2010 NFL Combine

[Mizzougrad96]

One of my favorite events to cover.

Most of my best stories about covering the NFL came while sitting at a restaurant after a busy day of writing and having a scout, agent or assistant coach, who has had way too much to drink come over to a table with a bunch of writers and talk way too much about stuff they should not be talking about.

 

[Bob Cook]

St. Elmo Steakhouse

Have plenty of water on hand when enjoying the shrimp cocktail.

Head to the Slippery Noodle Inn for the best blues around after.

Advice for those at the combine: if you want some slightly funkier nightlife than what the immediate area has to offer (not hard to get funkier than what the immediate area has to offer), it's a short trip to Mass. Ave (northeast downtown, behind the Indianapolis Star) and Fountain Square (neighborhood just southeast of downtown).

 

[Ace]

Nothing says funky like Indianapolis.

 

[Pancamo]

I hate the Combine. I covered colleges for several years and I was lucky once or twice to have none of my guys at the Combine. Those were great Februarys.

The fact that NFL deadheads obsess over that crap is sad.

As oppossed to College deadheads obsessing over Signing day.

 

[vicd]

One of my favorite events to cover.

Most of my best stories about covering the NFL came while sitting at a restaurant after a busy day of writing and having a scout, agent or assistant coach, who has had way too much to drink come over to a table with a bunch of writers and talk way too much about stuff they should not be talking about.

I believe this is what led to the Jon Gruden-Rich McKay feud.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

One of my favorite events to cover.

Most of my best stories about covering the NFL came while sitting at a restaurant after a busy day of writing and having a scout, agent or assistant coach, who has had way too much to drink come over to a table with a bunch of writers and talk way too much about stuff they should not be talking about.

I believe this is what led to the Jon Gruden-Rich McKay feud.

That was the owner's meetings. Gruden got loaded and started ripping the shirt out of McKay in front of all of the beat writers.

 

[vicd]

That's right. Ha.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Several years ago I was out with about 10 other writers at St. Elmo's and the OC of a team with one of the top picks in the draft comes over and he was completely loaded.

"So you guys looking at Player X or do you think you'll have trade up to get him?"

"I can tell you with complete certainty that we have no interest in the guy."

"Why, is he injured? Did he get in trouble?"

"No, the guy is gay and our owner won't let us draft him."

The player is now one of the best players in the NFL.

The same coach then sat there for two hours and just talked shirt for about two hours stuff that if he was reminded of the next day probably would have wanted to go hide. We just kept feeding him drinks the whole time. I know at least one writer recorded the ordeal.

The guy became a HC a few years later.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

St. Elmo Steakhouse

Have plenty of water on hand when enjoying the shrimp cocktail.

Head to the Slippery Noodle Inn for the best blues around after.

Love that shrimp cocktail.

 

[heyabbott]

http://jenna-laine.com/

nice website

What's wrong with it?

It's Safe for Work, I was hoping for a NSFW site.

 

[dooley_womack1]

http://jenna-laine.com/

nice website

What's wrong with it?

It's Safe for Work, I was hoping for a NSFW site.

Nah, that's jennajameson.com

 

[playthrough]

Mrs. Playthrough and I will be at St. Elmo Saturday. Was a little surprised to get a reservation when I called last night.

I would try to stalk out someone from my Bengals, but I don't think Mike Brown picks up St. Elmo tabs. Maybe they'll be at the South Street White Castle.