The versatility of David Givens…
This is an interesting one considering the aerial futility of the post-Jarious Jackson, pre-Brady Quinn teams, but Givens was part of a receiving corps that would have been outstanding, if they had someone that could get them the ball. Joey Getherall, Javin Hunter and Givens were capable of being dangerous offensive weapons and were the main offensive cogs on the 2000 Fiesta Bowl team, but they weren’t given the opportunity. Givens is actually credited with Urban Meyer’s adoption of the spread offense. Meyer, the wide receiver coach at Notre Dame in 2000, saw Givens upset that he wasn’t able to help his team during a loss to Nebraska because he didn’t touch the ball. In Meyer’s estimation, Givens was the team’s best player. He went about ensuring that didn’t happen again as they started giving Givens the ball in anyway they could.
Next (and final): Dependability