Falcons coach known as me ‘boring’ at mix
NFL scouting combine interviews are infamous for prospects being requested outrageous questions or odd experiences as groups attempt to decide if a participant’s character suits with the group.
However for one first-round decide, one head coach wasn’t all that thrilled with assembly him.
Drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the No. 11 decide, offensive lineman Peter Skoronski spoke with The Athletic about his pre-draft course of on the mix, the place he mentioned he was formally interviewed by 14 groups. A number of group interviews had been memorable for the offensive lineman out of Northwestern, together with talking with Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.
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Nonetheless, issues did not go properly when interviewed with Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith.
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“The pinnacle coach was on me the second I obtained in there,” Skoronski says of Arthur Smith. “I used to be giving them generic solutions to their questions, and he mentioned, ‘You’re actually boring me proper now. Your solutions are so boring,'” he mentioned. “The entire assembly, he stored his laptop. I used to be form of laughing to myself and mentioned, ‘Sorry, I don’t know what you need me to do. I’m answering you truthfully.’”
It was no shock the Falcons did not take Skoronski with the No. 8 decide, which was used to pick Texas running back Bijan Robinson. Nonetheless, Skoronski mentioned good issues about his interview together with his new coach Mike Vrabel.
“I favored his vitality,” he mentioned.