25 former college football players destined to be future head coaches
By Dante Pryor
20. Marvin Harrison, former Syracuse wide receiver
There is a synergy between wide receivers and quarterbacks that have to exist in order for chemistry to happen. The dynamic quarterback/wide receiver duos take the time and put in the work to be great.
That is what made Manning to Harrison great for a decade. One thing a quarterback expects from his receiver is to know where they are supposed to be in a given route in a given situation. Harrison was one of the cleanest route-runners in the history of the game.
Though Marvin Harrison was never the biggest or the fastest, the Syracuse graduate was one of the most productive receivers in the history of the game finishing his career third all-time in receptions.
The phrase that best describes Harrison is, “he knows how to get open.” Receivers that play for ten or more years in the NFL all have one characteristic in common, they can get open and they do not drop many passes.
Harrison possessed both of those characteristics. There would be few all-time great wide receivers that would be as good a coach as Harrison. Not only would Harrison be a great teacher of the nuance of the position, but he would also be a great example of how to go about your work with quiet grace.