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‘What might have been’ players that come to mind for you

Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:12 am
The immediate one has always been Troy Archer, but I was scrolling on eBay and Terrell Thomas came to mind. A shame injuries derailed what appeared to be a promising career.

I know they’re tons, but still, yours?
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Kevin Belcher  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:12 am : link
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they’re=there are  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:14 am : link
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David Wilson  
Gap92 : 7/8/2021 11:15 am : link
Also, Michael Jennings - he seemed to be clearly winning a roster spot the year he got injured in preseason. I don't think he would have been an all-time great or anything, but I would have liked to see him get a chance.
Chad Jones  
Dnew15 : 7/8/2021 11:16 am : link
Such a shame.

David Wilson in a close 2nd.
RE: Chad Jones  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:18 am : link
In comment 15301405 Dnew15 said:
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Such a shame.

David Wilson in a close 2nd.


I was trying to recall his name as well..3rd rd pick iirc?
Victor Cruz  
KDavies : 7/8/2021 11:18 am : link
was still a stud, but would have loved to see the entirety of his career w/o injury
For us oldtimers,  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:18 am : link
Ernie Davis
Terrell Thomas is a good one  
sb from NYT Forum : 7/8/2021 11:20 am : link
Steve Smith of course.

I was pretty pumped for Lavar Arrington, and it looked like he was hitting his stride in the game that ended up being the last of his career.
Chad Jones  
Chris684 : 7/8/2021 11:21 am : link
David Wilson
Terrell Thomas
Kevin Boss

To a lesser extent:

Steve Smith
Kenny Phillips
RE: Terrell Thomas is a good one  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:21 am : link
In comment 15301414 sb from NYT Forum said:
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Steve Smith of course.

I was pretty pumped for Lavar Arrington, and it looked like he was hitting his stride in the game that ended up being the last of his career.


That was the debut of Romo game, correct?
In a sense,  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:23 am : link
Bavaro
Jason Sehorn  
JohnB : 7/8/2021 11:23 am : link
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Non-Giants  
Chris684 : 7/8/2021 11:23 am : link
Bob Jackson
Robert Edwards
Sterling Sharpe
RE: Non-Giants  
Chris684 : 7/8/2021 11:24 am : link
In comment 15301422 Chris684 said:
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Bob Jackson
Robert Edwards
Sterling Sharpe


LOL by Bob Jackson of course I meant to type Bo Jackson
I'm convinced  
allstarjim : 7/8/2021 11:25 am : link
Kenny Phillips would've been a HOF safety.

Hakeem Nicks could've been our best WR ever. Loved his style of play.

David Wilson. He was electric. I know he had his naysayers, but he could've been an exceptional offensive weapon.
RE: I'm convinced  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:26 am : link
In comment 15301424 allstarjim said:
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Kenny Phillips would've been a HOF safety.

Hakeem Nicks could've been our best WR ever. Loved his style of play.

David Wilson. He was electric. I know he had his naysayers, but he could've been an exceptional offensive weapon.


Great call on Nicks
Mine have been mentioned  
bradshaw44 : 7/8/2021 11:27 am : link
TT and David Wilson.

I wasn't a fan of the Wilson pick but I wanted to see what he could become. Never got the chance.

I loved TT and he was showing great promise. Now all he's remembered for is the first guy to be photographed wearing one of those oxygen masks while rehabbing. A couple weeks later everyone at my Golds Gym was wearing them.
Jim Files,  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:27 am : link
but that was more of a religious thing
JPP  
pjcas18 : 7/8/2021 11:27 am : link
if he didn't blow up his hand
Will Hill  
pjcas18 : 7/8/2021 11:28 am : link
for different reason than injury though
RE: JPP  
Chris684 : 7/8/2021 11:30 am : link
In comment 15301430 pjcas18 said:
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if he didn't blow up his hand


I agree with you here as I think JPP had HOF potential. Still though, impressive that since he did blow off his hand he came back THAT season, has continued his career at an above average/borderline Pro Bowl level and was part of another championship team.

I still feel he should've won DPOY in 2011.
Didn't Charles Way have to retire  
Snacks : 7/8/2021 11:30 am : link
due to injury to his knees?

He's my favorite NY fullback that i've been able to watch.
Jon  
Johnny5 : 7/8/2021 11:32 am : link
Goff
.......  
CoughlinHandsonHips : 7/8/2021 11:32 am : link
Reese gets a lot of hate here, and rightfully so.

But man, he had found some pretty key pieces to a winning team that were too injured to get second contracts.

Nicks
Manningham
Boss
Smith
Phillips
Wilson (if used correctly)

Often wonder how drafts could've played out differently if he wasn't have to go constantly back to the well for WRs
RE: RE: Terrell Thomas is a good one  
sb from NYT Forum : 7/8/2021 11:33 am : link
In comment 15301418 Big Blue '56 said:
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In comment 15301414 sb from NYT Forum said:


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Steve Smith of course.

I was pretty pumped for Lavar Arrington, and it looked like he was hitting his stride in the game that ended up being the last of his career.



That was the debut of Romo game, correct?


You know, I forgot that! I just checked the play-by-play Drew Bledsoe threw an INT to Sam Madison and never played in an NFL game again.
NYG at DAL, October 23, 2006 - ( New Window )
RB-George Adams  
LeonBright45 : 7/8/2021 11:35 am : link
FB-Jarrod Bunch

WR-Ron Dixon


RE: Didn't Charles Way have to retire  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 11:38 am : link
In comment 15301435 Snacks said:
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due to injury to his knees?

He's my favorite NY fullback that i've been able to watch.


Yup.
Tucker Frederickson  
Bill in UT : 7/8/2021 11:43 am : link
if he hadn't gotten hurt
Odessa Turner WR  
jvm52106 : 7/8/2021 11:44 am : link
Jarrod Bunch FB

Steve Smith WR
Tucker Fredrickson  
prh : 7/8/2021 11:50 am : link
He showed flashes in his rookie year never, the same after his knee injury.
Still would have preferred Sayers or Butkus.
Yeah, Hakeem Nicks is the first one that comes to mind.  
NYGgolfer : 7/8/2021 11:52 am : link
While he achieved a good bit in the few short years he played, there was so much more that was left on the table due to his leg/foot injuries.

After that great 2011 season, I imagined a NYG team with Eli, Nicks and Cruz to be a tough matchup for years to come. And it didn't work out that way.
Hakeem Nicks, Steve Smith and David Wilson  
Mike from Ohio : 7/8/2021 11:58 am : link
All guys with very promising skill sets who flashed or had a couple of outstanding years but faded quickly due to injury.
David Wilson?  
NYGgolfer : 7/8/2021 11:59 am : link
I guess it did put a wrench in the NYG kick-off return game, but that's about it.
Conrad Hamilton  
BillT : 7/8/2021 11:59 am : link
7th round pick just emerging as a starting CB. Ron Dixon (already mentioned).

FA Barrett Green. Played one season I believe. Hurt in the first(?) game of his second season never played again.
22 Rocky Thompson....  
BCD : 7/8/2021 12:03 pm : link
Charles Way
Sean Bennett
Shockey
Another FA  
BillT : 7/8/2021 12:05 pm : link
Dusty Ziegler C. Signed in 2000 Also, I think, played just one year before injury ended his career. Left a huge hole in the OL.
RE: .......  
Lines of Scrimmage : 7/8/2021 12:12 pm : link
In comment 15301439 CoughlinHandsonHips said:
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Reese gets a lot of hate here, and rightfully so.

But man, he had found some pretty key pieces to a winning team that were too injured to get second contracts.

Nicks
Manningham
Boss
Smith
Phillips
Wilson (if used correctly)

Often wonder how drafts could've played out differently if he wasn't have to go constantly back to the well for WRs


Yes some really bad luck. The issue for Reese was failing to build good lines. Even with those injuries if you have a very good lines you can still be competitive (and he had a franchise QB).
The second half of Eli's NYG tenure  
JonC : 7/8/2021 12:14 pm : link
despite his regular season record and inconsistency, what could have been if NYG surrounded him with better talent, and if players such as OB, Cruz, and Nicks had not been ruined by injuries.

Over time, these things tend to average out ... we have the 2007/2011 runs and championships, they settled many what ifs and what couldabeens for me.
Injuries are a part of the game but damn  
Chris684 : 7/8/2021 12:30 pm : link
Eli lost out on a lot of pass catching talent.

Smith
Nicks
Cruz
Boss
Ballard
RE: Injuries are a part of the game but damn  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 12:39 pm : link
In comment 15301489 Chris684 said:
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Eli lost out on a lot of pass catching talent.

Smith
Nicks
Cruz
Boss
Ballard


And a porous OL from 2013 on..Oh, well. That’s football
.  
Danny Kanell : 7/8/2021 12:42 pm : link
Nicks, JPP and Shockey come to mind.

All 3 HOF talent that never fully reached that potential in a Giants uniform for a variety of reasons.
....  
BrettNYG10 : 7/8/2021 12:44 pm : link
Kenny Phillips is probably #1 for me. Does the 09 team contend if he doesn't go down?
RE: Chad Jones  
moze1021 : 7/8/2021 12:44 pm : link
In comment 15301405 Dnew15 said:
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Such a shame.

David Wilson in a close 2nd.


Chad Jones was first one that popped into my mind...always will be when asked this question.

I was so excited for him
Hakeem Nicks  
PwndPapi : 7/8/2021 12:46 pm : link
The guy was emerging as a perennial pro-bowl, top 5 as his position talent before his injury. Very likely if he stays healthy, that offense can have produced without going so anemic - for several more seasons.
And a couple of more FA  
BillT : 7/8/2021 12:50 pm : link
Kevin Baas who we won a SB with his one healthy year. And the unmentionable Geoff Schwartz who was literally never healthy. Either one of their injury histories would have been enough. Both was a disaster.
Do we bother to include  
Big Blue '56 : 7/8/2021 12:53 pm : link
Pugh?
Cornelius Griffin  
Eric on Li : 7/8/2021 12:58 pm : link
as a rookie he looked like he was going to be a real stud. Ended up middling, then leaving, then a decent enough player to help Washington.

Ron Dixon is another from that era - he had real explosiveness at a time when the rest of the org had none.

this may not count but JPP is another - his 2nd year looked like he was going to surpass all the other great defensive players we've had to be the best since LT. Including Strahan. And then as we all know, that didn't at all happen.
Mike Sherrard...  
LarmerTJR : 7/8/2021 12:58 pm : link
Just couldn't stay healthy, anywhere, Dallas, SF, when he was here....a shame...
always thought Jamaar Taylor  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 7/8/2021 1:05 pm : link
could've been a good starting NFL WR if not more had he stayed healthy.

I know a lot of people didn't like Wilson and he definitely had his faults, but I'll never forget how dominant he looked against the Saints. I don't know how good he would've ended up but it would've been interesting to see.
TE Evan Engram  
Rudy5757 : 7/8/2021 1:06 pm : link
Man that guy had all the talent in the world, its too bad he couldnt catch a cold.
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