fuji869 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I did the “Who was the Redskins Greatest 1st Round Draft Pick” Poll now it is time for the Who was the Biggest Redskins 1st Round Bust: 1992 Desmond Howard WR 1994 Heath Shuler QB 1995 Michael Westbrook 1996 Ander Johnson OT 2001 Rod Gardner WR Funny the first year was 1992 but we did not have many 1st Round Draft Picks in the 1970 and 1980s. :pfft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk in the Hall! Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 How can you be a bigger bust than not making the team year 1. Award goes to Andre Johnson. As an aside, if anyone can tell me WTF happened with that guy... I would be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 This one is toughr. I'm going Shuler given he was taken 3rd overall as the next franchise QB and produced terrible stats. I don't think he had a season where he threw more TDs than INTs. He had several seasons where he threw double or more INTs than TDs. And he didn't do anything elsewhere either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut0862 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Trading back into the first round for Jason costing us two first rounders is the worst for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0crates Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 The answer has to be Heath Shuler. 2nd or 3rd overall pick and he completed less than 50% of his passes as a pro. Desmond Howard did not do much for us, but he did win a Super Bowl MVP award in his career. Rod Gardner was never very good, but we did get some production out of him. As with Gardner, so with Michael Westbrook. Maybe you could make a case that Andre Johnson was the worst because he did literally nothing as a pro, but I'm still thinking the correct answer has to be Shuler because of the expectations he brought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportjunkie07 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Trading back into the first round for Jason costing us two first rounders is the worst for me agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawBBQSauce Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Trading back into the first round for Jason costing us two first rounders is the worst for me Yeah. Still can't believe we gave up 2 firsts for a QB that has the uncanny ability NOT to make the big play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Trading back into the first round for Jason costing us two first rounders is the worst for me Except at least his production was nowhere near as bad as Shuler's, he wasn't a 3rd pick overall, and he's still starting in the NFL so he doesn't qualify for the level of bust that Shuler and Johnson attained, the two candidates this poll is really between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk in the Hall! Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 The answer has to be Heath Shuler. 2nd or 3rd overall pick and he completed less than 50% of his passes as a pro.Desmond Howard did not do much for us, but he did win a Super Bowl MVP award in his career. Rod Gardner was never very good, but we did get some production out of him. As with Gardner, so with Michael Westbrook. Maybe you could make a case that Andre Johnson was the worst because he did literally nothing as a pro, but I'm still thinking the correct answer has to be Shuler because of the expectations he brought. You may be right. On pure "bust score"- not even making the club. I went with Andre... but in terms of disappointment/expectations, it would have to be Heath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aireskoi Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 It's gotta be Heath Shuler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0crates Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 You may be right. On pure "bust score"- not even making the club. I went with Andre... but in terms of disappointment/expectations, it would have to be Heath.I hear ya. But unlike Johnson, there was no way we could cut Shuler in year one. Remember the contract negotiations with him? We invested so much in that guy. We had no choice but to try and develop him. Nonetheless, it was obvious to everybody that Frerotte was superior to our supposed super-star QB of the future. A sad, sad era in Redskins football it was. . . . the level of bust that Shuler and Johnson attained . . . This turn of phrase made me laugh. Hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Redskins Fan Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 you need m to add bobby Wilson to that List as well But hands down Heath Shuler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Happy Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 1946/1947 Cal Rossi RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSF Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 There can be only one: Heath Shuler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuji869 Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 There can be only one: Heath Shuler He was the only on this Poll who was on the NFL Network Top 10 Draft Busts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSF Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Shuler was one of the biggest busts of all time in the league. Expectations were so high for him, and he was so bad. I personally hated the pick when they made it, but even I was surprised at how bad he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeKnowsBest Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 The funny thing about when Heath Suler was drafted I had never heard of him and I asked a friend about him. My friend told me how awesome he was and I wound up drinking the Kool-Aide. I got hooked on Shuler after I saw his late game near come back heroics on Sunday Night Football against the Giants his rookie year. I was a big fan of his and still have his jersey and rookie cards to this day. Unfortunately his career never amounted to anything. All that said, I vote for the linemen I never even heard of in my life. Westbrook had a great year for us in '99 and lasted a while so you can't say he was a bust. Gardner was more of a bust than Westbrook. Plus if you say Michael Westbrook is a bust he will come to your door and make you tap out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 We traded into the 1st to get the Johnson pick and he NEVER played a down. We at least got a late pick for Heath. We also got something for Jason who, while he never lived up to what he cost, did GIVE us multiple seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJL Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Other=Cal Rossi. ---------- Post added April-30th-2011 at 09:52 PM ---------- The funny thing about when Heath Suler was drafted I had never heard of him and I asked a friend about him. My friend told me how awesome he was and I wound up drinking the Kool-Aide. I got hooked on Shuler after I saw his late came near come back heroics on Sunday Night Football against the Giants his rookie year. I was a big fan of his and still have his jersey and rookie cards to this day. Unfortunately his career never amounted to anything. All that said, I vote for the linemen I never even heard of in my life. Westbrook had a great year for us i n'99 and lasted a while so you can't say he was a bust. Gardner was more of a bust than Westbrook. Plus if you say Michael Westbrook is a bust he will come to your door and make you tap out. Do you remember Norv Turner walking on the practice field and dragging an O-lineman off by the facemask for practicing so poorly? That was Andre Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuji869 Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Other=Cal Rossi. I think you might be right, all the other guys were only drafted once! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Rossi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I gotta go with Heath Shuler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s0crates Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I think you might be right, all the other guys were only drafted once! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Rossi Wait. What? Holy smokes! I did not even know Vinny was around in the 1940s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Heath Shuler. This franchise still hasn't recovered from that mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinsInFebruary Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Trading back into the first round for Jason costing us two first rounders is the worst for me This WAS the worst because it dragged on for multiple seasons; at least with Shuler it was over with quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFTW Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 At least we weren't in position to get Jamarcus Russell. Oh, and Cam Newton. Heath Shuler it is but Johnson really was the worst pick since he didn't even play in a single game ever for the Redskins. ---------- Post added May-1st-2011 at 12:47 PM ---------- Wait. What? Holy smokes! I did not even know Vinny was around in the 1940s. lol ---------- Post added May-1st-2011 at 12:48 PM ---------- We also got something for Jason who, while he never lived up to what he cost, did GIVE us multiple seasons. **** man, quit reminding me of those "multiple season" that JC "gave" us. The dude made every win a very painful experience, and there weren't a lot of wins either. ---------- Post added May-1st-2011 at 12:50 PM ---------- Yeah. Still can't believe we gave up 2 firsts for a QB that has the uncanny ability NOT to make the big play. How was it 2 firsts? Didn't we trade the next years first and some later round picks? We still picked Rogers with our pick that year. Should have picked the other Rodgers and saved ourselves the trouble with the JC **** IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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