"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, execs talk NFL training camp drills and what fall TV shows they're looking forward to.
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FanDuel Head of Business Development Geoff Bough
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– Likes to play retro video games (Ms. Pac-Man) and drink craft beer.
- Fox Sports South Digital Content Manager and author Cory McCartney
– Enjoys watching superhero movies, HBO and the WWE.
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PGA Tour Media Senior Dir of Business Development Chris Wandell
– Keeps up with pop culture based on "whatever Twitter tells me is trending."
- Hawks Digital Content Manager Jaryd Wilson
– Likes watching action/suspense movies, crime shows and listening to country music.
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Strangest sport at the Olympics | NFL training camp drill I'd do best |
Fall TV show I'm excited for |
Favorite "SportsCenter" anchor (past or present) |
Best non-sports channel |
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 Geoff Bough |
Trampoline | I punted in college, so punt team drills | "Sunday Night Football" |
Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann |
HBO for John Oliver |
 Cory McCartney |
Rhythmic gymnastics | Anything involving moving large loads somewhere quickly | "Gotham" | All-time: Robert Flores. Current: Jay Crawford | HBO |
 Chris Wandell |
Canoe sprint | A six-second 40-yard dash | "Narcos" | All-time: Craig Kilborn. Current: Scott Van Pelt | Netflix |
 Jaryd Wilson |
Shooting | Any tight end drills |
Judge all you want, but "Once Upon A Time" |
All-time: Stuart Scott. Current: Lindsay Czarniak | ABC for shows, CNN for news |
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