Mike Tanier’s Combine Notebook, Day 2: QB Prospects Tackle Tough Questions

February 26, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

INDIANAPOLIS —
The Texans and Hackenberg,
Sittin' in a tree,     
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
Many of the top quarterback prospects for this year's draft spoke to the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday, which naturally turned the press pool into a bunch of matchmaking busybodies.
Texans coach Bill O'Brien coached Christian Hackenberg when Hackenberg was a Penn State freshman and O'Brien was fresh off his stint as the Patriots' quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. Hackenberg needs a job. O'Brien needs a quarterback. So O'BrienBerg 'shipping is the new Chip Kelly-Marcus Mariota Chip-iota 'shipping.
We might as well lock Hackenberg in as the Texans' first-round draft pick, right, Coach O'Brien?
"He's got a strong arm. He's a big guy. He's smart. He was able to learn quickly when we had him at Penn State," O'Brien answered. "And you know, I'll be honest with you, I talked to a few other guys at that position—not to get int...

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