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re: Which players on your team had immense potential but never got a chance?

Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:13 am to
Posted by Rex Feral
Athens
Member since Jan 2014
11310 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:13 am to
Terrell Davis rarely played until he started his hall of fame career in the NFL.
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Posted by Tackle74
Columbia, MO
Member since Mar 2012
5256 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:21 am to
For Mizzou it is easily Tony van Zant. Was the #1 recuit out of High School as a RB in 1986 class. Is considered the best high school player in the history of St. Louis. Mizzou signs him and....blows his knee in the Summer American Legion All-Star game. Never is the same after another knee injury,but finishes school. Knee injuries of the type he had then were not the same as today. also seen as part of the decades dark era of Mizzou Football when nothing went right.
Posted by Pullhook
Member since Nov 2018
183 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:24 am to
Tackle 74

What could have been!
Posted by AgSGT
Dixon, MO
Member since Aug 2011
1627 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:25 am to
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Which players on your team had immense potential but never got a chance?


For A&M I'd say someone like Reggie McNeal, for Texas I'd say the last 10 recruiting classes or so
Posted by Murph4HOF
A-T-L-A-N-T-A (that's where I stay)
Member since Sep 2019
11133 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:26 am to
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Alvin Kamara
You could argue that he didn't even get a chance at UTK either.

Butch Jones was fricking awful.
Posted by TexasForever
Member since Jul 2021
2949 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:26 am to
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He was absolutely UNLEASHED at SMU, leading them to a 10-win season in 2019. I've never seen a QB who consistently throws a more perfect deep ball than him. Now he's Mahomes' backup on the Chiefs.

You've never seen a QB who throws a better deep ball than Shane Buechele? Just shut the frick up already
Posted by Sergio J
Member since Sep 2022
465 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:27 am to
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You've never seen a QB who throws a better deep ball than Shane Buechele? Just shut the frick up already


My answer to this would be RG3. Could hit the long pass like nobody’s business.
Posted by Doonesbury
Austin, Texas
Member since Sep 2022
231 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:30 am to
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You've never seen a QB who throws a better deep ball than Shane Buechele? Just shut the frick up already

No, and eat a dick, aggy.
Posted by multicampus
Member since Oct 2021
1191 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:42 am to
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Including Justin Fields. amirite?


I shed no tears for Justin Fields.

The "should have been" guy for UGA is Albert Hollis. However, it was a severe injury that got him. I didn't know him well, but the few times I interacted with him, I was impressed, and I know others who hold him in high regard personally.
Posted by DawginSC
Member since Aug 2022
4191 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:48 am to
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Seeing Anthony Richardson ball out vs. Utah after sitting on the bench for 2 years made me wonder: how many other players had their potential wasted by a coach who didn't recognize their potential?

Sometimes, guys are underwhelming in practice but are performers who just need to be given a chance to shine under the bright lights.


Anthony Richardson had chances last year too.

He got half the snaps against LSU. Completed 52% of his passes for 167 yards with 3TD and 2INT in a loss. Ran for 37 yards.

Also got the start against UGA. Completed 60% of his passes for 82 ayrds with 0 TD and 2 INT in a loss. Ran for 26 yards.

Last year he was good in mop up duty but kind of sucked as the main QB.

While he ran very well against UTah, he still needs to prove himself throwing the ball. Against Utah he only threw for 168 yards with 0 Td and a 129 rating. That's not great.
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
90580 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 12:17 pm to
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Omar Conner. He was a highly recruited QB out of Mississippi. Committed to Sylvester Croom and got stuck in that atrocious offense never reaching his full potential of a dual threat.


This.

And I also just got PTSD flashbacks to the Michael Henig at QB days. Kid did play his heart out but he had no business as a SEC QB which is why he stayed injured
Posted by PeleofAnalytics
Member since Jun 2021
2749 posts
Posted on 9/9/22 at 2:51 pm to
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Kyler Murray under Sumlin


Judging by his contract clause, he might have never given himself a chance while at A&M. Possibly too much playstation while at college station
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