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Da'Rick... Lead the SEC in receiving, but couldn't lay off the reefer. Wasted so much talent.
 
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VFLCodyGBO said:
Had the most potential but ruined it due to off the field issue?

Da'Rick Rogers and Nukeese Richardson come to mind.
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Of all the names mentioned in this thread, I would probably have to say Tony Robinson. That guy would have torn up the NFL.

Would love to be able to privately (and separately) ask Coach Majors and Coach Fulmer this question.
 
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Hubert Simpson - going back a long way.

Nu'Keese was one of the biggest jokes ever given a UT scholarship. Kiffin dropped quality athletes committed by Fulmer and brought in a collection of worthless lowlife thugs.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/c...sted-north-palm-beach/HkYOGWE8TioKkKJSiR9IxJ/

Nu'Keese likely could not find work now at a Waffle House. Kiffin seemed to attract classless overrated punks like a magnet.
 
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Aaron Douglas had all the talent in the world, but also battled some serious demons.
 
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Demetrice Morley and Coker come to mind, but that's probably because they were there when I was. James Banks also. I really think Coker was the best back out of him, Foster and Hardesty. The guy was electric.
 
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1725gatorhater said:
I remember him a little in his recruitment but what was the story with this dude?
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Good piece on Cozart from last summer; the Forrest Davis clip made for quite a flashback:

Cozart has a will to better himself, a support system in place and a desire to rebuild a once great name. For some, there is no doubt he’ll accomplish that goal.

“There was so much good in that young man and so much God-given ability in that young man,” Riley said. “I’m sure if that’s what he’s doing (coaching), he’s trying to make sure this generation isn’t making the same mistakes he made. If he does that and makes a difference — as a coach all we try to do with young men is teach them to be a good person and good fathers and go out into their community and make a difference. If he makes Lenoir City a better place by being there and impacting those young people, then that will far outweigh any of the bad that happened in the last 23 years.”
http://www.news-herald.net/sports/step-up-and-own-it-the-rise-fall-and-possible/article_47f9a0e1-9ee5-5592-82ec-6ecdb2401517.html
 
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Didn't we have a TE from Greeneville that had a ton of potential but had some serious off field issues? His name is slipping my mind.
 
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LaMarcus Coker was one of the fastest players I've ever seen come through here. A shame he couldn't keep his head screwed on right.
 
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kamoshika said:
Good piece on Cozart from last summer; the Forrest Davis clip made for quite a flashback:

Cozart has a will to better himself, a support system in place and a desire to rebuild a once great name. For some, there is no doubt he’ll accomplish that goal.

“There was so much good in that young man and so much God-given ability in that young man,” Riley said. “I’m sure if that’s what he’s doing (coaching), he’s trying to make sure this generation isn’t making the same mistakes he made. If he does that and makes a difference — as a coach all we try to do with young men is teach them to be a good person and good fathers and go out into their community and make a difference. If he makes Lenoir City a better place by being there and impacting those young people, then that will far outweigh any of the bad that happened in the last 23 years.”
http://www.news-herald.net/sports/step-up-and-own-it-the-rise-fall-and-possible/article_47f9a0e1-9ee5-5592-82ec-6ecdb2401517.html
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Thanks for sharing this.

vol-un-tear said:
Now that's a name I haven't heard in years! Wasn't he from Loudoun or Lenoir City?
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LC
 
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#46
None more so than Reggie Cobb...imo....

Hubert Simpson also comes to mind....but I'm an old fart by the VN standards......
 
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IMO, you can put all the others together, and not come near matching the waste that was the Tony Robinson saga. Had the drug issues been avoided, he would have had time to rehab his knee and would have his bust in Canton by now. Had he been part of the right team and had the right coach, he could have been one of the greatest players in NFL history, perhaps with more than one super bowl rings. Instead, he is very much in the argument for one of the greatest disappointments of all time.
 
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