alot before the draft cuz i pronounced his name swoop. cards cant catch a break can they

That sucks for him.

This is why not paying college kids is such BS.

cockeyhawk":lsimjrxc said:

LOL thank god kearly and the rest of his .net followers don't decide who the hawks draft. Really sad to hear about swope he was a solid prospect. Kearly blew way to much smoke everyone asses for my liking on the kid.

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Good Lord this post is bullshit. Do you think Kip (kearly) has access to NFL team medical reports? I'm sure the answer is 'no'. He and Rob (ENGLISHSeahawk), Scott (ScottMojo) and the other draftniks on this site offer their OPINIONS on prospects based mostly on their football abilities and what they see of said abilities. I don't believe I heard or read ANYTHING, ANYWHERE that mentioned Swope had concussion issues at a level that might cause him to quit the game. Guys like you probably discourage our draftniks and in the end could cause them to not bother working on our behalf on the draft any longer. I for one use their knowledge as my pre-draft guide and........now this is important so read carefully...................THEY ARE NO LESS ACCURATE THAN THE "EXPERTS" OUT THERE LIKE KIPER, ETC.

Rather than say he "blew smoke up our asses" why didn't you reasonably ask him if he (or anyone else) knew of the level of problems the young man had with this condition? Why didn't you engage him in a reasonable discourse rather than throw out an accusatory bullshit post. Oh wait, I know the answer.....because the key word in my question is "reasonable".

SalishHawkFan":297kiaw1 said:

This is why not paying college kids is such BS.

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They do get paid. They are given scholarships worth tens of thousands of dollars that they don't have to pay for.

Dude, seriously, anybody that thinks college players should get paid to play is nuts. A ton of NFL rookies can't even manage their money with the help of their agents, it would be way worse in the college ranks. Give me a break.

Also, @hawksfansinceday1, you might want to edit out that profanity before a mod sees it and gives you a vacation, lol.

RolandDeschain":ba52lw92 said:

Also, @hawksfansinceday1, you might want to edit out that profanity before a mod sees it and gives you a vacation, lol.

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I thought the "s" word was OK? If not, mods please let me know and I will change it.

Looks pg13 to me...

Anguish":3ub47c7p said:

Looks pg13 to me...

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TY. I feel really strongly about how lousy the OP's post was toward Kip (and by extension, the other people that work so hard on the draft for us) and I wanted to state as much as strongly as allowable on this forum.

I don't know anymore, I used to get bans (this was a solid 2-3 years ago and earlier, now) for simply saying the word "shit". We need a profanity guide around here.

RolandDeschain":23fp1ulq said:

I don't know anymore, I used to get bans (this was a solid 2-3 years ago and earlier, now) for simply saying the word "shit". We need a profanity guide around here.

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Naw, they were just pickin' on you man.

RolandDeschain":avfzscek said:

I don't know anymore, I used to get bans (this was a solid 2-3 years ago and earlier, now) for simply saying the word "shit". We need a profanity guide around here.

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When it's to cockeyhawk, it's allowed because it's accurate.