The all wasted talent team
QB: Isaiah Stanback - almost salvaged a pro career as a kick returner, arguably the most physically gifted UW has seen.
RB: Kenny James - I really thought this guy was going to be legit after his sick spin move 60 yard sprint to the house in Norman.
FB: Johnny Kirton - I don't know how this dude never settled in to a role, either here or te or dl.
WR:Paul Arnold - Could put him at RB, i know a lot of his issues were injury related, but he was a lock for the nfl, then poof.
WR: Eddie Jones? - The big tall fuck 5 star #1JC receiver guy who ended up transferring to West Virginia. Why?
TE: Jon Lyons? - another 5 star all everything JC guy who didn't do shit but had all the tools.
OL: Joe Toledo - played TE until his senior year, didn't do shit, drafted in the 4th round, go figure.
OL: James Atoe - Too soon?
OL: Colin Porter - Fuck you Sark.
I'm too lazy to the defense, but you get the point. Discuss.
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Even though he made the NFL, I would put Louis Rankin at RB. He was a game breaker. If we had a good RB coach like Joel Thomas, maybe he would not have danced around so much. I think he could have been a great RB with proper coaching.
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Totally forgot about Rankin. Throw in Marcel Reece as well. Both made the Raiders who love raw talent over production. Come to think of it most huskies end up on the raiders.RoadDawg55 said:Even though he made the NFL, I would put Louis Rankin at RB. He was a game breaker. If we had a good RB coach like Joel Thomas, maybe he would not have danced around so much. I think he could have been a great RB with proper coaching.
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Most Huskies end up Raiders? I can think of about 5.Doogles said:
Totally forgot about Rankin. Throw in Marcel Reece as well. Both made the Raiders who love raw talent over production. Come to think of it most huskies end up on the raiders.RoadDawg55 said:Even though he made the NFL, I would put Louis Rankin at RB. He was a game breaker. If we had a good RB coach like Joel Thomas, maybe he would not have danced around so much. I think he could have been a great RB with proper coaching.
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If its the all wasted team shouldn't ASJ be on it ... ? He got pretty wasted ...
What about Kirton...?
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Marcel Reece has def not disappeared - good list thoDoogles said:
Totally forgot about Rankin. Throw in Marcel Reece as well. Both made the Raiders who love raw talent over production. Come to think of it most huskies end up on the raiders.RoadDawg55 said:Even though he made the NFL, I would put Louis Rankin at RB. He was a game breaker. If we had a good RB coach like Joel Thomas, maybe he would not have danced around so much. I think he could have been a great RB with proper coaching.
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Felix Sweetman
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Don't forget Craig Chambers.
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I'd add Middleton and ASJ on the offensive side.Doogles said:Now that we have a real coach again, and inspired by DJ's ( I call him that) Rayford article, i'm thinking back to all the potential studs wasted over the past 15 years by the UW program. These are guys that had the tools, or hype and then disappeared into the night sky like the deep shade of purple.
QB: Isaiah Stanback - almost salvaged a pro career as a kick returner, arguably the most physically gifted UW has seen.
RB: Kenny James - I really thought this guy was going to be legit after his sick spin move 60 yard sprint to the house in Norman.
FB: Johnny Kirton - I don't know how this dude never settled in to a role, either here or te or dl.
WR:Paul Arnold - Could put him at RB, i know a lot of his issues were injury related, but he was a lock for the nfl, then poof.
WR: Eddie Jones? - The big tall fuck 5 star #1JC receiver guy who ended up transferring to West Virginia. Why?
TE: Jon Lyons? - another 5 star all everything JC guy who didn't do shit but had all the tools.
OL: Joe Toledo - played TE until his senior year, didn't do shit, drafted in the 4th round, go figure.
OL: James Atoe - Too soon?
OL: Colin Porter - Fuck you Sark.
I'm too lazy to the defense, but you get the point. Discuss.
Rankin's a good addition though he did have a really, really good senior year. It's possible he was just a late bloomer.
BTW, it was Eddie Jackson and he was only three stars. Tons of DM.c hype as a Reggie Williams type but didn't have that kind of speed, hands or strength. That height though! The lesson as always, Dawgman hype is stupid.
The real, real obvious omission on offense is ET. And maybe Craig Chambers and Anthony Boyles. You could probably add Kevin Smith who really showed flashes as a senior. Damn that fifth year.
On defense there are just so many. Danny Mateaki, Scott White, Potato, Josh Shirley, Ta'amu, Brandon Ala, Mike Mapuolesega, DeShon Matthews, Cameron Elisera, Vonzell McDowell, Everette Thompson, Craig Noble. EJ Savannah to some degree.
Oh, and from the non coaching failure dept you could go best back on the field JR Hasty and Steve Largent 2.0 Cody Bruns. Plus Keauntea Bankhead, Chris Young and Matt Tuiasosopo.
The last 15 years of UW football is just littered with four star failures.
WOOF!
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Cyler Miles
Deauntea Stringfellow
John Timu
Jessie Callier -
You could go 2 or 3 deep with defensive players. Depressing to think about. I like to call it the all-bullet team in memory of Ty.
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My bad - Wood was part of the suddenly seniored crowd, actually signed with Tampa Bay
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Greyson Gunheim and Cesar Rayford are two more notable ones.
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Pretty sure Rayford inspired the poast so I didn't think he had to be added.RoadDawg55 said:Greyson Gunheim and Cesar Rayford are two more notable ones.
Gunheim I have mixed feelings about. I would say he actually outperformed his recruitment by a pretty good bit. He probably did have some untapped talent, but who doesn't?
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Me. I'm incredibly flatlined on my talent tappage. I've achieved Maslow Fucktard status.dnc said:
Pretty sure Rayford inspired the poast so I didn't think he had to be added.RoadDawg55 said:Greyson Gunheim and Cesar Rayford are two more notable ones.
Gunheim I have mixed feelings about. I would say he actually outperformed his recruitment by a pretty good bit. He probably did have some untapped talent, but who doesn't?
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Gunheim was never evaluated. He had offers from Nebraska, Oregon, and UCLA. He was tall and fast. 6'5" 255 with a 4.6. I think he is one of the most talented players we have had the past 10 years.dnc said:
Pretty sure Rayford inspired the poast so I didn't think he had to be added.RoadDawg55 said:Greyson Gunheim and Cesar Rayford are two more notable ones.
Gunheim I have mixed feelings about. I would say he actually outperformed his recruitment by a pretty good bit. He probably did have some untapped talent, but who doesn't?
http://jac.scout.com/2/739545.html
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Gunheim was a damn good player but would have been recognized as great if he played on a good team or good defense. In the 2006 game against UCLA, he ran down a guy who had like a 80 yard punt return. A fucking DL running down a return guy. Gunheim would have been a beast under a real coach.
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Ossai. I like to bring up his name whenever. It's what I like to do.
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Sweetman, Hasty, and Rosborough.
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Wasn't it MJD he ran down?HeretoBeatmyChest said:Gunheim was a damn good player but would have been recognized as great if he played on a good team or good defense. In the 2006 game against UCLA, he ran down a guy who had like a 80 yard punt return. A fucking DL running down a return guy. Gunheim would have been a beast under a real coach.
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Yeah Gunhiem was awesome. He was a guy who wasn't evaluated, but definitely deserves to be on the list because he had the raw tools. Also Emeka Iweka probably deserves to be on the list.
And who was the tall safety who led the team in interceptions in limited playing time, had like 14 tackles against oregon, and then was suddenly seniored? Hemphill?
It's interesting to note that our most successful players have been the unranked to lower 2-3 star guys this past decade, which shows how much of life comes down to individual effort and ambition.
These were guys who were going to work their asses off in spite of boobs, paint dry, and snark.
A lot of those 4 star guys believed the hype and got put on their asses for it.
Tip o the cap to:
Donald Butler
CJ Wallace
Teo Neshiem
Khalif Barnes
Gunheim
Victor Ayiewa
Glenn
Shackleford
Dashon Goldson
Dan Howell
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Took this long with no mention of Jack Lockner? Look what he did his freshman year vs Ohio State? He looked like a future Heisman contender. Then by his senior year we couldn't wait for him to be gone.
Imagine if he had a coach who didn't give a fuck about FREE PUB! in the NFL draft and allowed Jack to be an athlete who can hit some play action passes?
When Jack ran, he ran with a purpose. He looked like a power back who had speed out there. I think how Ty didn't coach Jack at all combined with Sark insisting on making an inaccurate QB who is a great athlete into a pocket QB has to be one of the biggest coaching tragedies we've seen.
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Why do you hate Mason Foster?Doogles said:Yeah Gunhiem was awesome. He was a guy who wasn't evaluated, but definitely deserves to be on the list because he had the raw tools. Also Emeka Iweka probably deserves to be on the list.
And who was the tall safety who led the team in interceptions in limited playing time, had like 14 tackles against oregon, and then was suddenly seniored? Hemphill?
It's interesting to note that our most successful players have been the unranked to lower 2-3 star guys this past decade, which shows how much of life comes down to individual effort and ambition.
These were guys who were going to work their asses off in spite of boobs, paint dry, and snark.
A lot of those 4 star guys believed the hype and got put on their asses for it.
Tip o the cap to:
Donald Butler
CJ Wallace
Teo Neshiem
Khalif Barnes
Gunheim
Victor Ayiewa
Glenn
Shackleford
Dashon Goldson
Dan Howell
Paul Homer
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I started to list him and then forgot while I was thinking back to early last decade. Definitely agree.He_Needs_More_Time said:Took this long with no mention of Jack Lockner? Look what he did his freshman year vs Ohio State? He looked like a future Heisman contender. Then by his senior year we couldn't wait for him to be gone.
Imagine if he had a coach who didn't give a fuck about FREE PUB! in the NFL draft and allowed Jack to be an athlete who can hit some play action passes?
When Jack ran, he ran with a purpose. He looked like a power back who had speed out there. I think how Ty didn't coach Jack at all combined with Sark insisting on making an inaccurate QB who is a great athlete into a pocket QB has to be one of the biggest coaching tragedies we've seen.
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Foster was the anti Ty-Sark player. He led the conference in tackles as a sophomore during that dreck of an 0-12 season and was a 2 star. He's a success story.dnc said:
Why do you hate Mason Foster?Doogles said:Yeah Gunhiem was awesome. He was a guy who wasn't evaluated, but definitely deserves to be on the list because he had the raw tools. Also Emeka Iweka probably deserves to be on the list.
And who was the tall safety who led the team in interceptions in limited playing time, had like 14 tackles against oregon, and then was suddenly seniored? Hemphill?
It's interesting to note that our most successful players have been the unranked to lower 2-3 star guys this past decade, which shows how much of life comes down to individual effort and ambition.
These were guys who were going to work their asses off in spite of boobs, paint dry, and snark.
A lot of those 4 star guys believed the hype and got put on their asses for it.
Tip o the cap to:
Donald Butler
CJ Wallace
Teo Neshiem
Khalif Barnes
Gunheim
Victor Ayiewa
Glenn
Shackleford
Dashon Goldson
Dan Howell
Paul Homer -
My Grandpa was a tosu alumnus and we went to that game in the crisp fall...God He almost willed us to win.He_Needs_More_Time said:Took this long with no mention of Jack Lockner? Look what he did his freshman year vs Ohio State? He looked like a future Heisman contender. Then by his senior year we couldn't wait for him to be gone.
Imagine if he had a coach who didn't give a fuck about FREE PUB! in the NFL draft and allowed Jack to be an athlete who can hit some play action passes?
When Jack ran, he ran with a purpose. He looked like a power back who had speed out there. I think how Ty didn't coach Jack at all combined with Sark insisting on making an inaccurate QB who is a great athlete into a pocket QB has to be one of the biggest coaching tragedies we've seen.
Jack should have been a Rose Bowl MVP at Montlake and due to piss poor coaching we remember him differently.
May Freshman Jesus Locker rest in peace. -
Fuck Quentin Richardson WARCGDoogles said:
My Grandpa was a tosu alumnus and we went to that game in the crisp fall...God He almost willed us to win.He_Needs_More_Time said:Took this long with no mention of Jack Lockner? Look what he did his freshman year vs Ohio State? He looked like a future Heisman contender. Then by his senior year we couldn't wait for him to be gone.
Imagine if he had a coach who didn't give a fuck about FREE PUB! in the NFL draft and allowed Jack to be an athlete who can hit some play action passes?
When Jack ran, he ran with a purpose. He looked like a power back who had speed out there. I think how Ty didn't coach Jack at all combined with Sark insisting on making an inaccurate QB who is a great athlete into a pocket QB has to be one of the biggest coaching tragedies we've seen.
Jack should have been a Rose Bowl MVP at Montlake and due to piss poor coaching we remember him differently.
May Freshman Jesus Locker rest in peace.
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Why do you hate Mason Foster?
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Curtis Bogan, Jason Bass, Corey Dillon, Key Bankhead, Travis spring, Jason Shelley, Matt Tui, Big Ben, Adam Tate...and a few others as I just popped these off top of head in 30 seconds
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