Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/backyard/ksks_list_of_the_most_average_players_ever/10850345?refmod=backyard&refsrc=foxsports You'll recognize a few names, my Skins brethren lol... 100. Mike Rumph 99. Todd Pinkston 98. Marvcus Patton 97. Damione Lewis 96. Chris Dishman .... 92. Leslie Shepherd 91. Josh Miller 90. Darnay Scott 89. Dre’ Bly 88. Alvin Harper 87. Kailee Wong 86. Al Del Greco ....... 83. Marty Booker 82. Cadillac Williams 81. Ethan Albright 80. Chris Chandler 79. Jerricho Cotchery 78. Amp Lee .......... 75. Deon Grant 74. Tony Banks 73. Jeff Reed 72. Justin Hartwig 71. Phillippi Sparks 70. Todd Collins ........... 47. Otis Smith 46. Nick Barnett 45. Jason Campbell 44. Jason Sehorn 43. Ed West 42. Terry Kirby ........ 39. Gus Frerotte 38. Kevin Curtis 37. Jabar Gaffney 36. Shawn Jefferson 35. Knowshon Moreno ........... 7. J.J. Stokes 6. Adam Archuleta 5. Kyle Brady 4. Ricky Proehl 3. Vencie Glenn 2. Steve Walsh (drumroll.....) 1. James Thrash There you have it. According to our complex metric of bull**** and gut feeling, James Thrash is the most average player in the history of the NFL. Henceforth, the threshold separating the ****ty from the pretty good will be referred to as the Thrash Line Thrashhold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmchairRedskin Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Campbell is averagely average. That figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Todd Collins?! Not the Todd Collins, the greatest QB of all time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braindx Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The only time I remembered any play of James Thrash was when Sean Taylor threw the devasting block in the Lions game.... James Thrash was the returner... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 James Thrash was a great effort guy who gave ya what he could. Yeah, speed, strength, and probably even statwise he was pretty average, but he maximized his averageness and I liked him as a player... kinda in the same way I like Reed Doughty or Rock Cartwright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Thrash made up for a lot of shortcomings by working very hard. He may be Mr Mediocre, but he's OK in my book. You could do worse than havinga Thrash or two on the team. I recall against the Lions in the game Braindx is talking about he also downed a punt at the one, and another one at the three, and as i recall, recovered a fumble on another. It was one of the few times that one guy whipped a team almost single handedly on special teams. Thrash destroyed the Lions field position all day long. I believe the return mentioned above also went for a few dozen yards. Maybe Danny Smith keeps showing that tape when contracts come up... ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 James Thrash the most average? Really. This is why these list make no sense. Jason Campbell is Mr. Average at QB, just enough to say wow what potential and just enough Oh nOes to say forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 James Thrash the most average? Really. This is why these list make no sense. Jason Campbell is Mr. Average at QB, just enough to say wow what potential and just enough Oh nOes to say forget it. Wouldn't a player who was MORE "average" have fewer "on" and "off" moments, though?...Wouldn't a more average player also be more consistently average? lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Wouldn't a player who was MORE "average" have fewer "on" and "off" moments, though?...Wouldn't a more average player also be more consistently average? lol... Your point is average so yeah I would have to rescind and agree, being that I don't argue or disagree with an above average poster. All in all this averages out considering all the below average posters I disagree with. Those who can't, teach? Posted at 09:46 AM ET, 05/23/2012 James Thrash, Troy Vincent, help develop the next generation of coaches By Mike Jones During their NFL careers, defensive back Troy Vincent and receiver James Thrash were valued by coaches and teammates for their play-making abilities and their roles as strong team leaders. “The biggest thing we’re providing is the education on what it takes to be a coach, what these universities look for, what mistakes you can avoid, what the proper steps are,” said Thrash, who has worked for the NFL Player Engagement program for about two months. “And in addition to giving them that information, this gives them opportunities to network with people in the high school, Division I, II and III and professional coaching ranks.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddub52 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Ill take an over-performing Thrash over an under-performing Mike Rumph any day of the week A LOT of former Skins on that list. I saw 11 just from the ones that were posted in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzj Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I gave this thread 3 stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the burgundy and gold Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 This list is just stupid. There's no way of proving or measuring any of this. I like how they begin the list with a paragraph basically telling everyone the list is pure opinion and basically BS. I'm really surprised to see AJ Hawk at #17. Edit: Don't get me wrong, there are a good amount of average players on this list but to rank them is very difficult. Especially when a decent amount of these guys are still playing in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangSteve Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 A few names I thought should be on there, All the cowboys RB's after Emmit Smith, none are better than average and many doesn't even meet up to average. A name I feel shouldn't be on there is Chris Dishman from the Houston Oilers. He could cover any receiver in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsGuy Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 What's the point of this list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxpunk2006 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 James Thrash was a great effort guy who gave ya what he could. Yeah, speed, strength, and probably even statwise he was pretty average, but he maximized his averageness and I liked him as a player... kinda in the same way I like Reed Doughty or Rock Cartwright. Maybe so by the end of his career but Thrash made it to the NFL because of his speed. He was an electric return guy as a rookie. http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/sports/display.htm?StoryID=60978 I don't believe he ran a 4.2, but the point is all the same. Thrash was fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rook Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 I agree with the guy who wrote the list ... ... he pulled it out of his *** and it smells like it. :helmet: The Rook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins island connection Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Yea, I'm kinda on the Chris Dishman better than the list; in a way he was a miniature Taylor; if the opportunity was there, he would try to knock you into next week, not just tackle you. I AM curious though as to how many of these players are flat-out broke or filed for bankruptcy; I know there are some, just not sure who... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible_Red40 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The only time I remembered any play of James Thrash was when Sean Taylor threw the devasting block in the Lions game.... James Thrash was the returner... lol The first thing that comes to my mind about James Thrash is, in 2007 he was the first Redskins WR to catch a TD in a regular season game that season. He caught 2 TD's that game in fact. Oh. and that came in week 10. 10 weeks for a WR to get a TD reception, LOL, pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 To me, this list is just....average. A couple of points: 1) Campbell should be top 10 2) Red Snapper is going to get revenge, just like Madden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Yea, I'm kinda on the Chris Dishman better than the list; in a way he was a miniature Taylor; if the opportunity was there, he would try to knock you into next week, not just tackle you. I AM curious though as to how many of these players are flat-out broke or filed for bankruptcy; I know there are some, just not sure who... I agree Dishman was a fantastic player for many years with the Oilers and was made the pro bowl his first year with the skins...but I've never seen a player decline in one offseason like he did. It was like he lost all of his speed and couldn't cover anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panel Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The average player has a 3.5 year career. Thrash played for 12 years. Doesn't seem very average to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinklein Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Hm, wouldn't the truly most average players be the ones who are at the middle of this list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califan007 The Constipated Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 I gave this thread 3 stars :rotflmao: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justice98 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The fact that Ethan Albright even got mentioned at all is pretty good for him. Not often a long snapper makes any list. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCClybun Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 The thing about being average is, if you're a guy like James Thrash, and you bust your ass, and you play teams, and in a pinch you can start on offense and be somewhat productive, you'll always have a job. Jump on Campbell's back all you want; the dude is probably always going to be able to find a job somewhere because, even if he's average, he can still be just productive enough that he can win you some games. Same thing with Todd Collins; he had a career that lasted forever in NFL years. Jabar Gaffney is always going to be able to find a job somewhere. Same with Frerotte, or Brandon Stokley (who suprisingly ins't on this list) or Vonnie Holliday. You can have a looooooonnnnggg NFL career just being "average". Which is why this list, for the most part, is bull****; there's a lot of guys on this list who played 10-15 years in NFL. That's a pretty damn good career when you consider the average NFL career last about 4 years. Tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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