DraftNik Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Well, Sportscenter just had a segment on the 10 worst draft busts in NFL history. Rated #2 EVER... Heath Shuler. Not really surprisingly, he rated 2nd only to Ryan Leaf. Who would you guys say is the worst draft bust ever? How about top 5 in Skins history? I'd have to agree with Ryan Leaf as the worst draft bust ever. I may be too young to remember, but was Heath Shuler as divisive and poisonous to the team as Leaf was? Leaf would pick fights with teammates and fans and explode at coaches regularly. They showed some crazy violent footage of him today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Tony Mandarich and Brian Bozworth come to mind quickly. So does Desmond Howard and Andre Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Skins Fan Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 I admit I wouldn't mind taking a look at the Top 10 Busts Ever. I married one of 'em. :laugh: :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomar Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 Audrey Bruce, Tony Mandarich, Blair Thomas, Desmond Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNorth Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 The colts had a pretty bad string of picks with Jeff George, Steve Emntman, Quentin Coryatt & Trev Alberts. Although I think it was more bad luck than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTerps2002 Posted July 26, 2002 Share Posted July 26, 2002 How can you put Desmond Howard on that list he won the Super bowl MVP??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomar Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 He was a career kick returner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptown Skins Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Andre Johnson - first round pick that was never even activated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggoDrill Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Andre Johnson or Shuler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennState11 Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Bozworth was so hyped up. Remember he did some movies and everything But to be fair he could have done something if he hadnt got hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Leaf, Mandarich, Shuler, in that order. I put Mandarich ahead of Shuler, because he was supposedly supposed to be one of the greatest O-line prospects ever. Yeah right. Shuler was considered a top 5 prospect, no doubt, but he wasn't being hailed as an all-time great before he was even drafted. Even though the jury is still out on Ki-Jana's comeback, I'd have to put him up there too. He's been a monumental bust, so far at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smith22 Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 A. Wadsworth T. Marinovich K. Carter S. Entman (sp???) A. Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtandler Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Andre Johnson really doesn't merit mention, he was the last player taken in the first round. Going back a ways, the Skins had a few busts in the late '60's. In '66 they took kicker Charlie Gogolak, one of the first soccer-style kickers, who had one decent year before falling to chronic injuries. The next year, they took fullback Ray McDonald 13th overall. Lombardi cut him two unproductive years later after McDonald was late for a meeting. The worst part about that was that Gene Upshaw and Alan Page were taken in the next half dozen picks after that. In '68 they got unlucky. Their first rounder defensive back Jim "Yazoo" Smith was in the last game of a promising rookie year when he was kicked in the neck by a teammate when on the ground in the season finale. That injury put him in a wheelchair. They wasted their 1969 first-rounder, which turned out to be #10 overall, to the Rams for the rights to Heisman winning QB Gary Beban, who had just been drafted in the second round. In two seasons Beban's only pass attempt was incomplete. Any wonder George Allen felt he had to tear things up and start over when he came in '71? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerm Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 I think Mandrich was the biggest bust ever. His final year in school he made the all Madden team and there were a lot of comments like "He is better than Anthony Munoze(sp) right now!". When a sure thing misses, I see that as a huge bust. The QB position is always difficult to judge. In the past 20 years or so there have only been 3 "sure things" (Elway, Aikman, and Manning) at that position. They all did well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 If we are to discount Andre Collins because he was the last pick in the first round are we to do the same if Ramsey turns out to suck? Emtman when he was healthy had stellar moment but he was a victim of the turf while Trev Alberts was predicted by Mel to suck and stated they should have picked Dilfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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