2022 NFL Offseason Thread

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Reggie Rogers
Andre Ware
Joey Harrington
Big Mike Williams
Aaron Gibson

 

Wilkinson played 13 seasons and started 182 games in the NFL. Not a Hall of Famer, but I'm not sure it's fair to drop the bust label on him.

 

Which one was he? The one from USC that sucked donkey balls? Or the one from Syracuse that was merely pretty average? Or the one from Clemson that plays now for the Chargers that has been good but not quite up to the hype he gets?

All of whom are not to be confused with Roy Williams (the Texas receiver, not the Oklahoma safety who broke more legs than an impatient loan shark) who managed to become a draft bust for two teams.

 

I didn’t realize how good Clowney was until watching him play in Cleveland last season. Branded a bust, he completely stops opposing running games on his side of the field and can still whip a tackle a handful of times a game in the pass rush. The health is obviously an issue, but he’s way better than given credit for.

 

In comparison to what was projected of him as overall first pick, he was a major disappointment, which are the words I should have used instead of "bust."

 

I guess that's fair. I just have a lot of respect for guys that can hang around that long and be productive, no matter where they were drafted. There are plenty of guys who have earned the bust label (or even the major disappointment label) and Wilkinson has always seemed like one of those who got it but didn't deserve it.

ETA: Of course, I realize now that a few posts above yours I put those tags on Reggie Bush who had a career arc similar to Wilkinson's. Oh well.

 

I can't even call a man that played 13 years on the interior line a bust. It's a brutal position, especially back when 75% of the opponents blocking schemes were to take out knees.

 

He was being kept together by superglue and duct tape at the end of year. He would spend all week getting enough treatment to have function quads and hamstrings for Sunday. I'm guessing he tried one offseason training session and said "fuck this".

 

He has become a very good player, though not what was projected when he was drafted.

 

Akili Smith.

 

Whose greatest play is getting trucked by Bo Jackson on MNF.

Edit: upon review, it wasn’t as hard a hit as I remembered. Maybe there was something else from this game?

 

Document reveals details of 2009 sexual assault allegation against Daniel Snyder

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/21/dan-snyder-sexual-assault-allegation/