Draft day phone calls - Lemon-ade

[CoolShades]

I am just fine with the Steelers missing out on Lemon. The kid is a head case and a diva, and would pout his way out of Pittsburgh faster than Pickens.

With that said, why would the Steelers be on the phone with him before they were on the clock? There is zero reason to be talking to Lemon. They can draft anyone without a phone call. Why risk what happened? Even if the Eagles swoop in and steal pick 20, the Steelers wouldn’t be embarrassed like they were if they didn’t pick up the phone before they were on the clock.

I just find this bizarre. Anyone know the purpose of an early call?

[Steelafan77]

The way Daniel Jeremiah explained it is this was a “common tactic” used back in the day distracting the prospect in the hopes of keep him from answering the phone.

[bradshaw2ben]

The way Daniel Jeremiah explained it is this was a “common tactic” used back in the day distracting the prospect in the hopes of keep him from answering the phone.

This makes sense

[Steelafan77]

Obviously before call waiting, caller ID and all the other features we take for granted today…

It was kinda working until his agent came rushing in to hand him another phone with Philly on it.

It wasn’t as keystone cops as sports media would have everyone believe. Classic nonetheless.

[CoolShades]

The way Daniel Jeremiah explained it is this was a “common tactic” used back in the day distracting the prospect in the hopes of keep him from answering the phone.

This makes sense

It does?


If a team doesn’t call the player they are targeting, they can still draft the player as long as the player is available, correct?

I don’t buy the distracting idea if this is the case. If it’s not, and the team and player must speak, then yeah, I can see it making sense.

[sowhat]

as stupid as the kid sounded while being interviewed, i'm glad we didn't get him and he is the prime candidate to be confused.

[Steelafan77]

The way Daniel Jeremiah explained it is this was a “common tactic” used back in the day distracting the prospect in the hopes of keeping him from answering the phone.

This makes sense

It does?


If a team doesn’t call the player they are targeting, they can still draft the player as long as the player is available, correct?

I don’t buy the distracting idea if this is the case. If it’s not, and the team and player must speak, then yeah, I can see it making sense.

I believe the premise is to distract the player forcing the other interested team into moving on to a player interested in playing for them.

[CoolShades]

as stupid as the kid sounded while being interviewed, i'm glad we didn't get him and he is the prime candidate to be confused.

Honestly, I couldn’t believe they were even considering him.

He comes off as a very dim bulb. His Stevie Wonder act on draft night was odd as well.

For a slot receiver? I like the kid from Alabama (Bernard) just fine.

[CoolShades]

This makes sense

It does?


If a team doesn’t call the player they are targeting, they can still draft the player as long as the player is available, correct?

I don’t buy the distracting idea if this is the case. If it’s not, and the team and player must speak, then yeah, I can see it making sense.

I believe the premise is to distract the player forcing the other interested team into moving on to a player interested in playing for them.

Gotcha.

I guess I wouldn’t think this would ever work, especially when the kid has a cell phone, his agent has a cell phone, and the 50 people he has around him during draft night also have cell phones. If the Eagles wanted him, they would have figured out a way to talk to him, and if they couldn’t reach him for some reason, they could just draft him anyway and talk to him after the pick was in.

[Dan Smith--BYU]

Lemon in the interview sounded dumber than the characters of Idiocracy. Surprised he didn't mention electrolytes.

Sick of stupid and or diva WRs, glad it failed, sorry they weren't nimble enough to trade down where they could have gotten a second rounder anyway.

[cop1211]

They jumped the gun plain and simple, they thought no way Dallas trades with Philly, which is weird. Dallas now has to play against Lemon twice a year, why would Dallas help Philly? Dumb on their part.

I also didn’t want Lemon seems like a weirdo, the Steelers have had their fill on weirdo WR’s.