The stuff you remember for absolutely no reason that you can put your finger on. We had a RB named Little John Flowers. It was in 2004 or 2005. I THINK he was #44? Confirmation, please, or else I'll never sleep again. I know, off the number train again, but that name just popped into my head because I was just weeding . . . my flowers. #30, Chris Hayes
I remember that game. 10-6 Halloween victory over the Giants. A game that would make Rex and Paul Hackett smile. Both offenses were d.o.a, Jets had a big fumble recovery on their own 1 yard line when it looked like the Giants would walk in for a score.
I think it was 2001 or 2002. He was 21 in 2001. He must have been a UDFA as he wasn't drafted. He didn't make the team and has no NFL stats.
I've never really been a fan of FBs, but I was a HUGE fan of Brad Baxter. He was a great blocker. He made some of the most beautiful, crunching blocks I've ever seen.
https://www.instagram.com/p/dm0BuCreGj/ Haha, I'm not totally loopy. It's a brain thing. I just remember odd stuff.
So he was older when he graduated. I didn't think that trend started until just a few years ago. Glad you found him. I googled him, but didn't see anything that would give a conclusive date. I don't tweet or use instagram.
I don't use or belong to social media of any kind. I just went on a mindless quest and found it because it's public. Remember when the Jets were doing crap like vote for the look of the new tickets, win new Goodyear tires for your car? Well, you couldn't vote if you didn't belong to FB, WTH?! So I refused to do it. Probably wasn't getting those free tires, anyway, but what a bunch of stupid buttfukks. If someone says put me on your wall, I'm like what, like art?
Before anyone goes all Adrian Murrell (ME FIRST!), he signed autographs in front of my local supermarket for free years ago at the height of his Jets career. I don't even know WHY he was there, haha. lt was a happy accident. I still have it. GO JETS!!!
Murrell wasn't the biggest, fastest, or most talented RB, but he was underrated, and I really liked him. He played with a lot of heart.
Leon Washington: I thought the Jets did him a little shady after he broke his leg. Does anyone remember that pic of him on crutches in Times Square with Woody Johnson? Traded. What a brutal, brutal injury. I was really glad for him coming back from something so horrid, and at least he went to the NFC. Still have his bobblehead, too. I used to have Leon Washington's pic on my one and only flip phone. I bought the pic for a $1.99. Best $1.99 I ever spent.
Bill Shockley, RB, 1960-1962, West Chester St. Bake Turner, WR, 1962-1969, Texas Tech Turner was also a guitar-playing singer who cut "Is Anyone Goin' to San Antoine" a year before Charlie Pride turned it into a hit and was also one of the singers for the Miller Beer "If You Got the Time" jingle. Bake rocking out on a Tommy Kaye song (riff lifted from Johhny Kidd & the Pirates' "Shakin' All Over" which was covered by The Who on "Live At Leeds"). ..
Loved Leon. He was a great Jet. He was way underutilized by the Jets, and then as you said just traded following his injury. That ticked me off.
To generic joe, I have a fabulous story about the song 'Violation'. I'll post it tomorrow. Then again, maybe never. Good catch, though. Heh.
The Jets put him on IR (no kidding), paid for his surgery (no kidding), but then pretty much jettisoned him into the ocean. I think they re-signed him to a million something, and then said seeeee ya, don't wanna beeeee ya. I don't recall offhand what pick the Jets got from the Seahawks, but seeing him run like a man on fire after such a devastating injury was pretty amazing. Eh, you'll never really know the truth about anything. I remember his crazy wife was all thank you God for getting us the F out of here (Jets). I think her name is Charity, haha. Anyway, you always felt like something electric was gonna happen whenever he was near the ball. Thanks, Leon. At least Sundays didn't feel like Chinese water torture every week when you were here. Cleaning out his locker. :/ Seriously, is there any sh!thead out there that can give me a runback before I die? I honestly don't recall the last time that I've seen it other than Leon and Chad Morton. Maybe Johnny Johnson going 99 yards and the Jets don't get in. Fukking team.
