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Biggest 1st picked QB bust in the past 10 years?

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Alex Smith. The clear pick for the Niners that year was Aaron Rodgers, but they (of course) blew it and picked a bust.

Just another inept management decision from the same gang that took one of the best teams in NFL history and turned it into the laughing stock of the league in short order.

:|
 
Originally posted by: txrandom
Originally posted by: murphy55d
I'm going with Vince Young especially for all that was made of "OMG HOW DID THE TEXANS PASS HIM UP FOR LOL MARIO WILLIAMS?" Who is laughing now? His draft stock was based on one game. He has shown Z E R O NFL-calibre skills. Can't read a defense. Wonderlic? wonderlol? Man he is awful.

David Carr I think could still be a serviceable NFL player. Alex Smith, meh. No hype there, just a dumb pick. Couch was ruined by a terrible, terrible organization.
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I thought everyone was mad Bush was passed on.
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No they were mad because Young was a local guy, U of texas, and Houston passed him up.
 
Originally posted by: murphy55d
Originally posted by: txrandom
Originally posted by: murphy55d
I'm going with Vince Young especially for all that was made of "OMG HOW DID THE TEXANS PASS HIM UP FOR LOL MARIO WILLIAMS?" Who is laughing now? His draft stock was based on one game. He has shown Z E R O NFL-calibre skills. Can't read a defense. Wonderlic? wonderlol? Man he is awful.

David Carr I think could still be a serviceable NFL player. Alex Smith, meh. No hype there, just a dumb pick. Couch was ruined by a terrible, terrible organization.
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I thought everyone was mad Bush was passed on.
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No they were mad because Young was a local guy, U of texas, and Houston passed him up.
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I was under the same impression that the team 'passed' on bush, even though in reality i don't think they coulda drafted/signed/used bush.
 
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
All things considered, Michael Vick hands down. Kid single-handedly shattered the Falcons.

I fail to see why he is not in your poll; because he is decent at quarterbacking? LOL

I'd say he is the biggest bust in sports history. ...and this "I'm sorry, love your pet" thing... I find more truth in Bros Grimm.
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A bust imeans they're highly regarded coming out of college but fail miserably in the Pros. Vick may be an idiot and a dog killer, but before he went to jail he was one of the best players in football. He was not a bust.
 
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Hard to decide b/w Couch and Carr, b/c the others are still active, and thus have potential to shed their mediocrity. Young has had a few, very isolated shades of brilliance, but his problem is mostly with maturity. Hopefully he can pull it together. I don't see Russell or Smith going anywhere, though.

lest we forget that Brett Favre was a no-name journeyman 3rd-stringer with a serious attitude problem during his first 1(?) seasons? The Packers picked him from an Atlanta, iirc, in a steal.

Plus, it wasn't entirely Carr's fault, as everyone knows. He was no Ryan Leaf.
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They (Packers) picked up Favre after his rookie year. I'm not quite sure where Favre plays into the whole bust thing either.

 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: kalster
Jamarcus Russell and soon to be Tim Tebow (if he plays QB, he can be a great RB though).
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He's not going to be a 1st rounder, muchless the first QB taken.
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I don't think there aren't any good white RB in the nfl. tebow would make a great TE.
 
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
This place is so fucking ugh... sometimes.
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You mean you don't like commenting based on your personal preferences against those commenting based on actual, proven merit?
 
Originally posted by: oogabooga
Originally posted by: murphy55d
Originally posted by: txrandom
Originally posted by: murphy55d
I'm going with Vince Young especially for all that was made of "OMG HOW DID THE TEXANS PASS HIM UP FOR LOL MARIO WILLIAMS?" Who is laughing now? His draft stock was based on one game. He has shown Z E R O NFL-calibre skills. Can't read a defense. Wonderlic? wonderlol? Man he is awful.

David Carr I think could still be a serviceable NFL player. Alex Smith, meh. No hype there, just a dumb pick. Couch was ruined by a terrible, terrible organization.
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I thought everyone was mad Bush was passed on.
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No they were mad because Young was a local guy, U of texas, and Houston passed him up.
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I was under the same impression that the team 'passed' on bush, even though in reality i don't think they coulda drafted/signed/used bush.
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Bush did publicly say (pre-draft) that he would be more than willing to sign with Houston, but they never called him or made an offer pre-draft.

of course, no one knows how that would have worked out if they actually drafted him.
 
Originally posted by: rasczak
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Hard to decide b/w Couch and Carr, b/c the others are still active, and thus have potential to shed their mediocrity. Young has had a few, very isolated shades of brilliance, but his problem is mostly with maturity. Hopefully he can pull it together. I don't see Russell or Smith going anywhere, though.

lest we forget that Brett Favre was a no-name journeyman 3rd-stringer with a serious attitude problem during his first 1(?) seasons? The Packers picked him from an Atlanta, iirc, in a steal.

Plus, it wasn't entirely Carr's fault, as everyone knows. He was no Ryan Leaf.
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They (Packers) picked up Favre after his rookie year. I'm not quite sure where Favre plays into the whole bust thing either.
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my point is that it may be too early to assign bust status to players like Smith and Russell. There is a history of untested and lowly-regarded QBs coming off the bench and becoming huge. Favre, Brady...

Though I thought Favre had at least 2 or 3 years before Green Bay picked him up? I remember him being on the verge of falling out of the NFL due to "bad behavior." Brady was a bench guy for 2 years, no?

Yeah, I guess you can't call either of them busts b/c there was no wasted draft pick/$$. They would be considered steals.

My only point is that early career isn't always going to determine future success. Sometimes, all it takes is a bit more maturity or a new environment.
 
Originally posted by: The_Dude8
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: kalster
Jamarcus Russell and soon to be Tim Tebow (if he plays QB, he can be a great RB though).
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He's not going to be a 1st rounder, muchless the first QB taken.
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I don't think there aren't any good white RB in the nfl. tebow would make a great TE.
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Alstott was a damn good FB when he was playing--but you don't need speed for that position 😀
 
I think you could make a strong argument that Vick was a total bust because of his moral character. I don't see why it matter mush how he busted out of the NFL. Bust to me mean disappointment period, and to the Falcons, he has to be the biggest disappointment in team history if not NFL history. Those that don't include him have too narrow a definition of bust imo.
 
Originally posted by: Syringer
Originally posted by: kalster
Jamarcus Russell and soon to be Tim Tebow (if he plays QB, he can be a great RB though).
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He's not going to be a 1st rounder, muchless the first QB taken.
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Umm Dan Sydner still owns the Redskins. If the Skins crap out this year. I suspect he'll dump Campbell and just might be crazy/stupid enough to take Tebow in teh 1st round.

This of course assumes Tebow after getting rocked 2 weeks ago can still do something. Stinks up the joint well he'll go where he should mid to late rounds.
 
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
I think you could make a strong argument that Vick was a total bust because of his moral character. I don't see why it matter mush how he busted out of the NFL. Bust to me mean disappointment period, and to the Falcons, he has to be the biggest disappointment in team history if not NFL history. Those that don't include him have too narrow a definition of bust imo.
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lol.
 
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
I think you could make a strong argument that Vick was a total bust because of his moral character. I don't see why it matter mush how he busted out of the NFL. Bust to me mean disappointment period, and to the Falcons, he has to be the biggest disappointment in team history if not NFL history. Those that don't include him have too narrow a definition of bust imo.
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You're not a big football fan, are you?

As so many others have said, it's Ryan Leaf all the way!
 
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