Riftty Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ITS_RAMMY_PLAYBOI said: Marc Bulger.. Dude was a freaking stud. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/bulger-never-got-the-credit-he-deserved/article_b66d08fa-d003-5c3b-8aa2-c88ad36ce6b7.amp.html Mike Martz got him killed. Every Sunday, I used to watch this guy after games drag his body back to his locker stall. A few years ago, I saw him with his shirt off after one particular game, and I swear there was the most hideous purple and reddish contusion on his back the likes of which I'd never seen in an NFL locker room. Bulger was a poster boy for the darker side of the game, and he accepted this with little or no complaint. Bulger played constantly with battered ribs and so many back and neck injuries that he often struggled to breathe properly during and after games. He lived in a world one filled with ice packs and pain killers. He lived in a world where the obligation to play was blurred constantly by the inability to know if you are being a brave teammate who is willing to play with a little pain or a damned fool who sacrificed too much by playing injured, but did it anyway for the good of the team, or the fear of losing his job. Yeah Marc was way better than most remember. I'll never forget that come back game against Seattle in like 04. Dude was just slinging it. Still one of the best rams games I ever watched. Edit: found it...just go to the two hour mark...5 minutes left down 17....magical. Edited March 23, 2020 by Riftty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 10:41 PM, ET80 said: I think he's the reason nobody does that anymore. Tebow would probably still be a Patriot if he switched positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, SkippyX said: Tebow would probably still be a Patriot if he switched positions. But he was drafted as a QB. Nobody thought Matt Jones was going to play QB, he was drafted as a WR. The position switch has worked - Hines Ward and Julian Edelman are probably the gold standard for it, Josh Cribbs was a big name as a KR/PR guy, Antwaan Randel El had a nice stint as a Steeler, Greg Ward is quietly developing as a guy in Philly - but Jones was the highest drafted among those names and completely busted out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Pence Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Chris Chandler. How many guys can say they started for EIGHT different franchises? The Gaylord Perry of football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Todd Pence said: Chris Chandler. How many guys can say they started for EIGHT different franchises? The Gaylord Perry of football. Ryan Fitzpatrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 3/5/2020 at 4:46 PM, Art_Vandalay said: Brandon Lloyd comes to mind. Spends 13 years in the NFL and the only year he goes over 1000 is when he goes HAM in 2010 and leads the league in receiving with Kyle Orton at QB. I hated him on the Patriots. Softest damn WR I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 3/13/2020 at 1:05 PM, Chiefs_5627 said: Still think Jonas Gray has to be mentioned when it comes to this. He balled out for a game and then just basically disappeared. Timmy Smith, but in the regular season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Pence Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Okay, but not many others! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoopDogg Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Sterling Sharpe. Easily would've been one of the greatest WRs ever if not for injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, SnoopDogg said: Sterling Sharpe. Easily would've been one of the greatest WRs ever if not for injuries. Josh Gordon would've easily been one of the greatest WRs ever if not for substance abuse/mental illness David Boston would've easily been one of the greatest WRs ever if not for his, um, 'unorthodox' workout regimen Bill Groman would've easily been one of the greatest WRs ever if not for playing in a time when a torn ACL was usually career-ending There are a lot of guys that fit that description. I wouldn't really call any of those careers 'weird'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, Starless said: There are a lot of guys that fit that description. I wouldn't really call any of those careers 'weird'. Yup. His career wasn't "weird", but it was unfortunate, both with the timing of his most healthy years (pre-Favre), and of his injury (just about at Favre hitting his peak). I do think that if he managed to have, say, a 10-12 (healthy) year career, he'd probably be considered the best receiver that played a majority of his career in the 90s, not named Jerry Rice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apparition Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 1 minute ago, DannyB said: Yup. His career wasn't "weird", but it was unfortunate, both with the timing of his most healthy years (pre-Favre), and of his injury (just about at Favre hitting his peak). I do think that if he managed to have, say, a 10-12 (healthy) year career, he'd probably be considered the best receiver that played a majority of his career in the 90s, not named Jerry Rice. He should probably be in the HOF regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Starless said: He should probably be in the HOF regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonserinNC Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Vince Young, Jeff Fisher straight up destroyed his career after winning rookie of the year. Jeff is almost a war criminal for what he did to Vince and almost did to Goff. Vince basically had the unfortunate experience of being coached by a legend who had gone senile and paid the price. Who knows what a Vince Young type guy could have done with a younger innovative coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrawkcab321 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Nick Foles. Went from scrub to stud back to scrub back to stud who wins a super bowl then gets hurt now who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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