It's the wrong era for a star LB like Connor

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ATVZ400ATVZ400New MemberOP
May 11, 2008, 08:16 AM

in a different era, Dan Connor wouldn't have lasted so long before being drafted.

Penn State's star linebackers never did.
Connor finished his college career in 2007 with more tackles (419) than any player in Nittany Lions history. That includes a litany of linebackers like Jack Ham, Shane Conlan, LaVar Arrington and Paul Posluszny. All of them were chosen in the NFL Draft's first two rounds, with Conlan (1987) and Arrington (2000) becoming top 10 picks.

But being the most productive player ever at a school nicknamed "Linebacker U" didn't give Connor's draft stock much of a boost. Neither did winning the 2007 Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation's top college defende

link to story
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8120256/It's-the-wrong-era-for-a-star-LB-like-Connor-

brandon27brandon27subscriber
May 11, 2008, 11:22 AM

Im still a bit surprised he slid as far as he did. I believe he's going to be a great player for Carolina though.


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