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          The Honey Badger, Gordon Bombay and a LEGO replica? Kliff Kingsbury's NFL draft setup sparks social media frenzy

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          McVay jokes about Kingsbury's home draft setup (0:23)

          Rams head coach Sean McVay shares that he was joking with Kliff Kingsbury about his home NFL draft setup, saying "it was a movie for himself... you were trying pretty hard there, bro." (0:23)

          • Tory Barron, ESPN EditorApr 23, 2020, 11:00 PM ET
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          The draft pad that launched a thousand tweets.

          Kliff Kingsbury didn't just show up (virtually speaking) to the NFL draft on Thursday, he flexed on the entire league with his luxurious home war-room setup. This year's format has undoubtedly made for the most intimate draft ever by providing viewers an inside look at the respective homes of draftees and front-office executives alike. But in a sea of basements, makeshift backdrops and contrived home offices with spotty Wi-Fi, one man's setup made all the others look quite, well, sad.

          It all started when the Cincinnati Bengals were about to select Joe Burrow No. 1 overall, and the Arizona Cardinals decided to hit us with a tasteful tweet showing off their draft digs. Why did they do this seven picks before the Cards were on the clock? Because a war room like this waits for no one.

          Is that a lit fire pit in the background? How many pools does he have out there? Do all NFL coaches live like this?

          Apparently, we weren't the only ones in awe of Kingsbury's swagged-out spot. Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes took note of his former Texas Tech coach's pad and felt inspired, tweeting:

          This prompted former Cardinals star Tyrann Mathieu to chime in with a pointed revelation:

          The Honey Badger -- and I cannot stress this enough -- don't care.

          Mathieu's former Houston Texans teammate Deshaun Watson also got involved, turning to emojis to express his thoughts on the matter:

          Same, Deshaun. Same.

          Then Watson's teammate J.J. Watt came through with the only analogy that matters:

          We were going to go with Peloton commercial, but now that Watt mentions it -- the Gordon Bombay vibes are strong.

          Our own Bill Barnwell couldn't help but notice the stark contrast between Kingsbury's quarters and those of Cincinnati's Zac Taylor:

          If anybody needs car insurance, Taylor is your guy. Kidding, but you can't deny the salesman vibes are strong.

          Then, on Saturday, just when we thought the sports world had moved on to more pressing matters, like dissecting CeeDee Lamb's phone snatch or how Bill Belichick's dog was drafting for the Patriots, the internet used one carefully constructed LEGO replica to pull us back into the Kingsbury vortex:

          Twitter remains undefeated.

          If only NFL draft grades were based on war rooms, Kingsbury and the Cardinals would have it in the bag.