Hate to say it but, the day he got married and grew his hair out, was the beginning of the end. Coincidence probably but, damn that was weird timing.

 

I feel bad for Jake. I never held it against it him for leaving. I think the strength and conditioning program we had here killed his and others careers here during the Parcells era. From what I read, our program helped bulk guys up to be bigger and stronger but more prone to injury. See Jake Long, Jake Grove and Justin Smiley.

 

Man, from his rookie year it looked like he was going to be a potential HOF candidate. Ever since he got injured playing in that 4th preseason game under Sparano (IIRC it was against Dallas) his career has been derailed by injury. Shame.

 

can't call him a bust. you can't control injuries, just plain crappy luck for the guy.

 

No...he couldn't make good reads and would check down. The coaching staff also failed developing him. But I'm not sure he was ever going to amount to much.

 

Pooping Elsa returns!

 

Seemed like he started to decline once he had a back injury? I'd say I feel bad for him, but the guy is filthy rich.

 

Tough luck for Jake.Hopefully it doesnt end his career.

 

what are you talking about? Chad Henne's health is fine. he just wasn't very good. he was the starter for the Jags much of last season and early this season.
Greg Oden is a bust because my stupid trailblazers knew he had health issues and they still drafted him ahead of Kevin Durant.
Jake Long was a probowl LT who accumulated unexpected injuries that he couldn't come back from. that's not a bust, it's dumb luck. almost every football player hits the same wall, it just came earlier for Long than it should have.

 

Filthy rich, indeed!

Miami paid him $57.75MM for his five years here.
Looks like he already got paid $20MM from the Rams for last season and this season ($16MM last season + $4MM this season).

So no, I don't feel much sorry for the guy.

 

Who cares about your dreams when you have money.

 

Grove and Smiley were injury prone long before they got here. Grove had durability concerns coming out of Va Tech and Smiley had a chronic shoulder injury when he was signed. What killed Jake is pure bad luck. Thats usually how ACL's tears happen is either your foot/leg gets caught/rolled up on/stuck etc and its just plain bad luck. It happens. Its football not ballet.

Id welcome him back. I dont hold leaving against him. We had Ginger boy as our GM...I wouldnt have faulted anyone for leaving. We can use a guard and he'd slot in just fine next to Albert :)

 

Some guy named Jeff Fisher's problem.

 

He accomplished that dream. He should have others dreams he can pursue now too

 

you're delusional. If he was a good QB, he would have been resigned, regardless of the injury.

 

Stop it. Henne was awful.

 

Actually Henne was given the job. Moore was never given the chance to compete for for the gig and that was the deal when he signed.

As for Jake Long, I don't 'pity' him, but I do empathize. Being wealthy doesn't disqualify someone from human kindness. He's still a man and a good guy from what I can tell.

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He made $70 million playing football for 7 years. Its not like he's Greg Oden! Now he moves onto another phase of his life with a ton of money in the bank. I'd take that deal.

 

You're getting a fist pump for this post when I get home.

 

There is no way he could ever be considered a bust. He was one of the best left tackles in the game until injuries curtailed his abilities on the field.

To me a bust is a player who was drafted high and never played the game at a high level in the NFL. That certainly isn't the case with Long. He may not have been as durable as some of the other top tackles who have played the game, but prior to his injuries, he was as good as any tackle in the game today.

 

About half of which he actually got to keep. Damn IRS. Could have bought a nice piece of Montana with that. Lol

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technically, only the idiots were talking about starting "that same guy a few weeks ago". Beating out Matt Moore is not an accomplishment, it's to be expected.

 

Somebody's gotta pay for all them bombs!

 

He has Jackie.... No pity lol

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Definitely not a bust. A mistake? Not the best choice? Perhaps. But not a bust. You reserve that word for Leafs Jamarcus's and Gholstons.

 

Oden is a huge bust for the Blazers. Guess he is a backup on another team now, but he did nothing for the Blazers. Brandon Roy lost his career to injuries, but he played well long enough that for me he was not a bust. I consider Sam Bowie a bust too.

For the record, I was totally opposed to picking Oden over Durant ahead of time, though knew no one personally who agreed. Also, wanted Jordan over Bowie back in the day. That was much less a bold choice though. 62KGW or one of the Portland AM stations back then, took a fan poll before that draft and something like 75% of Blazer fans wanted them to pick Michael Jordan.

 

Yes, the curse of being a Blazers fan goes well with being a dolphins fan. The only luck I've ever had was teh 1 year the Braves won the world series.

 

And yet he's never really done it. He's never actually competed for his job. He got it primarily due to injury (Garrard) and it's been his since.

Not hating on the kid, and I agreed with giving him the job as a rookie. But an abbreviated race where nobody played well (except Garrard) is the only history we have.

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Jake Long !

 

Do we consider Yatil Green a bust too? Legit question....

 

Green wasn't the best player in his position at one point. Not an equal comparison.

 

I'd say. Do you consider Shawn Merriman a bust?

 

He had a pretty good first couple years then fell off.