Mandarich should be Top 10!

[Fritz]

I dont know how they missed Mandarich, but we "had" to take him. Everyone had this guy pegged as reinventing the position etc etc. It was typical though of being a Packer Fan in those days. We hung our hopes on these guys as getting us over the hump and well....


I also thought Leaf was better than Manning--shows what I know.

I agree with this. Also, everyone keeps mentioning we could've had Barry Sanders - but couldn't the Packers also have had Deion Sanders or Derrick Thomas?

I think Mandarich was a huge, huge bust in part because, as stated above, he was supposed to completely re-invent the position, and he was also clear in stating that he was the next big thing. His cocky attitude and the hype he encouraged and received are factors that in my opinion add to his "bust" level. If he had come in quietly, and not done sh_t, he'd have been seen as less of a bust than he was, I think.