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NFL players that could have been great? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Ampddaynnight@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community

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What player in the NFL, past or present, would you have wanted to see succeed so badly but due to injuries, off the field issues, or whatever happened just derailed their career? For me it was unfortunate to see players like Josh Gordon or Justin Blackmon have their careers end or never getting back on track because of off-field issues.

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[–] Quirky-Lawyer-3409@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

My biggest NFL what-if is Michael Vick. What if he'd benefited from Andy Reid's coaching and some much better off-field support from the moment he was drafted? He could've developed as a pocket passer at the start of his career and avoided the bad crowd and stupid decisions that ruined his potential. I think under those circumstances, he could've been an MVP, maybe more than once, and made the Hall.

[–] thisusedyet@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure you'd have wanted Vick to develop as a pocket passer at the beginning of his career, though. The man was just so goddamn lethal when he took off, I don't see how you encourage him doing that less.

[–] the_c_is_silent@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Because they were good for 1 year doing that? He was legit kinda shit otherwise and the Falcons suffered for it.

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