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My perception of time slowly changes as I get older. I remember how flummoxed I was as a child when my parents would talk about how years just flew by. Meanwhile, the second grade version of me had to wait a lifetime between lunch and recess. Clocks at Hutton Elementary must have been filled with molasses. As quickly as life moves now, the NFL Draft approaches at unfathomably slow speeds. I feel like the poor lackey in Austin Powers, waiting for the steam roller to get me.

Anyway, Scout.com sat down with Don Carey for a brief little Q&A session.

Thompson: You're a person who has always made academic achievement a high priority. Where does that come from?

Carey: Growing up, my mother was extremely strict about school. A lot of times I would be grounded for bringing home a "C" unless I had to have a very good excuse. So school always comes first. Coming out of high school, I was accepted into Yale, but I didn't get a scholarship to play football, so I couldn't afford it.

Apparently Don Carey is quite sharp.That's clearly a point in his favor on a team that likes defensive quarterbacks.

Thompson:  While interacting with NFL scouts and coaches, how important has it been to them that you were a four-year starter?

Carey: Very important.  I think it helps me all that much more since I'm coming from a small school. It lets them know that maybe since I started there for four years that maybe I could have started at another level for at least couple years. I think it's just another positive in my book.

Sharp, self aware, and to complete the trifecta:

Thompson:  What's the most important thing for everyone to know about you as a person?

Carey: The level of dedication I'll bring to a team is unmatched. I'm always going to be the hardest worker, no matter where I am. I'm always trying to improve my situation, trying to be better than I was yesterday. So I don't think anyone would be more dedicated to the team than I will be.

Carey certainly talks the talk. Now we only have to wait about 3 weeks to see if he ends up a Seahawk. This draft is bearing down on us like an angry garden snail.

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Carey seems like a nice hard working guy,

and it seems that Yale dropped the ball by not offering him a scholarship. However, at some point, I just don’t really care about his character. He’s not a trouble maker? Check. He has low Manny-risk? Check. Great, but how well can he play against NFL caliber WRs? I have no idea what kind of competition Norfolk State plays, but he better have been more than adequate against the good schools they did play.

by LantermanC on Apr 6, 2009 9:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He may be sharp, self aware, and talks the talk.

But the real question is, how gritty is he?

by Fear on Apr 6, 2009 9:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"This draft is bearing down on us like an angry garden snail."

10 out of fucking 10

"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."

by Fearless Frog on Apr 6, 2009 12:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Revenge!

How about A Fish Called Wanda: Kevin Kline taunts Michael Palin until he realizes that his feet are stuck in cement and he can’t run away from the madman in a steam roller bent on REVENGE!

by Kumar on Apr 6, 2009 5:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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