'TD' Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Tebow will never be a great QB in the league, but he does have traits that other players are lacking like size, leadership, and morality. I know it's a down time, so I figured I'd throw this up there. What player if they only had a Tebow trait could have been became top players in the league. Quick examples off the top of my head, Jeff George with leadership, Doug Flutie with Size, or Hernandez with morality or whatever. This isn't because I am a Tebow fan. I saw an article about Strawberry wishing he was more like him. It just made me think of all the players that were missing one thing from being great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 If they only were more like Walter... Emulate the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'TD' Posted July 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 If they only were more like Walter... Emulate the best. True. I just wanted to use someone flawed. Like if I said if a player could take something from Payton Manning, it would throw out things like accuracy and open up the field to other things. Basically being a better player. Size, morality/just staying out of trouble, and Leadership really doesn't effect someone's ability. Like imagine what Ricky Williams could have done if he didn't care about weed more and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 THanks for clarifying. True. I just wanted to use someone flawed. Like if I said if a player could take something from Payton Manning, it would throw out things like accuracy and open up the field to other things. Basically being a better player. Size, morality/just staying out of trouble, and Leadership really doesn't effect someone's ability. Like imagine what Ricky Williams could have done if he didn't care about weed more and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Rolando McClain. Tons of talent, no common sense. Yet this exercise really is easy because in life there are millions of people that are missing or lacking in that "one" area. They may still be successful, maybe very successful, maybe even make the Hall of Fame, but this is what makes the truly great ones so rare in sports. In my definition of great I'm talking about players who re-define their game. Gretzky, Peyton Manning, Jordan, The flip side to this are those players who are so transcendent in their abilities they still redefine how the game is played, or the standards for excellence, despite their personal flaws. Lawrence Taylor, Babe Ruth (Forgive me for deviating from football for some of those names) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo3451 Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Alonzo Spellman comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackerDog Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 This may surprise a few folks here but I'm throwing out Jim McMahon! And here I'm saying if Jimmy had Tebow's size he'd have been a lot more durable, I think. That could've added years to his career and maybe championships to the Bears franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'TD' Posted July 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Good names brought up so far. I know Randy Moss was one of the greatest, but I will always wonder what he could have been if he had his head on straigher. And baseball and everything is fine, heck I don't care if you talk about rastlin, lol. If Mick Foley had Tebows build, he'd be remembered as one of the best in the ring and not for his stunts. Boxing may be one of the most interesting to me tho, what would Tyson's legacy be if he didn't screw up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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