Who you have been wrong about?

Put it this way: My little brother was born during the 1988 NLCS. His name is Jeffrey.

Who's he named after? He's not sure.

But I am.

Poor kid.

 

Useless without pictures.

 

I'll do it. I swore up and down that the Colts should take Leaf. I figured Manning would last about six minutes behind that line. I never had Leaf pegged as an all-world player, but I figured he would be able to take the licks and keep on throwing. Thank goodness for the city of Indianapolis they didn't listen to me.

 

Charlie Ward. I thought he was going to be a hell of a QB in the NFL.

 

I'll take the bullet on Leaf. Thought he was the prototypical QB ... big arm, an oak tree in the pocket but elusive in that way that big QBs need to be. College defenders bounced off him like he was a character in a computer game. Also loved his arrogance. Thought he'd be one of those guys who would never let mistakes stay in his head. Injuries and the mental game turned him into a cautionary tale. Think God said, "if I let this guy have NFL success, he'll be a more insufferable prick than the world can tolerate." Couldn't have happened to a better guy. That karma's a bitch, but the Dan Patrick Show tells me he's a nice guy now. Good for him.

 

I remember thinking the Bulls got a steal when they took Stacey King at No. 6 in the 1989 draft...

 

I thought Cesar Cedeno would be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Eventually settled into slightly better than average.

 

You and many others, including a young Johnny Dangerously.

 

I thought he and Don Gullett were gonna be in the same HOF class. Gullett had more of a shot, but the arm woes became too much to overcome.

 

Al Gore.

 

Kevin Faulk.
In college, he was unstoppable. Even though he was a little small, he was strong, could catch passes, and was one of the top running backs in the SEC during a pretty good era in the late 90s. It's hard to call it a bad pro career when you stick around for almost a decade and win three Super Bowl rings, but I always thought he'd be more than a career third-down back.

 

Thought he was going to be +++ but was ---: Steve Broussard, Alex Cole (yes, I fell into that trap).

Thought he was going to be --- but was +++: Mike Vrabel, Jim Thome.