BUSTS!!!!

[MacCool606]

how many of these guys are true busts and how many fail due to the system their team runs?

We have all wondered "what if" over the Mandarich pick. But, with Coach Infante' (remember him - a pass first offense) do you think Barry Sims would have been the stud in GB that he was in Detroit? Would he have changed his scheme to fit Barry?

If a team picks the "best player available" and he doesn't fit their system, he would probably be a bust.

[b bulldog]

Reggie Bush will be solid but not spectacular and any WR picked in round one.

[Partial]

leonard pope won't be a bust. He'll be a solid tight end.

[Guiness]

For my highly rated bust, I also agree with VY. I think he'll be a very good.......
WR

Further down the list, I've got to say Hali. I know he's a 'player' but I think he lack of speed will show through. You can't hide a 4.8 40 time.

Who else...I guess LenDale White is a trendy 'bust' pick. I don't really have an opinion.

I see Wimbley here a couple of times. Why?

For a good analysis of the 2000(!) draft, have a look here http://www.footballoutsiders.com/200...fl-draft/3808/

Courtney Brown No. 1? Tom Brady No. 199? Why is the first round of the 2000 draft so hard to tell from the sixth round?

[Harlan Huckleby]

I expected to find some titty pics in this thread, but I guess that was the good ole days.

[b bulldog]

pOPE IS A te NOT A wr. I love Pope's size.

[ND72]

Courtney Brown is a Bust....Mario williams will be a bust. all will see what i saw when he played top talent in the ACC...NOTHING. he got worked. and no, he wasn't cut, so get off that excuse. yes he's big, and he's a freak...but he's never been consistant, and he is uncoachable.

[b bulldog]

Once again you are wrong buddy!

[ND72]

you can say it now...but you'll see it soon.....Mario has BUST written all over him.

[Partial]

I kinda have a hunch he'll be a bust too. Throughout Peppers college career he was highly rated and known about. This kid bust onto the scene this year. It concerns me.

[Deputy Nutz]

I don't think Williams is going to be a bust. I just think that it is going to take him eht e length of his rookie deal to finally make an impact. For as big and strong as he is I don't think he is exactly motivated to attack and play the run. He wants to get up field and get to the QB, I just don't see him doing the little things to become a complete, and dominate defensive end.

[Deputy Nutz]

I just got done watching Outside the Lines, about athletic QBs, and postition changes at the next level. These guys that I am going to mention are not considered busts in my book but intriguing prospects because of their overall athletic ability.

Brad Smith, QB, Missouri. Only QB in NCAA history that has thrown for over 8000 yards, and rushed for 4000 yards. As of now Smith is unwilling to move to another position and feels his best positioin is QB in the NFL. Scouts are not all to keen on Smith's arm strength and his throwing mechanics, but his abitlity to scramble and gain yards on the ground make him a viable selection on day two, maybe even as high as the 4th round.

Reggie McNeil, QB, Texas A&M. Fastest QB at the combine with his silly 4.36 forty time. McNeil is 6-2, but he has a slight frame. He throws the ball a little better than Smith, but his leadership skills are questionable and he becomes a little rattled and has accuracy will go to hell. He needs to learn how to read a defense. McNeil declined offers to the Senior Bowl, because he refused to workout as a wide reciever. He like Smith wants to try his luck at QB in the NFL.

Is this career sucide for these young athletes? Matt Jones made the switch to reciever during the Senior Bowl, and he made himself an extra 11 million dollars going in the first round as a wide reciever, instead of being a 7th round or a free agent signee as a quarterback. If McNeil worked on his pass catching skills before the draft and was able to impress scouts with his ablity to catch the ball, he is looking at a multimillion dollar deal as a first round pick in a year that is considered weak at the top of the reciever position.

Other QBs that have a better chance at being drafted for their athletic ability than their skills as a quarterback.

DJ Shockely, QB, Georgia

Marcus Vick, QB, Virginia State Prison System

Michael Robinson, QB, Penn St.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Personally, I'd like to see what McNeal could do at QB. If a team could wait a few years, they might have themselves a good QB. The others need to try another position--except maybe Shockley.

[Tarlam!]

Virginia State Prison System

Hilarious!

[Fritz]

"I think Oregon's Haloti Ngata will be the biggest bust of the draft."

A second on that. He'll be the first-round version of James Lee...