VT All-American Center enjoys nasty reputation

pakowitz · 02-27-2004, 01:19 PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- Had he been clutching the steering wheel of a tractor instead of a microphone, decked out in threadbare coveralls instead of the standard-issue combine T-shirt that identified him simply as "OL-02," then perhaps Virginia Tech center Jake Grove might have been a little more comfortable during his media session here.

Jake Grove was a first-team All-American last season.
But don't count on it.

Rated as the best snapper in the 2004 draft class, Grove proved to be one of the snappiest interview subjects as well, espousing on a fairly wide range of subjects football-related and otherwise with the same ease and down-home mien which usually accompanies him when he walks the fields of his family's Forest, Va., farm.

Then again, none of the reporters gathered around Grove on Thursday morning offered even a hint of a cross word, nothing with the potential to set him off, nary a syllable that might have unleashed what Virginia Tech tailback Kevin Jones called "the nasty side" of the Hokies star center.

And, apparently, the collective prudence of the inquisitors was a good thing

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ive watched this guy for a few years, and i think he would be a super addition to our line, he has a nasty football attitude, just like LeCharles Bentley and he plays a position on our team we are in need of securing what do you guys think?

02-27-2004, 01:19 PM	#1
pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	VT All-American Center enjoys nasty reputation INDIANAPOLIS -- Had he been clutching the steering wheel of a tractor instead of a microphone, decked out in threadbare coveralls instead of the standard-issue combine T-shirt that identified him simply as "OL-02," then perhaps Virginia Tech center Jake Grove might have been a little more comfortable during his media session here. Jake Grove was a first-team All-American last season. But don't count on it. Rated as the best snapper in the 2004 draft class, Grove proved to be one of the snappiest interview subjects as well, espousing on a fairly wide range of subjects football-related and otherwise with the same ease and down-home mien which usually accompanies him when he walks the fields of his family's Forest, Va., farm. Then again, none of the reporters gathered around Grove on Thursday morning offered even a hint of a cross word, nothing with the potential to set him off, nary a syllable that might have unleashed what Virginia Tech tailback Kevin Jones called "the nasty side" of the Hokies star center. And, apparently, the collective prudence of the inquisitors was a good thing For the rest of this article, click here: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/column...len&id=1739771 ive watched this guy for a few years, and i think he would be a super addition to our line, he has a nasty football attitude, just like LeCharles Bentley and he plays a position on our team we are in need of securing what do you guys think?