If Chris Polk was white, would the UW had marketed him like they did Jake?

RoadDawg55 said:

Too many factors. For one, Jake was a local boy, Polk was not. After 0-12, Jake was really the only proven player although he still had many deficiencies. Teo' Nesheim and Butler were good players, but a QB will always be marketed over a player on defense. At that point, Polk hadn't done shit because he got injured in the 2nd or 3rd game in 2008.

After the 2009 season, Jake was considered a candidate for the #1 pick. Of course UW would market him when he decided to return. Even if Polk was white, he would have never gotten that sort of hype from the outside media.

I voted too many factors, but I would lean more towards no if I had to choose. QB vs RB, local boy vs Cali boy, NFL draft perception, and timing. Those are all reasons I would put before race.

Have to agree with Road Dawg here. In general a local kid is always going to be marketed better than a kid from out of state. Also in general a quarterback is always going to be marketed more than anyone on the roster.

It's why in the NFL, most consider Marshawn Lynch to be better than Russell Wilson but Wilson is the face.

Even Price was on lame commercials and posters over ASJ/Sankey/Kasen who are all local guys due to him being the QB.

HuskyJW said:

I still don't believe for one second his "injuries" were the reason he dropped in the draft

Rumor has it that Sark bashed on his character to NFL scouts.