Matt Morencie Shrugs Off Snub
This from the Edmonton Journal.
Matt Morencie Shrugs Off Snub
Matt Morencie watches college draft on television in disbelief with his dad/coach -- who says his son will impress in B.C.
Matt Morencie was still feeling the sting of rejection Monday morning. So he attacked it the best way he knew how -- by working up a good sweat.
"He was in the gym at 6 a.m., with a bit of a chip on his shoulder," says his dad, Mike Morencie. "He was a little bit irritated. Not with B.C. But he wanted to show other people he shouldn't have lasted so long."
Father and son watched TSN's telecast of the CFL college draft Saturday, alternatively disbelieving and chuckling at the turn of events that saw Matt drop to the third round, where the B.C. Lions selected him 21st overall.
Morencie, an offensive lineman who is coached by his dad, the head coach of the University of Windsor Lancers, was ranked as the sixth best player in the draft and the No. 2 offensive lineman behind Simeon Rottier of the Alberta Golden Bears. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats made Rottier the first overall pick.
"It's tough to explain why it happened," said Mike Morencie. "Remember, this is a league where the Ottawa Rough Riders once drafted a dead guy. Some things can't be explained. I choose to think B.C. got a heckuva football player. They've got to be happy with their luck. Matt was disappointed, but there were some good players who didn't get drafted at all."
Matt came into the CFL evaluation camp in March where he was measured at 6-2, 268. He has since put on nearly 30 pounds and is back to his normal playing weight. In an attempt to run a faster 40 time and bolster the perception of being more "athletic", however, he dropped pounds for the combine. That decision may have backfired to some extent, because some teams may have regarded him as too light to play in the CFL.
"That's my guess," says Matt. "It was disappointing. But in the end, who really cares whether you're the No. 48 pick or No. 1? I'm still going to a CFL camp. And I'll be judged there by what I do on the field, not by my draft number."
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...838/story.html
Matt Morencie Shrugs Off Snub
Matt Morencie watches college draft on television in disbelief with his dad/coach -- who says his son will impress in B.C.
Matt Morencie was still feeling the sting of rejection Monday morning. So he attacked it the best way he knew how -- by working up a good sweat.
"He was in the gym at 6 a.m., with a bit of a chip on his shoulder," says his dad, Mike Morencie. "He was a little bit irritated. Not with B.C. But he wanted to show other people he shouldn't have lasted so long."
Father and son watched TSN's telecast of the CFL college draft Saturday, alternatively disbelieving and chuckling at the turn of events that saw Matt drop to the third round, where the B.C. Lions selected him 21st overall.
Morencie, an offensive lineman who is coached by his dad, the head coach of the University of Windsor Lancers, was ranked as the sixth best player in the draft and the No. 2 offensive lineman behind Simeon Rottier of the Alberta Golden Bears. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats made Rottier the first overall pick.
"It's tough to explain why it happened," said Mike Morencie. "Remember, this is a league where the Ottawa Rough Riders once drafted a dead guy. Some things can't be explained. I choose to think B.C. got a heckuva football player. They've got to be happy with their luck. Matt was disappointed, but there were some good players who didn't get drafted at all."
Matt came into the CFL evaluation camp in March where he was measured at 6-2, 268. He has since put on nearly 30 pounds and is back to his normal playing weight. In an attempt to run a faster 40 time and bolster the perception of being more "athletic", however, he dropped pounds for the combine. That decision may have backfired to some extent, because some teams may have regarded him as too light to play in the CFL.
"That's my guess," says Matt. "It was disappointing. But in the end, who really cares whether you're the No. 48 pick or No. 1? I'm still going to a CFL camp. And I'll be judged there by what I do on the field, not by my draft number."
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sport...838/story.html
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