This team is so likable

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(12-08-2022, 12:48 PM)wcu Wrote: It seems like for years (decades?), we've always had a player or two on the roster that you just knew was going to screw up when you needed him the most. There was always that one guy who was just unbelievably bad, or was starting for us and couldn't be on the practice squad on most teams. He was always going to miss the key block, or give up the huge PI, or miss the crucial tackle.

Any of the offensive linemen last year
Darius Phillips
Dre Kirkpatrick
William Jackson
Billy Price
Bobby Hart
Russ Bodine
Eric Ghiaciuc
Stacey Andrews
JP Foschi
Dennis Roland
"Nasty" Nate Livings
BenJarvus Green-Ellis
Ben Coates
Ifeyani Ohalete
Some would put Andy Dalton on this list, but I don't fall into that camp.
Any QB not named Jeff Blake between 1992-2002

It has dawned on me that I don't feel that way about a single player on this roster. The one that comes the closest is Eli Apple, but that is mostly hate from other teams and the national media. I actually think Apple has been a great addition and he has played lights out for most of this season. This roster is so likable. I love that they're truly a team and they're seemingly all true competitors. Even our depth is high quality. This is a really solid roster bolstered by an unbelievable culture. Kudos to Taylor and Tobin.

*As a side note, we've had some truly atrocious Center play through the years outside of Richie Braham. Sure, Jeff Faine and Kyle Cook were decent in spurts. Thank goodness for Ted Karras.

- Dre and Law Firm don't belong on here. It has been 3 years since he's been on the team and in retrospect, Dre got WAY too much hate his entire time here, despite being an average-above average CB from day one (with exception to maybe his final year here). Law Firm has already been explained about by others ITT.
- Ben Coates never played for us and was a borderline HoFer at TE.
- Why TF is the Fosch on there? This is the most-bizarre out of them all.

1. He was signed as a last-minute replacement as a blocking TE, for Kelly.
2. He was NEVER a liability in the pass game or in any form of blocking.
3. He was well-liked in the lockerroom.
4. When his time with us was up, he didn't hang on or be a liability anywhere else.

Just don't see where that came from.