Who are you referring to?I remember when we drafted "the best center prospect of the past ten years".
Pretty sure he is talking about Chris Spencer. Which did not pan out.Who are you referring to?
Forgive my youth, but no one is instantly coming to mind as that player. As in the time that I have been following the NFL the best Centre prospects in recent memory have been Ryan Kelly '16, Alex Mack '09, and Nick Mangold '06.
Was it Kevin Mawae maybe? I don't have any memory of him until the tail end of his career.
Thank you. I was seriously blanking hahaPretty sure he is talking about Chris Spencer. Which did not pan out.
Yep. Someone with the Eagles called him the best center prospect in 10 years and one with the Bengals called him the best in 15 years (I might have those backwards). He was extremely gifted physically, but was never able to put it together, for us or anyone else.Pretty sure he is talking about Chris Spencer. Which did not pan out.
The Franco Harris effectWe had Charlie Young for a bit, Great TE, but when we got him he was at the end of his career.
They were so good, the referees had to get involved.Robbie Tobeck was a star to me!
How are you guys gonna discount Tobeck!
Tobeck was the attitude of the offensive line during the Holmgren years.
I remember Joey Porter used to talk trash to the offensive line during XL and Tobeck said we are going to “shut his ass, up!”
And pretty much Walter Jones wrecked Joey Porter all game whenever they matched up.
Lol.
Barely been here and missed a ton of time in that span.It feels like Dissly has barely been here, and he already is just 20 yards from matching Jerramy Stevens for 5th in team history (among TEs), and just one TD from matching Mili and John Carlson for third most.
Almost word for word what I was thinking. I don’t recall the stats from that era but I remember hearing his name a lot.Who could leave out Carlester Crumpler. You have to be a star standout with a name like that. Best name ever in the NFL.
Wasn’t Cliff Avril a DE too?Some would argue we've never had a star DE either. Our best have been guys like Jacob Green, Michael Sinclair, Michael Bennett, Jeff Bryant, etc; excellent players, but nobody who ever made first-team All-Pro (I think).
Tremendous player who was integral to our Super Bowl run, but I dont think many would call a one-time Pro Bowler (no All-Pros) with just two double-digit sack seasons a "star". I suppose it's a subjective term though.Wasn’t Cliff Avril a DE too?
Tremendous player who was integral to our Super Bowl run, but I dont think many would call a one-time Pro Bowler (no All-Pros) with just two double-digit sack seasons a "star". I suppose it's a subjective term though.
To me Cliff Avril was an All-Pro and the heart of the LOB pass rush and a key team leader. When he went out in SB49 with a concussion, end of the Seahawks pass rush, that was the ball game.Wasn’t Cliff Avril a DE too?
No, I mean until he was in an offense that for 6 years was never better than 27th at using the middle of the field. And... an offense that never utilized the TE, even when they were blatantly open. Not opinion. Stats prove that as well, as does last year's use consistent use of multiple tight end sets.
Who could leave out Carlester Crumpler. You have to be a star standout with a name like that. Best name ever in the NFL.
I think that's fair. You can name an All-Pro/'best in the league at the time' at every other position except tight end and defensive end. Sinclair had that 16.5 sack year, but I don't think that'd elevate him to the superstar status being talked about.Some would argue we've never had a star DE either. Our best have been guys like Jacob Green, Michael Sinclair, Michael Bennett, Jeff Bryant, etc; excellent players, but nobody who ever made first-team All-Pro (I think).