Name a better athlete who had more potential that threw it all away.
>>64131857
Mmm good choice.
Not sure if it compares to Hernandez
>>64132295
Oh man fuck I forgot he existed.
>>64132295
But he didn't throw it away i heard he is coming back stronger
>>64132546
Yeah im sure he is
>>64132546
If he keeps failing his drug tests he won't
>>64132295
Does everything the Browns touch dies?
>>64132798
yeah pretty much
Easy
>>64132880
this
To name a few that I think legit had potential, but ultimately fucked themselves over: Not hof lock bound, but had potential for solid careers.
Colt lyerla, royce white and michael sam
>>64133910
I feel so bad for Michael Sam. His plan completely backfired on him.
>>64134046
Ehh I think Vicks lack of ability to stay healthy wasnt under his control
>>64133910
Michael Sam was below average in size and speed for a DE though. If ESPN didn't create so much distraction for teams by constantly reporting on how he might be a distraction for teams he might've been picked up on a practice squad after the cowboys or been one of the last to make a team even with some luck
>>64132798
Yes. Everything.
>>64132295
whos that
>>64133910
Literally whos
>tfw can't stop saying nigga and lost a contract opportunity
>>64132884
this
other good candidates: balotelli, mutu and ronaldinho
This mother fucker right here
>>64136832
but is he a athlete?
>>64136860
He had the potential, but we'll never know
>>64132546
i legitimately wish he was perma b&. it's not fair that he gets paid millions of dollars and gets away with acting like a fucking fool. it's a slap in the face to anyone who supports the NFL
This idiot. When Dick Vermiel wants to kill you, you know it's bad.
>>64132295
Who is this? Pryor?
>>64136977
>>64131914
How not? Both made stupid choices to end their football careers
>>64136883
Be one if the world's best athletes and you too can get away with doing whatever you want
>>64131640
Hernandez would have left the Patriots after a couple seasons
Too much of an ego
>>64137141
Rickey still had a great NFL career
>>64132880
ooof. True.
>>64134038
lol
>>64137141
1) Rickey went back and had a solid career and made some bucks
2) Even if Rickey hadn't gone back and played at least he didn't completely ostracize himself from society and doom himself to prison for life for murdering 3 people
>>64131857
He made a pro bowl, an All-Pro team, has over 10k career rush yards (29th all time) and has some Dolphines franchise records. Far from a HoFer by any means but I wouldn't call him a total bust.
>>64132880
>>64137600
He was probably on the spectrum. At UT he would do interviews with his helmet on and not look anyone in the eye.
>>64136965
That dude was insane on and off the field
You should have listened to Tom Osborne
But you thought you were smarter than he
>anyone ever affiliated with the rasm
>ever being smarter than Tommy O
The rasm FO really only has themselves to blame
>>64137723
Have you ever seen the 30 for 30 on him? He is a little crazy but a great football player and genuinely seems like a good guy
>>64136747
>mfw someone watched his videos and thought "better offer this guy a job"
>>64137723
He was diagnosed with social anxiety, avoidance disorder, and borderline personality disorder. He had a gifted IQ in elementary and was on the All-State academic team in high school. His parents were teenagers when they had him and he was cooking and watching after his siblings by age 5.
Doesn't feel right comparing him to a murderer.
I'm stumped. Doesn't get much worse than murder, and I've seen a lot of 30 for 30
>>64131857
He was gonna be a Hall-of-Famer. but he got high.
He was gonna be inducted into Canton, but he got high.
Now he's a retired has been, and you know why
This thread reminds of how horseshit the NFL's drug policy is, when we are mentioning dudes like Ricky Williams and Josh Gordon in the same breath as Aaron Hernandez when it comes to derailed careers. Fuck, what non-pleb jobs actually drug test their employees?
>>64139409
>>64132880
It's a tough call, murdering someone when you were at the top, or ODing right after you were just drafted and highly touted.
>>64131640
Len Bias
>>64132884
Fuuuuck used to fucking love him man. And I was like 10 years old when he was wrecking shit with inter. I cried when be started falling off.
>>64140329
when he hits you...
strawburrrry
>>64136747
>>64137859
Background on EDP being offered a job?
It makes me kinda sad he was offered money for being fat, black, loud just because he has a shitty camera and is willing to be a whiney Eagles fan on camera.
>MFW I'm most of these things but for good money I'd be willing to put on another 200lbs and throw away my shame by using my uneducated "black voice"
>>64132880
Please don't remind me.
>posting anyone other than adriano
obviously nobody here knows how good he was
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePZZ2j4dmSY
>short as fuck career at the top
>still has a 7 minute goals reel
>>64132880
A million times this.
ernie davis
>>64141492
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOFn8dWc1_g
>>64132884
this.
>>64131857
The 30 for 30 is really good
>>64136883
Do you have any idea why he was suspended from the nfl most recently?
>>64135632
>If ESPN didn't create so much distraction for teams by constantly reporting on how he might be a distraction for teams
>eSPn
>not even once
>>64134969
he was hurt for one and a half out of like 6 seasons with the Falcons, and even though they were mediocre as shit the year before he got arrested he became the first QB in the NFL to rush and pass for at least 1,000 yards
if he hadn't been a dogfighting shithead and focused on his game the Falcons would probably have a SB by now, no lie
>>64138015
agreed, being a pothead is pretty run of the mill way to "screw up" and within the next 8 years it won't even be a way to "screw up" unless you're doing it on the job
murder will never be like that (UNLESS HILLARY GETS ELECTED DUN DUN DUN)
>>64139892
>Fuck, what non-pleb jobs actually drug test their employees?
the kind where taking certain drugs makes you demonstrably better than everyone else not taking those drugs?
>>64137723
>comparing Ricky Williams, a smart, intelligent, yet shy and gifted athlete whi smokes pot (something the nfl is considering legalizing now) to an insane, delusional, gang affiliated, drug dealing, assault rifle peddling gifted athlete.
Seriously dude. Anyone who's ever done any bit of research on Ricky knows how intelligent and the opposite of Aaron Hernandez he is.
>>64142922
No, they wouldn't lol. Theyre the falcons.
>>64139375
Great!
>>64131640
pls come back
>>64136965
Fucking foster homes
>>64132798
unless you are a browns fan, in which case you get to live in misery
>>64131640
is an doctor a athlete
>>64132295
FREE GORDON 420 BLAZE IT FGT
>>64132880
wow this. damn it's crazy to think how great the celtics could have continued to be.
>>64139835
'Cause he got high
Because he got high
Because he got high
>>64131857
Ricky Williams did nothing wrong.
>>64131640
Manigault was particularly famous for his leaping abilities on the basketball court, including his signature move - the double dunk. He would dunk the ball, catch it with his left hand, switch the ball to his right hand, bring it back around to the top of the basket and jam it through again, all done while still in the air on a single jump, and without hanging on the rim.[3] Like other street basketballers of the day such as Jackie Jackson, Earl was reportedly able to touch the top of the backboard to retrieve quarters and dollar bills, part of "elaborate innovations and tricks" elite street players of the era performed before games to help build their reputations.He was only 6'1", but wore ankle weights constantly during practice as a child which he credits with helping him build up tremendous jumping ability, the efficacy of which has since been disproven.[5] He once dunked two-handed during a game from near the foul line over two players much taller than himself (Sahil Muliyil 6'8", David Urenda 6'9"). He once reverse dunked 36 times in a row to win a $60 bet.
Manigault played with some of the best players of his day, such as Earl Monroe, Connie Hawkins, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the latter of whom went as far as calling Manigault the greatest player he had ever seen.
>>64131640
Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland
"How many players can say they turned down an NBA job offer because their “day job” was paying them better? Probably not too many in the last 15 years due to the increases in salary, but even before that it was a rarity. The only problem was that Kirkland’s second job was dealing drugs and something he started doing at the age of 13 to escape poverty. And it was something he became good at quickly.
"I was out there with the cars and the drugs, the jewelry, the entourage. I was giving out money and making it back over again. I had the gangster style, I was the guy who was carrying two guns. That life is like quicksand. I knew right from wrong, but once you're in, it's almost impossible to get out."
Kirkland was a gifted scorer who could put up points in a hurry no matter where he played scoring over 100 points in a game twice and even in prison, scoring 465 points in eight games (58 ppg). Kirkland was an all-around force, and is sometimes credited with inventing the crossover dribble and the spin dribble."
Hank Hill
>>64132884
Could of been the next Ronaldo, would of probably been part of the Barcelona trident today and would of made a huge difference in the 2010 and especially the 2014 world cup if he kept himself in shape and in form.
Ronaldinho was an underachiever, and didn't do as much as he could of and should of. But at least he won 2 balon d'ors, was part of the 2002 world cup winning team and won the 2006 champions league along with turning Barcelona into the power house it is today. But Adriano? Absolutely no excuse at all.
>>64132884
I hate him so damn much for that too
Well, you could say Ronaldo9 after 2004 or so. Before that he had pretty good excuses. After that not so much. Not to even mention his post-2006 JUST form
On the other side, he managed to achieve a lot nevertheless.
>>64149330
It's because of him, Brazil was stuck with this clown.
>>64131857
Ricky had potential, utilized his talent, retired, and is now living a good life. Hernandez is a thug and is in jail. Huge difference.
>>64149251
Ronaldo Jr. only won one Balon D'Or 2bh m8.
2003: Dr Pavel
2004: Sheva
2005: Ronaldinho
2006: Cannavaro
2007: Lord and savior Kaka.
>>64149331
......not really. The Dutch and their medical meddling is what guaranteed that Ronaldo's knees would detonate in due time, but before his thyroid issues finally caught up with him he definitely made the best of his prime years (at Barca and Inter)
Madrid Fenomeno showed a few flashes of brilliance but the deterioration had become undeniable by then.
>>64149673
well, as I said - he had good excuses, but it's also fairly known and it's true that he really pretty much gave up in 2005-2006. Had he GONE MAD all or nothing he'd have probably achieved more. Especially the 2006 World Cup they should have won it.
>>64149811
He did what he could, I mean the dude was playing well during the world cup and scored 3 goals before the quarterfinals. That goal from France was purely Roberto Carlos fault, and to top it off Ronaldinho wasn't playing well in that cup as was the remainder of his team.
>>64132884
>>64132884
never forget ;(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePZZ2j4dmSY
>>64148953
That's neat, I didn't know anything about him.
>>64139835
because the NFL hates weed. Baseball players dont even get drug tested for weed. If ricky was a baseball player he would be GOAT
>>64150915
Here's another legend who could have been something big.
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/11/sports/basketball-legend-of-the-playground.html?pagewanted=all
>>64151776
http://triangleoffense.com/features/rucker-park-diaries-the-destroyers-73-point-game/
>>64131640
Why didn't Aaron Hernendez use the Affluenza defense? He woulda won
>>64131640
every winter throws it all away x 16 times
>>64142737
>>64153572
Peyton realized his potential, just not enough owls.
>>64131640
>George Best
Could have been the GOAT, but wasted his talent on booze and was washed up by 28 and dead by 59.
>>64137614
and that would be nice for a 1st round RB but the taints gave up their entire draft and then some for Williams
not really worth it for a RB that was only good
So much potential
>>64152443
Literally ate himself out of a job
S M H
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doc gooden
>>64144794
This is the only choice, no one could ever throw it over the mountains like the GOAT
Alexandre Diagle.
He was supposed to be a great hockey player, wen't first overall in his draft, but the became lazy and listless eventually retiring at the ripe age of 25.
>>64154926
I remember that guy. Had all the talent in the world, but hated hockey and just wanted to be a NEET.
>>64149586
2 FIFA WPOTY awards though, which is what the ballon d'or is today
Tom Brady. He could've been so much more but wasted it by settling for "amazing"
>>64131857
literally the first person that came to mind
>>64154926
>>64155069
Holy shit his wikipedia page is depressing:
>He was frequently criticized for lack of effort and motivation, with his lucrative long-term contract perhaps partially to blame. Rumors began circulating in Ottawa of late-night partying and possible drug use.
>He seemed interested in the limelight, appearing in a full-page ad dressed in a nurse's uniform.
>While chatting with a flight attendant during USAir Flight 1948 with the team, he leaned over to Trevor Timmins (then the Senators' Director Of Team Services) and said "Watch out for your bomb there" while motioning towards Timmons' laptop computer. Upon hearing Daigle's comment, the flight attendant notified the captain, who immediately contacted USAir ground control, and police were subsequently notified. What Daigle didn't know was that then-U.S. President Bill Clinton was also on the Pittsburgh International Airport tarmac at the time, resulting in a heightened level of security.
>In an interview on national television broadcaster Radio-Canada, Daigle said he never wanted to play hockey, but stuck to the game because of his talent. Instead, he became interested in the entertainment business and the opportunity to be a celebrity.
>In need of a steady paycheck, Daigle decided to attempt an NHL comeback.
>Although Daigle has not officially retired, he has not resumed his career since the 2009–10 season.
JUST
>>64155294
>he wasted it by choosing to stay in a culture of dishonesty and rule-breaking, hanging an asterisk on his achievements forever.
ftfy
>>64155345
wtf
>>64149251
>could of
>would of
It's usually Britons who make these mistakes, for some reason.
(Protip: it makes you look less intelligent.)
>>64152443
PURPLE DRANK GOT ME LIKE WOAH
>>64155345
>JUST fuck my career up.
>>64135632
What did Sam in was the fact that he was an enormous diva. If he really wanted to play, he'd still be with Montreal in the CFL.
Kicking the can in the CFL and showing you can play at a Pro level worked for Warren "Niggers can't play QB" Moon and Doug "Manlet" Flutie
Pic related. Kid was Jeff Gordon before Jeff Gordon was Jeff Gordon.
The fine line between being a legend and being a cautionary tale is your car keys and a night of boozing.
>>64149063
>Manigault
>>64136965
This motherfucker could just not stay out of the shit. What a complete waste.
>>64143450
This.
>>64153572
So many great memories attached to watching this man lose to my Patriots.
But its sad to see what he is going through. But hes had to great of a career for me to consider he threw it away, when he has tried to compete and not gotten into off field stuff. So no, not Peyton manning.
>pic related
>3 1/2 years of prime in prison
>lost to every goat fighter he ever fought afterward
>known for being batshit insane in his heydey and not for ring achievements.
>>64154351
Injuries dont count. They can't control thatm
>>64158447
Some people live their lives that way. Its a sad, lonely existence filled with sadness and madness and pain.
>>64131640
I remember when he signed his 40mil contract extension(6 weeks after he allegedly gunned down 2 folks in downtown Boston). I was stoked. Like "we have Gronm AND Hernandez locked up for the next few years?" what a fucking waste. Kept it real alright. Real dumb.
The textbook definition of a psychopath right there. You can tell that Bill and Bob craft had a soft spot for the dude too. Only time I have seem any emotion on that man's face was when he was discussing Hernandez before training camp.
Such an explosive, versitile, colossal waste of talent.
>>64131640
that one uncle who claims he couldve been a super bowl mvp if he didnt blow out his knee lifting a washing machine with poor form
>>64159388
known for being an idiot and gettin fucked by his mans
>>64159896
That's my gf dad. He NEVER shuts the fuck up about him playing baseball in Ohio. He even talks about shit he did playing little league. You can legitimately try to talk to him about something else and he will automatically revert it back to the great plays he made. Faggot never even got into single A. Holy shit I fucking can't stand him.
