Julius
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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Who was the player or players that you were most excited about when they were drafted that failed to live up to your expectations.
The first one I can remember was NT Mike Ruth. He was drafted out of Boston College in the mid eightees. Ruth was supposed to be so strong and I could not wait to see him play. My memories of him playing consisted of him going againts Dwight Stephenson the all world center for the Dolphins. I remember watching him and wondering why he spent the whole play dancing with Stephenson. He didn't push him back it looked like he was waltzing. Turns out Ruth was strong but had short arms and couldn't seem to dis-engaged with the OL. I still remember him trying to cover kickoffs he would run down field full tilt like a 280 pound missile and usually miss the guy with the ball.
The first one I can remember was NT Mike Ruth. He was drafted out of Boston College in the mid eightees. Ruth was supposed to be so strong and I could not wait to see him play. My memories of him playing consisted of him going againts Dwight Stephenson the all world center for the Dolphins. I remember watching him and wondering why he spent the whole play dancing with Stephenson. He didn't push him back it looked like he was waltzing. Turns out Ruth was strong but had short arms and couldn't seem to dis-engaged with the OL. I still remember him trying to cover kickoffs he would run down field full tilt like a 280 pound missile and usually miss the guy with the ball.