There really isn't a whole lot going on right now in the world of Hokie sports, and that has me sad and depressed. Football season is still months away and basketball season is over. Seth Greenberg was a candidate for the Arizona coaching job, but it sounds like he was never really considering it. Basketball recruit Erick Green was asked to play in the Reebok All-American Game. He is playing in the preliminary game though, not the main one with the big-time recruits. So with so little news happening right now, let's turn our eyes forward to the NFL Draft!
This year's class of Hokies entering the NFL draft is nowhere near as impressive as last year's crop, and there are only a couple players who could end up making NFL rosters. The first of those players is obvious, and that's cornerback Victor "Macho" Harris. He will definitely get drafted, although it's not likely that he'll be taken before the third round. If you were to ask me, I would say that I don't see much of a difference between Macho Harris and Brandon Flowers, but Flowers was considered a better talent for whatever reason and was drafted in the early 2nd round last year. Personally, I think Macho is a steal in the third round. The draft analyzers aren't impressed by his size, speed, or really anything else about him, but the one thing he does have going for him is his production on the field, and it's hard to argue with those numbers. Macho is a playmaker and that kind of attitude is necessary for cornerbacks in the NFL.
The only other player who I think stands a chance at getting drafted this year is defensive end Orion Martin. Martin is another player who doesn't have strong physical attributes, but he's an incredibly intelligent player and always produced on the field. I can't imagine he will be drafted before the 6th round, but he might be a surprising pickup for a team looking to take a risk late in the draft. Martin is fairly useless in coverage, so he'd need to go to a team that employs a 4-3 defense. The 3-4 defense is not a good fit for our man.
The other Hokies who will throw their hats into the ring are John Shuman, Brett Warren, Nick Marshman, and Sean Glennon. None of these guys is an NFL caliber player... Shuman might get a look late in the draft because of VT's history of producing decent offensive linemen, but it's not likely. Ditto for Nick Marshman. Brett Warren was a backup caliber player in college, so no NFL team will draft him. Sean Glennon had plenty of chances to impress NFL scouts while he played at Virginia Tech, and he never took those chances. He'll be selling insurance a year from now.
The batch of poor NFL prospects is great news for our college team though. We are losing two key players in Harris and Martin, but nothing of substance beyond them. The Hokies are in a good position to fight for a BCS bowl again this year, and it's not absurd to think we'll be in the national championship picture, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. This 2009 team needs to win the ACC Championship for this year to be considered successful, and I think they can do that. Go Hokies!
1 comment:
I think glennon makes at least a practice squad. He has already worked out for a few teams including the Skins.
To end what do you mean that there isn't a lot going on in Hokie Sports. WE just landed one of the top wrestlers in the country, and our Baseball team is somewhat competitive.
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