Who Your Favorite Hapless Packer

[The Shadow]

You know : the guy who inexplicably hung around on the roster for way too long - and you could never understand why. That guy who inevitably screwed things up - got pancaked, dropped passes, gave up sacks, got burned, etc.

Estus Hood, DB from the late 70's & early 80's gets my vote. Whenever he was on the field, a big play against the Packers somehow materialized. Even now, just hearing his name brings back bad mojo memories.

Who's YOUR guy?

[The Shadow]

I guess the title should have been "Who Was Your Favorite Hapless Packer?" The one I submitted has a bit of a pandering feel to it.

[texaspackerbacker]

Seneca Wallace is the first name that comes to mind.

I guess you were trying to say, favorite meaning most extreme case, right?

[bobblehead]

I'll probably get a lot of flack for this, but AJ Hawk is my guy. He belonged on the bench, Clay should have been playing inside. AJ was the master of a tackle for a 7 yard gain, while making virtually no big plays. I thought MM held on to him way to long for such crappy reasons as "knows his assignment" and "QB of the defense", neither of which help you when he is costing you yards.

I remember Useless Hood well. And "toast" Jerry Holmes. But at least the coaching staff tried to get those scrubs off the field.

[bobblehead]

Seneca Wallace is the first name that comes to mind.

I guess you were trying to say, favorite meaning most extreme case, right?

He said "hung around way too long". Seneca was in for about a total of 5 plays as a packer.

[mraynrand]

Half the rosters of the 70's and eighties were littered with the hapless. 'Favorite?' I hated most of these guys. Randy Wright was especially putrid and he started 32 games. 32. George Cumby was laughably marginal, yet he boasted about how they were going to make the playoffs. Then MNF and The Fridge happened. Then Buffalo happened. Then retirement happened. Goodbye George. Jim 'bouncepass' Zorn played for the Packers years after his sell-by date. I was a better passer as a college freshman playing intramural than this hack. Zorn became the underpowered VW bug he drove around with Steve Largent - totally worthless.

[pbmax]

The last four years of KGB. Nice guy, but one trick pony, limited and virtually useless at time. Was eventually, belatedly, benched for refusing to play the run versus the 49ers I think.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

Harlan Huckleby. Man, dude was one hapless, tasteless mamarocker. Actually, I don’t know much about Harlan.

Is a hapless player really hapless when he’s lasting so long in the ultra competitive NFL? If anything, he’s actually lucky.

But if hapless in this case means abomination, then my pick is Mr. Hyde. That abomination was so bad as a corner, I almost disavowed shutting down Darren Charles.

[wpony]

I would like to pick two people be cause neither one stay to long really but the played the same position and together they were there way to long my first ist Scott hunter 3 yrs 17 tds 30 ints then came Jerry tagge Dan Devines boy can you imagine bring replaced be Jerry Tagge what a slap in the face he played 3 yr for the Pack and threw 3tds 17 ints and 44 passer rating .

[esoxx]

Eric Torkleson

[Maxie the Taxi]

Brad Jones. I can't believe he spent six years in GB.

[George Cumby]

I picked my handle for a reason.

[Joemailman]

David Whitehurst. 7 seasons. 37 starts. 28 TD passes. 51 INT's.

[The Shadow]

He said "hung around way too long". Seneca was in for about a total of 5 plays as a packer.

5 plays too many.

[hoosier]

Bart Starr. The coach. And Tom Bratz.