Player you were most hyped for but flopped?· Page 2

nerdmann
Premier Member

9 years ago

These are all great.

I'll mention Mark D'Onofrio, 2nd round pick, tore his hammy in first TC. Another injury loss. Also had high hopes for Darrell Thompson. Should've moved him to FB.

Bubba Franks never really lit it up like I thought he would, but he was productive. There's a whole list of "could've been" TEs. Tyron Davis, Donald Lee, DJ Williams.

James Lee pissed me off. Sherman reached for him in the 3rd, because we needed a NT. Don't think he ever played a down. Thankfully Grady Jackson fell out of the sky and saved our season.

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uffda udfa
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#12

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

James Lee was a 5th rounder...was a guy who was very unlikely to be drafted and I recall him being very surprised at being drafted. Kenny Peterson the big record setting weightlifting stud from Ohio State was taken in Round 3 that year and he was just horrible, too. I remember getting all whooped up on Cletidus Hunt years back. He was okay, I guess. EDIT: LOL...just scrolled up and Wade had him down. Okay, then, how about Steve Warren? Another injury type deal. A Sherman bust special at NT right up there with Donnell Washington.

David Martin was another on the list of TE's with "promise" who never did squat. Zac Alcorn was another hot name at TE who never did diddly, but at least he wasn't drafted much like Brandon "I blew the SuperBowl" Bostick. I think Spencer Havner may have been one of the best TE's we've had in years.

I also remember Robbie Boscoe being a hope at QB who just sucked.

Too many bust RB's to mention. Who could forget Paul Ott Carruth?

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RaiderPride
Senior Member

9 years ago

#13

Jerry Tagge, QB.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan

Yooper... Your choice kills me.

After Jerry flopped for you, he became a living legend for the 1977 B.C. Lions in the C.F.L.

"Jerry Tagge And The Cardiac Kids"

I was 16 years old.

I swear.. I loved him, worshiped him, admired him, and cried like a baby when they did not win The Grey Cup.

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RaiderPride
Senior Member

9 years ago

#14

For me... It is Brett.

Very few Packer legends were hyped more.

Very few Packer legends flopped greater than he, at the end of his Packer tenure.

""People Will Probably Never Remember What You Said, And May Never Remember What You Did. However, People Will Always Remember How You Made Them Feel."

yooperfan
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#15

Originally Posted by: RaiderPride

I always wondered whatever happened to him.
My good (deceased) friend Chuck Fairbanks, who was head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners and later head coach and general manager of the New England Patriots, once told me that he felt that Tagge would be an NFL star.
I was excited about the Packers picking him, thinking he would be the answer to our QB problems in the dark days of the 70's..
Alas it was not to be!
How long did he play in the CFL?

TheKanataThrilla
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#16

Brohm has to be #1 considering the hype he had as a top College QB and he had no pressure going in. To be beat out by a 7th rounder and handily. I just couldn't understand with our QB gurus we missed the boat so bad on the guy from an evaluation standpoint.

There are a few other flops, but largely they fall in the injury category.

texaspackerbacker
Veteran Member

9 years ago

#17

A lot of those mentioned really didn't come with all that high expectations.

To me, the EASY Choice is Tony Mandarich.

Fullwood is a good pick also, along with another much ballyhooed RB (Eddie ___?) about the same time who messed up his knee. My other choice would be Tim Lewis (I think the last name is correct) - a Corner who looked like a superstar, but he had a career-ending neck injury after just a year or two.

Going way way back, Jim Grabowski was a pretty big disappointment too.

Edit:

Now I remember: Eddie Lee Ivory

So my top 5 would be: Mandarich, Tim Lewis, Fullwood, Ivory, and Grabowski.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

9 years ago

#18

A lot of those mentioned really didn't come with all that high expectations.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker

I think the question is who were YOU most hyped about, not who was most hyped by ESPN. At least, that's how I answered the question.

For me... It is Brett.

Very few Packer legends were hyped more.

Very few Packer legends flopped greater than he, at the end of his Packer tenure.

Originally Posted by: RaiderPride

Figured you were talking Brett Swain, until you said Packers Legend.

What got you hyped about Brett Favre when he first became a Packers player? Did you follow his College career? Were you enthralled by his handful of passes to which none were completed, except the two to the other jersey? Was it because Ron Wolf gave a 1st round pick for him? I can't remember being hyped up about it myself. I was quite young yet and still a huge fan of Don Majkowski, lol.

nerdmann
Premier Member

9 years ago

#19

Originally Posted by: TheKanataThrilla

They tried to PS Brohm. I think if he'd have had a season or two in the QB school, he might have made something out of himself. His dad was his coach iirc in college/HS, seemed he was used to some hand holding.

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Zero2Cool
Elite Member

9 years ago

#20

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

Brian Brohm had sweaty hands which caused him to not be able to grip the ball effectively. I think he tried using gloves with not much improvement.

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