old because I don't recall him being a 3rd round pick. That was quite a steal for the Seahawks...oops Packers.
Listening to the A. Green interview, damn I'm getting
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It was a very good steal had the Seahawks held onto him but they had a featured back in Waters and Green was # 2. There were 7 RB's taken in front of Green in the draft and Fred Taylor is the only one that anyone can make a case for (but Green truly had a better career). The other 6 failed to do anything , especially the top so called back in that class, Curtis Enis.
But in fairness to Green's selection, remember he was only really a featured back @ NU in 1997. 1995 & 96 we were loaded at RB. And many people thought that Evans was the better back in1996 (including myself unfortunately). That may have raised some questions in the draft rooms. Meaning I could hear GMs say " is he the best back on the board? Hell he wasn't even the best back @ NU"
And lets be honest, who knows what happens to him had he stayed in Seattle. Green Bay was the perfect place for him to be. He was (what I call) "a cold weather RB", great in the passing, and had an amazing offense/QB to support him. One of the best fantasy football players of all time. Kid was actually a better NFL player then college IMO but that's just because he had to share so much time in college (excluding 1997)
But in fairness to Green's selection, remember he was only really a featured back @ NU in 1997. 1995 & 96 we were loaded at RB. And many people thought that Evans was the better back in1996 (including myself unfortunately). That may have raised some questions in the draft rooms. Meaning I could hear GMs say " is he the best back on the board? Hell he wasn't even the best back @ NU"
And lets be honest, who knows what happens to him had he stayed in Seattle. Green Bay was the perfect place for him to be. He was (what I call) "a cold weather RB", great in the passing, and had an amazing offense/QB to support him. One of the best fantasy football players of all time. Kid was actually a better NFL player then college IMO but that's just because he had to share so much time in college (excluding 1997)
For whatever reason, I thought you were talking Aaron Green. Ahman was awhile ago, but interesting to think back on that.
I think you are forgetting his turf toe injury that slowed him his sophmore season. He came in and played as a true freshman in a loaded backfield. Even with his injury, he was one of the better backs ib 96 and showed it in 97 when healed.
Taylor and Green are a toss up. I think you could take either one on a given day. Wouldnt say either had a clearly better career.
Dunno. Even wearing red glasses, I still think it's #30.
For a kid with the star power of Ahman Green (at a school that is rolling no less), third round seems low compared to his visibility.
Compare his draft position to say... LP just a short time earlier.
Isn't he the all time leading rusher for the Packers? If true I would say a 3rd round pick is a steal for sure. Hindsight says he was worthy of a 1st round pick.
Depends on what you want. Green clearly had better years over a short span while Taylor had better longevity. Both guys had injury issues or we could be talking about two of the greats all time. Taylor had 2000 yard more rushing in his career, he averaged only .1 yards per carry more than Green. While Green was always considered a dual threat, he only had 500 more yards receiving than Taylor over his career. Both had 74 TDs rushing and receiving combined.
He had a bad habit of untimely fumbles. If you looked at stats from his time at NU and his one season at Seattle, you probably wouldn't find he had tons of fumbles either place, but they seemed to happen at really bad times, which is why I said untimely and why Seattle dumped him.
Football (more than any game) revolves around coaching and players being in the right "system".
Your right, I did forget about turf toe and I didn't mean to discredit Green in any way. He was a great back all 3 years at NU but IMO he was a better pro. Just like Roger Craig was a better pro than he was a husker.
Green's NFL career from 2000-2006 with GB was pretty fantastic. (1 year in their was an injury year). I think he should be considered for the HOF. I think in todays NFL and the future going forward, RBs just don't have long careers anymore. So a bad ass 5 year stint at RB should be enough. Just my thoughts but I'd love to see him in Canton. .
Your right, I did forget about turf toe and I didn't mean to discredit Green in any way. He was a great back all 3 years at NU but IMO he was a better pro. Just like Roger Craig was a better pro than he was a husker.
Green's NFL career from 2000-2006 with GB was pretty fantastic. (1 year in their was an injury year). I think he should be considered for the HOF. I think in todays NFL and the future going forward, RBs just don't have long careers anymore. So a bad ass 5 year stint at RB should be enough. Just my thoughts but I'd love to see him in Canton. .
Green was the reason I liked the packers as a kid. I always liked Fragile Fred too. Doesn't seem like there are many backs like them around anymore with the games evolution.
I was a huge fan of Ahman of course but dont downplay how good Fred Taylor. As a Pittsburgh Steeler fan he earned the nickname of "Steeler killer". Big strong and fast with quick feet. Taylor had a damn good career.
Ahman ended up in the perfect place for his career as well. Great hands and a powerful back as well.
I think the draft report on Ahman was that he was a big strong and fast but was only a straight line guy. They didnt know how his skill set would translate because of the option offense that year. He had first round physical numbers as well as the stats to match . People just questioned his ability in a pro style offense and if he would be elusive enough to be a first rounder.
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I definitely was not downplaying his career. I called him Fragile Fred since that was the crap nickname given to him out of college. I had a jersey of his as well. His speed was incredibly underrated.
