A month ago, Percy Harvin was the main attraction at Florida's Pro Day. NFL Network's Mike Mayock was in attendance, came away impressed, and the early word was that Harvin had wrapped up his first-round-draft position. Now it was just a matter of how high he might go. In the weeks that followed, Harvin has endured questions about his intelligence, as well as the ubiquitous (and still unsubstantiated) character concerns. Now, with the draft 11 days away, Harvin's draft stock is slipping -- that's the perception, anyway.
Via ESPN.com's Matt Mosley:
In case you haven't heard, Florida's Percy Harvin appears to be in a draft free-fall right now based on character concerns. According to a Valley Ranch source, the Cowboys have taken Harvin off their board, which shouldn't be an issue since their first pick is No. 51 overall.Not helping Harvin's cause: Florida's legacy of turning out less-than-spectacular NFL wide receivers. Mosley points to a Cold, Hard Football Facts post lowlighting the Gators' abysmal history. Since 1991, 16 Florida wideouts have been drafted into the league -- nine in the first two rounds -- and CFF identifies Darrell Jackson as the "only player who's clearly lived up to or exceeded expectations." Not exactly a wide receiver factory.
Maybe Harvin changes all that. He's more versatile than any Gators receiver that preceded him, but now he has other problems. Namely: dealing with the perception that his on-field talents come with off-field baggage. It's one thing for the Steelers or Colts to remove a name from their draft board because of character issues. It's something entirely different when the Cowboys do it.
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4-14-2009 @ 8:17PM
checka624 said...
seriously, the cowboys taking someone of their boards because of character issues is a JOKE. The whole cowboy team has character issues, that's how that team ALWAYS has been.(at least since 96)
This is why the cowpoos are a JOKE in this league right now. They have no room to pre-judge ANYONE. harvin is better than any receiver the cowboys currently have.
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4-14-2009 @ 8:29PM
checka624 said...
OFF* their board, sorry.
4-14-2009 @ 11:02PM
Fargus said...
Miles Austin is better than percy.
Roy Williams is better than percy.
Thats all. Hes easily better than the other spares they have
4-14-2009 @ 10:14PM
Adam said...
Harvin tested positive for weed.
Apparently, getting high in the days before the biggest drug test of his life was just too important. Who needs those extra millions of dollars anyway?
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4-15-2009 @ 3:14AM
checka624 said...
Miles austin is NOT a good WR. lol only Cowboy fans think he's good. He's an alright 3rd/4th Wr i guess, but if thats who you are relying on as your #2, i feel sorry for ya.
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4-15-2009 @ 11:38AM
youngjustplaying said...
You got to be kidding- Harvin is awesome.
Who cares if he tokes up- makes him play better.
Maybe he and Ricky can share a sack of the killer in Miami-
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4-15-2009 @ 6:40PM
max said...
checka and fargus what you two are failing to remember is that miles austin 1) I believe is a better fit than what percy would bring to the boys.2) is a 4th or 5th option for them already behind witten,williams,and patrick crayton, not to mention barber,and felix jones coming out of the backfield who can also catch. we already got rid of the cancer known as T.O, why bring in harvin? Have you two even seen Miles Austin play? The kid has alot of up side
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