How about Zbikowski? I would take him still in the middle rounds.
Scirotto has had a few felony charges droped, but out of the 12, I think he still has 5 pending. Not to mention numerous misdemeanor's
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"We joke around too much for him to get down or get upset about (the off-field problems)," King said. "Scirrotto is a straight-up good guy. He's too goofy to do anything (bad) ... I can't say a bad thing about him."
Scirrotto, though, didn't hesitate to talk about his trying season. The one that was so different from 2006, when he led the Big Ten with six interceptions and made arguably the biggest hit of the bowl season when he leveled a Tennessee receiver trying to catch a pass in the middle of the field.
This season he had only three interceptions, one fumble recovery and no memorable hits. He had one fewer tackle (57) than he had in 2006. And it took a huge game in the regular season-finale at Michigan State (10 tackles, an interception returned 53 yards) to even come close.
He was a first-team All-Big Ten pick last year. He was only an honorable mention selection this season.
"It's been a tough year, but you've got to be able to deal with adversity on and off the field," Scirrotto said. "You don't want to have to deal with the off-the-field issues, but you got to take that stuff for what it's worth. You've got to be able to put it behind you when you're on the field.
"I could use it as an excuse, but I don't think it's affected my play at all. I feel like I'm a better football player. Maybe I didn't have as many opportunities, whereas last year I was in the right place at the right time.
Scirrotto said he still believes he is a better player this season.
"I'm stronger and faster than I was last year, and I feel like my technique has grown a lot throughout the season. I feel like I'm a better football player. Statistically, it might not look that way, but I definitely feel that way."
His defensive coordinator, Tom Bradley, believes that, too. He said he hasn't noticed if the off-field problems have affected Scirrotto.
"Everybody, sometimes, reads (too much) into statistics, but I think he's had an excellent season," Bradley said. "We ask him to do an awful lot, he doesn't get a break. And he hasn't really had a backup. We haven't really had an opportunity to rest him.
"So a lot of times he's in there and people don't know he's banged up and nicked up, and we'd like to give him a rest and we can't, we just can't."
Certainly, the junior is durable, considering that tonight's Alamo Bowl will be his 26th straight start.
And he does have another year to improve.
Even a little more time to this season.
Here you go Coach:
On March 31, 2007, Scirrotto was accosted, assaulted and battered by two Penn State students after a confrontation with them and a third man on a State College street. As a result of the attack, the two assailants were charged with harassment and criminal mischief respectively. One of the assailants was accused of striking Scirrotto in the face and the other of slapping Scirrotto's cellular phone from his hand. [10] A Pennsylvania District Judge found both of Scirrotto's attackers guilty of those charges.[11]
In the early morning of April 1, 2007, less than an hour after the attack on Scirrotto, police allege that Scirrotto and several teammates were involved in a confrontation with Scirrotto's assailants and several others at an off-campus apartment party. As a result of the alleged confrontation at the apartment party, Scirrotto was charged with felony burglary and criminal solicitation, as well as four related misdemeanors. [12][13]On August 20, 2007, however, Centre County, Pennsylvania, Presiding Judge Charles C. Brown Jr. granted, in part, a Motion for Habeas Corpus, dismissing four of the six charges brought against Scirrotto. Presiding Judge Brown ruled that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania failed to proffer the basic, prima facie evidence, necessary to submit Scirrotto to trial on charges of burglary, two counts of criminal solicitation, or assault. Judge Brown held that the Commonwealth did not offer any evidence that Scirrotto entered the apartment party with the intent to commit a crime therein. The Judge also ruled that there was no evidence that Scirrotto solicited any teammates to confront the men who had earlier attacked him. Additionally, Judge Brown held that there was no evidence that Scirrotto assaulted anyone in connection with the earlier attack upon him, or during the alleged apartment party confrontation.[14]
Well, he's only a junior, so he'd probably benefit from staying for his senior year, clearing his name and improving his skills. He could be decent next year.
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Jamaal Charles
533 carries
3328 yards
6.24 per carry!
36 TD's!
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