You probably didn't watch the whole draft. No worries, I did.My favorite player: Owen Schmitt (Fullback-West Virginia)
Seattle nabbed Owen in the 5th round. This guy is completely crazy. And I don't mean "he's crazy" as in "he's amazingly talented." No, I mean that Owen is certifiably insane. The only clip NFL Network or ESPN had of Schmitt showed the "steriod junky" banging his own helmet (which he had gripped in both hands) into his skull. Repeatedly. Just beating the helmet into his melon.
ESPN had this to say of Schmitt:
"Although Schmitt doesn't always play with great leverage, he's tough, has good size and possesses the lower-body strength to drive linebackers back once he gets in position. He doesn't have great speed but he is an effective short-yardage runner."
But that description doesn't capture the guy. Check out his photo. Yep. Now your starting to see what I like about this guy. That is one crazy SOB.
In all seriousness, I think Schmitt is a throw-back type player ("mohawk aside"). A guy that will smash people in the face. And, from the look of things, I don't think he's afraid to take a punch to the face either.
I think Seattle may have drafted a potential pro-bowl FB in Schmitt. A great pick-up in the 5th round.
2 comments:
Yeah, I love this pick. The Hawks have needed a crazy SOB ever since Steve Hutchinson left.
He has that "it factor" that you just have to love. In some ways he reminds me of Mike Alstott (former Purdue Boilermaker and Tampa Bay Bucs RB). Same body type and running style.
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