Who Will Be a Bust?

[The Shadow]

Bust?
QB: JaMarcus Russell

[MadtownPacker]

Adrian Peterson

[Partial]

JaMarcus is gonna be a big time bust.

[Lurker64]

Quarterbacks drafted high and put on bad teams with the expectation that they will turn the team around very rarely succeed, especially when the team is under pressure. From the reports on Jamarcus, he's certainly not even an average NFL QB when it comes to intelligence, game knowledge, and overall desire to win. Basically what's vaulting him into the top of this draft is his physical tools, but that's certainly not enough to really guarantee he'd be even a quality NFL starter.

He's the only player in the draft that really screams "bust" to me. Then again, measuring whether someone is a bust really depends on the ratio of "how well they produce" to "when they were drafted." If you draft a guy at #31 and he becomes an average NFL starter, you're okay with that. If you draft that same guy at #3, you might lost your job.

[BallHawk]

He's the only player in the draft that really screams "bust" to me. Then again, measuring whether someone is a bust really depends on the ratio of "how well they produce" to "when they were drafted." If you draft a guy at #31 and he becomes an average NFL starter, you're okay with that. If you draft that same guy at #3, you might lost your job.

Well said.

If JaMarcus didn't have a cannon for an arm, he wouldn't have the gigantic hype surrounding him.

[the_idle_threat]

Of the top picks, I have serious concerns about Russell living up to the hype because of all the singleminded focus on his physical tools, and serious concerns about Peterson because of his durability issues. In some ways, Meachem sounds like Robert Ferguson to me. Greg Olsen sounds like a workout warrior who doesn't do much on the field. Lots of potential land mines in this draft, IMO, and at our positions of need no less.

[The_Dude]

QB: Russell

RB: Peterson

WR: Ted Ginn

OL: Levi Brown

DL: Alan Branch

LB: Paul Posluszny

DB: Leon Hall

[Guiness]

Dude - you really think Brown will be a bust? That's the first I've hear that anywhere. Why do yo think that?

[The Leaper]

QB Brady Quinn - The guy has great measureables and put up solid numbers in college under an NFL caliber head coach. Nonetheless, Quinn never once showed an ability to step up and beat a team on a big stage. His success will depend on entirely on where he winds up...and in the wrong place he will be a huge bust.

RB Marshawn Lynch - I think Lynch will be a good RB in the NFL. The problem is that I don't think he will ever live up to where he will be selected in the draft. He doesn't have elite speed. He hasn't shown elite receiving skills out of the backfield. He hasn't shown blocking awareness. He is a slight character risk. It just doesn't add up to a top 20 draft pick IMO.

WR Robert Meachem - The guy is an amazing athlete. That doesn't mean he is an amazing football player. He drops too many passes, is weak against press coverage, and is a horrible blocker considering his size. He has a lot of learning to do, and it will be 2-3 years before he makes an impact...if he ever does.

OL Ryan Harris - He has great athletic ability, but hasn't shown the nasty streak and competitiveness needed to be an elite OL player in the NFL.

DL Jamaal Anderson - Has the measureables, but often disappeared against top level talent on the college level. He probably will be an OK player at the next level, but as a first round pick, OK isn't good enough.

LB Rufus Alexander - Great athleticism, but no size. The guy is barely 230 pounds. He's probably a top 75 pick, but I'm not sure he will ever become a productive starter in the NFL.

DB Aaron Ross - The guy only started one year at Texas. He has the size and speed to be a capable NFL CB...but the lack of experience makes him a prime candidate to bust out in the NFL.

[Patler]

People forget the 4th quarter of the USC game in 2005.

With ND behind by 4, and just 5:09 left to play Quinn directs an 87 yard drive to the "winning" score. He was 4/4 with completions of 18, 14, 15 and 6 yards (53 total) and scored the TD on a great individual effort on a 5 yard run. He accounted for 58 of the 87 yards. The problem was that there was still 2:02 left.

USC drove to win the game with a controversial out of bounds play and Leinart ultimately scorring with Reggie Bush locking on behind and pushing him into the endzone.

Had the defense held USC in the last 2 minutes, Quinn's knock about not winning a big game would have ended. Yet he did everything he could to win, the defense couldn't hold it. Quinn should have taken longer on his drive!

There were other times that Quinn did his part, but the team was just not good enough to win.

[BallHawk]

Meachem is this year's "wild card." A lot of people think he'll be Javon Walker and a lot of people think he'll be Robert Ferguson. Personally, I think that he'll be more like Javon, minus the headcase bit.

[Patler]

Who will be a bust?

I think Calvin Johnson has a chance to be a bust - the bronze kind in Canton with the other Hall of Famers!

[BallHawk]

Who will be a bust?

I think Calvin Johnson has a chance to be a bust - the bronze kind in Canton with the other Hall of Famers!

I knew somebody was going to make that joke. I just knew it!