HENDERSON, Nev. -- Sure, there was Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree. But 'Coop' was too inconsistent, suffered from the dropsies too much, and 'Crab' -- he put up numbers, but his best days were spent in San Francisco.
Jordy Nelson? He still had those "White Lightning" moves but was ancient and getting caught from behind.
Antonio Brown carpet-bombed the entire organization with his training camp implosion and release, the aftershocks of which were still being felt in the streets of Silver and Blackdom two years later.
Henry Ruggs III was starting to come into his own early last season before his alcohol-fueled high-speed car crash claimed the life of a 23-year-old woman and her dog, and Ruggs was cut.