NFL pre-draft interviews are often a monotonous affair. Coaches and scouts ask players basic questions, and athletes give them answers that they want to hear. Though, there are times when an interview does not go as planned and can become a hilarious footnote in the player’s career. This happened with Titans’ Peter Skoronski, who was apparently called “boring” by an NFL coach.
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Skoronski was picked by the Titans in the first round of this year’s draft, with the #11 overall pick. The offensive tackle from Northwestern University was the first player from his program to be named a unanimous All-American. His performances established him as a steady prospect that could add some serious power to an offensive line, and the Titans swooped in to nab him while they still could.
Peter Skoronski says the Falcons’ coach was “bored” with his answers
In an interview with Dan Pompei of The Athletic, Skoronski recollects how his interview with the Falcons was something that did not go as he expected. He claims that his answers did not impress Falcons’ head coach Arthur Smith, who was seemingly glued to his computer for the duration of the interview.
“The head coach was on me the second I got in there,” Skoronski told Pompei. “I was giving them generic answers to their questions, and he said, ‘You’re really boring me right now. Your answers are so boring.’ The whole meeting, he kept looking at his computer. I was kind of laughing to myself and said, ‘Sorry, I don’t know what you want me to do. I’m answering you honestly.’”
The Titans have seemingly bagged the best O-Line prospect in this year’s draft
The Titans did not do particularly well last season, ending their year with a 7-10 record. However, they showed that they had the potential to fight for the top spot in their division. A place in the playoffs could be a huge win, and Peter Skoronki could potentially be the key to that win. SB Nation’s Andrew Wilbar feels that Skoronski could be a standout player in the Titans’ offense this season.
ESPN’s Todd McShay says, “Offensive tackles ideally have 34-inch length or more. But he is sudden, almost always balanced in his set, and powerful. And the explosion showed up in his vertical (34.5 inches) and broad jump (9-foot-7), both second-best among offensive linemen”. All in all, it seems Skoronski could have a great season if not a long career with the Titans.
