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DenmarkVol said:
And Reggie Cobb, although he did seem to come back well at Oregon, if I remember correctly
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Cobb never played at Oregon. He was on the team until half way through his senior year. Went on to the NFL and had a good career until injuries. Your thinking of Ontario Smith.
 
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DenmarkVol said:
And Reggie Cobb, although he did seem to come back well at Oregon, if I remember correctly
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Reggie Cobb got clean after he was kicked off the team at UT and got drafted. Did very well in the NFL for several years until injuries got the best of him


Tony Robinson, far and away, is the answer to this question
 
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TNnative said:
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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Dustin Moore was right up there as well. I was at the game against UNLV his freshman season he caught a pass and outran their entire secondary for a 80 yard touchdown. He weighed at least 260 and left the safety in his dust. He never saw the field enough for most to realize just how talented he was. GBO!!!!
 
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KBVol said:
Yep, 6100 yards, 38 tds, 3 different 1000+ yard seasons. Didn't reach his full potential for sure, likely due to his off the field messes, but that's a good, solid career.
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Henry played his entire career at UT and many in the NFL, he was hardly a bust. People forget who carried the ball every single play in the last possession against the hogs. He had a great career here. GBO!
 
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Tony Robinson. His one chance in the NFL was a game so good, they made a movie about it (The Replacements).

That one game showed a glimpse of what could have been, if not for the off field issues.
 
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A little random trivia, but Pete Rose(MLB) was a highly decorated RB out of Ohio and almost signed with the vols out of high school...

Would be high on the list, hypothetically thinking...
 
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wildorange said:
Dustin Moore was right up there as well. I was at the game against UNLV his freshman season he caught a pass and outran their entire secondary for a 80 yard touchdown. He weighed at least 260 and left the safety in his dust. He never saw the field enough for most to realize just how talented he was. GBO!!!!
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I remember him, and yes I agree he had talent. But Robinson as a QB could have had the impact Michael Jordan had on basketball. There is no way of telling if his knee would have held up to allow that, but he was amazing to watch.

Moore was good but he was a TE. The nature of their positions (IMO) alone gives Robinson the edge. Plus I remember Robinson completed a pass here and there side armed. The others mentioned could have been great players. Robinson was the show!

Had he not blown out his knee and later gotten arrested for selling drugs, I don't see how anyone could have denied him the heisman. (And I did not capitilize that on purpose.)
 
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DenmarkVol said:
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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I have to go with Tony and James Banks, most all the others pale in comparison IMO. James Janzen had legitimate mental health issues, I'm not going to toss him in with the rest.
 
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