Yes, he's got "nothing to lose" although the question of how he affects the draft for his kid seems a fair one. Sadly, I figure if the scouts and owners think he's as good as his dad claims, he'll be drafted pretty high by some hapless team.
I can't picture most good teams dealing with some one telling them how their game should be run and how their kid should be used as a player the way his college coach has.
When I posted the same story to Facebook my opinion of him was much more strongly worded. I thought it was too far over the line for here. We're a harsh place for some, but generally civil.
I couldn't even bring it up on the old racing bike list I'm on, and not just because it's off topic. They're like movie version old british guys. "I say, that Armstrong chap shouldn't have taken stuff" "Quite so old boy, and you shouldn't mention him because he's far too recent. Tut tut. "
Steve B