Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 4:43 PM | 2 comments |
 

Make it eight
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I thought there was something wrong with Penn State's release about its invites to the NFL Scouting Combine. Defensive end Maurice Evans was mistakenly left off the list. He makes it eight Lions.

I was a little surprised by a few of the choices/slights. Guard Rich Ohrnberger should have been invited. You could argue that defensive backs Anthony Scirrotto and Tony Davis should have been there, but I could make the same case that they don't. In two years, Scirrotto went from definite draft pick to guy that maybe should have pursued baseball. I can't tell you how many South Jersey guys insist he was better in baseball than football. Who really knows? He still has time to try baseball. Davis had a better year than Sargeant, but Sargeant is faster and that's the most important thing when judging a cornerback in the pros.

 
Posted by Jeff McLane @ 4:43 PM  Permalink | 2 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:46 PM, 02/13/2009
    Personally, I thought Scirrotto has always been overated. I never understood why he was returning punts earlier in his career. He also seemed to shy away from contact quite a bit. That won't get it done in the NFL, unless you have 4.3 speed and top-notch cover skills. Or if you are a punter.
    — MrPhillie
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:10 AM, 02/14/2009
    i thought your title referred to the number of PSU home games...
    — natedog


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About Joe Juliano
Joe Juliano has been a staff writer for The Inquirer for 20 years, covering college sports, golf and the Penn Relays.

This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.

Joe McIntyre is a senior at Penn State majoring in journalism. He covered the Penn State football beat in 2011 for the Daily Collegian. Follow him on Twitter here @JoeMcIntyre5.
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