Mallet

[ssgaufan]

Losers

1. Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett: It's bad enough for a first-round talent with an incredible arm to drop to Round 3 because of his off-the-field question marks, but he landed with the New England Patriots, a team dominated by Tom Brady. If Mallett would enter the witness protection program he would be more visible than he will be for the next four years. As a third-rounder, Mallett eventually will get a four-year contract, the same length as Brady's deal. Brady won't concede playing time, so Mallett will be lucky if he gets a cameo in one or two regular-season games. For the Patriots, it's a fine move. What's to lose? Mallett will get good coaching and maybe some team will see him in the preseason and decide to offer a high draft choice package to get him. You never know. Mallett thought he had convinced teams that he could be the quarterback of their franchise. They didn't buy his sales pitch. Welcome to the abyss.

                                                                                       

[Townhallsavoy]

More Mallet:

Besides a public intoxication charge in 2009 at Arkansas, Mallett was rumored to have used drugs in college. Two personnel executives with teams looking for a quarterback said that in predraft interviews Mallett admitted to only using marijuana.

“We didn’t believe him,’’ one of the executives said. The other hinted as much.

There are no concerns about Mallett’s love of football. When he’s in the building, at practice and on game day, the son of a high school coach is all in.

It’s the other hours that concerned teams.

“Things just aren’t right with him,’’ one NFL executive said. “Has the drugs and alcohol stuff. He can be a hothead. Carries himself like the 6-7 Eminem. He’s just a different dude. Maybe they can keep him in check. They can take that risk. We can’t.’’

That’s why Mallett lasted until the 74th pick, where the Patriots hope they struck gold.

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2011/04/30/warning_flags_flying_around_patriots/

[JR4AU]

Carries himself like the 6-7 Eminem.

I'm not a fan of Mallet for just that reason.  What a pathetic piece of shit.  Why anybody WANTS to act that way is fucking beyond me. 

That said...he's in a good situation to "watch and learn".  A LOT of thuggish guys get set straight in the NFL.  Not all of course, but a lot figure out that ghetto thug, or acting like one isn't conducive to long career life in the NFL.  And some, never give it up. 

[ssgaufan]

More Mallet:

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2011/04/30/warning_flags_flying_around_patriots/

Did drugs in college?   

[The Prowler]

Mallet's ego ain't gonna allow him to "watch and learn".

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Did drugs in college?   

I heard he took dangerous narcotic diet pills during midterm examination week!

[Buzz Killington]

I'm so excited...I'm so scared!

[The Prowler]

"Million dollar arm, 2 cent head." - one of the 7,982 NFL Draft "experts".  I don't know about y'all, but ever since the Cam Newton stuff started, I've noticed that I don't listen anymore to what the talking heads on ESPN say.  I find myself just putting them on mute whenever they talk, because I couldn't give two shits what they or the Network thinks.