Former Bucs GM: We Spied On Justin Blackmon's Favorite Bar For A Week

[TheRumGone]

It's definitely not crazy when you're talking about making the type of huge investment that spending the #1 pick in the NFL draft represents.  It's bigger than just the money.  It's the value of that pick.  It's the fact that a #1 overall draft pick QB is going to immediately become the face of your franchise.  A franchise that's worth upwards of a billion dollars.  It's a HUGE investment and anyone with any sense would commit a lot of resources to make sure the right decision is made.

 

i get it

 

but they are also kids. its just kind of whackadoo that this sport has gotten to this. that's whats crazy

[LinvilleGorge]

i get it

 

but they are also kids. its just kind of whackadoo that this sport has gotten to this. that's whats crazy

 

No, I agree.  But that's just where we're at.  It's really incomparable to any other industry because in other industries you have to work your way up the ladder to get in a position to make millions.  In pro sports, you're taking kids who oftentimes come from rough backgrounds handing them millions of dollars and throwing them in the spotlight immediately.  When you think about it, it's amazing that there aren't a lot more Jamarcus Russell and Ryan Leaf type stories out there.

[nctarheel0619]

i get it

 

but they are also kids. its just kind of whackadoo that this sport has gotten to this. that's whats crazy

Kid's are so entitled now dude it's nuts.  They think they can get away with anything and they think it's okay.    

[beastson]

what lol wow 

[MichaelNewtonII]

We will look back 10 years from now and regret passing on Dorial Green-Beckham. Just like every team has who passed up similar guys like Randy Moss and Dez Bryant.

[Toker Smurf]

Damn , I want to get paid to go set in a bar all day.

[LinvilleGorge]

We will look back 10 years from now and regret passing on Dorial Green-Beckham. Just like every team has who passed up similar guys like Randy Moss and Dez Bryant.

You mention Randy Moss and Dez Bryant, but conveniently leave out guys like Josh Gordon and Justin Blackmon.

[Keith Moons Liver]

i get it

 

but they are also kids. its just kind of whackadoo that this sport has gotten to this. that's whats crazy

 

They are adults, not kids. And these are billion dollar organizations investing millions into these individuals. It would be crazy for them not to do things like this.

[PanthersUnited]

I wonder if Hurney camped out in the laptop section at Best Buy leading up to the draft to spy on Cam.. (put the pitchforks away, I kid I kid)

[Carolina Cajun]

This is the tip of the iceberg. Teams go to the extreme with their vetting players.

Unless you're the Browns with Johnny Manziel, then you let a homeless man mortgage the future of your franchise on a narcissistic drunk.

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

I wonder if the Panther's planted a mole at Best Buy before the 2011 draft to see if Cam dropped in for a laptop.

I wonder if Hurney camped out in the laptop section at Best Buy leading up to the draft to spy on Cam.. (put the pitchforks away, I kid I kid)

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[PantherFanOne]

“We found out there was a bar called the Cricket Inn or the Cricket, which was a popular bar there in Oklahoma State,” said Dominik. “He [the scout] sat there for one week, went in at 3 o’clock every day and stayed until 11 o’clock at night. That was his job, and we checked how many times did Justin Blackmon come in? And he came in too many times and we took him off our board.”

 

http://deadspin.com/former-bucs-gm-we-spied-on-justin-blackmons-favorite-b-1695292487

 

 

Justin Blackmon probably came in once a day but the scout was so drunk, after staying in the bar from 3:00 until 11::00, that ever person that came in started to look like Blackmon.

[Dex]

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Wow he didn't even try to hide it.

[PanthersUnited]

Original.

Well poo this got awkward