Bloodlines (TCY / FOF2001)

[EagleFan]

We have found several descendants of athletes who have are now high school seniors and being recruited to play college football. How much does a solid pedigree mean to these players and how does having famous relatives affect their lives? That is what we will attempt to find out as these young men try to make a name for themselves and get out from under the shadows of their family history.


Our recruits are:
Ryan Wheatley - Grandson of Tyrone Wheatley. A quarterback who is rated 643rd among high school recruits. He has decent size at 6’2”, 192. He has underachieved in high school and looks to be a long shot. He just wants to get one shot to show what he can do.

Jason Hopkins – Great Grandson of Wes Hopkins. A running back that is rated 13th nationally among all high school recruits. He is 5’10”, 189. His biggest strength looks to be his break away speed.

Lawrence Grbac – Grandson of Elvis Grbac. A running back that is rated 594th nationally. He is 5’11”, 183. He is a very strong runner between the tackles, hard to bring down.

Clay Malone – Great grandson of Moses Malone. A tight end that is rated 181st nationally. He has imposing size at 6’5”, 243. He seems to be able to find his way into openings very well, a surprise for someone that big.

Lamont Woodson – Son of Charles Woodson. A wide receiver rated 323rd nationally. He stands at 6’5”, 211. He is a very lanky receiver that has very good hands.

Dusty Kerr – Grandson of Steve Kerr. A wide receiver that is rated 627th nationally. He is 6’1”, 173. He is a clutch receiver that comes up big on third down.

Harold Cunningham – Grandson of Randal Cunningham. A punter that his rated 176th nationally. He is a good size for a punter at 6’3”, 200. He has a strong leg and can really boom the ball.

Maurice Feagles – Grandson of Jeff Feagles. He is a kicker that is rated 259th nationally. He is 5’11”, 180. He has a strong leg but need to improve his accuracy.

Clarence Blue – Great-great grandson of Vida Blue. A defensive tackle that is rated 469th nationally. He has decent size at 6’2”, 251 and should grow into his position throughout college. He has good quickness and is able to get to the passer in a flash, he needs to add size and patience to defend the run better.

Mickey Mirer – Grandson of Rick Mirer. A linebacker that is rated 45th nationally. He is 6’2”, 217. He is a pure speed pass rusher from the linebacker position, a playmaker. He has less of a hurdle than some of our other recruits as his grandfather didn’t really leave a good lasting impression in football fans, Seattle fans especially.

Brock Moss – Grandson of Randy Moss. A linebacker that is rated 39th nationally. He is somewhat small at 6’0”, 203 but has time to grow into the position. He has a very good head for the game and brings leadership and confidence to a team, must have picked that up from his mom’s side of the family.

William Nettles – Great-great grandson of Craig Nettles. A safety rated 314th nationally. Very lean at 6’1”, 175. He has a good head for the game and seems to read the offense very well.

[EagleFan]

Damn, damn, damn....

I will have to start another dynasty of some sort. I had computer problems the other day and had to restore the PC badka few days. Everything from this dynasty was lost.

From memory, 3 players made an impact. Jason Hopkins went to Boston and won 2 national championships as a backup to the all-conference running back for all for season. He was drafted int he 1st round by San Francisco and started after a season and ended up with a 100+ yard season on the last year of his contract. He signed at Buffalo for starter money but was a backup to the 3 time league MVP and played very little and retired early.

Harold Cunningham has an unspectacular but the longest career of the bunch. Started al 4 season in college with no red shirt and played 14 seasons in the pros. Had very average numbers for his entire career, barely over 40 yards per punt most seasons.

Brock Moss had hall of famer written all over him. He had a decent college career at Nebraska, including one National Championship, which was followed by Hopkins' 2 titles. He was drafted by Miami and played only 7 seasons before retiring after the team had 3 straight years wherre they were in last place and lost 37 games over those three seasons. He was named all-pro 3 seasons and had very impressive numbers. If he played longer he would have been a hall of famer candidate, in my opinion.


Oh well, back to the drawing board.