The NFL Combine will be televised quite a bit this weekend, and it’s always an interesting event to watch. You’d think NFL scouts and coaches would have learned their lesson by now and stop knocking players for not having the best physical measurements.

Still, every year, we have to hear about how one quarterback is too short (though not Kyler Murray!), one offensive lineman (Jonah Williams of Alabama this year) has short arms and a couple of guys have smaller hands than people thought. In an era when players are constantly proving that these measurements don’t mean much, the Combine continues to grow in popularity.

It baffles the mind, but regardless, it’s still entertaining to watch. So, check it out this weekend and see which of your favorite SEC players get unfair dings to their draft stock because of a drill that doesn’t directly translate to the field. So fun!

Here are your Mailbag questions for this week, starting with one about the Combine, fittingly:

@Dobbe8:

Could you finish not last in any of the NFL Combine events (other than the Wonderlic test)?

First of all, I’d dominate the Wonderlic, and I want that on the record. Other than that, I think there are a few tests I could beat some of the offensive linemen in.

The easiest one, in my opinion, would be the 40-yard dash. I know I’m not an elite runner, but my goodness, I would hope I could beat this awful performance by ex-Oklahoma OL Orlando Brown:

I have no basis for this, but I run five times a week and play rec soccer, so I think I could run in the 4.8 second range in the 40. Add in some of the other agility drills and I think there are a few that I could finish not last in.

Now, put me in my actual position groups (I played wide receiver and cornerback in high school) and I’d finish dead last in everything other than the Wonderlic. Also, my one-time bench press max is 200 pounds, so I’d finish with a gentleman’s zero reps in the 225-pound bench drill.

Robert:

Would you rather have a team of five Zion Williamsons or five Ja Morants?

For those who haven’t been following non-SEC basketball, Zion Williamson of Duke is an absolute machine (at least until his shoe blew out on national television) and has been called “the next LeBron,” which might be premature, to say the least. However, that hasn’t stopped ESPN and other media outlets from analyzing his every move ad nauseam.

Ja Morant, on the other hand, is a bit more under the radar. He’s the 6-3, 175-pound point guard for Murray State, averaging 24.4 points, 10.3 assists, 5.3 rebounds and two steals per game. Many project him to be the No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, behind Zion. Both are South Carolina high school products, by the way.

As per our lengthy text argument the other night, though, I’m taking five Zions every time. Yes, Morant is speedy, but it’s not like he’s a deadly 3-point shooter. When it comes to 3-point field goal percentage, Morant is shooting 33.8 percent, while Williamson is knocking down 29.2 percent of his outside shots. (Admittedly, Zion doesn’t shoot many 3s.)

Yes, Morant could use his speed to run circles around the all-Williamson team, but Team Zion (6-7, 275) could simply run the patented Virginia/Wisconsin pack-line defense and take their chances. Then, when Morant launches a 3, Williamson can bust out one of these:

Again, this isn’t a knock on Morant, and five of him could certainly keep things close against five Zions, but I’ll take the guy who could dominate in the paint over the 6-3 guard.

Rachel:

Obviously, Michael Scott is the greatest regional manager the Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch ever had. How would you rank the other managers on “The Office”?

No disagreements here — Michael Scott (and occasionally Michael Scarn) is the best manager ever, and one of the greatest characters in TV history. However, the Scranton branch’s other eight regional managers (by my count) have been a mixed bag.

As someone who proposed to my now-wife with a Michael Scott-level of candles lit and had “The Office” quotes woven into my wedding ceremony, let me just say that all these characters are great in their own right. And, I’ll also defend the later seasons of the show to my death. Anyone who says they didn’t watch once Michael left is a fool.

That said, here are my ironclad rankings of the best managers through the course of the show:

  1. Michael Scott — The unquestioned GOAT.
  2. Dwight Schrute — From firing a gun in the office to making the best of his second chance at his destiny.
  3. Robert California — Weird guy, but I think he’s criminally underrated.
  4. Creed Bratton — His brief stint as manager is often forgotten, but not by me.
  5. Deangelo Vickers — Will Ferrell’s character was a little over-the-top, but he had some classic moments.
  6. Andy Bernard — Andy’s character arc is wild throughout the course of the show, and his time as manager drives that home.
  7. Jim Halpert — Salesman Jim is funny and happy. Manager Jim is inexplicably serious and boring. Putting all the birthdays together? C’mon, Jim.
  8. Nellie Bertram — She has her moments, but her character was kind of forced upon us in the last couple of seasons.
  9. Charles Miner — Well-acted by Idris Elba, but the tension with Jim is cringeworthy and since salesman Jim is my favorite character, Miner deserves the honor of being the worst manager of the branch.

You can argue with these rankings all you want, but you will be wrong.

@SChinni12:

What’s the best kind of birthday cake?

This question is going to get me in a lot of trouble, because I’m going to come clean here — I don’t like chocolate. I know, it’s crazy, but I have never really liked it, going all the way back to when I was a kid.

Therefore, I am a big fan of Funfetti cake, generously topped with whipped vanilla icing (the Funfetti icing is also great). Top that with sprinkles and some of those crunchy candy things and you have yourself a pretty great cake, in my opinion.

@HReside:

After seeing the Portland Trail Blazers get stuck in an elevator this week, what five people (that you don’t know personally) would you most like to be stuck in an elevator with? Also, who would you have to eat first when things turn south?

In case you missed it, several members of the Blazers got stuck in an elevator in Boston this week, leading to some funny videos. My wife hates elevators, and getting stuck in one like that is literally her worst nightmare, but I’d fare a little better in that scenario.

Still, having me and five other people in the elevator would be pretty cramped, so I’ll have to be strategic with who I pick to be in there with me. It would be a great way to meet some of my favorite people, though, so here’s who I’d pick:

  1. Aaron Rodgers
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. Drew Magary (a writer for Deadspin, etc.)
  4. Michael Jordan
  5. Chris Marler (co-host of the SDS Podcast)

Let’s be real — Marler is a nice guy and all, but I put him in there specifically so I could try to turn the tide against him when people start getting hungry. I feel like, in this situation, it would come down to me or him, and he’s taller than me. That’s my only argument.

Would it be enough to save me from being the first one eaten? I don’t know, and hopefully I can meet all these people in a non-elevator disaster scenario so I never have to find out.

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