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Originally Posted by Rain Man
You wonder how many players' careers were made or destroyed by the sheer luck of where they were drafted. You have to figure that there are some guys who could've been hall of famers, but they ended up playing for Herm Edwards or Rich Kotite or someone, and ended up being labeled as "busts". I have nothing against Marty, but do you see a smallish third-round pick named Joe Montana ever seeing the field if Marty had Steve DeBerg playing ahead of him? Would Herm Edwards have ever started Barry Sanders if Barry gained three yards per carry straight over the center time after time?
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Very true. I think Marty had a lot to do with Archie Manning not wanting Eli to play in San Diego.