You want to talk about scouts.... Check out the comments. 'Why the hell did the pats draft him "SO HIGH"?' LOL.
But I have to say, after reading that draft report whew ... He was like walking wounded his entire college career. I knew he was injured when drafted, but did not realize that he was injured so often. Kudos to him for sticking it out thru all that.
Every year I do a rolling "draftnik" recap of our picks, tongue-in-cheek, the premise being that every pick we take is horrible... my stork entry...
Round 4, pick 105: Bryan Stork, C, Florida State. 6’4”, 315. With my man’s binky, Brock Vereen, still on the board, the Pats go for another dwarf-armed prospect, center Bryan Stork of Florida State. I’m 5’10 and I wear a 34/35 – Stork? 32/33. But never fear: if our players can’t reach, our scouting staff can. I’m sure they’re patting themselves on the back for taking him in the 4th instead of the 3rd when nobody else had them on their board until the 6th or 7th.
Stork’s another versatile, smart guy, capable of playing center or guard, provided you never need to run block. He also fills the crying need at Gingerbeard Man we’ve had since Matt Light hung up the cleats. But he’s got a big body to go with those short arms, something Ryan Wendell could have used while being trampled by more Broncos in the AFCCG than Logan Mankins was in his rodeo days.
He was named the winner of the Rimington Award for the center with the best guards playing next to him last year, but given the somewhat sub-Hannahesque stature of starting guard Dan Connolly (yeah I know he’s a right guard but work with me,) he’s not likely to bust into the starting lineup anytime soon. Tom Brady’s hands will continue to explore the familiar taint of Ryan Wendell while Stork takes ballet classes or something and learns to move his plodding feet and develop at least as much motion in his hips as my uncle in Sunrise Estates. But be careful, Bryan – Medicare won’t pay to replace yours.
Pats draftnik grade: D-
