deadspin.com - 2/20/2008
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ESPN dove into the Mamula pool early this year with the annual "Hey, let's get Mike Mamula to talk about how much of a bust he was..."-story that antsy NFL reporters hop on during the post-Pro Bowl dead zone. This year at ESPN, Pat Yasinskas (rhymes with "Dasplinkas" -- maybe ) drew the Mamula card, deftly picking through the bones of the former defensive end's "not that bad" career in order ...
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Tom Brady, that NFL Combine Workout Wonder
The Big Lead —
... untanned college kid is going to unimpress NFL coaches at the combine week, fall to the second day of the draft, and respond by winning three Super Bowls, and earning MVP honors in two of them?
We eagerly await this year’s workout wonder, and the low and high scorers of the most overrated test this side of the SAT - the Wonderlic. It will all be analyzed to death. The web eats garbage like this up.
Live 2008 NFL Combine Coverage (My Mock Draft)
It’s Almost Time For the NFL Combine And That Means…Mamula (Deadspin)
Move on from Mamula
Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com —
... . These tired cliches started appearing again this week. Deadspin captured the story recycling phenomenon perfectly. I'd love to see this annual trend go away. Ever the BC guy, Mamula seems to take it all in stride.
Isaac Hilton Has Your Quickest Ticket To The CFL
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... the pro football prospect with the surest way to the Canadian Football League. Not able to take the pressure of having his measurements taken and his body analyzed like a blogger examining photos of Erin Andrews , Silver reports Hilton let loose: “The poor kid pissed himself,” recalls one scout who witnessed it. “He was standing up there … and it all just came out. Craziest thing I’ve ever seen.” This weekend we’ve being enjoying looking for the next Isaac Hilton or Mike Mamula on the NFL Network .The most exciting part of the combine should be the ...
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