RiverDog
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Steve2222":3kao6hsc said:Eh....I'd say Stevens is just as much of a bust as KRob was. Lawrence Jackson was a bigger bust than Stevens, Jennings, and KRob though. Lawrence Jackson seems to be overlooked by a lot on these bust lists. Lamar King too.
In 2005, our SB run, Stevens had a solid year, hauling in 45 passes and 5 TD's. That was good enough for the 2nd leading receiver on our team in both categories despite the fact that he only played in 12 games that season (He played in all 16 in the previous two). He came up big for us in the playoffs that season with 11 catches for 104 yards and 2 TD's, although he was most remembered for the one he dropped in XL. There is no denying that he was a critical component of our passing offense as at 6'7", he was a huge matchup problem for defenses that also had to worry about another big bodied receiver in Joe Jurevicious(sp), our leading receiver that season, one that resulted in our only SB appearance up to that point.
I'll be the first to agree that 12 solid games in itself doesn't erase a bust title, but the fact that he was such a big reason for our only SB team in our first 30 years, I'd argue against calling him a pure bust in the same manner that some of the other names being discussed are.