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Sir can you just answer the question :francis:
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Ayo ahki, my man's & em said they wanna know if u alright cuz my man seen a nicca's pops deteriorate just like this & he ain't wanna believe it :patrice:
 

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Anyone have stories on why these guys didn't pan out?
Willie Williams is probably consensus top 3 goat defensive player in dade county.. Dude was talked about on another level, legendary lore status. He was just before my time but I saw him play live and he was a BEAST.. Im pretty sure it was a game with him vs. Frank Gore. That Carol City defense was Legendary as a whole.. Dude was nicknamed predator, had the newspapers doing features on him and chronicle his whole recruitment before a social media era and before recruiting went "mainstream".

But dude was defintely a knucklehead, had a wrapsheet long as his offer list, that wasnt public knowledge for a long time, that alone was enough red flags for most but the talent was soo good, you know these coaches overlooked it.. Dude was ELITE talent BUT he played in that legendary 5 down defense where he was an edge rusher and had no responsibility, see ball, get ball only. Its been soooo many LB like that down here that never make the transition to off ball LB that I dont even worry about them anymore but that transition was tough and Randy Shannon was/is a terrible LB coach that plays favorites, so he played other guys ahead of him and he could never get the reps needed. Breh transferred, had more run ins with law and washed out.

Nowadays I think breh runs a pretty successful personal training biz and gym so he eventually straightened out and got his life on track. Definitely had the talent to play in league but it wasnt in cards.

Local news station did feature on him like 20 years later, so you know the impact was real. Da Predator was that dude! and if you can find his Miami Herald feature chronicling his recruitment, you will DIE LAUGHING


 
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Willie Williams is probably consensus top 3 goat defensive player in dade county.. Dude was talked about on another level, legendary lore status. He was just before my time but I saw him play live and he was a BEAST.. Im pretty sure it was a game with him vs. Frank Gore. That Carol City defense was Legendary as a whole.. Dude was nicknamed predator, had the newspapers doing features on him and chronicle his whole recruitment before a social media era and before recruiting went "mainstream".

But dude was defintely a knucklehead, had a wrapsheet long as his offer list, that wasnt public knowledge for a long time, that alone was enough red flags for most but the talent was soo good, you know these coaches overlooked it.. Dude was ELITE talent BUT he played in that legendary 5 down defense where he was an edge rusher and had no responsibility, see ball, get ball only. Its been soooo many LB like that down here that never make the transition to off ball LB that I dont even worry about them anymore but that transition was tough and Randy Shannon was/is a terrible LB coach that plays favorites, so he played other guys ahead of him and he could never get the reps needed. Breh transferred, had more run ins with law and washed out.

Nowadays I think breh runs a pretty successful personal training biz and gym so he eventually straightened out and got his life on track. Definitely had the talent to play in league but it wasnt in cards.

Local news station did feature on him like 20 years later, so you know the impact was real. Da Predator was that dude! and if you can find his Miami Herald feature chronicling his recruitment, you will DIE LAUGHING



Good info

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Love to hear any stories you have about Dade HS football.

I have stories but mostly about hoopers from Chicago or MI.
 

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Willie Williams is probably consensus top 3 goat defensive player in dade county.. Dude was talked about on another level, legendary lore status. He was just before my time but I saw him play live and he was a BEAST.. Im pretty sure it was a game with him vs. Frank Gore. That Carol City defense was Legendary as a whole.. Dude was nicknamed predator, had the newspapers doing features on him and chronicle his whole recruitment before a social media era and before recruiting went "mainstream".

But dude was defintely a knucklehead, had a wrapsheet long as his offer list, that wasnt public knowledge for a long time, that alone was enough red flags for most but the talent was soo good, you know these coaches overlooked it.. Dude was ELITE talent BUT he played in that legendary 5 down defense where he was an edge rusher and had no responsibility, see ball, get ball only. Its been soooo many LB like that down here that never make the transition to off ball LB that I dont even worry about them anymore but that transition was tough and Randy Shannon was/is a terrible LB coach that plays favorites, so he played other guys ahead of him and he could never get the reps needed. Breh transferred, had more run ins with law and washed out.

Nowadays I think breh runs a pretty successful personal training biz and gym so he eventually straightened out and got his life on track. Definitely had the talent to play in league but it wasnt in cards.

Local news station did feature on him like 20 years later, so you know the impact was real. Da Predator was that dude! and if you can find his Miami Herald feature chronicling his recruitment, you will DIE LAUGHING


Willie was a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma: trouble gravitated towards him, a LB with 4.4 speed and a 3.0 GPA with an 1100 (out of 1600) SAT.

doesn't surprise me he got his life together, he was always book smart.
 

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Good info

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Love to hear any stories you have about Dade HS football.

I have stories but mostly about hoopers from Chicago or MI.
Breh dont get me started, :mjlol:.. Remember being a jit and my big cousin playing high school ball and getting a scholarship and going off to college, I was hooked. Then my brother playing at Central late 90s with Najeh Davenport and Willis McGahee back 2 back after he transferred in from Miami Springs being around those brehs and looking up to them.. Right before Willie Williams Shenanigans was legendary Tareaun Charles, another rush end in that 5 down defense.. Used to live in my around the way, probably the funniest kid we knew growing up.. Seeing him come on block with the Dale Earnhardt Monte Carlo and say UF got him right.. Mannnnn, that shyt was different, we was jits like breh I play Bball on your goal at the house, your OG be chillin.. Like haowwwww :whew: Play on player.. :obama:He was a wild kid tho so he crashed out at the infamous frat party where he threw a keg and hit a kid and Ron Zook pulled up ready for whatever.. He got kicked out but breh had a documentary that is the epitome of dade county ball back then atleast on the north side, the south is a different story (probably another post I would need to break down). If you can get hands on full Documentary its worth it (Year of the bull)..

Soo many Cameos Coach Ice:mjlol:They in your house! Your Momma IN THE STANDS MAN!! :damn:
 
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