Miami profuces some pretty damn good pros over the years. Few exceptions.
Ereck Flowers
Sinoroce Moss
William Joseph
Are we the only team that took the exceptions??? Haha
Forgot Daryl Jones. Lol, and maybe so. Because I can't think of too many absolutely atrocious draft picks for sure. Every time I think I thought of another, I realied he played for the OTHER FL schools.
Seriously, part of why I like Miami is because they seem to always send football players to Sundays who come ready to roll.
There was first round TE Derek Brown who got smashed by Lawrence Taylor in his first practice and mostly sat on the bench and took their money for four full seasons. Flowers hasn't lasted that long.
The biggest problem with Rocky Thompson was that he was grossly over-drafted as a first rounder when he should have been about a tenth or twelfth rounder.
Old timers will remember the appropriately named RB Joe Don Looney, a number one pick who never showed up and never played a down for the GIANTS.
Of what can happen sometimes when you draft for need instead of just taking the BPA. We forced a round 1 pick on an OT in a year that the position was weak. Looking back at the OT's taken in that draft......oof...they probably could have done better taking one of the other OT's if they were determined to go that way, but the results really wouldn't have been all that much better.
Standing after three years with him at LT. I understand not everyone can make it but I have no patience for a guy who displayed zero desire to improve, was uncoachable and had a poor attitude.
In my 57 years of being a Giants fan, I don’t believe another no. 1 pick comes close to him in terms of incompetence as a player but just as bad as a teammate. I still don’t understand how they didn’t come to this conclusion in the summer.
Meh, not even close. Rocky Thompson and there is no substitute. Flowers might be a top 10 because of where he was taken. The Giants have had a lot of very bad picks.
I disagree about Rocky Thompson. Yes, he should have never been chosen no 1 by the Giants. He was drafted to play wide receiver because of his speed. He did run two kick offs back for touchdowns. But he had bricks for hands and was not wide receiver caliber. He was a running back and could have been taken in much later rounds. That was the fault of Wellington Mara who was acting as the GM. Rocky only lasted I believe two years with the Giants.
Its not close? This guy was a top 10 pick at a Premium position that has been our downfall for years. It forced us to overpay Solder. He played over 40 games as shitty as possible.
We have had a lot of shitty picks to choose from in the 90s. But this stench has stunk for 4 years and will for a few more years.
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Flowers’ failure had nothing to do with athletic talent ... Â
It was 100% due to who he is as a human being. He was only interested in collecting his money per his rookie contract. He had zero interest in football or competing. He literally does not give a shit. In any way.
Miami profuces some pretty damn good pros over the years. Few exceptions.
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Hey, it's not a Miami thing. Even Miami fans (including myself) knew the kid was trash.
As a diehard Miami fan, I was definitely rooting for the kid... But he wasn't exactly dominant in college either. Just a bad pick.
I think that ship sailed at the beginning of the season.
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Hey, it's not a Miami thing. Even Miami fans (including myself) knew the kid was trash.
Yup I'm one of them too, I gave him a chance because of being a Canes fan, but nope not a good pick. Canes fan since '77
The only thing that is debatable about this guy is what is dumber, the actual pick? Or leaving him at LT after he was clearly terrible?
Now that is a legitimate and difficult debate that I could passionately argue either side of.
I would assume there is someone coming in tomorrow. One move is usually followed by another.
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maybe not.
Miami profuces some pretty damn good pros over the years. Few exceptions.
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maybe not.
Miami profuces some pretty damn good pros over the years. Few exceptions.
Ereck Flowers
Sinoroce Moss
William Joseph
Are we the only team that took the exceptions??? Haha
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maybe not.
Miami profuces some pretty damn good pros over the years. Few exceptions.
Ereck Flowers
Sinoroce Moss
William Joseph
Are we the only team that took the exceptions??? Haha
Forgot Daryl Jones. Lol, and maybe so. Because I can't think of too many absolutely atrocious draft picks for sure. Every time I think I thought of another, I realied he played for the OTHER FL schools.
Seriously, part of why I like Miami is because they seem to always send football players to Sundays who come ready to roll.
-Rflair
LOL 😆
I would assume there is someone coming in tomorrow. One move is usually followed by another.
Can we give Jarrod Bunch some love?
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Right up there with Thomas Lewis.
I would assume there is someone coming in tomorrow. One move is usually followed by another.
Can we give Jarrod Bunch some love?
Cedric Jones says hello.
Not only that, he also helped mess up Eli's internal clock.
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Right up there with Thomas Lewis.
I would assume there is someone coming in tomorrow. One move is usually followed by another.
Can we give Jarrod Bunch some love?
Bunch had injuries. He doesn't belong in the same thread as these guys.
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Right up there with Thomas Lewis.
I would assume there is someone coming in tomorrow. One move is usually followed by another.
Can we give Jarrod Bunch some love?
Cedric Jones says hello.
Smiles Derek Brown
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Right up there with Thomas Lewis.
I would assume there is someone coming in tomorrow. One move is usually followed by another.
Can we give Jarrod Bunch some love?
Bunch had injuries. He doesn't belong in the same thread as these guys.
Wasn't Bunch also the offensive Rookie of the year?
What? No one hired Reese?
This is the best I can do
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
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The biggest problem with Rocky Thompson was that he was grossly over-drafted as a first rounder when he should have been about a tenth or twelfth rounder.
Old timers will remember the appropriately named RB Joe Don Looney, a number one pick who never showed up and never played a down for the GIANTS.
Thank you Ereck, for all those DE highlights....
In my 57 years of being a Giants fan, I don’t believe another no. 1 pick comes close to him in terms of incompetence as a player but just as bad as a teammate. I still don’t understand how they didn’t come to this conclusion in the summer.
Talk about overdramatic, not even close.
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Set the franchise back years.
Meh, not even close. Rocky Thompson and there is no substitute. Flowers might be a top 10 because of where he was taken. The Giants have had a lot of very bad picks.
I disagree about Rocky Thompson. Yes, he should have never been chosen no 1 by the Giants. He was drafted to play wide receiver because of his speed. He did run two kick offs back for touchdowns. But he had bricks for hands and was not wide receiver caliber. He was a running back and could have been taken in much later rounds. That was the fault of Wellington Mara who was acting as the GM. Rocky only lasted I believe two years with the Giants.
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Set the franchise back years.
Talk about overdramatic, not even close.
Its not close? This guy was a top 10 pick at a Premium position that has been our downfall for years. It forced us to overpay Solder. He played over 40 games as shitty as possible.
We have had a lot of shitty picks to choose from in the 90s. But this stench has stunk for 4 years and will for a few more years.
The only thing that is debatable about this guy is what is dumber, the actual pick? Or leaving him at LT after he was clearly terrible?
Now that is a legitimate and difficult debate that I could passionately argue either side of.
That's some Cobra Kai "Sweep the leg" sh*t right there brother,
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