I think its either bateman, falco, or the jail guy smith, falco was a sick qb bateman was the craziest guy ive ever seen and smith was a good athlete. who would u pick to build your team around? doesnt have to be these 3, can be any replacement players.
shareI would either say Falco or Cochran.
shareWilkinson by a mile. He was the only NFL caliber guy on the team. The next best guy was the RB who had knee injuries so he'd be done. The TE had talent but being deaf is a career killer. Otherwise the 3 interior offensive linemen were decent, but too inconsistent -- especially on the pass blocking.
Bateman was pretty good but it would be easy to game plan against his overaggression and freelancing style -- kinda like La Var Arrington. Plus, as someone pointed out he'd be pushed around by much bigger linemen.
Falco?? He sucked...had what, two good drives in 4 games??
You do realize that Bonnie Sloan (73), and Kenny Walker (91)were deaf and that Derrick Coleman went to the Superbowl last year, right? I know you wrote this years ago, but before that there were still the first two....
shareI gotta say (with all the other posts read) Probably the Jail guy Smith.
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Wilkinson: Returns punts, plays RB and can dominate at cornerback so he's probably the best of the bunch and good enough anyhow.
Falco: Tough to say because QB is the most mental position so no surprise he struggled early after being out of football. If he can play the way he did in the last game, then definitely keep him.
Gruff: Hard to go against him because he makes every kick he attempts including 2 super tough ones. It's just tough to compare kickers to football players since they're completely different to any other position besides punter.
Bateman: Certainly has the skills but as depicted by the 15 yard pre snap penalty, he's not the brightest player
Franklin: As mentioned, hard to take a receiver who can't catch. Still his speed alone makes him a great decoy.
The 3 o linemen. Well they gave up sacks to both QB's so they're certainly flawed. Honestly I thought they were fairly weak as a unit as they were letting guys through quite a bit.
Cochran: good speed, wasn't used enough in the game.
Murphy: Pretty easy to call; blocks, runs, and catches fine but several drawbacks to being deaf.
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Bateman, but you've got to keep him on a real short leash.
sharethe Denver Broncos had a deaf defensive lineman for a few seasons... can't remember his name though.
shareKenny Wayne Walker (born April 6, 1967 in Crane, Texas) is a former defensive lineman for the Denver Broncos.
The youngest of six children, at the age of two, Walker became profoundly deaf from a bout with meningitis. He is one of only two deaf players in the history of the National Football League. (The other, Bonnie Sloan, played in the 1970s.)
Walker starred at the University of Nebraska, playing in the Senior Bowl in January of 1991. Three months later, the Broncos selected him in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL Draft.
He emerged as a regular for the Broncos in 1991, playing in all 16 games. The following year, he started in all but one of the team's games, but his career ended after that.
Walker published an autobiography “Roar of Silence: The Kenny Walker Story” in 1998, and also has a chapter dedicated to him in the book "Great Deaf Americans."
I am a hearing person who signs. I heard Wade Phillips had an issue with having a Deaf player. Phillips was coaching the Denver Broncos when Kenny Smith was there. I think it was said in "The Replacements" that Deaf replacement player Brian Murphy played football at Gallaudet University. That appears to be a classic movie inaccuracy. With all due respect, Gallaudet does not have a good football team. I think football is a club sport at Gallaudet and the school does not offer athletic scholarships. I don't think a Gallaudet graduate has ever played pro football. But the school has contributed to football history. The football huddle originated at Gallaudet. It was either the Gallaudet players trying to conceal their signs or their opponents not wanting their lips read.
It is hard to believe Kenny Walker was the last Deaf player in the NFL over 20 years ago. The only other Deaf NFL player I can think of was defensive tackle Bonnie Sloan with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1973. Oklahoma State cornerback Martel Van Zant looked like an NFL prospect a couple years ago but he didn't make it.
In 2014 the Seahawks took a deaf player to the Superbowl.
shareSmith/Wilkinson by a mile.
Remember Rabbit Ears with tin foil?
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Earl Wilkinson, he'da been all pro in Minnesota if he hadn't beat up them cops and gone to jail.
Allegedly. Allegedly beat up them cops cuz a good christian boy would never do anything like that.
From what I heart, he ain't even do nuthin' anyway, probably just the cops jealous.
One of the offensive guards.
Most hilarious part is his character's name is "Jamal Jackson"...
There was an NFL offensive lineman years ago for the Eagles, with the name of Jamaal Jackson.
I guess Gruff if you count the kicker.
shareWhen it comes to success and putting points on the board Gruff is the man. He is solid, accurate, tough and can surprise you. He also makes things happen you could never expect. His one problem was his wild side, you stop that from taking control you'd have guaranteed points and money as long as your special teams unit does it's job.
Falco is hit and miss due to his time away from the game and his decision problems dating back to Ohio State. But he is tough as a knot and is a great leader and morale booster. The guys trust him like they were brothers and he made things great on and off besides the few issues with the pro QB. He reminds me of a mix of Jake Delhomme when he was with Carolina, and Tebow. He had the mechanics and toughness of Delhomme but the heart and will to win of Tebow.
Murphy would have been a solid pro minus his detriment. He had good hands, passion, and game smarts. Franklin could have been a middle at best WR if you take out his hands issues and could have been a good special teams returner.
Bateman reminds me a ton of Bill Romanowski and I'm sure that's who he is based off of. He has his playing style and love of hitting people. Take out his anger issues and if he got a grip on his attitude he would have been a great player.
If I had to pick 3 I'd go with Gruff, Murphy, and Bateman.