Just want to give props to a tough SOB who everyone thought didn’t have the size strength or speed for the NFL and ended up being a helluva clutch player.
A guy who as a rookie free agent in 1995, moved from last on the depth chart during training camp, to opening day starter.
Bill Belichick, ?Just the whole background on him: not drafted, coming into the NFL as pretty much an unknown guy and really established a great role for himself as a slot/third down receiver, one of the best at it that I’ve coached for or against. He’ was just a hard guy to cover."
580 receptions, 7,365 yards, 41 TDs.
65% of receptions went for first downs.
Romeo Crennel:
?Mr. Clutch. Small in size, big in heart, effort and toughness. If you didn?t double him, he?d make the play. He took great pride in his job and the fact that he was a Jet. He was a Hofstra free agent who walked across the street and became a star.?
Curtis Martin:
“He inspired me every day,” running back Curtis Martin said. “I loved the way he played and how he never backed down from anything. He was an incredible teammate. He was a warrior, and I always felt you’d have to kill him to get the upper hand on him. If every player in the NFL had as much heart and desire as he had, football would be illegal.”
Bill Parcells:
"He certainly is to be listed among the all-time New York Jet players and among the best I have been fortunate to have coached.?
Yeah, always liked watching him play. His career ending injury happened against the chargers, which sucked. The Jets last play from scrimmage toward the end of the game if I remember correctly. Hated to see that happen.
Chrebet was like a cross between two other recievers from back in the day.
He had Steve Taskers’ balls and Don Beebe’s talent.
Hopefully another tough yet undrafted reciever takes the reigns where he left off. Maybe Jeremy Bloom?
Wayne was my inspiration in high school, a scrappy receiver who didnt wear gloves and wasnt afraid to go across the middle, and he should definitly get props on this site, the guy was the son of decent bodybuilder, and he trained balls to the wall, they did a special on him a couple years back on espn, the guy walked around at like under 4 % bodyfat, great man.
I’m a Giants fan, but I am also a Long Islander, too. I used to refer to him as “White Bread” to my friends, but I can’t deny that he always had the most guts and the biggest heart of all the 22 men on the field. He was the best Jet since Mark Gastineau. All due respect to your posts, BradTGIF, but nobody can replace him.