Ohio State football prospect Eli Apple received one of the strangest criticisms of his draft stock when an anonymous scout said he has “no life skills” and “can’t cook.”
An NFL scout trashed Ohio State’s Eli Apple for his cooking (?), but he’s actually OK at it
This anonymous scout quote abt OSU's Eli Apple was, um, interesting:"The kid has no life skills. At all. Can't cook" https://t.co/03a8Tn3F6V
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) April 27, 2016
Reactions to the quote have been pouring in all morning, almost all of them either disproving or ridiculing it. Here are the four most common ones.
Reaction No. 1: Actually, Apple can cook
If you can cook fried chicken, you can cook anything. That’s just a fact.
Eli has made me some fire fried chicken and mac and cheese. The source seems to be pretty unreliable
— EzekielElliott#⃣1⃣5⃣ (@EzekielElliott) April 27, 2016
And anyway, Apple’s dad is a chef. A good one!
Btw, Eli's dad is a retired five star chef. We eat well. So stop playing with our name. Next time you say our name, put some respeck on it
— Annie Apple (@SurvivinAmerica) April 27, 2016
There’s even a photo of him cooking!
.@BruceFeldmanCFB Umm... pic.twitter.com/bDjMtwLx7J
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) April 27, 2016
Reaction No. 2: Who cares, a lot of athletes can’t cook
Like Super Bowl champion and Denver Broncos cornerback Bradley Roby.
I can't cook either ! Maybe hot pockets at best lol .. And I'm a SUPERBOWL CHAMPION .
— Bradley Roby (@BradRoby_1) April 27, 2016
Or PEYTON MANNING.
As @horsefacepakusa points out, Peyton Manning couldn't open a can of soup in 1998 https://t.co/I6kfKX1i0G pic.twitter.com/leWxK3IVAf
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) April 27, 2016
“He didn’t know what a can opener looked like,” the anecdote said about Manning.
Reaction No. 3: Cooked apples are great
Oh, sorry, this was my own reaction. I kept writing “cooking” and “apples” and it was just a natural connection. Seriously though, apple pie is a top-three dessert.
Reaction No. 4: Cooking is so important to football
We might as well start testing the cooking skills of prospects at the combine. That’s what Ohio State linebacker Darron Lee suggests.
We should have a cooking contest at the combine now
— Darron Lee (@DLeeMG8) April 27, 2016
Exactly.
@BruceFeldmanCFB if you can't cook, how can you find the ball in coverage, Bruce?
— Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) April 27, 2016
Reaction No. 5: Who cares what an anonymous scout says?
Dear Anonymous Scouts,
— Kyle Long (@Ky1eLong) April 27, 2016
Do less.
Sincerely,
People with Earned Identities
That sums it up nicely.
Now, for those of you who can cook: get your name in the 2016 NFL Draft immediately. If you can make pork chops you're a guaranteed top-40 pick.
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