Greg Paulus’s Many Life Choices

By Will Brinson

Greg Paulus is the hottest name among NFL draft rumors circulating these days, with word spreading that the Green Bay Packers brought him in for a workout. And yes, “hottest name” does in fact mean “stupidest rumor ever.” Unless of course it’s a personal favor type thing, in which case, hey, it’s who you know and whatnot.

Of course, playing football is not Paulus’s only option in terms of career choice. In fact, as the Piler and I discussed last night, he has several choices. In lieu of the time it would take to do a “Create Your Own Adventure” thingie, let’s just run through them, shall we?

1. Coach at Duke — This is a lock, even if Paulus submarined Coach K’s point guard recruiting over the course of his four years in Durham. It’s pretty obvious that Chris Collins needs someone to carry his Kleenex. Plus, more floor slapping!

2. Play in the NBA — Bwa … bwa … bawahahahahahahahhaaha. OK, wait, sorry, I’m not done: bwahahahahahahahaha. Anyway, moving on…

3. Enter the NFL Draft — And I thought it couldn’t get any funnier. Then it did. Look, Paulus might have played quarterback in high school and been very good. But he’s four years removed, he doesn’t fit the role for any other position on the field, and there’s a reason he decided to turn down a scholarship to Notre Dame in order to play basketball at Duke: he wasn’t going to be that good to begin with. (Aside: more obnoxious/awful position in sports — the QB of ND or the Dook PG? OY. Discuss.)

4. Play football at Duke — WHA? Yes, that’s right. It appears Paulus DOES have another year of eligibility in which he could kick it on campus, hit on semi-skanky nerds for another year, do nothing and just play football, eventually honing his skillz to the point where he could be drafted in the sixth round by the Packers in order to back up Aaron Rodgers’ backup.

5. Play basketball in Europe — This is actually the most attractive option in my mind. He can definitely latch onto a Euro team, pick up $30,000 in salary for a year, travel another country and make some contacts. Then he comes back to Durham in 2015 and becomes Coach Wojo’s assistant as he helps the rest of his cronies slowly deteriorate Duke’s basketball legacy.

But hey: It’s better than having the Green Bay Packers play a two-week delayed April Fool’s Day joke on you, right?

blog comments powered by Disqus
Popular Tags
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
MLB
NBA
NFL
Media
Video
Recent Posts
Video: There Are Free Throws …
Should Bulls Be Pinning Hopes On A Tracy McGrady Deal?
Would Brett Favre Have Made Super-Bowl Viewership Even Higher?
Video: Best Super Bowl Commercials
Everybody’s Blogging For The Weekend: Super Bowlin’
Bears ‘Hire’ Defensive Coordinator. It’s Rod Marinelli.
Lou On Zambrano: ‘He Looks Absolutely Wonderful’
Devin Hester Wants To Return The Ball More
Archives
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • August 2009
  • July 2009
  • June 2009
  • May 2009
  • April 2009
  • March 2009
  • Blog Search

    Staff
    Sole Proprietor:
    Ryan Corazza | E-mail
    About | Feed
    MOUTHPIECE Blog is a Chicago-centric sports blog which will also comment on national stories and general sports blog-y goodness. E-mail rcorazza at mouthpiecesports dot com with tips and story ideas, if you so desire.

    Subscribe to our RSS feed.
    Blogroll
    | Awful Announcing | Ball Don’t Lie | Ballhype | Blog Chicago Sports | Can’t Stop the Bleeding | Dan Shanoff | Dave’s Football Blog | Deadspin | Detroit Bad Boys | Docksquad Sports | EDSBS | FanHouse | Free Darko | Inside the Hall | Kissing Suzy Kolber | Larry Brown Sports | Mister Irrelevant | NBA Mock Drafts Database | Shutdown Corner | Sports by Brooks | Storming the Floor | The Dagger | The Sporting Blog | True Hoop | With Leather .