TheOldRoman Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 After hearing of the humiliating beatdown the Arizona Cardinals received yesterday, I got to think about how poor Larry Fitzgerald is stuck in a horrible situation with the Cardinals. He is under contract for several more years, and unless the team finds a decent QB, we are going to be deprived of seeing the best part of his career. He obviously will be crying into his large piles of money, so you can't feel sorry for him. Still, his talents are going to largely go to waste.So, who are some other athletes who were great, but didn't get to see "prime time" or at least spent most of their careers on horrible teams? I know Fitzgerald made the playoffs twice with one Super Bowl appearance, by the way.For my submission, I will go with Dick Butkus. The Bears put up a 9-5 record his rookie season, but his teams would not win more than 7 games in any other season. He never made the playoffs in his nine year career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kajeet Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Bo Jackson. Both NFL and MLB. But im not sure if I would put Adrian Peterson on here yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Let's get ready another"Insert My Favorite or Local Team's Player Here" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckymack Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 The first one that came to mind was Cardinals safety Adrian Wilson. Others:Barry SandersJoe ThomasJake LongAdrian PetersonTakeo SpikesDan MarinoCortez KennedyEric DickersonJimmy SmithIrving FryarSterling SharpeJackie SlaterBruce Matthews Sigs are for sissies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdougfresh Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Jason Hanson has been on the Lions since 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Marcel Dionne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Larry Fitzgerald still played in a Superbowl so I think that should disqualify him from this discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Steven Jackson has been a pretty excellent running back for a Rams team that recently posted the worst five-year mark in NFL history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Ernie Banks--The epitome of this topic.Barry Sanders--One of the reasons why he retired so early; the Lions weren't willing to bring in talent to build around him, nor would they trade him (as far as I recall).Ichiro Suzuki--After his first 2-3 seasons and before joining the Yankees, the Mariners were largely irrelevant (aside from 2007, when they barely missed the playoffs). AKA @LanRovr0 on Twitter LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Salming. PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Jason Hanson has been on the Lions since 1992.In a 20+ year career, he's appeared in a total of 6 playoff games, losing each and every one of them. I feel bad for Legatron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I think some players just aren't competitive, and are just happy to be there for the cash. Even the worst players make a decent amount of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmoehrin Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Guys that haven't been mentioned yet. Certainly some good teams in the mix that these players have been on, but could have been better for all of them.Grover Cleveland AlexanderKen AndersonElton BrandDick ButkusTony EspositoMichel GouletTony GwynnJohn HannahJim HartTodd HeltonAntwan JamisonWalter JohnsonSonny JurgensenRalph KinerWalter PaytonPete MaravichO.J. SimpsonHerschel WalkerAeneas WilliamsBuck Williams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb6 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Maurice Jones-Drew for the Jags comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Maybe Jarome Iginla. JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Larry Fitzgerald still played in a Superbowl so I think that should disqualify him from this discussion. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Let's get ready another"Insert My Favorite or Local Team's Player Here"Me being a noted Saints fan and all... Can't believe he hasn't been mentioned yet. How about Peyton and Eli's Dad? Archie Manning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-(dp)- Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Jason Hanson has been on the Lions since 1992.Just came here to mention him. Can't imagine a much better example... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfonk04 Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Walter Johnson and Ernie Banks are great examples.How about Ted Williams? Greatest hitter who ever lived, Marine Corps fighter pilot, one World Series appearance. You could say that about most Red Sox before 2004, but Williams was the best. (And I'm not a Red Sox fan... at all... not even a little.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 If a player played in their league's championship game, they shouldn't be making this list. (Fitzgerald. Marino. Iginla.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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