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I was thinking Dan McGwire of that draft class, who went before Marinovich, too. I remember having some NFL preview mag favorably comparing that draft class to the 1983 QB class. Also had Browning Nagle and Brett Favre. 1 for 4.
Disappointment in the sense of what could have been. His skills and his play (what little we saw) had hall of fame written all over it. Had he been a 100% full time football player, solely dedicated to being the best football player he could be and not been injured, I think its at least an even money bet that a good handful of the best memories a lot of kids would have had of watching football in that era would have included Bo Jackson. That's the disappointment.
Errict Rhett? Guy had a couple 1000-yard seasons for Tampa and then held out for more money....was never the same after that. Ended up playing a year for the Browns.12punch said:
Could also say Randy Moss then. Moss while spectacular, I don't think he accomplished as much as he could have had he been less of a head case. A future HoF player that underachieved when he very well could have broken every record.bostonfred said:
It will take a perfect storm to break Jerry Rice's records. A great receiver, teamed with a great quarterback, workout nut who can extend a highly productive career to the late 30's/early 40's, all while avoiding losing any serious time to injury. At age 42 Rice had a 145 yard game. Rice is the only player to have 100 yard games over the age of 39 and he did it 10 times. Rice had over 1200 yards in the season he turned 40. No other WR has come close to matching his longevity. What Rice did over 40, only a handful have done over the age of 35.
Don't agree here. Maybe disappointing to the fans since we didn't get to see more of him, but the guy was a beast who had his life cut way too short. Nothing about his play was disappointing.
Pretty common for college players to dominate but fail in the NFL where they can't get away with using steroids as easy.
The only reason Moss didn't break every record is that the end of his career came much earlier than it does for most wr's. He's only 37 and he hasn't been a factor since 2009. So yeah, there is an element of disappointment that he wasn't able to play effectively past 32 years of age, but he was still an absolute beast for 11 years, which is a long time.
I'm late to this party, but I agree 100% here...I'm not sure what about Sean Taylor's career on the field could be considered disappointing. He was an absolute beast. Our secondary hasn't been the same since he passed. If anyone recalls, our options that year were likely to be Taylor or Kellen Winslow. I'd take Taylor again without blinking.
Not that he would have done better elsewhere, but being the semi-hometown guy just adds to the pressure and ultimate disappointment.
at Randy Moss. Dude is 3rd all time in receiving yards and 2nd all time in receiving TDs. What more do you want from the guy?
