While watching NFL games my entire life, and reading a heavy diet of Sports Illustrated and ESPN, there is usually a time in which some critic puts together all the best attributes from a few select NFL players to make what has been coined arguably the best football player.""
I have always checked these out and found them to be interesting. The player will have the vision of Peyton Manning, the heart of Donald Driver, the feet of LaDanian Tomlinson, etc.
But I have always wondered one simple thing: What would be considered the worst player in the NFL?
I thought long and hard as to whether I would even write this article, let alone begin researching for it, and I feel compelled to dive deep into the dark, murky waters known as the bad players of the NFL.
So with that said, here is my idea of the worst NFL player created.
First off, every NFL player has to have brains. So this creature of mine obviously has to have the brains of Michael Vick. Forget the fact that he was living the dream, playing a sport for a career that most of us can only dream of or the fact that he was worth over $100 million. But dog fighting? Honestly? Something is wrong with the guy, so my NFL player has to have the idiocy of Vick.
Secondly, heart. Every great NFL player has to have heart. So for my guy, that heart has to come from Cletidus Hunt, the former Packer defensive tackle. Back in March of 2003, the Packers signed Hunt to a six year, $25 million deal. Hunt was supposed to be the next best defensive tackle in the NFL and was supposed to lead Green Bay for years to come.
Unfortunately, after Hunt signed his contract he shut down the engines and within two years was off the team and out of the league. That's some heart, I want it!
As far as legs, I must once again turn to the quarterbacks and call upon David Carr for the speedy elusiveness that my player needs.
Carr holds the record for most times sacked in one season at 76 in 2002 and is also third on the list with 68 sacks in 2005. While he isn't the all-time leader in sacks against - that's John Elway actually - Carr has shown the ability to actually run into tacklers instead of making them miss.
But my player is no good without a great set of hands. I mean the guy has to be able to do something, right?
Too bad my freakish Frankenstein has the cold, dead hands of Terrell Buckley. I'm sorry to pull out old tacky lines, but Buckley could not even catch a cold, let alone a football. This is great, especially when considering the fact that Buckley had 21 interceptions during his time at Florida State.
But once T-Buck rolled around to the NFL, he forgot to take his hands with him (again I apologize). I personally remember watching him drop interception after interception.
OK, so that's brains, legs, heart and hands.
As for an arm, I'll have to choose the arm of Jim Miller. I know he had a decent career with the Bears, and even led them to the playoffs in 2001. However I'll always remember their offense as being a dink-and-dunk type of offense that bored the heck out of me and every other person in the world besides Bears fans.
And finally ... the body. I can only think of one body, and that's Tony Sirafatsa, I mean Siragusa, the former defensive tackle of the Baltimore Ravens. This guy is and was huge, and it was impressive that he could move so well and play at such a high level for 12 years.
Siragusa was a great player, but he was one of the most out of shape looking football players I have ever seen.
Well that's it; let's take a second to recap.
The brain of Michael Vick, the heart of Cletidus Hunt, the legs of David Carr, the hands of Terrell Buckley, the arm of Jim Miller and the body of Tony Siragusa.
Let the debating begin, and I'll expect a heavy amount of hate mail from the fans of these players.
On another note, I owe a long overdue apology to Topher-Man for the bloody nose. Topher-Man, I am sorry.
If you are like Nate, and waste your time with such unimportant matters, e-mail him at ncarey@dailycardinal.com
