There are many just assuming Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott will only get better, but that isn't always the case and there's actually a long list of examples to attest to that. From Rick Mirer to Bob Griffin at QB and from Ricky Ervins to Todd Gurley at RB.
They say that players make their most significant leap from their rookie year to their second year, but it's far from set in stone. There are many, many examples of players who never duplicated their rookie success and it has nothing to do with injuries or outside issues. Sometimes it's simply a case of the league figuring them out. I still don't understand how Nick Foles could go from the Pro Bowl season he had in year two to the afterthought he ultimately became.
I actually like Prescott and wish him well, albeit not as an NFL QB. He seems like a high character guy to me. As for Elliott, what a fucking dick. He is in for a rude awakening this year. He has a "comeuppance" written all over him.
As a rookie he had 74 receptions for 894 yards. Never matched those numbers again, although he came close in 2005.
I remember that stupid fumble he had against the Giants that got recovered by somebody else and run in for a TD praised as brilliance on his part.
Wait, Nick Foles never amounted to anything??? He's NOT in the HOF???
Mirer
Foles
Freeman
Wentz?
Dak?
I know I missed some.
To me he is the most obvious one. As far as Giants go it would have to be Steve Smith. I loved him as a player. Just a shame that those injuries did him in.
Ernie Accorsi mentioned him in his book, saying he was an excellent prospect, but worried about his size, and if his body could hold up in the NFL. Turns out he was right.
But he regressed, got hurt and never materialized. I had him pegged as the next armstead.
Hmm.
Ha. I thought I was the only 1 ... really high hopes for JW
what a joke.
Tim Couch seemed to be trending well, but injuries ate him up.
Roy Williams, everybody thought he was going to be a monster. All he could do was hit. LaRon Landry a similar case drafted in the top ten.
Courtney Brown. Dion Jones. Charles Rogers. Justin Gilbert and Greg Robinson recently.
For us? Tyrone Wheatley, William Joseph, Derek Brown, Aaron Pierce, Tim Carter.
I remember owning him in fantasy his rookie year ... and avoiding him like the plague after actually watching the games.
fantasy football really inflated his rookie season. he didn't even run for 1000 yards. terrible YPC. lots of cheap/short TDs and game logs filled with awful performances in between good "fantasy days"
I'm shocked he sucked SOOOO badly after, but he was so overrated after that "stud" rookie season.
You gotta lighten up dude.
Eh, I honestly thpught he was the goods. His injury was truly devastating. His burst and one cut ability were something to watch. He looked awesome.
How do satellites detect holes for a man to run through?
;-)
Never did much after that
Making him out to be incompetent is dishonest.
Here we go. Haha.
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..and don't tell me injuries. He's the very definition of fools gold. I feel for the guy but he looked like Tarzan but played like Jane outside a few kick and punt returns. Maybe he would have been great but he sure as hell wasnt that first year plus a few games. He flashed just enough shine. Fools gold.
Eh, I honestly thpught he was the goods. His injury was truly devastating. His burst and one cut ability were something to watch. He looked awesome.
He was benched and lost his second season due to being a mess with the ball in his hands but you wonder if the light ever would have come on. He was an insane talent to be sure.
How can you watch the dude play last year and say that?
Watch the games objectively. Dak was very good last year for Dallas. HE might regress. He might never approach his rookie campaign ever again. But make no mistake, Dak was the goods last year.
Wow Sean Bennett. I remember him and I do remember that run in the preseason. I believe it was something like sixty yards and thought wow this guys gonna be good. Then was injured and released I believe. Think this was 1998 or 99'.
Indeed.
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it is true that the league will find player's weaknesses or find out what they do best and try to take that away. the really good players adjust. they still have a dynamite OL. also the coaches who set and call the plays are a factor. this will affect prescott more than elliott. prescott does have calm feet in the pocket, but he didn't have too many games where he had to throw the team to victory in the fourth quarter. we will find out, eventually.