Admit you were wrong about any NFL player who turned out great

[Reality]

With it being the off-season, I thought it would be fun to give everyone a chance to share and own on of their mistakes in thinking a player was not going to be very good but they turned out to be great.


*** Rules of the Thread ***

• It can be any current or former NFL player for any NFL team
• Only post a player who was much BETTER than you expected (not worse)
• You must NOT in any way say you were "right" or "not wrong" about anything

*** READ THIS -- The purpose of this thread is to .. without any disclaimers, exceptions or justification .. admit you were wrong about a player you thought would not be good that turned out to be great.

 

[Reality]

I will start it off with .. Derrick Henry

When he entered the draft out of Alabama I thought he was an average running back that was only drafted high because he played for Alabama.

Henry has turned out to be faster and stronger than I thought he was going to be and makes a huge impact on the outcome of games.

 

[JBS]

Josh Allen immediately comes to mind

 

[thunderpimp91]

I could create quite a list just myself.

I'll go with Jalen Ramsey. Thought he was overrated coming out of the draft and of Zeke/Bosa/Ramsey from that 2016 class Ramsey was last on my wish list for the #4 pick.

 

[Sydla]

Josh Allen for me. I thought no way a guy that completed 56% of his passes his last two years in college could translate to an upper level QB.

 

[HungryLion]

DeSean Jackson. Thought he was too small and wouldn’t last.

 

[RonnieT24]

Probably the biggest surprise for me was Donovan McNabb.. Dude was essentially a wishbone QB in college and turned into a multi-time pro bowler and leader of a perennial division winner. I absolutely did not see that coming.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Josh Allen

 

[JD_KaPow]

Peyton Manning.

Thought he was at his ceiling already because of his pedigree and polish and that he'd end up ordinary (as in solid starter but no more than that) at the next level.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

Gonna echo everyone and say Josh Allen

 

[nalam]

Eli Manning winning 2 SBs was a surprise . But he was not great ,so I wouldnt count that.

Drew Brees is a surprise , I thought he was too small to thrive in NFL but he proved otherwise.

 

[Pass2Run]

I think the player who was much better than I expected was Joseph Randle.

As a 6th round pick, and just from a plain running standpoint, and not all the off-the-field stuff, he really blew my mind when I finally noticing his physical potential. I really wanted him to start. Over Murray, who I had always liked. Not sure what it was, all and all, but that guy really blew a shot at having a special NFL career.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Tony Romo.........didn't think much of him after the first 3-4 seasons. But looking back, I honestly believe he would have a super Bowl with another coach not named Garrett.

 

[Ranching]

I've been trying to come up with a name.....can't think of any.....I always feel players will succeed.....maybe, Everson Walls, he exceeded everyone's expectations....

 

[maryquality]

I'm going with J. Kearse. I figured he would be a JAG, however, he was surprisingly better than I thought he would be last season.

 

[conner01]

Romo for sure
The odds of a UDFA even becoming a starter is slim but at QB it’s extremely slim

 

[JBS]

Tony Romo.........didn't think much of him after the first 3-4 seasons. But looking back, I honestly believe he would have a super Bowl with another coach not named Garrett.

It took you 4 years to realize romo was something? Lololol. I mean that’s beyond embarrassing

edit*** hopefully not 4 years of starting..that’s the way I took your post

 

[MiddleStar]

Honey Badger. I thought he was a train wreck waiting to happen.

 

[fivetwos]

Joey Bosa.


To a lesser degree, Anthony Costanzo and Nate Solder. They weren't great but they hung around longer than I would have figured.

 

[fivetwos]

With it being the off-season, I thought it would be fun to give everyone a chance to share and own on of their mistakes in thinking a player was not going to be very good but they turned out to be great.


*** Rules of the Thread ***

• It can be any current or former NFL player for any NFL team
• Only post a player who was much BETTER than you expected (not worse)
• You must NOT in any way say you were "right" or "not wrong" about anything

*** READ THIS -- The purpose of this thread is to .. without any disclaimers, exceptions or justification .. admit you were wrong about a player you thought would not be good that turned out to be great.

That third rule is gonna be tough for certain folks lol.