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Rather than ending up on the scrap heap, Saul quickly became an integral part of Breaking Bad.
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John Russell, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Winners were repeated at sister parks and losers were relegated to the scrap heap of history.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
In the opening round, there are two spectacular rookies, last season’s offensive rookie of the year, two Super Bowl winners, a two-time most valuable player … and two quarterbacks who somehow found their way off the scrap heap, Minnesota’s Sam Darnold and Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Option 2: Pluck someone from the scrap heap The benefit of adding any of these guys is that none of them would require the Flyers giving up any assets.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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John Russell, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Winners were repeated at sister parks and losers were relegated to the scrap heap of history.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
In the opening round, there are two spectacular rookies, last season’s offensive rookie of the year, two Super Bowl winners, a two-time most valuable player … and two quarterbacks who somehow found their way off the scrap heap, Minnesota’s Sam Darnold and Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Option 2: Pluck someone from the scrap heap The benefit of adding any of these guys is that none of them would require the Flyers giving up any assets.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrap%20heap. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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