# NFL Offseason Thread: Combine & Free Agency Version

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread-combine-free-agency-version/530165>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [February 23, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread-combine-free-agency-version/530165 "2010-02-23T20:53:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-offseason-thread-combine-free-agency-version/530165/541 "2010-05-07T10:31:01Z")

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> [@wolfman](#):
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> Well, It gets to be quite a chore developing your own basket-case felons all the time, It’s about time they bring in a natural to help the young-uns understand just how big a fuck-up you can be if you really apply yourself.

An excellent lesson to go side by side with the example that it doesn’t matter how badly or often you fuck up, an NFL team is still going to give you millions. Rather, Oakland or Cincinnati will.

It’s almost heart warming, in a way.

> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#):
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> The only consolation I get is from Mike Zimmer’s mouth: …

For as much as I love to bash the Bengals for choices like these, I’ve always rooted for them in a small way, so I guess I hope it works out.

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