The other list that belongs next to this, is the list of the fab five we've brought in and didn't make it. Bosselli, Ryan Young, Todd Wade, Seth Wand..and Victor Riley...pretty damn pathetic if you ask me. Am I missing someone ? You can nit pick beerlovers list all you want. But what the lists shows is people don't let productive OTs walk. And further, this organizations lack of attention to the problem is beyond apathetic. Never a pick beyond a fifty pick is damn near criminal. I guess All Day getting beat up behind our current line will thrill some folks though. I don't get it.
excellent points threetoedpete. also brought up the same postional blunders/misfortunes @ LT as you did. asked him specificly to watch Levi @ the combine & report his findings. seems like either I have a total "man crush" "completely off the mark" on his (Levi Brown) draft stock if you listen to others (that I respect) like Morknoll, or just "too focused on need" to be objective. I don't know anymore.
Levi Brown looks like a LT
plays like a LT
sounds like a LT
then he must be a LT
from the Penn State offical bios-
http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=11717
Levi Brown
Tackle
Norfolk, Va.
An offensive line that was the catalyst in Penn State doubling its scoring average and ranking second in the Big Ten in
rushing in 2005 was rebuilt this season around senior All-America tackle Levi Brown, the units lone returning starter. In
the unit where continuity is most critical, several injuries and some ineffective play produced a total of five different
starting lineups, making Browns leadership role even more difficult. Even team co-captain Brown could not escape the
injury bug, missing the Northwestern and Minnesota games with a sprained knee. Brown started 45 of the last 48 games
of his career and earned second-team All-America accolades from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and The
Sporting News. He also earned third-team All-America accolades from the Associated Press to go with his AP second
team honors from 2005. Penn States best offensive lineman in the past 10 years, the 6-5, 328-pound Brown had started
21 consecutive games before missing the two contests. A two-time All-Big Ten selection, the Norfolk, Va., standout is a
dominating presence. He was instrumental in helping the Nittany Lions rush for a season-high 389 yards against
Youngstown State, their highest total in four years. At Purdue, Brown and the O-Line paved the way for 240 yards on the
ground. The Lions rushed for 212 yards against Temple to record Penn States fourth 200-yard rushing game this season.
The former Granby HS standout helped Tony Hunt become just the sixth Nittany Lion to compiled a pair of 1,000 yard
rushing seasons, with eight 100-yard games this fall. Hunt gained 3,320 career yards, second-best in Penn State annals,
and finished the 2006 season with 1,386 yards, sixth-best in school season history. In the Outback Bowl win over
Tennessee, PSU primarily ran to the left side behind Brown, gaining 183 yards on 40 attempts, including 158 yards from
Hunt. Brown and the O-Line did not allow quarterback Anthony Morelli to be sacked by the Vols. A preseason candidate
for the Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award, Browns play on the field does much of his speaking, but he has
become a more vocal leader for the offense this season. He received the Richard Maginnis Memorial Award as the teams
top offensive lineman. Brown earned his degree in labor and industrial relations in 3 1/2 years, graduating in December
2005. He earned his second degree, in psychology, in December. In the 2007 Senior Bowl, Brown helped the North gain
17 first downs, with 110 yards rushing and 264 yards of total offense in a 27-0 victory.