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Title: The Greatest That NEVER-WAS
Post by: 28sweep on October 29, 2002, 11:17:34 AM: I'm talking football here.....and Bo Jackson stands out as one that COULD have been the greatest.......
Title: The Greatest That NEVER-WAS
Post by: Wlfgng on October 29, 2002, 11:23:32 AM: TD.. injury cut short what could have been one of the best carreers.

At least he seems to have his watermelon together.
Title: The Greatest That NEVER-WAS
Post by: Pfunk on October 29, 2002, 11:38:59 AM: Brian Bosworth
Title: The Greatest That NEVER-WAS
Post by: gofaster on October 29, 2002, 12:57:52 PM: Trent Dilfer. Tampa Bay Buccaneer's #1 Draft Pick. Sam Wyche liked his size for a QB. Played here, broke a lot of hearts, and nobody like him. Played in Baltimore and went to the Super Bowl - and was cut the next season because nobody like him there, either. Now he's in Seattle...and injured.

The other biggest bust? Bo Jackson. But it wasn't his fault. Tampa Bay had the first pick overall and he warned them that if they drafted him, he'd go play baseball instead. The Bucs drafted him #1 overall. He went and played baseball for Kansas City for 4 or so years. After the draft rights had expired, he went to Oakland as a free agent running back and was hurt when he was tackled from behind. Wasn't a hard hit - the guy just wrapped around his waist and pulled him to the ground - but Bo's leg was positioned just such as way that the ball joint of his leg jammed into the socket of his hip and bruised the bone. The bone started dying and rotting and the surgeons had to replace it with a plastic artificial hip. His hip was rated as "B" compared to a normal guy's hip, so no more running for Mr. Jackson. He had talent, but just didn't get the right opportunities.

Didn't Brian Bosworth go to the Pro Bowl a couple of years before popping his shoulder and getting out of the game?
Title: The Greatest That NEVER-WAS
Post by: Greese on October 29, 2002, 01:04:53 PM: Ryan Leaf? Who knows what he could've done had he had a better attitude.
Title: The Greatest That NEVER-WAS
Post by: Nash on October 29, 2002, 01:28:42 PM: Todd Marinovich sorta comes to mind. The guy was raised like a robot since infancy to play pro ball. Was a 1st round draft pick, yet winds up cappin' his dubious "career" by gettin' cut from a Canadian Football League team....:eek:

I guess he's in an arena league now or something.
Title: The Greatest That NEVER-WAS
Post by: gofaster on October 29, 2002, 01:29:43 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Wlfgng
TD.. injury cut short what could have been one of the best carreers.

At least he seems to have his watermelon together.

TD = Tony Dorsett? The guy did more than most RBs I know.
Title: The Greatest That NEVER-WAS
Post by: Apache on October 29, 2002, 01:30:51 PM: Quote
Originally posted by gofaster

TD = Tony Dorsett? The guy did more than most RBs I know.

I think he's talking about Terrell Davis.
Title: The Greatest That NEVER-WAS
Post by: gofaster on October 29, 2002, 02:02:59 PM: Terrell Davis - didn't he make Super Bowl MVP in Elway's final game?

No, to be a real bust, you gotta do absolutely nothing and get big money for it. Or break the fans' spirit by poor performance on the field.

I think the poster child for that might be that running back from Colorado who was drafted in the first round by the Chicago Bears, did nothing for 4 years, and spent his last pro ball season playing in the XFL. I can't remember his name offhand (which should be an indication of just how little he accomplished).