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April 23, 2009

Sticking around works for Ole Miss’ Oher

Sticking around works for Ole Miss’ Oher OXFORD — Michael Oher’s football career has been seemingly scripted since he was a teenager at Briarcrest High in Memphis. Greatness came easy for the mammoth offensive tackle. It was preordained that his path to NFL stardom would follow a few simple steps. First, dominate in high school…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 23, 2009

Drafting quarterbacks an inexact science

Drafting quarterbacks an inexact science NFL coaches and scouts give the Zapruder-film treatment to any game tape involving quarterbacks they might draft. They scrutinize expression and inflection in every potential quarterback’s interview answer. Everything measureable gets measured. Perhaps no athletes in any sport get so thoroughly studied. Why then do NFL teams let future Hall…