Forgotten Football Players of The 2000's

[KOohbt]

Darnell Hickems
Jarrod Smalls
Terry Clothfield
Tyson Shoemaker

 

[J-Fire]

Dre Bly ...clutch in 2003 so I won fantasy football amongst friends.

Arnaz Battle

Ishmael Brothers....Rocket & Missel (Q) had their best season(s) in the 2000s....both didn't do much in the 90s.

 

[J-Fire]

ebenezer ekuban

 

[PortCityProphet]

The golden age of football

 

[J-Fire]

The golden age of football

i dunno about pro, debatable for me....but in terms of college football the BCS kicked off a golden age. USC in those reggie bush days had me watching football 10pm on a Saturday when I was in high school (east coast kid, haha).

Bush...vince young....tebow....manziel was a unprecedented period of a solo box-office player. I don't even know who has commanded that box office from an individual level in years.

 

[resurrection]

I remember damn near every name in this thread.. not sure what that says about me

Submitting Peyton Hillis name for review

 

[MoneyTron]

i dunno about pro, debatable for me....but in terms of college football the BCS kicked off a golden age. USC in those reggie bush days had me watching football 10pm on a Saturday when I was in high school (east coast kid, haha).

Bush...vince young....tebow....CAM NEWTON....manziel was a unprecedented period of a solo box-office player. I don't even know who has commanded that box office from an individual level in years.

Fixed.

 

[bobbiewishbone]

Miles Austin
Keith Bulluck
LenDale White
Travis Henry
Peerless Price
WIllis McGahee

 

[93 til]

Dante Hall
LaRoi Glover
Dat Nguyen
Sam Madison
Patrick Surtain
Shaun Alexander
Priest Holmes
Larry Johnson
Both Roy Williams
TJ Whosyomama

 

[Hov]

i dunno about pro, debatable for me....but in terms of college football the BCS kicked off a golden age. USC in those reggie bush days had me watching football 10pm on a Saturday when I was in high school (east coast kid, haha).

Bush...vince young....tebow....manziel was a unprecedented period of a solo box-office player. I don't even know who has commanded that box office from an individual level in years.

Sounds like you were too young to watch Peter Warrick and Mike Vick...who was even more exciting than the guys you named outside of USC Bush.

 

[filial_piety]

The best that never was....Peter Warrick

Ron Dayne (low key Heisman bust)
Wayne Crebet
Livernious Coles

 

[filial_piety]

Sounds like you were too young to watch Peter Warrick and Mike Vick...who was even more exciting than the guys you named outside of USC Bush.

He's the first one to come to mind in my book....I still have a lot of the FSU games on VHS back then, and I'm still disappointed to this day that he never really worked out in the league ...and he is imo the greatest college WR ever.

I don't think we'll ever see a WR this dominant ever again. The entire defense in college was structured on trying to stop this guy in any and every which way. He was basically Barry Sanders at WR.

If he got his hands on the ball...it was over.


I remember all of these plays and then some...these highlites really don't tell the whole story TBH.

People don't understand that the entire defensive scheme was geared and designed to stop this guy on any night that he played....the only reason that he didn't win the Heisman was because he and Livernious got caught up in the shopping scheme.

 

[Hov]

He's the first one to come to mind in my book....I still have a lot of the FSU games on VHS back then, and I'm still disappointed to this day that he never really worked out in the league ...and he is imo the greatest college WR ever.

I don't think we'll ever see a WR this dominant ever again. The entire defense in college was structured on trying to stop this guy in any and every which way. He was basically Barry Sanders at WR.

If he got his hands on the ball...it was over.


I remember all of these plays and then some...these highlites really don't tell the whole story TBH.

People don't understand that the entire defensive scheme was geared and designed to stop this guy on any night that he played....the only reason that he didn't win the Heisman was because he and Livernious got caught up in the shopping scheme.

100% correct - every play was geared towards one man and couldn't stop him in any game. In the biggest game (BCS National Championshop) he puts up 3 tds lmao.

I also honestly don't believe he's a true NFL bust. He went to, at that time, the worst franchise in all of pro sports by far (worse than today's Browns), Carl Pickens was hurt so no vet WR to take load or even show ropes (even Moss had Carter), and terrible everything. Starting balling when they drafted Ocho, and then his knees went shot.

Wasn't a talent bust IMO.

 

[filial_piety]

100% correct - every play was geared towards one man and couldn't stop him in any game. In the biggest game (BCS National Championshop) he puts up 3 tds lmao.

I also honestly don't believe he's a true NFL bust. He went to, at that time, the worst franchise in all of pro sports by far (worse than today's Browns), Carl Pickens was hurt so no vet WR to take load or even show ropes (even Moss had Carter), and terrible everything. Starting balling when they drafted Ocho, and then his knees went shot.

Wasn't a talent bust IMO.

Every one of those FSU games were classics back then......Weike made a name himself off of Warrick imo. I mean I know he won the Heisman the next year, but his national recognition was built off of Warrick. Low key Livernious Coles was putting in work too.

As far as his being a bust or not. ...you make a good point, he didn't have the right structure to flourish in...but then again he was a very East/West WR which really doesn't work in the Pros. He really didn't make a name for himself as a standout in anything but kick returns. He sort of became like a B-grade Desmond Howard in that respect. DH was an outstanding WR in college....then went pro and didn't do anything...but fell into a few good things like Special Teams..where he got his Ring and the SB MVP. Warrick was right around that level on Seattle, only they loss in that situation.

I mean he had his moments, but back in 2000, I would have bet that he was going to be a HOFer. I still til this day think that his career is the biggest let down.

 

[Hov]

Every one of those FSU games were classics back then......Weike made a name himself off of Warrick imo. I mean I know he won the Heisman the next year, but his national recognition was built off of Warrick. Low key Livernious Coles was putting in work too.

As far as his being a bust or not. ...you make a good point, he didn't have the right structure to flourish in...but then again he was a very East/West WR which really doesn't work in the Pros. He really didn't make a name for himself as a standout in anything but kick returns. He sort of became like a B-grade Desmond Howard in that respect. DH was an outstanding WR in college....then went pro and didn't do anything...but fell into a few good things like Special Teams..where he got his Ring and the SB MVP. Warrick was right around that level on Seattle, only they loss in that situation.

I mean he had his moments, but back in 2000, I would have bet that he was going to be a HOFer. I still til this day think that his career is the biggest let down.

I mean, Google 2000 Bengals roster

And I look at what some lesser players like Az Hakim and Antwan Randel El were able to do in a slot position. Also Santana Moss, who may have been faster but still got to play in a much better offensive set.

Bad systems can make great players non existent in their primes. Corey Dillion should be in the hall of fame.