Left too early, stayed too long

Mar 9, 2011 at 1:22 PM

JimA49ers
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Ok, slow day here in Niner world. Feel free to add your players to the list.

Emmit Smith - stayed too long. Staying just showed his true mediocrity as a back, and that it was his offensive line that carried him.

Brett Favre - stayed too long. Tarnished his career, pissed off even GB fans.

Barry Sanders - left way too early.

Tiki Barber - BOTH left too early. Left 1 year prior to Giants winning Superbowl.
stayed too long - IF he returns, as he is claiming.

[ Edited by JimA49ers on Mar 9, 2011 at 1:28 PM ]

Mar 9, 2011 at 1:25 PM

HailJerry
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One of the first guys on this list should probably be Jim Brown...left far too early.

Mar 9, 2011 at 1:34 PM

English
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"true mediocrity"

Oh dear.

Mar 9, 2011 at 2:05 PM

susweel
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Robert Smith RB for the Vikings left too early

and sadly Jerry Rice stayed too long. (didnt like seeing him in the seahawks and broncos uniforms, and especially hated seeing him in the Raider uniform)

Mar 9, 2011 at 2:16 PM

pantstickle
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Originally posted by English:
"true mediocrity"

Oh dear.

That's just silly. Obviously this dude didn't watch Smith early in his career.

Mar 9, 2011 at 3:13 PM

YungAce
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jerry rice - stayed too long

Mar 9, 2011 at 3:17 PM

solidg2000
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Emmitt Smith should of retired after the record was broken. He stayed 2 years too long

Mar 9, 2011 at 3:40 PM

ninerfan4life
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Rashaun Woods left too early.

Mar 9, 2011 at 4:00 PM

JoseCortez
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jim druckenmiller left too late

Mar 9, 2011 at 4:00 PM

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80849er4life
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Originally posted by HailJerry:
One of the first guys on this list should probably be Jim Brown...left far too early.

Mar 9, 2011 at 4:14 PM

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marshulk
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Jose Cortez left too early

Mar 9, 2011 at 4:22 PM

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Janitor
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Steve Young. Too early, though necessary.

Mar 9, 2011 at 4:23 PM

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solidg2000
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Due to injury left too soon
Gale Sayers
Bo Jackson
Steve Young
Billy Sims

Mar 9, 2011 at 4:31 PM

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nvninerfan1
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Originally posted by JimA49ers:
Ok, slow day here in Niner world. Feel free to add your players to the list.

Emmit Smith - stayed too long. Staying just showed his true mediocrity as a back, and that it was his offensive line that carried him.Brett Favre - stayed too long. Tarnished his career, pissed off even GB fans.

Barry Sanders - left way too early.

Tiki Barber - BOTH left too early. Left 1 year prior to Giants winning Superbowl.
stayed too long - IF he returns, as he is claiming.

If you actually believe that, then you need to look at little further into what he did for that franchise.

Mar 9, 2011 at 4:36 PM

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Jcool
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Originally posted by nvninerfan1:
Originally posted by JimA49ers:
Ok, slow day here in Niner world. Feel free to add your players to the list.

Emmit Smith - stayed too long. Staying just showed his true mediocrity as a back, and that it was his offensive line that carried him.Brett Favre - stayed too long. Tarnished his career, pissed off even GB fans.

Barry Sanders - left way too early.

Tiki Barber - BOTH left too early. Left 1 year prior to Giants winning Superbowl.
stayed too long - IF he returns, as he is claiming.

If you actually believe that, then you need to look at little further into what he did for that franchise.

Well while I do not agree that Smith was a mediocre back, I will agree that his offensive line is what got him to the Hall of Fame.