NFL Trivia Thread, answer a question, then ask one

[Guiness]

In the 2003 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings ran over their alloted time and had to forfeit their pick, the 7th pick in the draft.

This is a 2 part question.

1. What team drafted in the number #7 spot and who did they draft?

2. The Vikings went on to draft in the #9 spot. Who did they draft?

BONUS: Name the other team that went before the Vikings in the #8 spot and name the player they drafted.

HINT: The team is in the NFC and the player was an OT.

1. Jacksonville, Byron Leftwich, QB
2. Vikes drafted Kevin Williams, DT
Bonus: Carolina selected Jordan Gross, OL from Utah or Utah St.

That was a funny moment. The look on Berman's face was priceless. Those penny pinching Vikes trying to save some money!

Funny? Man, I was yelling and screaming in my basement "make a pick, what the F$%^, the F%^$ing Vikings are passing in the first round .....what the F^&%"

Wife yells down the stairs...."What the heck is going on down there"?


I yell, "The F^&%ing Vikings are passing in the first round ...what the F%^&?:.....then......."hang on they're finally picking a F%^&ing player...."

She shuts the door thinking I'm an idiot....and I'm foaming at the mouth....(because I'm pissed and because I just drank a big swig of stout.). In the end, the Vikes get a great player at a cheaper price but nearly cause me to have a heart attack.

I know I've heard part of their reason for this - the 'slot' system of the draft means taking 2 picks later saves them $$$. What was the reason they didn't want a second first round player? Did they not have cap space to pay two of them?

Ok, I do have a question to start things off in the morning, even though it isn't officially my turn. How did the Vikings obtain their second first round pick in 2003?

[HarveyWallbangers]

They didn't lose their pick. Their time ran out, and then ended up picking two picks later (I think). I believe Ryan Sims is the other guy that got picked in between. Because they drafted that player in a lower slot, they were able to sign him for less money than they would have had they picked him in their original slot. Those tricky Vikings. With this and poision pill, their front office showed their genius.

[Guiness]

You mean the league gave them another chance to make their pick????

Draft order for them sure is strange. They picked 9th in the first round, 8th in the second, and 7th in the third!

[Partial]

They didn't lose their pick. Their time ran out, and then ended up picking two picks later (I think). I believe Ryan Sims is the other guy that got picked in between. Because they drafted that player in a lower slot, they were able to sign him for less money than they would have had they picked him in their original slot. Those tricky Vikings. With this and poision pill, their front office showed their genius.

They got really lucky that KC went with Ryan Sims, then Kevin Williams worked out as well as they could have imagined.

[Guiness]

Ok, that wasn't a real Trivia question. I get another try.

The answer is 'The only player to have a Vanier Cup ring, a Grey Cup ring and a Super Bowl ring, as well as torching this poster for a TD so badly that it had the poor sap trying to get his jock turned back around.'

[Green Bud Packer]

What former Packers starting QB is the mayor of a California city?

Carlos Alan Autry - Fresno, CA
Used to play Bubba Skinner in a TV series called "In The Heat of the Night"

What was Carlos Alan Autry's name as a Packer?

[Green Bud Packer]

Ok, that wasn't a real Trivia question. I get another try.

The answer is 'The only player to have a Vanier Cup ring, a Grey Cup ring and a Super Bowl ring, as well as torching this poster for a TD so badly that it had the poor sap trying to get his jock turned back around.'

Who is Andre Rison.

[K-town]

Carlos Alan Autry played under the name Carlos Brown in 1977 for the Green Bay Packers. Surely everyone remembers his valiant effort in the Monday night loss to Washington. Final score 13-9.

[MadtownPacker]

What former Packers starting QB is the mayor of a California city?

Carlos Alan Autry - Fresno, CA
Used to play Bubba Skinner in a TV series called "In The Heat of the Night"

What was Carlos Alan Autry's name as a Packer?

OK Dean, how the hell did you know that?

Nice avatar GBP.

[Carolina_Packer]

Alan Autry was Carlos Brown when he was with Green Bay.

Here is some enlightening info about him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Autry

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/BrowCa00.htm

I was a little kid in '76 when Lynn Dickey got hurt and they had to play Carlos Brown. I know they only have 7 rounds today, and Carlos Brown was a 12th rounder in 1975, but can you imagine in today's football if your starting QB went down and you had to put a 7th rounder in? Teams invest a little more than that in QB now. '76 was Lynn Dickey's first year in GB, after coming over as part of the John Hadl to Houston trade. Houston had Pastorini, so Dickey was never going to get to play.

Lynn Dickey's first name is actually Clifford, so it's Clifford Lynn Dickey, proving that his parents really didn't like him very much. Ah, the Hadl trade. Heady days in Green Bay. You want a trade that will get you fired being HC and GM? Try out the John Hadl to Green Bay trade. This is the best article I've ever read on it. Hadl actually sounds like a cool guy.

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2004/10/10/local_sports/iq_3146532.txt

Just brutal! Starr was behind the 8 ball for years after that awful trade, and Devine got to shuffle off to Notre Dame and coach none other than Joe Montana! Obviously the Vikings did not learn from the Packers fateful mistake in Oct. '74 because they made their own mark with the Herschel Walker trade. Ouchie! I guess the ultimate lesson there is be careful how much power you give one guy to make personnel decisions, otherwise you might do wacky stuff like move up to draft a punter!

[BallHawk]

Name the 3 Penn State RBs, all drafted in the top 5 within the 1990s, who proved to be not-so smart picks by their respective teams. These 3 backs only combined for about 5,000 yards over their careers.

[Partial]

Name the 3 Penn State RBs, all drafted in the top 5 within the 1990s, who proved to be not-so smart picks by their respective teams. These 3 backs only combined for about 5,000 yards over their careers.

Blair Thomas
KiJana Carter
Curtis Enis

[Partial]

What does former Packer Chris Johnson have tattooed on his leg?

[Guiness]

Ok, that wasn't a real Trivia question. I get another try.

The answer is 'The only player to have a Vanier Cup ring, a Grey Cup ring and a Super Bowl ring, as well as torching this poster for a TD so badly that it had the poor sap trying to get his jock turned back around.'

Who is Andre Rison.

Nope. Rison never won a Vanier cup (Canadian College/University championship). The Vanier cup, btw, has a playoff system.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Carolina, you're supposed to answer these without looking them up. It's easy to go to wikipedia to find the answers.


The questions should be from your knowledge, as well. At least, that's the way I understand this.