Who is one player you were dead wrong about in recent years?

[ratkinson]

Yep BB he was a nice surprise. I need to see it again. Hope he gets a decent running mate so he can continue to stay healthy.

I took the same position as you until the reports from the Denver media started coming out.

I would like to just say that most of his problems stemmed from mental health, but some of the trash that came out of his piehole after he left was just plain old immature.

Once he left for Denver I read that he sued the Broncos and the NFL.
Didn't hear much about him after that.

 

[wecasa]

Jake Ferguson. Thought he had potential to be kelce lite. Turns out, just another guy collecting Jerry's money.

 

[ColoradoCowboy]

I thought that Arron Donald would be an "OK" to "good" DT.

 

[plasticman]

For me it is actually a duo.

I thought that Diggs and Bland playing together was going to be legendary. I thought the Cowboys were going to lead the NFL in interceptions for the next ten years.

It sure didn't take long for that dream to derail.

 

[Spottswoode]

He’s not a cowboy but I thought Hakeem Nicks was going to be elite and I wasn’t happy when the vagiants drafted him. Although injuries had something to do with it

The OP didn’t say it needed to be a Cowboy and his example wasn’t a Cowboy.

I liked Nicks too and think he was on the way to becoming one of the top NFL receivers.

His first 3 years were great and he was a beast in their SuperBowl run. Unfortunately he never was the same after he broke his foot. I don’t consider it a miss…just unlucky.

 

[Havic]

Jaylon Smith

When he broke out and chased down Desean Watson, he looked like he was going to be a stud lb'er. He had a probowl year in 2019 and then completely fell off. His knee couldnt hold up.

 

[DarkVader33]

The OP didn’t say it needed to be a Cowboy and his example wasn’t a Cowboy.

I liked Nicks too and think he was on the way to becoming one of the top NFL receivers.

His first 3 years were great and he was a beast in their SuperBowl run. Unfortunately he never was the same after he broke his foot. I don’t consider it a miss…just unlucky.

I agree with you but around here, if your career is derailed by injuries, you’re a bust no matter what. lol. Not referring to the ones already injured when drafted either.

 

[kskboys]

I wasn't expecting him to be a top NFL DT as I didn't think he was a high ceiling player, but expected he would be an immediate starter for 5+ years and would be solid.

Just too slow off the snap

And didn't possess the lateral agility to close the gap. Way too straightlinish.

 

[Chasing6]

I am waiting for the Phenom Trance people to speak up.

 

[kskboys]

I know this everyone of y'all are guilty or most of y'all need to come in here and apologize to J.Williams and the Cowboys for saying they had the worst running backroom ranked 32 before the season started last year and had no faith in him at all now look...

I was one of the very few who thought he'd be really good. Tons of arguments over that.

 

[ratkinson]

I am waiting for the Phenom Trance people to speak up.

Just an observation but you seem to be obsessed with this player.
Maybe one day you'll share your thoughts with us...

 

[MapleLeaf]

Once he left for Denver I read that he sued the Broncos and the NFL.
Didn't hear much about him after that.

Well he signed with Tampa Bay for $3 million and then proceeded to refuse to report to camp. ???

As I said I wanted to give him lots of rope with regards to struggling wtih mental health, but the poor decisions seem to follow this guy around like flies on poop.

 

[ratkinson]

Well he signed with Tampa Bay for $3 million and then proceeded to refuse to report to camp. ???

As I said I wanted to give him lots of rope with regards to struggling wtih mental health, but the poor decisions seem to follow this guy around like flies on poop.

Not taking up for the guy, but don't you think some of that behavior may have been caused by his mental state?

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Justin Fields

You didn’t think he would be this awesome?

 

[StarW]

This one feels more like a confession, but Mazi Smith. I was thinking, " we're finally taking interior defend seriously like the real teams".

I don't watch Michigan football, so I was upbeat about it. Glad he was in on the QW trade, so we can pretend we got something out of him.

 

[StarW]

Also, I'm rarely flat out wrong about QBs, but I misread Josh Allen completely.

I think a lot of guys didn't think he'd make itmore running WBs fail than make. It's hard to predict that kind of durability. He really improved his accuracy more than a lot of critics thought possible, and was always a beast.

 

[StarW]

Marist Liufau
He’s going to have a great season

He might not have the processing. Makes reads a lot like his mentor... Murry

 

[MarcusRock]

Ah, Gregory. I remember announcing here the day he failed his like 5th drug test because my boy that worked for the team told me that day. Everyone was calling me a liar, including a mod. Then, it came out a month later. I'm not trying to impress anybody.

If you had broken the story of La'el Collins bribing a drug tester, then you woulda been somebody.

 

[Ironicalicon]

Bossman Fat, AKA Kelvin Joseph.
Maybe if he'd had his head properly placed on his shoulders instead of... Elsewhere.

 

[Bigrandrn]

To be fair he was a 4th round pick - he has certainly outperformed his draft position

When he’s healthy he consistently performs like in the top 5 of the nfl, stat wise. I think the time for hate on him is over…..