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Detroit Misses Most Miserable Sports Cities List, Despite Lions Efforts

Zac Snyder — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:55:30 +0000

Which sports city is the most miserable? While Detroit may be one of the most miserable NFL cities, it did not make the Forbes list of the top ten most miserable sports cities.

Seattle takes the “honors” as the most miserable sports city in the country followed by Atlanta, Phoenix, Buffalo and San Diego to round out the top five.

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How Important is “The Wonderlic” for Quarterbacks?

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:00:09 +0000

With the NFL draft right around the corner and the combines happening as we speak, what are teams really concerned with in their potential draft picks? The NFL combine has a number of different variables that tests the athletes. These include workouts such as vertical jump, 40 yard dash, shuttle run, 3 cone drill, and bench press. These all seem like pretty fair assessments for teams to see the skill of the potential incoming rookies.

One combine workout I failed to mention is the Wonderlic exam, or better known as “The Wonderlic.” This is an exam that is assessed to all players at the combine not to test their speed or strength, but instead their brains. The Wonderlic was implemented in 1975 and is still being given today. The exam is out of a possible 50 points. Yesterday a report came out that former Alabama QB Greg McElroy tied current Buffalo Bills QB (not to mention Harvard graduate) Ryan Fitzpatrick for an NFL all time high score of 48/50. This score is nearly doubles the league average, but how important is this assessment to teams?

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Detroit Lions Draft: I Get Bad Vibes From Jimmy Smith

Zac Snyder — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:43:57 +0000

I’ll readily admit that I didn’t watch much Colorado football last fall. I can’t comment on Jimmy Smith the football player but he looks to be a good one from what I have read that are paid to know things like that.

The interesting thing about the NFL combine is that it doesn’t just give a glimpse of what kind of athletes these guys are, it also is an opportunity to reveal a bit about each player’s character. It is Jimmy Smith the person that rubs me the wrong way.

I want great players to play for the Detroit Lions, but I also want those guys to be good people. I don’t think that is asking too much.

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