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Originally Posted by porky88
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Adam Schein and Tim Hasselback referred to the interview as "A trainwreck". Manningham gave many one word replies to the questions, or short answers, leaving akward silence for the majority of the interview. We've all been in arguments like that before. Both were also stated that,
"hes a forth rounder at best"
Heres some of his responses.
AS- How do you address the concerns of dropped passes? (Not a quote)
MM- "I don't care what people think, how about the balls I did catch!"
AS- Why did you fire your agent? (Not a quote)
MM- I Just did (fire him) because I did."
Heres a quote from another NFL talk board:
I was on the way home and listening to Sirius NFL Blitz with Adam Schein and Tim Hasselbeck (Matt's brother and former QB for the Giants) and they had WR Mario Manningham on as a guest, all I gotta say is wow, he was horrendous, he was definsive about every question they asked him especially when they asked him about the combine incident, saying things like "It is what it is" and basically not owning up to any wrong doing or expressing remorse for his actions
After the interview concluded Tim and Adam were in utter shock, saying that they have never had a prospect come on like that and basically make himself look even worse instead of helping himself, I mean they have prospects on everyday and grill them like this but guide them along to help them say the right things, but Manningham would not take anything and was frequently almost coming into a verbal conflict with them...I have heard them do interviews with several prospects over the last two years (such as Matt Ryan, Eric Wright, Robert Meachum, Amobi Okoye, Calvin Johnson, Malcolm Kelly, Darren McFadden, etc.) and never have I heard a player go out like he did...They have GMs, coaches, and scouts that call in, listen to their show, give them inside info, and other things daily so I know some higher up heard this and was just appauled!
Heres an article on the interview.
HOLE GETS DEEPER FOR MANNINGHAM
Posted by Mike Florio on April 14, 2008, 9:35 p.m.
With a potential draft-day slide being greased by so-so pre-draft workouts and the inexplicable decision to lie at the Scouting Combine about whether he failed one or more drug tests while at Michigan, receiver Mario Manningham did further damage to his draft stock via a train-wreck Monday afternoon appearance on Sirius NFL Radio.
Manningham was interviewed by Adam Schein and Tim Hasselback on the Afternoon Blitz. To put it mildly, it did not go well.
A trusted media source who heard the interview explained it to us as follows: “He made a fool of himself. He hung himself. He took no responsibility to what happened in college or his error in judgment at the Combine. He was arrogant and defensive. When asked about the balls he dropped in big spots, he responded, ‘What about the ball I caught?’ . . . . He couldn’t even handle question about his agent change or why he left college early. . . . Total knucklehead.”
Last week, Manningham sent a letter to all 32 teams seeking forgiveness for his failure to tell the truth at the Combine. Perhaps he’ll now pen a follow-up letter apologizing for his appearance on Sirius NFL Radio.
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