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re: the biggest NFL busts?
Posted on 10/1/23 at 11:09 pm to BuckyCheese
Posted on 10/1/23 at 11:09 pm to BuckyCheese
quote:
The players the Packers passed on to pick Mandarich #2 overall;
Number three overall, HOF running back Barry Sanders.
Number four overall, HOF linebacker Derrick Thomas.
Number five overall, future HOF cornerback Deion Sanders.
In 1983 the Chiefs picked Todd Blackledge with their first round pick with Jim Kelly and Dan Marino still on the board.
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Posted on 10/1/23 at 11:16 pm to 88Wildcat
I'll never get over that even though we have Mahomes now. Worst part is Blackledge wasn't even a great thrower in college compared to Marino. 
Posted on 10/2/23 at 12:03 am to bcoop199
At least tony manderich had a decent comeback playing for the early manning colts
Posted on 10/2/23 at 5:00 am to GetPiggywithIt
Courtney Brown and the jags got about 8 of them but to tired to list.
Posted on 10/2/23 at 11:01 am to bad93ex
quote:
Those LBs out of Pedo State
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Hits
- Paul Posluzney
- Sean Lee
- NaVarro Bowman
- Micah Parsons
Misses
Aaron Maybin
LaVar Arrington ( more because of lack of longevity. He wrecked things his first couple years)
These are just off the top of my head for the last 20 years or so.
This post was edited on 10/2/23 at 11:07 am
Posted on 10/2/23 at 8:41 pm to GetPiggywithIt
How has Manziel not been mentioned?
Posted on 10/2/23 at 8:53 pm to Havoc
Paxton Lynch
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:01 pm to Havoc
quote:Yep. I came here to post this, but you beat me to it.
How has Manziel not been mentioned?
Posted on 10/2/23 at 9:15 pm to Tigertown in ATL
quote:
Aundray Bruce?
Never a superstar but the dude got 10 years in the league
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:06 pm to bcoop199
Didn't know much about Tony Mandarich so I was reading up on him. Guess who found and recruited him to Michigan state?
The DB coach there at the time, none other than Nick saban
The DB coach there at the time, none other than Nick saban
Posted on 10/2/23 at 10:56 pm to Civildawg
Justin Blackmon. Dude should've been an all pro.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 7:42 am to Havoc
quote:
How has Manziel not been mentioned?
No bust list is complete without him.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 8:54 am to ob1pimpbobi
Some of these reach first round QBs shouldn't be listed in "biggest" busts - the teams drafting them were just desperate and stupid
Ponder
Manuel
Manziel
Paxton Lynch
Those are in way different category than Jamarcus and Zach Wilson
Ponder
Manuel
Manziel
Paxton Lynch
Those are in way different category than Jamarcus and Zach Wilson
Posted on 10/3/23 at 10:36 am to AlonsoWDC
quote:
Paxton Lynch
He's bust, but I don't think he's one of the biggest busts ever. He was drafted 26 and people didn't think much of him when he was drafted.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 1:22 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Clyde Duncan, first round pick 17th overall for the Cardinals in 1984.
Career statistics
19 games, no games started, 4 catches for 39 yards and one touchdown.
Career statistics
19 games, no games started, 4 catches for 39 yards and one touchdown.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 1:41 pm to 88Wildcat
What about a guy who a team traded 2 first round picks to draft?
Johnathan Lamar Sullivan (born January 21, 1981) is a former American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted sixth overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2003 NFL Draft.
In the 2004 pre-season, Sullivan reported to training camp out of shape, at nearly 350 pounds, and lost his starting job. Sullivan was inactive for the final eight games of the 2004 season due to a combination of poor play, bad attitude and lackluster work ethic. When Sullivan was inactive for a game against the Atlanta Falcons, he appeared in the press box for the pre-game meal.
In the 2005 pre-season, Saints general manager Mickey Loomis pulled Sullivan out of a team meeting to tell him to improve his diet and behavior.
In June 2006, the Saints traded Sullivan to the New England Patriots in exchange for wide receiver Bethel Johnson. Neither Johnson nor Sullivan ever played for his new team, as Johnson was waived and signed with the Minnesota Vikings in September 2006. Sullivan never played for New England and was waived on October 9, 2006.
On June 26, 2006, Sullivan was stopped by police near Atlanta and charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, among other charges.
-Wiki
Johnathan Lamar Sullivan (born January 21, 1981) is a former American football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted sixth overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2003 NFL Draft.
In the 2004 pre-season, Sullivan reported to training camp out of shape, at nearly 350 pounds, and lost his starting job. Sullivan was inactive for the final eight games of the 2004 season due to a combination of poor play, bad attitude and lackluster work ethic. When Sullivan was inactive for a game against the Atlanta Falcons, he appeared in the press box for the pre-game meal.
In the 2005 pre-season, Saints general manager Mickey Loomis pulled Sullivan out of a team meeting to tell him to improve his diet and behavior.
In June 2006, the Saints traded Sullivan to the New England Patriots in exchange for wide receiver Bethel Johnson. Neither Johnson nor Sullivan ever played for his new team, as Johnson was waived and signed with the Minnesota Vikings in September 2006. Sullivan never played for New England and was waived on October 9, 2006.
On June 26, 2006, Sullivan was stopped by police near Atlanta and charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, among other charges.
-Wiki
Posted on 10/3/23 at 1:54 pm to BuckyCheese
Mandarich had a decent career as a guard for the Colts, but he was nowhere near the hype.
Posted on 10/3/23 at 2:00 pm to HTOWNTIGER1
Robert Gallery
The Boz
VY
Tim Couch
Courtney Brown
Joey Harrington
The Boz
VY
Tim Couch
Courtney Brown
Joey Harrington
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