Is He Done?


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Is He Done?

I watched Sports Center yesterday and found out that the New York Jets were benching Mark Sanchez. That was not a shock. What was a surprise is that they are going with Greg McElroy, not Tim Tebow.

So on my radio show this morning, we started wondering if Tebow was done? Was Tebow-mania finished?

We then turned the debate on several current coaches and athletes and wondered the same thing. Were they done? Is Frank Beamer's day of ten wins over at Virginia Tech? Is Jim Grobe's days of winning at Wake Forest over? Is Mack Brown done at Texas?

We asked if player who are injured are done. Is Alex Rodriquez finished? Is Derek Jeter done? Can Marcus Lattimore come back from his knee injury?

I think often times we give up too soon on players and athletes.

This time last year some speculated that Peyton Manning's career was finished. He would never be the same according to some. Did anyone really think he had another MVP-type season in him?

How many of us wrote off Adrian Peterson after his knee injury?

Three years ago I watched the Boston media write off David Ortiz. They said his bat speed was too slow. The had written his retirement speech.

This morning I brought up former Clemson basketball coach Oliver Purnell. He is stuck in basketball badlands with his current situation ay DePaul.

Speaking of badlands, how many of us wrote off Larry Shyatt? Anyone seen his team's record this season at Wyoming?

Many fans of our arch rival wrote off Connor Shaw after his freshman season. I wrote off Dylan Thompson again this year. Anyone watch Thompson in the second half in Death Valley?

We do it at Clemson too. Will Proctor was never supposed to be the starting quarterback here. Howard Bartley had his career go down the drain after a couple of knee surgeries, yet both won big games after we had them dead and gone.

Next season the starting running back at Clemson could be Roderick McDowellRoderick McDowell
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. How many of us thought he would ever be a starter at Clemson?

Two stars on defense were never supposed to be a factor according to some. Vic BeasleyVic Beasley
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was a tight end that moved to linebacker and eventually defensive end. Many of us gave up on him. We thought he was a good athlete but he could not find a position. We were wrong.

I know I personally gave up on Josh WatsonJosh Watson
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after last season. I was totally wrong as Watson enjoyed a very good season in 2012.

Gifford TimothyGifford Timothy
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is another example of dead weight turned starter. Many thought Timothy was a wasted scholarship until he became a starter.

Who among us had Spencer ShueySpencer Shuey
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as the defensive MVP in the second half of the season? How many of us ever saw him beating out former five star prospect Stephone AnthonyStephone Anthony
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?

After his red-shirt season many of us thought Eric MacLain was a bust at tight end. Now, an equal number of us think he has big time potential at tackle.

This time last year some of the message board heroes told us Patrick DeStefanoPatrick DeStefano
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would never play at Clemson. One year later the defensive staff thought he had a great year in his red-shirt season on the scout team.

A good friend of mine the head of an academic department at Clemson. He told me a few years ago that he has never given up on a student. He said people mature at different rates. We never know when the light may come on.

The point is that while many of us want to write guys like Jerome MaybankJerome Maybank
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, Spencer RegionSpencer Region
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or Rod Byers off, I still think it is too soon. At some point, almost everyone still on scholarship will have an opportunity to help the Tigers win a game. It may take a position change, it may take an injury to someone ahead of them in the depth chart or it may simply be a case of the light coming on. Many will never turn out to contribute but often times many others do contribute even after a lot of us think they never will.

Thank goodness Brandon FordBrandon Ford
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didn't read the message boards three years ago when he was written off.

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