Chrissy

For years, football fans have had to put up with the Chris Simms hype.

High school this, high school that. Mack Brown telling us how great Simms is (so great, in fact, that a gritty, truly great college QB, Major Applewhite, had to be benched). Blah blah blah.

And Chris Simms never quite living up to the hype. Not being able to gun the ball through tight coverage despite everyone bragging about his arm strength (which I think is barely above average). Not being able to look off his primary receiver despite everyone bragging about what a student of the game is. Not being able to deliver in big games despite us hearing about his great bloodlines.

Interestingly enough, NFL scouts apparently weren't fooled by the hype. Simms was the last player chosen in the first day of the draft today, pick #97. Five QBs were chosen ahead of the golden boy, in a draft not thought to be particularly deep at QB.

Ouch.

[Posted at 20:52 CST on 04/26/03] [Link]