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Maria & LauRen Aha!
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=draftmemories&prov=cnnsi&type=lgns
SI.com: Any good picks you remember being wrong about?
Dr. Z: Dan Marino. I relied very heavily on NFL superscouts in those days, particularly when it involved the QB position. The reviews on Marino were mixed, but the guy I talked to most often (No, I won't name him ... why flog a retired scout?) was the most negative. So in my ESPN analysis I used his opinion as my own and mentioned that "Marino's techniques are wrong ... he pushes the ball."
The result was that Marino didn't talk to me for five years or so, and every time I saw Don Shula he went bonkers. "A pusher, huh? A pusher! What do you think of my pusher now? Big quarterback expert, huh?" and on and on. I mean, this lasted for years.
Finally, the next time he did it I wrapped a handkerchief around a pencil and waved it in the air. Surrender ... I surrender. So he eased off, but he'd still occasionally mutter something about "these experts ..."