He had Peerless Price as a number 1 in an era when it really mattered, lol. shyt if Vick had a Derrick Mason instead of Peerless Price...the falcons would have probably had a few double digit win years.
Alge Crumpler was doing well as the TE...but falcons didn't have what was needed at WR to be truly competitive for the era....it was brought up routinely by commentators of the time.
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And let's not forget Roddy White struggled his first couple seasons....Roddy didn't break out until one Joey Harrington season and then Matt Ryan era.
The White pick didn’t always look as good as it does now, however. After totaling 952 combined receiving yards and three combined touchdowns in his first two seasons while struggling with drops, many were ready to vilify Roddy as a bust. There was even a report that during White’s rookie season, a Falcons’ assistant coach claimed that White wasn’t good enough to succeed in the NFL without any argument from other members of the coaching staff in response.
After those first two bad seasons, Roddy White’s career took off. He credits the arrival of longtime rival receiver Joe Horn as a catalyst for helping him turn his career around.
“Playing with Joe was the best thing to ever happen to me,’’ White said. “He was a guy who had been to Pro Bowls and he took me under his wing and really taught me what this league is all about. He’s the one who made me realize what’s expected of you if you’re going to be a good pro. He’s the one who taught me that you have to prepare mentally every day and you have to go out and practice hard every day. He’s the one who showed me that this game takes so much more effort than I was putting into it.’’
A steal in the first round.
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