ESPN's Big Ten Blog reported that Amari Spievey is headed to the NFL Draft (just when I convinced myself that he would stay). In bold and black the headline read, "Iowa's Spievey declares for draft" (and my heart keeps sinking). Spievey was second on the team with 42-tackles, and was a lock down defender week in and week out. Our campaign to keep Spievey one more year failed, but I can't blame him at all. He is projected as a second to early third round draft pick by Mel Kiper Jr, and has to look out for his best interests. Amari made this statement about leaving early: "My time at the University of Iowa has been great and the opportunity Coach [Kirk] Ferentz and defensive coordinator Norm Parker have given me has been tremendous. Even though I love being a Hawkeye, moving on to the NFL is in my best interest." I still argue that he would have been a first round pick with one more year of college football under his belt, but I admit I'm a little biased. Good Luck to Amari, and I look forward to watching him play on Sunday's.
Who now steps into this empty spot in the defense? What about Linebacker (is it Tarp's to lose?) Leave your comments below!
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Well, I think it was a poor decision. The ESPN article says it all, he would have been THEE premiere CB in the Big Ten next season. In my opinion, he is leaving millions of dollars on the table, but I don't know what his financial situation is right now so i can't judge too much.
The up-side to this whole thing is we get Bernstine back next season. Not quite Amari, but it softens the blow a little. i've also heard good things about Castillo and Cato. I think this will certainly hurt, but I think we can get by with the pressure our front four will provide.
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