Sunday, January 25, 2009

Most Valuable Overhype?


West Virgina QB Pat White was an unlikely 2009 Senior Bowl MVP...or was he? For a guy who may not even be a pro prospect at any postition, much less quarterback, the NFL Network gave White an awful lot of face time during the week of practice leading up to the game. After the second drive of Saturday's game, a South team TD drive led by White, NFL Network was there immediately after for a sideline interview with White. Later, another sideline report featured an interview with South coach Jack Del Rio, who was asked about White and his performance. I'm not trying to bash on the Senior Bowl MVP (although as a QB he completed less than 50% of his passes for the game), but with more than a few potential first-round picks in the game, and even more "day one" picks, the attention given to White before, during and after the game seemed to be a bit much.

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