<![CDATA[What would you do with a brick?]]>http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/01/senior_bowl_interviewing_what.html

The question that popped out the most was: If you had a brick, what would you do with it?" All-American Baylor offensive guard Cyril Richardson said Wednesday. "I named a couple things -- paperweight, counterbalance and stuff like that. ... I even said, 'Throw it.'"
The odd question, which Richardson said came from the Cleveland Browns and about which he'd been tipped off earlier by another player, is actually a fairly common job interview question designed to yield insight into a person's vision and initiative.
http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/2014-nfl-combine-arkansas-center-travis-swanson-says-browns-kind-of-threw-me-off-with-interesting-question-1.467994
He also revealed a Browns scout asked him last month at the Senior Bowl “to name all the things I could do with a single brick in one minute.” Swanson conceded the interesting question “kind of threw me off. … I think I said, ‘You could use it as a doorstop. You could start to build something. I think that’s about all I got.’
I like it. Hopefully they're not still sticking with the brick question at the combine though, and are moving on to something else.
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@calfoxwc said:

1. Paint the brick gold.

2. Talk Mike Lombardi into trading a third round Patriots draft pick for it.

That would have to be the best response.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/388237https://brownsboard.com/post/388237Sun, 23 Feb 2014 09:21:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Sat, 22 Feb 2014 03:03:54 GMT]]>1. Paint the brick gold.

2. Talk Mike Lombardi into trading a third round Patriots draft pick for it.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/388043https://brownsboard.com/post/388043Sat, 22 Feb 2014 03:03:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:14:40 GMT]]>^^^

that's funny stuff, but he needs a trainwreck to jar TR from his love grasp.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/388033https://brownsboard.com/post/388033Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:14:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 23:40:08 GMT]]>I'd send it to PoeticG. He can use it bash the Trent Richardson-love out of hisself.

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@roycerolls said:

Teamwork question. "I'd get together with 52 other guys who also have bricks and build a small chimney or a patio."

If I used that question in an interview and you said that I believe I would hire you.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/387992https://brownsboard.com/post/387992Fri, 21 Feb 2014 22:07:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 22:04:26 GMT]]>Teamwork question. "I'd get together with 52 other guys who also have bricks and build a small chimney or a patio."

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/387991https://brownsboard.com/post/387991Fri, 21 Feb 2014 22:04:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:11:00 GMT]]>It's a good tool for a B&E.

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Zombo said:

Crumble it up, eat it, and shit bricks.

Z

Shit a brick is a GREAT answer lol love it

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/387933https://brownsboard.com/post/387933Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:30:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:29:07 GMT]]>Crumble it up, eat it, and shit bricks.

Z

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/387898https://brownsboard.com/post/387898Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:29:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:25:52 GMT]]>Well when you look at a brick, assuming it's a new brick, it has features like a straight edge, so you could use it for drawing anything requiring a straight edge. If it's good it has a right angle so you can do you geometry homework. Then you have the things that you can do with a heavy enough object in general; as the guy said, paperweight or counterbalance, and doorstop. When camping we used to use bricks to keep the bbq off the grass, then afterwards we'd use them to keep warm. So there's a few things you can do with a single brick.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/387894https://brownsboard.com/post/387894Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:25:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:18:36 GMT]]>There isn't much you can do with a single brick. If you had a lot of bricks you could build something.

But if I was told "no" you must stick to answering what you would do with one single brick my answer would be:

Upholster it.

Why do I say that? Because I have an upholstered brick at home.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/387893https://brownsboard.com/post/387893Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:18:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:38:50 GMT]]>Use it to sharpen my knife...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/387871https://brownsboard.com/post/387871Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:38:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:13:02 GMT]]>The proper answer from Cyril was to use it to beat a defensive player unconcious.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/387866https://brownsboard.com/post/387866Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:13:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What would you do with a brick? on Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:55:00 GMT]]>throw it through holmgren's bay window.

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