🏈 Most Overrated Player In Bama History

[Tidestalker]

I don't see how anyone could say Trent unless you're incorporating NFL career... At Bama he was a fucking beast!

 

[OldPlayer]

I don't see how anyone could say Trent unless you're incorporating NFL career... At Bama he was a fucking beast!

It's in the original post:

Who, in your opinion, has been the most overrated pro football player that attended/graduated from Alabama?

 

[mando]

It's in the original post:

Oops I guess I missed that. The ones I mentioned did not meet that nfl criteria.

 

[Elderfalsedemigod]

Oops I guess I missed that. The ones I mentioned did not meet that nfl criteria.

don't feel bad. I missed it also. Don’t think David Cornwell ever took a snap in nfl.

 

[UAgrad93]

That walk-on from Sylacauga. I forget his name...

I'm originally from Warrior!! Went to Corner High School. The old school was in the corner of Northwest Jefferson county, thus the name Corner. You could take a rock and throw it one direction into Walker county and then take another and throw it into Blount county. It was that dang close. Old farming community. My mom taught there and my Dad taught at Warrior. I'm a transplant!!!

 

[UAgrad93]

Keith McCants.

I thought he would be All-Pro/ Hall of Fame one day. He was such a monster at UA! We were prepping for Vandy and I was running scout QB when he snatched me up and held me off the ground. Told me he was going to kill Vandy QB Saturday. I said please wait until Saturday. Second series, he knocked the QB out of the game with a broken collarbone. His smile that Sunday in the team meeting said it all. His career in the NFL got sidetracked with injuries and drugs. I think the drugs started off as the prescription variety.

 

[Tidestalker]

It's in the original post:

Well, shit! My bad! Apologies to @alabama mike

And I can see why he would be on that list now

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I guess i missed the "pro" also
Go with Trent then

 

[Tidestalker]

Mark Baron just recently got picked up by the Broncos... We are slowly turning into Alabama Mountain West (kidding)

But I was kind of shocked to see him on the scrap heap. Didn't he get paid big time a few years back? The move to LB seemed to have suited him well... I guess he's been around for a while

Rueben Foster so far would have to be on the list as well. Ro McLain shoulda/woulda/coulda.

 

[bamachine]

I don't see how anyone could say Trent unless you're incorporating NFL career... At Bama he was a fucking beast!

He also ran behind the best Bama OL, left to right, of the Saban era. When he did not have hige holes, exactly where he expected them, pre-snap, he could run over most college players. The one time i really saw him use field vision, post snap, was his run against Ole Miss, where he broke Golsons's ankles. Je actually did a little Houdini in the backfield, on that one play. I knew he was going to struggle at the next level, then the league adopted the Trent Rochardson rule and he was truly screwed.

 

[TideatMileHigh]

Jay Barker

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Another that was really highly regarded that never was the super star.
Richard Todd

 

[UAgrad93]

Another that was really highly regarded that never was the super star.
Richard Todd

Never was the superstar but he had a pretty long NFL career though, 10 seasons.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Another that was really highly regarded that never was the super star.
Richard Todd

I don't know, eleven years in the league with two weak teams, a little playoff experience, 20,000+ yards and 124 TD/161 INT. He did enough to not be a major failure. I wish I'd thrown 161 INTs in the NFL.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

He also ran behind the best Bama OL, left to right, of the Saban era. When he did not have hige holes, exactly where he expected them, pre-snap, he could run over most college players. The one time i really saw him use field vision, post snap, was his run against Ole Miss, where he broke Golsons's ankles. Je actually did a little Houdini in the backfield, on that one play. I knew he was going to struggle at the next level, then the league adopted the Trent Rochardson rule and he was truly screwed.

Good point, both Trent and the 31-yard LSU guy (I fornette his name) could usually overpower defenders. Vision and crazy stiff-arms can make the difference. I was watching the scrimmage drills from last week and a coach had a helmet on a stick he would pop into the RB's path, and the player was conditioned to put a hand on the helmet immediately. You can hear the coach react to the parry/stiff-arm. Pretty impressive.

EDIT: I'll say the difference between Henry and Yeldon keeping players off their legs was tremendous. If Yeldon had Henry's stiff-arm, we might have another trophy.

RTR,

Tim

 

[Secondand26]

I'm originally from Warrior!! Went to Corner High School. The old school was in the corner of Northwest Jefferson county, thus the name Corner. You could take a rock and throw it one direction into Walker county and then take another and throw it into Blount county. It was that dang close. Old farming community. My mom taught there and my Dad taught at Warrior. I'm a transplant!!!

The state of Alabama's HOTBED of athletics!!

 

[UAgrad93]

The state of Alabama's HOTBED of athletics!!

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I don't know, eleven years in the league with two weak teams, a little playoff experience, 20,000+ yards and 124 TD/161 INT. He did enough to not be a major failure. I wish I'd thrown 161 INTs in the NFL.

Yeah. Expectations in ny were to high.
Just never a championship QB.
But good. Name just popped up

 

[It Takes Eleven]

He also ran behind the best Bama OL, left to right, of the Saban era. When he did not have hige holes, exactly where he expected them, pre-snap, he could run over most college players. The one time i really saw him use field vision, post snap, was his run against Ole Miss, where he broke Golsons's ankles. Je actually did a little Houdini in the backfield, on that one play. I knew he was going to struggle at the next level, then the league adopted the Trent Rochardson rule and he was truly screwed.

He broke that poor DB's ankles twice, once in the backfield and once when he shaked and baked. He was so pissed.

 

[bamachine]

The shake and bake happened right on front of me. It was my one and only game in Oxford. The Grove is way overhyped. Bunch ofunfriendly eople crammed like sardines in a much smaller space than the Quad, with no grills.