Sunday, February 29, 2004
COMBINATION
Jay Glazer unearths some gems from the annual NFL Scouting Combine workouts, where draft-eligible players run through the gauntlet of questions, agility drills, etc.
Of course, knowing me, the gems have nothing to do with actual ability or anything. My tip to you is to scroll down to the "Free entertainment at combine" portion of the article, about halfway down the page.
Here's a great excerpt...
Perhaps the most embarrassing moment in combine history took place during the height and weight measurements of the linemen. One of the young college hopefuls entering the draft, while standing tall in front of hundreds of coaches and scouts, had an extremely unfortunate accident -- literally. This youngster began to rock back and forth a little while being measured only to suddenly run off the stage. It turns out, this young man drank a gallon or two of water to add pounds for his weigh-in. Well, he didn't plan ahead too well. The kid ran from the stage but not before leaving a little gift on stage. Yup, the poor kid actually urinated himself on stage, prompting officials to wipe up the area before the next kid got up there. "The funniest thing was the next kid's face," said one coach. "He was the best. The last thing he wanted to do was move over to that spot." The incident prompted the best nickname of the weekend as teams began referring to the player as "Puddles."
A big lineman pissed himself on stage!!!!! How great is that??!! Puddles should thank his lucky stars that didn't happen in high school. His life would have been over.
The other two funny stories have to do with inside/outside running and Maurice Clarett.
I usually don't like posts where (in my discretion) there's more copied text than me blabbing, but I guess this is more of a FYI post than a "this is what I think" post. Just letting you know.
Of course, knowing me, the gems have nothing to do with actual ability or anything. My tip to you is to scroll down to the "Free entertainment at combine" portion of the article, about halfway down the page.
Here's a great excerpt...
Perhaps the most embarrassing moment in combine history took place during the height and weight measurements of the linemen. One of the young college hopefuls entering the draft, while standing tall in front of hundreds of coaches and scouts, had an extremely unfortunate accident -- literally. This youngster began to rock back and forth a little while being measured only to suddenly run off the stage. It turns out, this young man drank a gallon or two of water to add pounds for his weigh-in. Well, he didn't plan ahead too well. The kid ran from the stage but not before leaving a little gift on stage. Yup, the poor kid actually urinated himself on stage, prompting officials to wipe up the area before the next kid got up there. "The funniest thing was the next kid's face," said one coach. "He was the best. The last thing he wanted to do was move over to that spot." The incident prompted the best nickname of the weekend as teams began referring to the player as "Puddles."
A big lineman pissed himself on stage!!!!! How great is that??!! Puddles should thank his lucky stars that didn't happen in high school. His life would have been over.
The other two funny stories have to do with inside/outside running and Maurice Clarett.
I usually don't like posts where (in my discretion) there's more copied text than me blabbing, but I guess this is more of a FYI post than a "this is what I think" post. Just letting you know.
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