I hate to say it but I don't think there's a whole lot I'd change if I could go back and do it again. I guess I'd like to think what Angus Winchester would have looked like had he played his entire career at linebacker and didn't spend the first 3 seasons as an offensive lineman. I'd like to think that under those circumstances Angus Winchester would currently lead the league in career sacks and be in the top 5 in career tackles.
It's not that I'm really upset by my first couple of years at offensive line. I actually am really proud of how well I did there. Rather I would be interested to see an apples-to-apples comparison of Angus' career compared to the career of all the other S1 front 7 guys like Miller, Tuck, Ernston, or Hendrix and see if Angus could have been just as good as them when applied for his 7 seasons. With his play starting to regress and this season off to a slow start you begin to wonder if Winchester's elite years of play are behind him and he is just an average player now. Here's hoping 3 elite seasons is enough to make the hall of fame without those first three.
It's not that I'm really upset by my first couple of years at offensive line. I actually am really proud of how well I did there. Rather I would be interested to see an apples-to-apples comparison of Angus' career compared to the career of all the other S1 front 7 guys like Miller, Tuck, Ernston, or Hendrix and see if Angus could have been just as good as them when applied for his 7 seasons. With his play starting to regress and this season off to a slow start you begin to wonder if Winchester's elite years of play are behind him and he is just an average player now. Here's hoping 3 elite seasons is enough to make the hall of fame without those first three.
Hank Winchester (S25 - Current) - Scrub
Angus Winchester (S1-S12) - 4x Ultimus Champ - #2 Career Sacks - Hall of Fame
Cooter Bigsby (S14-S23) - S23 Ultimus Champ - #4 Career Yards - #4 Career TDs - 2x MVP - Hall of Fame