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re: Bust that you were sure would be great?
Posted on 5/29/19 at 12:52 pm to tigersint
Posted on 5/29/19 at 12:52 pm to tigersint
This thread had promise but got derailed by idiots who don't know what a bust is.
Reggi Bush, Sedrick Ellis, Robert Meachem, etc. were not busts. They may not have ultimately lived up to their original draft positions, but they were all important contributors to a championship team and had good careers. Not busts.
Busts are guys who flame out and never even get a second contract.
Stephone Anthony was a bust. Kikaha would be my vote for a recent one because I also thought he'd be really good. Injuries played a role but that can't be an excuse considering his injury history coming out.
Also hard to label someone in the third round or later a bust but I really had high hopes for Davis Tull.
Reggi Bush, Sedrick Ellis, Robert Meachem, etc. were not busts. They may not have ultimately lived up to their original draft positions, but they were all important contributors to a championship team and had good careers. Not busts.
Busts are guys who flame out and never even get a second contract.
Stephone Anthony was a bust. Kikaha would be my vote for a recent one because I also thought he'd be really good. Injuries played a role but that can't be an excuse considering his injury history coming out.
Also hard to label someone in the third round or later a bust but I really had high hopes for Davis Tull.
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Posted on 5/29/19 at 5:30 pm to ulsaint
Nobody could live up to the hype around Bush but it was earned he was an absolute terror at USC. He was not ever close to being a bust Sean Payton don't use rbs like you would have needed to to Garner hype worthy stats with him, he was nothing but class the whole time he was here and after he left.
My biggest bust pick is with out a doubt Jonathan Sullivan
My biggest bust pick is with out a doubt Jonathan Sullivan
Posted on 5/29/19 at 9:39 pm to ulsaint
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Reggi Bush, Sedrick Ellis, Robert Meachem, etc. were not busts. They may not have ultimately lived up to their original draft positions, but they were all important contributors to a championship team and had good careers. Not busts.
Not living up to the expectations for your draft position is the literal definition of a bust.
You can't quantity Reggie being worth the second overall pick just because he made some vital contributions in my opinion because who's to say Haloti Ngata or someone else from that class doesnt make more contributions if we take them? Reggie had his good plays but also had his share of shortcomings and missed alot of games to injury.
However, that year's first round was pretty underwhelming and the Saints wanted Bush as much for the publicity as his play on the field. It was vital to build a buzz around this team with all the uncertainty.
Hindsight is 20/20, could a better player have been selected there? Sure. But compared to alot of the selections that year, we didnt do too bad.
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