Who is your most frustrating player in Cardinal history...

[Jetstream Green]

No, I did not post this as a poll because there are unfortunately way too many to choose from but who is the one player which frustrated you the most that the Cardinals had acquired... be it draft or free agency. By frustrating I mean not only a disappointment but the player themselves just made you roll your eyes with disgust. I personally would not post Wadsworth because he did play hard and had a what I thought was a unfortunate injury. I would not list Heap because I did not think he had anything left in the tank. As far as Kolb, I was already in so much QB limbo after Warner it was hard to get too upset. For me it was freaking Duane Starks. He made Tom Knight look like an iron man and we all know how often injured Tommy was. Duane was the big salary guy who seemed to get sidelined by a cracked fingernail. He was suppose to be this shutdown or at least elite corner and, well you know lol

 

[Jetstream Green]

David Boston is second on my list

 

[crisper57]

So many options, so little time.

Leinart, Levi, Leonard Davis from the newer era. I'll have to think about pre-2006 players.

 

[Big Deal]

Thomas Jones

 

[az jam]

Matt Leinart. I really thought we had a franchise qb when we drafted him.

 

[bankybruce]

Beanie Wells and Levi Brown. TIE

 

[Dback Jon]

Googles "Cardinals First Round Draft Picks"

 

[kerouac9]

Freddie Jones. I thought that guy was going to be a star when we got him from San Diego at the same time we were integrating a WCO under Marc Trestman with Plummer under center.

For a guy the Cards drafted? I don't know. I really wanted OLB LeVar Fisher to be good, and he couldn't stay healthy.

If people don't end up saying KVB, Marcel Shipp, and Alex Stepanovich, they're GD liars.

I expect that Russ might cop to Dennis Johnson (I think that was the kid who was playing varisty high school football at like 13

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Levi.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Levi not only because of who he was, but because of who he wasn't...and because as opposed to the other guys people have mentioned, we had to to be reminded of both his awful play and what was passed upon for a very long time.

 

[Kel Varnsen]

I had such high hopes for Garrison Hearst.

 

[Buckybird]

Leinart because he was a QB, someone whom the team put as its "new face" of the franchise & depended on for great play for 10+ years, especially after a solid rookie season that ended with injury.

I still believe his 2 shoulders injuries killed his confidence in himself & watching Warner return to prominence in the last half of 2007. After that season, he was still given a shot & was sooooo scared to make a mistake passing the ball that he became "check down Matty". #7 never was never a check down QB til that happened!!

 

[Russ Smith]

Jake Plummer. Because he got paid a ton of money and then went to Denver and ripped the teams offseason workouts, later to admit he never actually attended them he was just going off hearsay. We then later heard how Shanahan had to teach Jake how to watch film because with the Cards he'd never really done it.

Jake admitted he spent his summers hosting foosball tournaments.

 

[Jetstream Green]

Leinart because he was a QB, someone whom the team put as its "new face" of the franchise & depended on for great play for 10+ years, especially after a solid rookie season that ended with injury.

I still believe his 2 shoulders injuries killed his confidence in himself & watching Warner return to prominence in the last half of 2007. After that season, he was still given a shot & was sooooo scared to make a mistake passing the ball that he became "check down Matty". #7 never was never a check down QB til that happened!!

But Bucky, you also had such high hopes for Leeland McElroy lol

 

[Buckybird]

Levi not only because of who he was, but because of who he wasn't...and because as opposed to the other guys people have mentioned, we had to to be reminded of both his awful play and what was passed upon for a very long time.

Should have never drafted that guy!!!
Thanks human snail

 

[Russ Smith]

Freddie Jones. I thought that guy was going to be a star when we got him from San Diego at the same time we were integrating a WCO under Marc Trestman with Plummer under center.

For a guy the Cards drafted? I don't know. I really wanted OLB LeVar Fisher to be good, and he couldn't stay healthy.

If people don't end up saying KVB, Marcel Shipp, and Alex Stepanovich, they're GD liars.

I expect that Russ might cop to Dennis Johnson (I think that was the kid who was playing varisty high school football at like 13

yeah Johnson seemed to be too talented to be such a mediocre player.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Housler.

 

[Buckybird]

But Bucky, you also had such high hopes for Leeland McElroy lol

that was Duck

The only Aggie I've ever pushed the Cards to draft is some guy coming out this year whom is Houdini on the field & might be Pacman off of it

 

[CardLogic]

Draft - Wendell Bryant.

 

[earthsci]

Andre Wadsworth

 

[TheCardFan]

Draft - Wendell Bryant.

That is a good one...too many to mention really but here are two that haven't been mentioned yet:

Andre Wadsworth (oh so close to Peyton Manning)
Levi Brown (should have taken AP)

Matt Leinart has to be #1.

Leland Mcelroy was terrible because not only did we get a bad RB, we cut Garrison Hearst to sign him.

 

[Darkside]

I had such high hopes for Garrison Hearst.

This was my main one also. Guy played better after two knee surgeries than he did when he was with us.

Plummer is my other vote. Guy had so much potential and looked all pro sometimes but he remained inconsistently interesting throughout his career. It's like you knew he couldn't win the big one but he may pull a game out of his ass to get you there.

 

[conraddobler]

This guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_O'Donoghue

 

[Shane]

Easily Matt Leinart

 

[Buckybird]

Easily Matt Leinart

Yep

Any other answer is just hogwash lol