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Post by landetamustache on Aug 3, 2023 15:08:13 GMT -5
The guy had 887 all purpose yards in his rookie campaign. Did not do much after that. Thoughts on his career ?
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Post by lt56 on Aug 3, 2023 15:40:48 GMT -5
I remember George, was considered a bust unfortunately just too may Injuries so I barely remember him being on the field, also too we had Joe Morris at that time who would go on to become a Pro Bowl RB the year they drafted George
I guess they thought Joe was too small to be that every down back but it worked out, George couldn't stay healthy, Joe finally got his opportunity and ran with it becoming a 2x Pro Bowl RB and winning a Super Bowl
God Bless the Late Great George Young but yeah missed A LOT at RB in the 1st Round had this weird obsession with Michigan RB's too: from Butch Woolfolk to Jarrod Bunch to Ty Wheatley...every few years he was drafting a RB I think he took Rodney Hampton and Jarrod Bunch back to back years if I remember correctly
but yeah Injuries ruined George Career unfortunately
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Post by landetamustache on Aug 3, 2023 15:53:26 GMT -5
I remember George, was considered a bust unfortunately just too may Injuries so I barely remember him being on the field, also too we had Joe Morris at that time who would go on to become a Pro Bowl RB the year they drafted George I guess they thought Joe was too small to be that every down back but it worked out, George couldn't stay healthy, Joe finally got his opportunity and ran with it becoming a 2x Pro Bowl RB and winning a Super Bowl God Bless the Late Great George Young but yeah missed A LOT at RB in the 1st Round had this weird obsession with Michigan RB's too: from Butch Woolfolk to Jarrod Bunch to Ty Wheatley...every few years he was drafting a RB I think he took Rodney Hampton and Jarrod Bunch back to back years if I remember correctly but yeah Injuries ruined George Career unfortunately Haha yea ur right. We did take a lot of Michigan running backs. However Michigan did produce some good backs so it’s not that big of theme. |
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Post by Kruunch on Aug 3, 2023 15:55:32 GMT -5
Big physical back.. Goes to show you how the league has changed over the decades. Those numbers now couldn’t get you a job at UPS. A freak injury in practice in ‘86 derailed what could have been a good career. He suffered the same injury as Bo Jackson did. He has more steel in his leg than the tin man. To play another five years with a bad hip is a testament to his hard work.
If not for his injury we would have never picked up the phone when the Cardinals called about unloading O.J Anderson. It’s why his son Jamal Adams held the Jets hostage years back.. He saw firsthand what his father went through. Get your money as fast as you can. And don’t look back..
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Post by Danke Schoen on Aug 3, 2023 17:49:32 GMT -5
The guy had 887 all purpose yards in his rookie campaign. Did not do much after that. Thoughts on his career ? Given recent testimony, he'd be considered ELITE. |
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Post by Rangers13 on Aug 3, 2023 17:59:31 GMT -5
Definitely Elite - the 12 min mark, his career highlight
and yeah, the best end zones we ever had.
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Post by TEM on Aug 3, 2023 19:01:46 GMT -5
The one thing George Young had trouble with was 1st round RBs. Woolfolk, Adams, Hampton, Bunch and Wheatly. He was only 20%.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2023 19:43:11 GMT -5
Adams was a good RB to throw in the middle of it all. If you mixed it up with Morris, Carthon, and Anderson, no way were you gonna lose. Nobody carries “big” RB cores like that anymore. At one time, we had like 6 or 7 backs on the roster. I think it was Morris before he got hurt…and we had Anderson, Hampton, Carthon, Rouson, Tillman, Megget…unstoppable! You won’t see that these days. Now….that right there gentlemen, is indeed an ELITE group.
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Post by kerryisdaman on Aug 4, 2023 2:14:02 GMT -5
The one thing George Young had trouble with was 1st round RBs. Woolfolk, Adams, Hampton, Bunch and Wheatly. He was only 20%. Woolfolk wasn't great in the first but George got Joe Morris in the second that year as well so it worked out. I thought Adams looked good as a rookie. I didn't remember his injury. |
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Post by TCHOF on Aug 4, 2023 5:49:19 GMT -5
The one thing George Young had trouble with was 1st round RBs. Woolfolk, Adams, Hampton, Bunch and Wheatly. He was only 20%. Woolfolk wasn't great in the first but George got Joe Morris in the second that year as well so it worked out. I thought Adams looked good as a rookie. I didn't remember his injury. I believe that Woolfork had some substance abuse issues. Still can’t believe that Wheatley wasn’t a better pro … he was great in college 🤷♂️ |
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Post by TEM on Aug 4, 2023 6:02:50 GMT -5
The one thing George Young had trouble with was 1st round RBs. Woolfolk, Adams, Hampton, Bunch and Wheatly. He was only 20%. Woolfolk wasn't great in the first but George got Joe Morris in the second that year as well so it worked out. I thought Adams looked good as a rookie. I didn't remember his injury. Adams was a first round pick. He was never that good. Even in his first year. For a mid 1st round pick. His numbers were not impressive. Joe Morris was drafted in 82. Adams was a bad pick in 85. He was a bad pick. |
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Post by TEM on Aug 4, 2023 6:28:53 GMT -5
Woolfolk wasn't great in the first but George got Joe Morris in the second that year as well so it worked out. I thought Adams looked good as a rookie. I didn't remember his injury. I believe that Woolfork had some substance abuse issues. Still can’t believe that Wheatley wasn’t a better pro … he was great in college 🤷♂️ I actually was thrilled with the Wheatley pick at the time. |
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Post by kerryisdaman on Aug 4, 2023 6:35:12 GMT -5
Woolfolk wasn't great in the first but George got Joe Morris in the second that year as well so it worked out. I thought Adams looked good as a rookie. I didn't remember his injury. Adams was a first round pick. He was never that good. Even in his first year. For a mid 1st round pick. His numbers were not impressive. Joe Morris was drafted in 82. Adams was a bad pick in 85. He was a bad pick. I was saying Joe Morris was drafted the same year as Butch Woolfolk by George Young  |
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Post by TEM on Aug 4, 2023 6:36:48 GMT -5
Adams was a first round pick. He was never that good. Even in his first year. For a mid 1st round pick. His numbers were not impressive. Joe Morris was drafted in 82. Adams was a bad pick in 85. He was a bad pick. I was saying Joe M was drafted the same year as Butch Woolfolk by George Young Butch was a bad pick too. The only one he hit on was Hampton. |
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Post by jmike on Aug 4, 2023 8:01:05 GMT -5
I remember George, was considered a bust unfortunately just too may Injuries so I barely remember him being on the field, also too we had Joe Morris at that time who would go on to become a Pro Bowl RB the year they drafted George I guess they thought Joe was too small to be that every down back but it worked out, George couldn't stay healthy, Joe finally got his opportunity and ran with it becoming a 2x Pro Bowl RB and winning a Super Bowl God Bless the Late Great George Young but yeah missed A LOT at RB in the 1st Round had this weird obsession with Michigan RB's too: from Butch Woolfolk to Jarrod Bunch to Ty Wheatley...every few years he was drafting a RB I think he took Rodney Hampton and Jarrod Bunch back to back years if I remember correctly but yeah Injuries ruined George Career unfortunately 1st round RBs for the Giants 2018 2 2 Saquon Barkley RB Penn State 2012 32 32 David Wilson RB Virginia Tech 2000 11 11 Ron Dayne RB Wisconsin 1995 17 17 Tyrone Wheatley RB Michigan 1991 27 27 Jarrod Bunch RB Michigan 1990 24 24 Rodney Hampton RB Georgia 1985 19 19 George Adams RB Kentucky 1982 18 18 Butch Woolfork RB Michigan 1965 1 1 Tucker Frederickson RB Auburn 1964 12 12 Joe Don Looney RB Oklahoma |
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Post by landetamustache on Aug 4, 2023 9:59:28 GMT -5
I believe that Woolfork had some substance abuse issues. Still can’t believe that Wheatley wasn’t a better pro … he was great in college 🤷♂️ I actually was thrilled with the Wheatley pick at the time. Me too. Also Bunch turned out to be bad because of injuries but he was everything you would want. Excellent blocker and a good runner. |
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Post by landetamustache on Aug 4, 2023 10:00:39 GMT -5
Woolfolk wasn't great in the first but George got Joe Morris in the second that year as well so it worked out. I thought Adams looked good as a rookie. I didn't remember his injury. I believe that Woolfork had some substance abuse issues. Still can’t believe that Wheatley wasn’t a better pro … he was great in college 🤷♂️ I miss when the draft was all day on a Saturday |
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Post by Jomo on Aug 4, 2023 10:10:37 GMT -5
I remember George, was considered a bust unfortunately just too may Injuries so I barely remember him being on the field, also too we had Joe Morris at that time who would go on to become a Pro Bowl RB the year they drafted George I guess they thought Joe was too small to be that every down back but it worked out, George couldn't stay healthy, Joe finally got his opportunity and ran with it becoming a 2x Pro Bowl RB and winning a Super Bowl God Bless the Late Great George Young but yeah missed A LOT at RB in the 1st Round had this weird obsession with Michigan RB's too: from Butch Woolfolk to Jarrod Bunch to Ty Wheatley...every few years he was drafting a RB I think he took Rodney Hampton and Jarrod Bunch back to back years if I remember correctly but yeah Injuries ruined George Career unfortunately Almost all of them were busts but Rodney Hampton was one of the Giants all time best at the position. Did Young draft Joe Morris? He was also one of our best. |
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Post by Rangers13 on Aug 4, 2023 10:21:05 GMT -5
I remember George, was considered a bust unfortunately just too may Injuries so I barely remember him being on the field, also too we had Joe Morris at that time who would go on to become a Pro Bowl RB the year they drafted George I guess they thought Joe was too small to be that every down back but it worked out, George couldn't stay healthy, Joe finally got his opportunity and ran with it becoming a 2x Pro Bowl RB and winning a Super Bowl God Bless the Late Great George Young but yeah missed A LOT at RB in the 1st Round had this weird obsession with Michigan RB's too: from Butch Woolfolk to Jarrod Bunch to Ty Wheatley...every few years he was drafting a RB I think he took Rodney Hampton and Jarrod Bunch back to back years if I remember correctly but yeah Injuries ruined George Career unfortunately Almost all of them were busts but Rodney Hampton was one of the Giants all time best at the position. Did Young draft Joe Morris? He was also one of our best. loved Hampton, I thought Reeves could have used him more. Seems Hampton had no issues but, jeez, he was good and got few carries too often imo. |
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Post by jmike on Aug 4, 2023 10:30:17 GMT -5
Almost all of them were busts but Rodney Hampton was one of the Giants all time best at the position. Did Young draft Joe Morris? He was also one of our best. loved Hampton, I thought Reeves could have used him more. Seems Hampton had no issues but, jeez, he was good and got few Carrie’s too often imo.  |
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Post by TCHOF on Aug 4, 2023 10:45:06 GMT -5
I believe that Woolfork had some substance abuse issues. Still can’t believe that Wheatley wasn’t a better pro … he was great in college 🤷♂️ I actually was thrilled with the Wheatley pick at the time. Same! |
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Post by kerryisdaman on Aug 5, 2023 16:51:12 GMT -5
Random fact. We got destroyed by the Bears in the 1985 (Jan 1986) playoff game.
George Adams led our team with 65 yards receiving in that game.
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