Best of Thursday 2/27: Combine Day 3 with Dane Brugler + RIP Gene Hackman aka Norman Dale

00:00 – 22:54 – RIP Gene Hackman aka Norman Dale from Hoosiers, prospects are out and about today at the Combine, reacting to Chris Ballard’s conversation with us yesterday, why he is getting a ninth year, on his greatest achievement as GM to this point, where they need to improve this off-season 22:55 – 38:04 – The Athletic’s Dane Brugler joins us live at the NFL Scouting Combine and how he evaluates prospects this week, The Beast, Tyler Warren and the other tight end prospects, local prospect thoughts, Kurtis Rourke’s projections, does the Abdul Carter injury tank his draft status? 38:05 – 51:41 - Visit Indy’s Chris Gahl joins us and discusses the future of the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, how they have adapted to what the NFL wants and needs year in and year out, why other cities want the combine but can’t replicate or exceed Indy, a sports bucket list item he wants to see come to town, the economic impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stopSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.