Interesting article about Mr. Irrelevant

[Rain Man]

It's a longish article, but quite interesting and entertaining. If you find yourself with a little extra time, bop on over to bleacher report and give it a read:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2563973-gerald-christians-quest-to-be-the-most-relevant-mr-irrelevant-there-ever-was?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

[cosmo20002]

There used to be 17 rounds and 450+ picks.
Now, there's 7 rounds and 250 picks.
They should stop with the "Mr. Irrelevant" thing already.

[Simply Red]

There used to be 17 rounds and 450+ picks.
Now, there's 7 rounds and 250 picks.
They should stop with the "Mr. Irrelevant" thing already.

you're on fire tonight - did you pop some Molly, honestly?

[cosmo20002]

you're on fire tonight - did you pop some Molly, honestly?

Fucking Royals got me all :cuss:

[Rain Man]

There used to be 17 rounds and 450+ picks.
Now, there's 7 rounds and 250 picks.
They should stop with the "Mr. Irrelevant" thing already.

I find it funny when I see an NFL documentary that touts some Hall of Famer as a 17th-round pick or whatever. Yeah, he was 17th round, but if there were only 8 or 10 teams then he's the equivalent of a 5th-round pick today.

[cosmo20002]

From Wikipedia:

The first person to "officially" be given the "Mr. Irrelevant" title was Kelvin Kirk, pick number 487 of the 1976 draft. The current Mr. Irrelevant is tight end Gerald Christian, formerly of the Louisville Cardinals, who was selected by the Arizona Cardinals as pick number 256 of the 2015 draft.


Mr. Irrelevant got so much publicity that in 1979 the Los Angeles Rams, with the penultimate pick, intentionally passed to let the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the last pick, choose first. The Steelers also wanted the publicity and passed as well. The two teams continued to refuse to choose a player until NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle forced the teams to pick. The incident led to a rule which prohibits teams from passing to get the final pick.

[cosmo20002]

Mr. Irrelevant 2009 went on to tie the NFL record for highest field goal percentage by a rookie in a season with 86.2%: Ryan Succop

[suzzer99]

Bleacher Report + longish article? SOLD!

[Gadzooks]

Fuckin' dirty Broncos... I knew it.

[Psyko Tek]

I enjoyed the story,
but the ending needs some work
best of luck to the kid

he's got big shoes to fill
I mean Soccoup was an CP MVP

[Rain Man]

From Wikipedia:

The first person to "officially" be given the "Mr. Irrelevant" title was Kelvin Kirk, pick number 487 of the 1976 draft. The current Mr. Irrelevant is tight end Gerald Christian, formerly of the Louisville Cardinals, who was selected by the Arizona Cardinals as pick number 256 of the 2015 draft.


Mr. Irrelevant got so much publicity that in 1979 the Los Angeles Rams, with the penultimate pick, intentionally passed to let the Pittsburgh Steelers, with the last pick, choose first. The Steelers also wanted the publicity and passed as well. The two teams continued to refuse to choose a player until NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle forced the teams to pick. The incident led to a rule which prohibits teams from passing to get the final pick.

That's pretty funny.

[Rain Man]

****in' dirty Broncos... I knew it.

It seems like every heartwarming story in the NFL ends with a Bronco hitting the guy from behind and shredding his knee.

[Smed1065]

"100 of his family members and closest friends"

For a last pick!

Chiefys.

[DaneMcCloud]

Succop has always been and will continue to be garbage.

[DaneMcCloud]

"100 of his family members and closest friends"

For a last pick!

Chiefys.

You couldn't get 5 people at a Smed "I'm no longer an asshole alcoholic" party yet you bag on kids throwing a draft party?

Dumb, as always.