Hard Hitting Combine Questions
Joe Thomas went off last week about the NFL Combine and how ridiculous it is. Apparently the Dog or Cat question is a thing, and it can get even worse. There are lots of players who have detailed strange questions the teams have asked in order to get a read on a player. Last year Giants CB Eli Apple was asked by the Atlanta Falcons if he likes men. Deion Sanders recently revealed a story about how we went in to interview with the New York Giants and they threw a giant quiz in front of him. Deion promptly laughed in their face because they didn’t have a high pick and walked out, something that could never happen in today’s NFL. I have no idea if the Giants still do this quiz, but man, I hope not. What kid wants to play for a team that gives them a Meyers-Briggs just to see if they might be a fit? I’m sure things have been even worse and we’ll never know the deepest, darkest horrors.
I’ve touched on it before but the Combine is kind of disturbing when you look at it from a distance. A bunch of college kids (reminder that most of them are like, sophomores and juniors) put on athletic underwear and “perform” for judging eyes. Scouts salivate over players who exceed normal expectations (The level of wanking going on about Myles Garrett this weekend was gross). It’s really weird. I feel kind of awkward making this comparison, but it really feels similar to a slave auction. Here’s a bunch of young, strapping men on display for a bunch of rich owners who use the event to decide which ones they want. There is constant TV coverage of the entire thing as these players jump and run around. They can end up bidding with draft picks as currency. And all of this is before you get into the weird interview process. We’re all used to the Combine as a thing, but when you sit back and divorce yourself from the context the Combine is creepy as hell.
Honestly, it’s no different than an interview. There are some weird as f places interviewing people with stupid questions that they think are interesting or revealing, but their really just dumb.
But I guess if I was going to spend millions on one person and had been burned multiple times on bad choices I might start going a little coo coo.
Yeah, at one interview I had a guy tell me he wouldn’t hire me unless I had an American made car. I drove a Chrysler Cirrus at the time so nbd, but still, I’m pretty sure that is illegal. And dumb as hell, the Japanese make the most reliable cars. I ended working somewhere else anyway.
But I find the Combine entertaining, and I’m not gay
Cats are better than dogs.
The combine is a free (temporally) way for 75 year olds to to look at 22 year old’s asses
Dave, any thoughts on Brandon Marshall the Giant or the mega trade that never went down between Dallas, Washington, and San Fran?
Ah yes, I remember how slaves were paid millions upon millions of dollars to play a game they enjoyed. Come off it
You know slavery isn’t just forced free labor right? Not to mention that in many instances they were brainwashed into thinking their situation was a good one.
Get off it.
So your saying they’re brainwashed into thinking making millions of dollars playing football is a good thing? Or are you just continuing to try and turn being a professional athlete making millions into a slave.
Agreed. There are obviously some key differences but the slave auction comparison is more accurate than we want to admit.
Isn’t that exactly what slavery is?
Why do people always find one difference between two things to try to invalidate an analogy, when that difference doesn’t even relate to the comparison that was made? Seriously, would the Combine be less creepy if the players weren’t paid as much money, or is that kind of an irrelevant fact?
The combine is the only (temporarily) free way for 75 year olds to stare at 22 year old’s asses.
Hey Dave, any thoughts on Brandon Marshall the Giant or the mega trade that didn’t happen between Dallas, Washington, and San Fran
bubble butt
They could always just go to the beach or turn on a spanish-language tv channel.
I find that there’s something very mesmerizing about watching the combine. It’s the same thing over and over, but because each person is different it’s kinda not the same.
Slave auction comparison aside, i think it’s closer to the Olympics. These guys feel like they’re competing, they’re all doing little events that are measured obsessively and then they’re ranked. Instead of medals you gets a bunch of money.
Really like that the Niners are aggressive in free agency again
I’m guessing Arian Foster’s answer to the dog-cat question is why he didn’t get drafted.
Watching the combine, to me, is like watching a college job fair if said job fair was an elementary school field day without sack races. I didn’t want to be at college job fairs when I was in college and looking for a job, so I don’t much enjoy watch the combine. I would be intrigued if they added sack races, though. They could use it to evaluate pass rushers…
No, it was probably his answer to the “can you take a wolf, one on one?” question that did it.
https://www.facebook.com/SportsCenter/photos/a.166942843324566.37299.147262525292598/1703867302965438/?type=3&theater
You can’t make this stuff up. Also, Dave, please do a comic based on Arian Foster fighting a wolf mano-a-paw-o.
Already mostly done it! stay tuned for saturday.
According to Dominique Foxworth the Giants had a 400+ question test, which they whittled down to a mere 220 + question test recently.
is Joe Guy related to Lawrence Guy or Ray Guy?
Bill Nye the Science Guy
I don’t know if the puzzle quiz would measure, or if it is useful.
But i do know that with those tests, often times you don’t know what they are measuring.
Perhaps they wanted to know if you are a polite person, an i quisitive person, a patient person, or the kind of guy who hasn’t played a down in the NFL and already thinks that he is too good to play for your team.
The HECK with the Combine! Biggest goddamn news is WE GOTS BROCK F-IN’ OSWEILER!
I smell SUPERBOWL!!!!
Sure, you may mock, but I’ve heard LOTS of experts say that in the right situation, with the right coaching, the Brockweiler will end up being one of, if not THE tallest quarterback in the NFL!!!
(Betcha didn’t know he’s really tall!!!!)
Kill me please……
So . . . NFL doing an NBA trade comic tomorrow?
There has been so many news-worthy stuff lately it’s mind-blowing. Also on many subjects relevant to ongoing TheDrawPlay themes:
– Soon, Tony Romo will no longer be a Cowboy! But where is his next team? Broncos? Texans? OR SOMEPLACE NOBODY EXPECTS YET?!?!
– The goddamn Brock Lobster got TRADED!!! To the BROWNS!!! Free cap space in Houston! Cleveland’s more happy with the 2nd-round pick than Osweiler himself! Osweiler’s a sad lobster, but hey, ONE MORE HEAD FOR THE BROWNS QB HYDRA IMMINENT?!
(Potentially tied in with the Romo story; Houston was so desperate to beat Denver to Romo that they jettisoned draft picks so they could get cap space)
– The Don’t Care Bear gets Cut-lered(I had to do it, sorry)! In his place? The long-necked abomination known as Glennon! (http://www.thedrawplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-02-GlennonGameBall.png) What shall he be known as? Turtle-Neck Bear? Brachio-Bear? And will he be the new hope that will lead the (Care) Bears to the promised land?
– The Brandon Marshall-to-the-Giants move someone mentioned above! The Giants are Dave’s team, what are his thoughts?
and more!
With all these news, I don’t think we’ll see the modest comic I expected ever, the one regarding Dave’s thoughts on Tom Coughlin now being with the Jaguars(again). Or wait, did he mention that somewhere, just not in comic form?