Why was joey harrington a bust

Former Oregon and NFL quarterback Joey Harrington wrote about his playing days in an article for the Cauldron , noting that he felt his professional career was a "rousing success" despite many labeling him as a "bust" throughout it. In the article, the No. He wrote, "Making that game was always my biggest football ambition. Not to improve my draft stock, not to be a pro football Hall of Famer. Play college football, go to the Rose Bowl, set myself up for success and life, and have fun.

The Lions had quite a run of ineptitude in trying to find a quarterback until they landed the No. Joey Harrington was the No. He was 6-footinch quarterback from Oregon who represented hope for a Lions franchise in need of it, but for various reasons, it never came close to working out. Harrington opened up on his time in Detroit late last month in a podcast interview with John Canzano of the Oregonian.

They were on the topic of coaching and the evolution of the game when he was reminded of the sticking point of his time in Detroit. The topic starts at the mark in the link above. Do I have a slide adjust on the back side?

I have an yard comeback out there. A quarterback who finished fourth in the Heisman voting and went ahead of notable names such as Dwight Freeney, Ed Reed, and Clinton Portis. The enormous billboard in Times Square, 7th Avenue to be exact, of Harrington as a promotion of the QB as a Heisman candidate prior to the season. What it did do was cast Harrington to even greater height as it displayed him as a larger-than-life individual.

Before his senior season. You know, the one season that he has to perform well to be a Heisman winner. Harrington was given the keys to the franchise in the Motor City of Detroit. Harrington fumbled those keys not only in his rookie season but in pretty much all of his four seasons as Lions quarterback.

After only winning 18 of his 55 starts in Detroit. Not every highly-rated player turns into a star, though. Just look at former Detroit Lions quarterback Joey Harrington. Harrington, of course, went third overall to the Detroit Lions but never truly hit his stride. While most football fans probably remember Joey Harrington from his time with the Detroit Lions, he made his name at the University of Oregon. After two uneventful seasons, one of which was spent onto the bench, Harrington started to make waves as a junior.