For NFL fans: List the Biggest Busts in NFL History!!!

[devilgrrl]

Here's three:

Ryan Leaf
Brian "The Boz" Bosworth
Heath Shuler


Your turn...

[Beware the Beast Man]

1. Kordell Stewart

Take it from me...

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

14. Carlton Hasselrig would be up there

He didn't just suck and fall out of the league, he went from a first round pick all the way to jail.

Bam Morris
Barry Foster

I am sure there are others courtesy of the Rooney clan before they bought a brain.

DBDB

[Beware the Beast Man]

17. Between Franco and the Bus, most of the Steeler running backs, too

Bam Morris
Tim Worley
Barry Foster

Merrill Hoge was an exception.

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

30. How in hell could I forget the nightmare that was

Tim Worley?!?!?! You are so very correct. B-) Merril Hoge was the exception. Not his fault the coachinig staff adopted the "Slow White Guy Around End" offense

DBDB

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

55. Didn't "Bananas Foster" put up some huge rushing numbers for a while?

Like, winning the AFC rushing title?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

18. Hey for all his flaws, the Steelers made the AFC championship game

with Kordell. So even if he dragged the team down from where they shoulda been, he can't qualify as a "biggest bust" candidate.

Leaf and Boz, after being drafted at or near the top, didn't do squat.

Heath Shuler similar, but didn't get drafted quite so high.

[Dr Batsen D Belfry]

31. (Donning Asbestos Underwear) In Kordell's defense

this year is the first in the last 6 or 7 seasons the Steelers offensive line has actually looked prepared to play prior to game 7. For as long as I can remember, either they were unprepared mentally, physically, or just trying to get Kordell killed by making him a pocket QB without a line that could pass-block

DBDB

[Beware the Beast Man]

34. True, but

his inconsistency was maddening.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. The Packers picking Tony Mandarich over Barry Sanders....

Biggest. Mistake. Ever. Made.


:hi:

[Poiuyt]

3. Tony Manderich

He was supposed to be the greatest OT in history

[BrainRants]

11. Packers Mandarich gets my vote...

although Brett Favre makes it all better.

[underpants]

16. Even without missing on Barry Sanders (post #2) I say Mandarich too

Wow talk about burning out on 'roids

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. Barry Sanders would still be playing today, if it weren't for the

stupidity in picking that loser. :(

[BrainRants]

37. A Favre / Sanders ticket

would blow my mind! The Packers would be tripping over Lombardi trophies by now if that would have happened. (Heck, Barry could even teach Ahman Green a thing a two about holding that pigskin!)

[StopTheMorans]

4. Janet Jackson

:evilgrin:

[RagingInMiami]

5. warren sapp

EDIT: I thought you said biggest "butts" in NFL history

[BrainRants]

38. That's not the

gluteal euphemism I'd use to describe Sapp, but (butt?) it'll do! :)

[sniffa]

6. ricky wiLLiams

carson paLmer
tim couch
akiLi smith

[Tafiti]

10. Come on now...Palmer!?

He's hardly been given a chance. If we're going to proclaim bust on quarterbacks during their first season of play, then other busts would include Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Troy Aikman, Steve Young, etc. etc. None of these guys played well their first year, some didn't even make it into the starting lineup until a few years into their careers. Tim Couch and Akili Smith - total busts.

[sniffa]

19. who does he pLay for now?

[Tafiti]

62. Palmer plays for the Bengals.

Last year was technically his rookie year, but Jon Kitna took every single snap - Palmer never stepped foot in a regular season game last year. He was named starter this year, so he's basically a rookie. His numbers through 11 games: 216/372 (58.1%) for 2,313 yds, 13 TDs, 16 INTs with a passer rating of 70.1. Not great, but certainly not terrible. Plus, he's tied for 5th in the league in pass attempts - that's not what you want a rookie QB to do, but he's had to play catch-up a lot. The reason Roethlisberger does so well is he throws only about 15-20 passes a game, and the defense does the rest. Palmer does not have that luxury...yet.

[fryguy]

7. 1985 Patriots

stunk up the Super Bowl something fierce!

[RummyTheDummy]

50. True but..........

How have the last 20 years been for the Bears? Pats have been to THREE more Super Bowls since then and won two of them.

[gnofg]

8. aundray Bruce

Ask the falcons about that one

[MNBiker]

9. The Bucs took Rickey Bell not Tony Dorsett #1

[motely36]

12. The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders

:shrug:

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

13. Lawrence Phillips

A criminal too

[redqueen]

15. Ryan Leaf is up there

Aundrey Bruce... not Audrey... I can spell... really.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

20. "Cryin' Leaf" has gotta be number one, all time. End of story.

[autorank]

21. Heath Shuler...UT draft for future QB by Redskins. Nice guy but...

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

24. "Cryin" Leaf trumps Shuler by a long shot. This from a fan of both Skins

and Chargers. Leaf drafted higher, and was also a big jerk in addition to sucking.

[autorank]

28. I agree, he was a turkey!!! Remember Kieth Lincoln?

[devilgrrl]

39. The Keith Lincoln who was almost broken in half by...

Mike Stratton in the 1965 AFL Championship against The Bills?

[autorank]

41. What a memory! No I don't. I just remember that my grandmother

roomed with his grandmother at a "nursing home." He was good as I recall. Thats when the Chargers had uniforms like the USAF Academy. The AFL was a lot of fun at the start.

[DelawareValleyDem]

23. Actually, we were just talking about this at work last week

We came up with Todd Marinovich, Blair Thomas, Tony Mandarich, Ryan Leaf and Brian Bosworth. I would add Dan Wilkinson and for the old timers, Walt Patulski

[devilgrrl]

40. Walt Patulski... typical Bills draft choice from the '70's...

Dennis Shaw
Phil Dokes
Tom Cousineau

I'm sure there are more. :eyes:

[Ganja Ninja]

25. Morgana the kissing bandit.

Didn't she go after Joe Namath once.

[Seabiscuit]

27. Morgana certainly *has* the biggest "busts" in NFL history. :)

[Crankie Avalon]

26. Not really a football fan...

...but I did go to BC, so wasn't Doug Flutie a dud in the NFL? Or am I remembering wrong?

[Poiuyt]

29. He came back and had some pretty decent years at Buffalo

Everyone kept writing him off, but he kept winning.

[tishaLA]

32. Coach Rich Kotite

[noonwitch]

33. Andre Ware

Boy, the Lions were counting on him.

[President Jesus]

35. Gruden (he inherited the champ Bucs); Parcells Cowboys era.

[President Jesus]

36. Looks like Eli Manning is making a run for this title

[Arkana]

48. Yes, it appears the youngest Manning may not pan out

It's too bad, too...though I dislike the Colts, Peyton's a hell of a quarterback and I hear Archie was something too.

[ScreamingMeemie]

54. Looks to me like the Giants are stealing a play out of the Lions' book.

Take a young, rookie quarterback and place the weight of an entire NFL team on his untried, college proven shoulders...with no time to adjust. I blame the Giants if he doesn't pan out. :hi:

[SmileyBoy]

42. DJ Dozier

Anyone who watched the Vikings in the late-80's knows what I'm talking about.

[THUNDER HANDS]

57. didn't he play for the Mets?

I remember that name as an outfielder with the Mets for some reason.

[SmileyBoy]

58. Yeah, he played baseball for a little while.

He was a real team cancer in his football days. 1st round pick from Penn State, I believe.

[SmileyBoy]

43. David Klingler

[SmileyBoy]

44. Yatil Green

[SmileyBoy]

45. Ki-Jana Carter

[Phillycat]

63. Yeah, but he was so awesome in college.

It never occured to anyone that he was too goddamn SMALL to play in the NFL.

[SmileyBoy]

46. Gino Toretta

[maveric]

52. Can you beleive that he won the Heisman over Marshall Faulk?

Toretta wasnt even the best player on his team.
Faulk set NCAA rushing records that year and the next year too.

[SmileyBoy]

47. Steve Emtman

[Tweed]

49. No one has said Brian Bosworth?!

He is the biggest bust of all time! What a joke!

[RummyTheDummy]

51. He was listed on the original post

Great college player though.

[maveric]

53. Rashan Salamm

Won the Heisman, got drafted by the Bears and never panned out to anything.

[AngryAmish]

56. The BOz was good until he got busted up.

Remember when Bo Jackson ran over him? He had a dislocated shoulder before that. It drove him from the league.

[2sheds]

59. Cade McNown

Oh, my poor Bears

[Renew Deal]

60. John Elway

That's a big bust.

[anti_shrub]

61. Gabe Rivera

Steelers picked him over Dan Marino in the 1983 draft, and he promptly wrecked his car and ended his career after a season or so. What made it really hurt is that the reason the Steelers dynasty ended is the inability to replace Terry Bradshaw. They never had a franchise QB since.

The Chief wanted to draft Marino, and never let the chance pass by to remind the young whippersnappers that veto'd him that "that Marino kid would have been a good choice".