/ STAFF WRITER
LOS ANGELES – George Farmer was a sure thing. How sure is a matter of perspective.
But before you can understand that uncertainty and why his once-certain potential was – and continues to be – called into question, understand that failing to live up to that expectation was never an option. Farmer was a can’t-miss prospect, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound freak athlete with unparalleled speed and strength and a penchant for making defenses look like boys trying to tackle a grown man.