03-06-2019, 01:43 PM
(03-06-2019, 02:04 AM)Bengal Dude Wrote: Darnay is exactly who I thought of. Many fans were excited to see what he could do as a #1, but that injury put a stop to that. I thought he did a good job in 2001, but then he was replaced with Westbrook.
Funny, I was thinking about that injury when I mentioned Darnay. He was supposed to break out as the lead dog that year. Instead we had to watch guys like Ron Dugans and Craig Yeast opposite PDub. I almost forgot about Westbrook. What a disappointment that was.
(03-06-2019, 02:34 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Good pass rush numbers for an interior lineman. Also played 3-4 DE. Good career numbers (182 starts 55 sacks),
But a lot of people still think of him as a bust because he did not live up to the hype.
Justin Smith suffered from the same thing: high expectations. People were expecting 14 sack seasons, and when it didn't happen, they were viewed as busts...even though they were both fantastic players. Early in his career, Wilkinson had some Atkins-like seasons.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
