I’ll freely admit my teenage (read: stupid) ass bit hard on both Charles Rogers & Roy Williams.
“Just wait until Rogers heals up, we about to tear it up!”
TBH, I still think he would’ve been an incredible player had he stayed clean & healthy.
Roy Williams … sorta worked out? He had talent, but man it was inconsistent.
I had my fill by the Mike Williams pick, but I do remember being optimistic about the potential.
Boy was I upset Mike McMahon didn’t work out. Growing up in the bay area made me adore mobile QBs with watching Steve Young’s magic. McMahon’s accuracy was so bad, I’m surprised he could execute a HB toss/pitch.
I admit to buying into the Luke Staley hype. The guy ran for a billion yards in college, but had 200k miles on his tread. Dude was weaker than balsa wood by the time we got him.
I’m trying to think of others, and will add more later, but give me some of yours!
Wtf happened to Roy Williams, he came in catching everything, even some just insane grabs with one hand and his body in crazy positions…i mean, some of it was eye popping stuff. And then all of that just kinda faded away…and then so did he. Just a guy.
Laken…i though he was Warford all over again.
Andre Ware. I wasnt even close on that one. Andre is why I am leery of one year wonder QBs
Going back even further, David Lewis and Reggie Rogers.
I thought Leshoure would be pretty good but injury early hurt his chances.
My brother has only bought me one jersey, it was out of the blue, 2 weeks after his concussion, sadly #44 Best still hangs in the closet, though I probably wore it here and there. Loved Best!
I’m like you with the WRs. I thought Roy was fine, sometimes inconsistent. But he always wanted to be a Cowboy, got his wish and THEN his career fell off. Karma?
I thought Boss Bailey, Ernie Simms and DeAndre Levy would have “good” careers.
I was also a big Reuben Droughns fan when he was coming out of college. I still remember him running all over MSU for 200+ yards one year. He was unstoppable
Laken Tomlinson for me.
PFF went on to release a scouting report that gave him something like the highest grade ever. I thought they might even play him at RT. I still wonder if he’s better than we think he is at this point. He frustrated the heck out of Donald, facing him 1-on-1 most snaps. If I had to guess, I’d say that’s partly why SF took a gamble on him, since they have to face Donald twice a year.
I remember thinking Chuck Long was one of the best college QBs I ever saw. He just seemed to have that “it” factor.
With all these QBs who flamed out in Detroit over the years – Long, Ware, Harrington – you wonder how much was them and how much was the inferior coaching and players around them factoring in.
Yeah, Andre was a product of the Mouse Davis run and shoot offense. He put up huge numbers that won him the Heisman and a first round pick that seemed like a perfect fit for Detroit at the time.
Easy question for me.
Kyle Van Noy
I’ll never forget where I was and when it happened. I almost stopped my car cause of my happiness. This is the type of LB we need. He’ll transition into this rush LB off the edge. Can’t wait to see him consistently pressuring other qb’s. The cb’s will all look better. And Suh will gobble up the sacks. This is a GREAT move!
