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Two shows I watched on ESPN today made me think of this question. One was 5 reasons you couldn't blame Atlanta for trading Brett Favre to to Green Bay. I agreed with the show, I think it's stupid to blame a team for accepting a 1st round pick for a player that was out of shape, played awful and was much more interested in partying then fighting for the backup job, let alone the starting spot. He went to the right situation and is now going to be in the Hall of Fame.
The other show was Sports Century on Tom Brady. Peter King said he once asked Tom if he ever thought about what if he wasn't drafted at 199 by the Patriots but 203 by Arizona. (that's not who had the pick, he was just speaking hypothetically) Tom said he had thought about it, saying he might not even be in the NFL right now.
So that made me think. What other players could have been great if they had been in a better situation.
I wonder about Damon Huard. He played average in Miami, then signed with New England knowing he'd be the backup to Bledsoe, then finally got his chance to play again last season in KC and was fantastic. We all know he has the smarts considering he got the gameball for the AFC Championship against the Colts for studying Manning so well that the defense was prepared for everything. I wonder if he will go on to have a Rich Gannon-type ending to his career.
The other show was Sports Century on Tom Brady. Peter King said he once asked Tom if he ever thought about what if he wasn't drafted at 199 by the Patriots but 203 by Arizona. (that's not who had the pick, he was just speaking hypothetically) Tom said he had thought about it, saying he might not even be in the NFL right now.
So that made me think. What other players could have been great if they had been in a better situation.
I wonder about Damon Huard. He played average in Miami, then signed with New England knowing he'd be the backup to Bledsoe, then finally got his chance to play again last season in KC and was fantastic. We all know he has the smarts considering he got the gameball for the AFC Championship against the Colts for studying Manning so well that the defense was prepared for everything. I wonder if he will go on to have a Rich Gannon-type ending to his career.