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A Draft preview in SPORT magazine picked the top ten "biggest college stars" to be selected in the upcoming 2000 draft and mentioned 3 sets of others...
they listed these in ABC order (chickens hehe) and this wasn't fantasy based, just real football potential
TOP TEN
Shaun Alexander - "The guys more all-purpose than baking soda" ... "overlooking Alexander because of his average sighting at the Combine would be short-sighted"..."forge a career on 8 to 10-yard bursts" (GOTTA GIVE EM CREDIT HERE)
LaVar Arrington - "of all draft-eligible players, Arrington's stardom appears to be the most inevitable" (OUCH- they missed on this one but they did provide a warning that he and JoePa didn't get along with JoePa commenting he wasn't even the best LB on his team - and that LaVar's lack of discipline is a word of warning and "what beats people on this level are mistakes"
Ron Dayne - "question if Dayne's 4.65 speed will ever allow him to turn the corner in the NFL"..."he may have the Heisman trophy but not 'the benefit of the doubt'"...He had ONE regular season reception..."don't expect Jerome Bettis" (SEEMS THEY HAD SAME DOUBTS AS MOST EVERYONE ELSE)
Sebastian Janikowski - they just talked mainly about his partying problems and added that he would be a good kickoff guy and could kick long FGs
Tee Martin - "someone will overdraft him" ... "accuracy problems" ... "four years away from realizing his throwing talent" (HIT ON THIS ONE TOO)
Corey Moore - "DL who ran a 4.38" (i forgot that he was that fast) ... they mentioned that he might be a dreaded tweener between DL and LB .. special teams asset but not dominant
Chad Pennington - ""is he going to be a superstar? Probably not, but alot of teams can use a guy that will come in and make few errors" ... they mentioned the smarts and the weeak arm
Chris Redman - "His numbers are skewed, I've seen some lackluster performances for Redman" ... "Got alot of snaps aganst Gridiron gimmes"..."Lack of excellence in big games is a concern"
JR Redmond - "highlight waiting to happen"..."suspect durability"...failed to gain 100 yards six times"..."return-man and third down option"
Peter Warrick - "threat to go distance every time"...WR come taller and faster than Warrick, but rarely better" (OUCH) ... 'For all his ability to make the big play, sometimes he forgets to make the routine one"..."only thing between Warrick and the Pro Bowl is hs concentration level" (OK, THEY MISSED THIS ONE)
BEST OF THE REST
FIVE TIM COUCHES (OBVIOUS PICKS) huh?
COURTNEY BROWN
CHRIS SAMUELS
COREY SIMON
THOMAS JONES
BUBBA FRANKS
FIVE KURT WARNERS (UNKNOWNS YOU WANT)
BRIAN URLACHER
SYLVESTER MORRIS
MAO TOSI
LEANDER JORDAN
KGB
FIVE SHAUN KINGS (SLEEPER QBs)
TOM BRADY
TIM RATTAY
GIOVANNI CARMAZZI
MARC BULGER
JOE HAMILTON
FIVE RANDY MOSSES (STAR WRs)
PLAXICO BURRESS
TRAVIS TAYLOR
DEZ WHITE
JERRY PORTER
R JAY SOWARD
FIVE PEYTON MANNINGS (VOLS)
DEON GRANT
SHAUN ELLIS
COSEY COLEMAN
RAYNOCH THOMPSON
DWAYNE GOODRICH
FIVE RICKY WILLIAMSES (RB w/ A FUTURE) (future at McDonalds maybe)
SHYRONE STITH
TRAVIS PRENTICE
RONDELL MEALEY
TRUNG CANIDATE
MICHAEL WILEY
FIVE TONY BOSELLIS (EARTH MOVERS) (wow weak at OL too)
STOCKAR MCDOUGLE
CHRIS MCINTOSH
TRAVIS CLARIDGE
TODD WADE
MARVEL SMITH
FIVE WAREN SAPPS (RUN STUFFERS) (believe all these still active)
JOHN ENGELBERGER
DARREN HOWARD
CHRIS HOVAN
ADALIUS THOMAS
ROBAIRE SMITH
they listed these in ABC order (chickens hehe) and this wasn't fantasy based, just real football potential
TOP TEN
Shaun Alexander - "The guys more all-purpose than baking soda" ... "overlooking Alexander because of his average sighting at the Combine would be short-sighted"..."forge a career on 8 to 10-yard bursts" (GOTTA GIVE EM CREDIT HERE)
LaVar Arrington - "of all draft-eligible players, Arrington's stardom appears to be the most inevitable" (OUCH- they missed on this one but they did provide a warning that he and JoePa didn't get along with JoePa commenting he wasn't even the best LB on his team - and that LaVar's lack of discipline is a word of warning and "what beats people on this level are mistakes"
Ron Dayne - "question if Dayne's 4.65 speed will ever allow him to turn the corner in the NFL"..."he may have the Heisman trophy but not 'the benefit of the doubt'"...He had ONE regular season reception..."don't expect Jerome Bettis" (SEEMS THEY HAD SAME DOUBTS AS MOST EVERYONE ELSE)
Sebastian Janikowski - they just talked mainly about his partying problems and added that he would be a good kickoff guy and could kick long FGs
Tee Martin - "someone will overdraft him" ... "accuracy problems" ... "four years away from realizing his throwing talent" (HIT ON THIS ONE TOO)
Corey Moore - "DL who ran a 4.38" (i forgot that he was that fast) ... they mentioned that he might be a dreaded tweener between DL and LB .. special teams asset but not dominant
Chad Pennington - ""is he going to be a superstar? Probably not, but alot of teams can use a guy that will come in and make few errors" ... they mentioned the smarts and the weeak arm
Chris Redman - "His numbers are skewed, I've seen some lackluster performances for Redman" ... "Got alot of snaps aganst Gridiron gimmes"..."Lack of excellence in big games is a concern"
JR Redmond - "highlight waiting to happen"..."suspect durability"...failed to gain 100 yards six times"..."return-man and third down option"
Peter Warrick - "threat to go distance every time"...WR come taller and faster than Warrick, but rarely better" (OUCH) ... 'For all his ability to make the big play, sometimes he forgets to make the routine one"..."only thing between Warrick and the Pro Bowl is hs concentration level" (OK, THEY MISSED THIS ONE)
BEST OF THE REST
FIVE TIM COUCHES (OBVIOUS PICKS) huh?
COURTNEY BROWN
CHRIS SAMUELS
COREY SIMON
THOMAS JONES
BUBBA FRANKS
FIVE KURT WARNERS (UNKNOWNS YOU WANT)
BRIAN URLACHER
SYLVESTER MORRIS
MAO TOSI
LEANDER JORDAN
KGB
FIVE SHAUN KINGS (SLEEPER QBs)
TOM BRADY
TIM RATTAY
GIOVANNI CARMAZZI
MARC BULGER
JOE HAMILTON
FIVE RANDY MOSSES (STAR WRs)
PLAXICO BURRESS
TRAVIS TAYLOR
DEZ WHITE
JERRY PORTER
R JAY SOWARD
FIVE PEYTON MANNINGS (VOLS)
DEON GRANT
SHAUN ELLIS
COSEY COLEMAN
RAYNOCH THOMPSON
DWAYNE GOODRICH
FIVE RICKY WILLIAMSES (RB w/ A FUTURE) (future at McDonalds maybe)
SHYRONE STITH
TRAVIS PRENTICE
RONDELL MEALEY
TRUNG CANIDATE
MICHAEL WILEY
FIVE TONY BOSELLIS (EARTH MOVERS) (wow weak at OL too)
STOCKAR MCDOUGLE
CHRIS MCINTOSH
TRAVIS CLARIDGE
TODD WADE
MARVEL SMITH
FIVE WAREN SAPPS (RUN STUFFERS) (believe all these still active)
JOHN ENGELBERGER
DARREN HOWARD
CHRIS HOVAN
ADALIUS THOMAS
ROBAIRE SMITH
