ok, consider this your education parker, free of charge.
The year Nuke got hurt he was very concerned about coming back from his injury after to long of a rest so he was trying to rush his rehab. Solich commited what would be many cardinal sin violations by promising that nomatter what, he would start the next year. At the time fearless frank thought it was a legit promise, and it probaly was. Unfornuately for fearless eric crouch exploded onto the qb scene in the spring like no other nu qb ever, not even tommie frazier had an impressive as spring. The team tried to bottle the hype, but eventually the media took notice, those who watched practices took notice and the players all said the same thing, crouch should start. crouch dominated in the spring game and did everything a man should do to wi nthe starting job. by this time everyone knew crouch should start. Frank went with nuke because of the promise. This was pretty much a stab in the back by frank to crouch. Now some of you might not know this, but crouch grew up without a dad and didn't have anyone to talk to. He went home, after classes on friday to talk to the only man who he had a father/son relationship with, and that was his hs coach. He never quit, he never withdrew from any classes or any of that stuff. Long story short, frank came crawling back, he decided to go out and win the job again. After the 3rd game of the year frank was forced to go with crouch after the most amazing single quarter of any college football player in the history of the game.
now. On to his stint with the rams. Martz asked Crouch what he thought about going t othe rams in the 3rd. crouch told them only if he got to play qb first. Otherwise he didn't want to be drafted. Marts promised and a verbal contract was formed. crouch got into camp, never got to play qb. So, he left. He didn't quit football, he just left the rams. See parker, you don't get it. you said before he should have just taken the money and been happy with wr but that isn't the mark of a true competitor. he wanted a legit shot at qb. it was his dream, he needed to know for a fact if he could make it or not. if martz wouldn't give it to him as promised he would go somepalce else.
He was on his way to the cfl to play FOOTBALL when the packers picked him up off waivers. they gave him a legit shot at qb. after a few days he was told he wasn't qb material and he was ok with that. he triede to help the team on spec teams and what not but he hadn't caught a punt in 6 years. Green bay cut him.
now, he is still playing football in the cfl as a qb. Doesn't sound like a quitter to me, sounds like somebody who has the integrity to turn down a big fat nfl contract and the chance to ride the pine and not earn that paycheck for the chance to play his favorite position. Some people can't get that, because they are not and never will be champions, crouch is a champion. how anyone can call him a quitter after watching him carry nebraska for 4 years is beyond me.
frost had mucho success because of an all american o-line and a superstar at rb. Crouch had none of that and still dominated enough to win the heisman.
