LA Chargers GM breaks down scenes from Draft Day movie

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"You've never called anyone a pancake eating mother******?"

"No. No... not unless I knew the guy really well." 

[ndirish1978]

You'd think they would at least get what draft boards look like correct. "They only have one player at each position in every round?!"

[buffalobillswin]

What is Telesco's reputation as a GM? It seems like they draft generally well but I feel the Chargers have been underachieving for the last 15 years.

[CookieG]

The funniest part of the video was when they showed Telesco the scene where Costner makes his first pick and showing the boos from the Radio City crowd, the Cleveland bars, etc...Telesco just says "been there".

 

I don't if they put enough pressure on Kevin Costner in the movie. 

 

His dad, a legendary Cleveland coach, died a week before the draft.  This was the same dad/coach who Costner fired the season before;

His secret girlfriend announced she was pregnant the night before the draft;

His owner is demanding he "make a splash" in the draft;

He's got a coach he never wanted to hire and doesn't like;

His mother and ex wife show up with his dad's ashes a few hours before the draft demanding an ashes scattering ceremony;

HIs scouts apparently hadn't done any homework on the QB he is intending to draft;

 

IDK...maybe they could have added a few things like...he had a leg amputated and a lung removed a few days before the draft...or his brother Fredo went behind his back to be screwed over by the Rooney Family.  Or something.

[DasNootz]

1 hour ago, mrags said:

Recent movies being shot in Buffalo seem to suggest this is incorrect. There’s been more shot in Buffalo in previous years tho point to Buffalo actually spending some tax incentives to do it. I just think it looked bad for us and that’s why they nixxed it. Just my opinion. 

This was 9 years ago.  The Bills did not nix it.  The film makers pulled out.

 

https://buffalo651.rssing.com/chan-6030498/all_p47.html
 

[Jay_Fixit]

12 hours ago, Last Guy on the Bench said:

Ha ha. I really enjoyed that (a sign of draft addiction - another sign is I've watched that terrible movie twice). Telesco is the dude.

Twice?

 

Seen like at least 15 times.

[YoloinOhio]

40 minutes ago, buffalobillswin said:

What is Telesco's reputation as a GM? It seems like they draft generally well but I feel the Chargers have been underachieving for the last 15 years.

He’s had some big draft hits but clear misses as well. The general theme is that he’s a good GM but has struggled hiring the right HC. Herbert should buy him time but that division is brutal and he needs to make the playoffs. 

[K D]

49 minutes ago, buffalobillswin said:

What is Telesco's reputation as a GM? It seems like they draft generally well but I feel the Chargers have been underachieving for the last 15 years.

He got them Justin Herbert. He has a job for life

[BillsShredder83]

Was Arian Foster the guy they took #1 on defense? Looked like it I thought I remembered hearing he was in it

[BuffaloBill]

1 hour ago, transient said:

"You've never called anyone a pancake eating mother******?"

"No. No... not unless I knew the guy really well." 

 

 

That was pretty funny…

[corta765]

2 hours ago, 4merper4mer said:

I stand corrected.  That’s much better.

We gotta find Jimmy Johnson’s draft value chart for conversion value lol

[benderbender]

Not a “take my ball and go home” type of guy, but as after I heard they pulled out of NY and changed it to the Browns, I was out. It worked out in the end. Browns did us a solid by taking Mayfield four years later.

[unbillievable]

2 hours ago, ndirish1978 said:

You'd think they would at least get what draft boards look like correct. "They only have one player at each position in every round?!"

 

Looked like the Browns and Seahawks had the same draft board too.

 

And I find it realistic that they portrayed the Jaguars GM as too young to take the pressure so he took advantage of him.