Real fans relish good teams of the past and are hopeful for the future! We all agree that the present sucks.
Go protest some WWII movie and tell the writers and directors to stop living in the past! LOL
This is the 2012 list so it's too early to tell about some of these guys. Right now, the top guy for 2011 is Jake Locker from Washington. It's a long year though.
I see this a lot on here. Did the experiment fail or was he failed by our offense/QBs? Nobody's down on Lee Evans even though he had a down year as well.
TO
Rec Yds Y/G Avg Lng YAC 1stD TD
55 829 51.8 15.1 98 4.1 33 5
LE
44 612 38.3 13.9 50 2.2 27 7
The same argument you're using to defend Hardy and Nelson (poor QBs and offense) could be used for TO. WR is the position that is most dependent on the success of another (the QB). I'm not sure they should try to resign him but to say he failed is wrong IMHO.
When Jerry Butler was healthy, he was a great player for the Bills. Unfortunately, he spent much of his time injured. Additionally, he had a positive impact on the community. He may not have been the best WR ever but he was one of my favorites!
As a traumatic brain injury researcher, I see the value of this registry. However, I hope these guys live long fruitful lives so their brains will not be available for study for a few decades and then the aging process and possibly disease may obscure the analysis. I hope that the NFL will fund basic scientific research so that we can address this issue much sooner and make football safer for players at all levels.