re: Reggie Bush = Bust?

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I think a lot of y'all aren't looking at this in the right context. Given that he was drafted 2nd overall, yes he is a bust. Is he a bust in terms of the average NFL player? No he was a solid contributor for a SB team, and a couple teams afterwards. But he put up nowhere near the production you would hope for/ expect from a #2 overall pick. The return definitely did not match the cost.

Now don't get me wrong, like I said in my first post, I think he was a big part of that SB team, and I like Reggie. I always rooted for him in Miami and Detroit. However that doesn't take away from the fact that in the correct context, he has been a bust. It is what it is. That's not to say he wasn't a solid player tho.

Go back and look at that draft. If they did a redraft, knowing what we know now, do you think Reggie would still be a top-10 pick? top-15? I don't.

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Since 2006 these were the top two picks and allpros/pro bowls.

2006:
Mario Williams: All-Pro
Reggie Bush: None

2007:
JaMarcus Russell: None
Calvin Johnson: All-Pro

2008:
Jake Long: All-Pro
Chris Long: Pro-Bowl

2009:
Matthew Stafford: Pro-Bowl
Jason Smith: None

2010:
Sam Bradford: None
Ndamukong Suh: All-Pro

2011:
Cam Newton: All-Pro
Von Miller: All-Pro

2012:
Andrew Luck: Pro-Bowl
RG3: Pro-Bowl

2013:
Eric Fisher: None
Luke Joeckel: None

2014:
Jadaveon Clowney: None
Greg Robinson: None

2015:
Jameis Winston: Pro-Bowl
Marcus Mariota: None


"bust rate" is pretty high