re: Looking back on PP, AJ Green and Julio Jones..

Definitely got what I expected out of julio. Dude was pivotal in us winning a national title and rising back to prominence. Basically two 1000 yard seasons in a somewhat run happy offense. He was one of the cornerstones to our recent success.

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Yeah the only one of the three that I can see a fanbase being dissapointed with is Julio. Yall had such high expectations for him. Finebaum started talking about him on his show his Sophmore year in HS, how Bama needed the guy and he would be the worlds greatest recruit.

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There's the problem. You can't expect people to take you seriously when you bring Finebaum into discussions about football. All 3 done great. We always have high expectations that noone would meet but Julio did just fine IMO. He shined his FR year but dropped off his SO year due to injuries but he got healthy and really showed up for us late this year. I'd say he done great for our offensive style and helped bring us a NC.

You could argue that Julio was the most heralded WR to ever enter the SEC. I can't think of a guy that was ranked as high as he was in the recruiting process.

Yet he's going to leave without even sniffing the top 30 in any category of the SEC record books.

I wouldn't label him a bust or a disappointment but the guy didn't live up to the hype either. AJ Green was clearly more talented. And a host of other guys - Jeffrey, Cobb, etc. will arguably have better careers.

He also plays in a run happy offense. I don't think anyone predicted him to put up record breaking numbers. He's one of my favorite players to ever wear a bama uniform. Dude always stepped up when we needed him, and like I said, he was a cornerstone of our recent success. What more can you ask for?

Umm no

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Patrick Peterson

All-American
Thorpe Award Winner
Bednarik Award Winner
Probably drafted second overall in the draft.

Easily goes down as one of the best CB ever in college football.

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I am going to miss him. He is forever going to be the bar that future DBs at LSU will be compared to...and undeniably fall short. Just the best athlete in the SEC this year, probably the country.

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Fans of the schools these guys went to.. do you guys feel like you got what you expected out of these guys?

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Green is easily the most talented receiver in UGA history. Having said that, we definitely did not get the most out of A.J. Green was injured through most of the second have of last season and had to sit out the first 4 games of this season due to selling out his team for the price of a jersey. I wish him well but like many of our star players over the years, he could have contributed at a much higher level. That's why college teams might actually be better off with players like Tebow who are not high draft picks in the pros and as a result contribute at a high level for 4 years. And in Tebow's case, winning two NC's for his team.

Personally I never had really high expectations for Julio. I knew he would be good, but I never expected crazy numbers before he left UA. We just have never had the right kind of offense for that

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I expected more from julio.

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lol what more did you expect?

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colonel flagg

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No to what?

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PP being one of the best CBs ever. Not a flame, and PP is a freak, but he just isnt one of the best to ever play the position.

PP lived up to expectations, I would think. Green may be the number 1 WR picked in the draft, can't go wrong with that. Jones, well, he never really disappointed, but he wasn't the beast that some thought he would be.

Overall I would say not a single one of them disappointed, but Julio, except for his freshmen year, didn't really open eyes like some thought he would.

JMO