Bring It Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Joey Harrington is not unlike hundreds..........yes hundreds of very good college QB's who end up with mediocre or worse NFL teams, with even worse coaching, who will never have the chance to excell in the NFL. Only a few do. The NFL QB's that come out of nowhere, with no college history of greatness are BLESSED with a great supporting cast..........players and coaches. This story never changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINIK4L Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Poor Joey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formul8or Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I think if Joey didn't play for such a crappy team early on he'd be a much better leader. He is a great speaker, but I think players don't rally behind him because of his history.He makes decent decisions and few mistakes though, too bad he's already ruined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev.Jesse Jackson. Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Joey I will keep u in my prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFalcon Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Who is Joey Harrington?He is who we thought he was...He is who we SAW he was...And hopefully, we'll trade or release him soon so that we can say:He's gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRTJHale Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Oh yeah...Trade Joey, but release Crump...lol...that makes perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring It Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 formul8or (2/18/2008)I think if Joey didn't play for such a crappy team early on he'd be a much better leader. He is a great speaker, but I think players don't rally behind him because of his history.He makes decent decisions and few mistakes though, too bad he's already ruined.I agree. I guess I want to see him succeed because he IS such a decent guy. You never know what may happen this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring It Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 MRTJHale (2/18/2008)Oh yeah...Trade Joey, but release Crump...lol...that makes perfect sense.He may surprise us all !! You never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonsfan Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 IMO, there is little doubt that Harrington is the poster child for what happens when you throw a rookie in as starting QB on a team (in this case, the Lions) that gives a whole new meaning to the word dysfunctional, then place the entire failure of that team on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring It Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 oregonsfan (2/18/2008)IMO, there is little doubt that Harrington is the poster child for what happens when you throw a rookie in as starting QB on a team (in this case, the Lions) that gives a whole new meaning to the word dysfunctional, then place the entire failure of that team on him.How about a whole new meaning to the phrase "throwing him to the Lions" ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodhoundz Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 He's a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasbirdfan Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 .IMO, there is little doubt that Harrington is the poster child for what happens when you throw a rookie in as starting QB on a team (in this case, the Lions) that gives a whole new meaning to the word dysfunctional, then place the entire failure of that team on him. IMO, there is little doubt that Harrington is the poster child for what happens when you throw a rookie in as starting QB on a team (in this case, the Lions) that gives a whole new meaning to the word dysfunctional, then place the entire failure of that team on him.Agreed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtybird_33 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 How about a whole new meaning to the phrase "throwing him to the Lions" ???:w00t::w00t::w00t::w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonsfan Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Bring It (2/18/2008)oregonsfan (2/18/2008)IMO, there is little doubt that Harrington is the poster child for what happens when you throw a rookie in as starting QB on a team (in this case, the Lions) that gives a whole new meaning to the word dysfunctional, then place the entire failure of that team on him.How about a whole new meaning to the phrase "throwing him to the Lions" ???That works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw87 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 We bought him here as a back up but with what happened, he got thrown in and was called on to be a leader.He's a great guy and I'd like to see him stick around as a back up - he would be one of the best #2's in the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pured-hallfan Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 he is bad don't say it was the team because Detroit has been better offensively without him with an old crappy QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000# Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 How about a whole new meaning to the phrase "throwing him to the Lions" ???Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oregonsfan Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 pured-hallfan (2/18/2008)he is bad don't say it was the team because Detroit has been better offensively without him with an old crappy QB.Detroit has been better after dumping a bunch of players, getting Martz, and bringing in a head coach who is pretty much a 180 turn from Mooch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeOtherGuy Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Similar story to Tim Couch, except Couch at least got to stay with his pathetic team long enough to call it a career. Most folks in Cleveland still love -- or at least respect -- Couch, because he really tried his best while laboring behind a horrible O-line and getting hammered week after week. Unfortunately, for most NFL critics Couch has a bad rap because he never had the chance to win. Oh, well. That's part of the game too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring It Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 SomeOtherGuy (2/18/2008)Similar story to Tim Couch, except Couch at least got to stay with his pathetic team long enough to call it a career. Most folks in Cleveland still love -- or at least respect -- Couch, because he really tried his best while laboring behind a horrible O-line and getting hammered week after week. Unfortunately, for most NFL critics Couch has a bad rap because he never had the chance to win. Oh, well. That's part of the game too..............and, you could add another 150 QB's names to the list from teams over the past 20-30 years !! It never ends. The NFL has proven to be a graveyard to very good college QB's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdub12 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Bring It (2/18/2008)oregonsfan (2/18/2008)IMO, there is little doubt that Harrington is the poster child for what happens when you throw a rookie in as starting QB on a team (in this case, the Lions) that gives a whole new meaning to the word dysfunctional, then place the entire failure of that team on him.How about a whole new meaning to the phrase "throwing him to the Lions" ???ROFLMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlacksburgHokie Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 outlaw87 (2/18/2008)We bought him here as a back up but with what happened, he got thrown in and was called on to be a leader.True enough. He wasn't brought in to lead the team - just to provide a serviceable backup to Vick, which was a smart move considering his style of play. I think he would have excelled at that position - not having any pressure or responsibilities. It's too bad things worked out the way that they did, but he isn't by any means the only person dealing with a bad situation here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathFromAbove Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 There's a reason the same teams stay towards the top and bottom of the nFL each season. The better teams draft lower, and therefore don't owe MILLIONS in guaranteed $ to rookies who turn out to be busts 50% of the time. The better teams get decent players at affordable prices and don't expect the guys to come in and work miracles as rookies, if they play at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdz4i Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 harrington did what he was asked that was manage the game, its not his fault Petrino couldn t make up his mind who he wanted to start and was a coward for leaving half way through the season. goes to show you he had no clue how to coach an nfl team good luck recruiting people to Ark i m sure they will want to play for a quiter. you tell me if we hadn t had 12 players on IR and we had 3 or 4 more wins harrington would have been the answer to the whole vick thing. he is not an all pro but he decent qb if he had a supporting cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetsujin-28 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Joey came into the league with mega hype and turned into arguably the biggest QB bust since Ryan Leaf. Six years of mediocre to poor play has this guy in the position he's in now. He's a nice guy and is well-spoken, but a lousy QB. That is not enough for this guy to be holding a roster spot on my beloved Falcons. Hopefully this mistake gets corrected after the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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