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You don't think that the enviornment that somebody grows up in has an impact on their character?

Everyone is attempting to avoid drafting the next Michael Vick, Pacman Jones etc. Like it or not, as a player entering the draft, everything is on the table. There are real concerns about his character. Anyone drafting him knows that they're taking a chance. I'd want to know as much as possible before I took that chance.

We don't know how it was asked.

Psych test or not... I really don't see what the problem is with asking this question. You're making a decision that will likely have tens of millions of dollars in implications. I would have no problem with asking this question... "Dez, you understand that there's a lot of scrutiny around your background? I hate to ask you this, but we really need to hear from you what's true and what isn't. <Insert question(s) here>/ I appreciate your candor and directness. I think we've gained alot from this interview, and I wish you the best of luck in the future. I know this process isn't easy, but there's light at the end of tunnel... blah blah blah.."

I'd compare them to athletes taking PEDs. They play games to keep the share value up, thus creating a false illusion of grandure.

1) Most major corporations don't pay somebody a mutli-million dollar contract coming out of college. You have to prove you results on a professional basis to become a CEO. 2) Major corporations will do background checks and have private investigators find as much information as possible on their candidates. They know about affairs, connections, etc.

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It'd be a good story... but I'm with Leonidas. Practice Squad probably. Barring injury, I don't expect to see him on Sundays.

He's not getting any younger, and he's nothing more than a stop-gap to getting a better long term solution. That said, he's better right now than anything else we have.

I really wasn't impressed with his highlight video. Sure he led the conference in sacks, but sometimes the result aren't indicative of the process. I really didn't see him making any moves... Several of those sacks were the result of awful blocking. It looked like he took a lot of chances on runs giving up position. Overall I thought he looked like he had above average speed for the college level, but that might not translate to the NFL. I would have like to see him shed more blockers, or show some sort of move other than running around the outside.

We embraced Travis Henry when he was here... so why not Tony? How about Andrew Tyshovnytsky too?

In Oakland Claussen = todd marinovich

Or that teams that have picks in the top 10, take longer to rebuild than the the average NFL career for a first rounder.

How many QBs drafted in the top 10 in that same period won superbowls?

Jerome Bettis also won a Superbowl and was picked 10th

Barry Sanders did.

Pickled Pigs Feet

How can you not want to make the most of your time in the NFL?

I think he'd be a Ginger...

Oakland has Russel, Charlie Frye and Bruce Gradkowski... not only are they worse, but they cost more too.

Over the past decade 26 QBs have been taken in the first round. As many have flamed out than have been meaningful in the NFL. It's all a crapshoot. 2000 18 – Jets: Chad Pennington 2001 1 – Atlanta: Michael Vick 2002 1- Texans: David Carr 3 – Lions: Joey Harrington 32 – Redskins: Patrick Ramsey 2003 1 – Bengals: Carson Palmer 7 – Jaguars: Byron Leftwich 19 – Ravens: Kyle Boller 22 – Bears: Rex Grossman 2004 1 – Giants: Eli Manning 4 – Chargers: Philip Rivers 11 – Steelers: Ben Roethlisberger 22 – Bills: JP Losman 2005 1 – 49ers: Alex Smith 24 – Packers: Aaron Rodgers 25 – Redskins: Jason Campbell 2006 3 – Titans: Vince Young 10 – Cardinals: Matt Leinart 11 – Broncos: Jay Cutler 2007 1 – Raiders: Jamarcus Russell 22 – Browns: Brady Quinn 2008 3 – Falcons Matt Ryan 18 – Ravens Joe Flacco 2009 1 – Lions: Matt Stafford 5 – Jets: Sanchez 17 – Bucs: Josh Freeman

Assuming that my son is going to give me a portion of his SB Bonus check (seeing how this is hypothetical, I'm can assume that his contract has a large incentive to win the SB)... I'd root for my son, but bet on the Bills. This way it'll be doubly sweet either way.

There's a much greater than an 80% chance that I will be right. Maybe I should bet only a portion of my liver... the rest will regenerate on it's own.

I'll wager my liver... which I'm very fond of... that Cody will not be available at the 41st pick.

Tim Tebow is larger version of Eric Crouch. I believe Crouch was taken in the 3rd round as the 95th overall pick. I expect that Tebow will go earlier than this, but I believe that there's 0 chance that he goes in the top 10 picks... even Al Davis will stay away.