LabattBlue Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Olandis Gary of the Broncos had a big rookie year and then...nothing. In fact, there was a period of time when no matter who the Broncos lined up at RB, they were fantastic. Gary, Mike Anderson, Tatum Bell off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 For Bills only: Going back to the 1970s it has to be Terry Miller, but the most recent was Robert Foster. Miller was a 1st round pick who fizzled out after a solid rookie year. Foster was an undrafted free agent so not much was expected of him. A funny re-draft of the 2018 draft in the off season after 2018 had Foster as one of their 1st rounders in the redraft. For the NFL: In 1969 Greg Cook was the Bengals 1st rounder (5th overall) and looked to be a franchise QB as a rookie. He wrecked his arm & didn't play again until 1973. He played in only 1 game that year & was done forever. If you never heard of him, here's a good story: https://thegruelingtruth.com/football/greg-cook-he-could-have-been-the-greatest-ever/ More recently it has to be RGIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) RG3 has to be up there along with Don Majkowski. Edited March 20, 2021 by Real McNasty player add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 heres a questions, How many here went to a website to find a name? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RShirley Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Who was that outside backer that Nix signed from New England coming off of a 10 plus sack season. I think he might have played one game for the Bills, got hurt and was never heard from again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 8 hours ago, GoBills808 said: Josh Gordon for me I still think he was legit good. Just his own worst enemy. 9 hours ago, Franchiseneedsme said: Robert Griffen In fairness, Washington destroyed him that year. I think if he was coming into the nfl in a good situation, he could be really successful. He was awesome that year until he blew out his knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Duffy Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Half of 1 year wonder= Robert Foster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 13 minutes ago, PrimeTime101 said: heres a questions, How many here went to a website to find a name? I went to find the stats, I already had Gary Barnidge in mind...actually someone mentioned his name recently and that is the inspiration for this thread... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA OC Bills Fan Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 59 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said: Seemed like Bryce Paup had a much better than expected season with the Bills. Maybe even over a 2 year span was amazing. Think the Bills got more from him than they ever expected when they signed him. This is the first name I thought of when I opened the topic. But, he doesn't really qualify because overall he had a decent career. But, as you point out, his first season with the Bills was much better than could have been expected and better than the rest of his career, 17.5 sacks, 1st team all pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgrochester55 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 For Buffalo. Not quite a one year wonder, but I remember in 99 and 2000 when Linebacker Sam Cowart was seen as one of the best young linebackers in the league. He had a devastating ACL injury and was never anywhere near the same after. Otherwise, Ickey Woods, Derek Anderson and Peyton Hillis stand out the most. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) Honorable mention to Peerless price. Dude had one season with over 50% catch percentage. That was his 1200 yard season. Not quite a one hit wonder. But largely unproductive. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PricPe00.htm Edited March 20, 2021 by Mango 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VirginiaMike Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Don "Magic Man" Majkowski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Fan Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Real McNasty said: RG3 has to be up here along with Don Majkowski. Buffalo Native, the Magic Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, TBBills Fan said: Buffalo Native, the Magic Man Totally forgot he was from Buffalo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 year wonder: RGIII 1 game wonder: Timmy Smith/ 206 yards rushing in his first start in the Super Bowl as a rookie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidiehard Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 3 hours ago, dave mcbride said: Foster had a couple of other decent seasons. I think we’re looking for a one-and-metaphorically-done sorta guy. He started every game in his second season and was bad. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillTe00.htm Foster had 1 monster year with 1690 rushing yards and over 2000 rush/receive. After that he never played more than 11 games and no more than 850 rushing yards. This at a time when teams like the Steelers were power running teams. This is what I would call a 1 year wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan5121 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, RShirley said: Who was that outside backer that Nix signed from New England coming off of a 10 plus sack season. I think he might have played one game for the Bills, got hurt and was never heard from again. Mark Anderson. Great rookie year, then nothing till NE (of course). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AndeMa21.htm Also, how about Mike Furrey. One good season with Detroit in 2006, ok 2007, and nothing Steven Ridley comes to mind as well. Robert Edwards, although that was injury. Edited March 20, 2021 by billsfan5121 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 CJ Spiller would probably need to be here also...had that one year he averaged over 6 YPC and was literally unstoppable in both the run and pass game as well as in the return game and then basically sucked. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel101 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 12 hours ago, Franchiseneedsme said: Robert Griffen Uh sucks for RG3 tho. WFT ruined him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/one_season_wonders_nfl_players_who_had_one_good_season/s1__29844107#slide_20 Rex Grossman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt328 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 When I hear the term "one year wonder" - I always think back to Mark Rypien. I still believe the 1991 team was possibly the best roster the Bills ever put on the field. But the Redskins that year (and particularly Rypien) seemed to just have the magic touch. Nobody could stop them that season. They destroyed us in the Super Bowl, and then went back to being mediocre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Robert Foster 2018 - 27/541/3 Since - 5/101/0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, mjt328 said: When I hear the term "one year wonder" - I always think back to Mark Rypien. I still believe the 1991 team was possibly the best roster the Bills ever put on the field. But the Redskins that year (and particularly Rypien) seemed to just have the magic touch. Nobody could stop them that season. They destroyed us in the Super Bowl, and then went back to being mediocre. Rypien had at least one other good season. I thought of him too but his stats say otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Matt Cassel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Rebel101 said: Uh sucks for RG3 tho. WFT ruined him. It was actually the then named Washington Redskins who helped ruin him by letting him play hurt & exacerbate his injury. He never played for the team called the Washington Football Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcdermott Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 4 hours ago, Albany,n.y. said: For Bills only: Going back to the 1970s it has to be Terry Miller, but the most recent was Robert Foster. Miller was a 1st round pick who fizzled out after a solid rookie year. Foster was an undrafted free agent so not much was expected of him. A funny re-draft of the 2018 draft in the off season after 2018 had Foster as one of their 1st rounders in the redraft. For the NFL: In 1969 Greg Cook was the Bengals 1st rounder (5th overall) and looked to be a franchise QB as a rookie. He wrecked his arm & didn't play again until 1973. He played in only 1 game that year & was done forever. If you never heard of him, here's a good story: https://thegruelingtruth.com/football/greg-cook-he-could-have-been-the-greatest-ever/ More recently it has to be RGIII. Greg Cook might have been a hall of farmer if medicine was the same as now. For me, one hit wonders shouldn’t include guys derailed by injury, but that is just my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcdermott Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I, for one, will never forget Steve Slayton because of what I traded for him after his first season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 39 minutes ago, Mcdermott said: Greg Cook might have been a hall of farmer if medicine was the same as now. For me, one hit wonders shouldn’t include guys derailed by injury, but that is just my opinion. Don't most of them get derailed by injury?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcdermott Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 28 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Don't most of them get derailed by injury?? Some of them but again, to me, the connotation “one hit wonder” implies that they weren’t really that good and I think someone derailed by injury isn’t the same as someone who maybe caught lightning in a bottle and could never replicate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Thisis not an easy question...too much research. too many times you can get a journeyman player break out at 28+ ( Fred Jackson) and do well. youalso have the situation of special teamer being used due to injury and back up about who played more in practice with him developed chemistry. Thrn you have academy grads who spent 4-6 yrs in military. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 5 hours ago, PrimeTime101 said: heres a questions, How many here went to a website to find a name? Just because most here know more than you doesn’t imply they cheat. What site did you check out? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 12 hours ago, billsbackto81 said: Maybin was never good enough to be considered a "one hitter". The only wonder he accomplished was being drafted in Rd 1 and being in the NFL as long as he was. Maybe was a bust and also one of the worst draft picks ever. When I say worst draft pick, I dont mean because he busted but because conventional wisdom has him rated much lower than where the Bills drafted him. He was a no year wonder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Josh Gordon had maybe the best season a wr has ever had and little production after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 44 minutes ago, mattynh said: Maybe was a bust and also one of the worst draft picks ever. When I say worst draft pick, I dont mean because he busted but because conventional wisdom has him rated much lower than where the Bills drafted him. He was a no year wonder Maybin led the Jets in sacks in 2011 with 6, then was waived before the end of the 2012 season. I think he fits quite nicely as a 1 year wonder since all his career sacks were in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said: Just because most here know more than you doesn’t imply they cheat. What site did you check out? Most of you know more then me? That's Impressive! Anything else to add? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 24 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said: Maybin led the Jets in sacks in 2011 with 6, then was waived before the end of the 2012 season. I think he fits quite nicely as a 1 year wonder since all his career sacks were in 2011. Where is the wonder part? 6 sacks? They used him only In Obvious passing situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said: Just because most here know more than you doesn’t imply they cheat. What site did you check out? By the way chandler what happened about the rule that has something to say about no personal attacks. stay on topic? Or did that one just skip you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 16 hours ago, Big Turk said: I vote Gary Barnidge, TE with the Cleveland Browns... At age 30 he caught 79 passes for 1043 yards and 9 TDs and made the pro bowl. Prior to that season, his highest yardage total was 242 yards which was the only season prior with over 156 yards. He had 2 seasons with 0 receiving yards and another with 78 receiving yards. In fact, before that season, his career totals were 44 catches for 603 yards and 3 TDs in 92 game over 6 seasons. Yeah he went from Barny Garbidge to Gary Barnidge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, BADOLBILZ said: Yeah he went from Barny Garbidge to Gary Barnidge. And for all the non-Amazing Race fans, he and DeAngelo Williams placed 4th this past season. They got robbed by 3 suck teams who made an alliance to get rid of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Bob in STL said: For Bills maybe Bobby Burnett. or Terry Miller. 1,000 yard rookie seasons and I am not even sure he had a thousand yards the rest of his career combined. I could be wrong but it just seems like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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