Ok, so maybe, just maybe, this wasn’t the right move.

Maurice Clarett has been in the news quite a bit with his recent legal woes, this has made me wonder what if he were selected in this past years’ NFL draft by another ballclub.  Some notable running backs that were taken after Clarett were fourth rounders: Marion Barber of the Dallas Cowboys, Brandon Jacobs of the New York Giants, and sixth rounder Cedric Houston of the New York Jets.  All of whom have played a fairly large role for their teams this year.

Maybe the Tuna, coach Bill Parcells could have gave Clarett some of that tough love he has known to give to some of his “troubled” players.  New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin is almost of the same tough love mold, Coughlin being an ex-assistant to Parcells.  Coach Herman Edwards also is well-known for caring for his players off the field as much if not more than even on the field.  Maybe in these environments, Clarett could have steered clear of his legal troubles after being released by the Denver Broncos.  I’m not hear to second guess the Denver Broncos, many expert analysts thought if Clarett was going to succeed, Denver would be the perfect place, where many non high-profile RB’s with even less talent than Clarett have succeeded.  Denver had such great depth at the RB position they could afford to gamble.  Denver’s third round selection gamble did not hurt the organization, but maybe Clarett was the one who ended up getting burned.