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The 100 worst draft picks ever

29. Tony Mandarich, Green Bay Packers (No. 2, 1989)
Imagine a backfield of Brett Favre and Barry Sanders. That could have been the case, but Green Bay bypassed Sanders for the "best offensive line prospect ever" (as Sports Illustrated declared on its cover). Interestingly, at the time Mandarich's 6-6, 315-pound size was considered mammoth. These days, current top draft prospect D'Brickashaw Ferguson, 6-6 and 305 pounds, "lacks ideal bulk" and "needs to get bigger." And steroids in baseball are a problem?

Still breaks my heart we coulda had Sanders...
 
46. Mark McGwire, Oakland A's (No. 10, 1984)
If only the Cubs had taken McGwire at No. 3, or maybe the Reds at No. 5, or maybe the Giants at No. 9, then McGwire never would have been teammates with Jose Canseco, he never would have been introduced to steroids (you know, if it happened that way), he wouldn't have shattered Maris' record in '98, Barry wouldn't have gotten jealous, Pedro Gomez would get to cover the actual game of baseball, we wouldn't have "Bonds on Bonds" and life as we know it would generally smell more like roses and fresh-baked bread.
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😀
 
Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
lol @ darko.
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I liked this one:
50. Stephon Marbury, Milwaukee Bucks (No. 4, 1996)
But he's been a two-time All-Star! I don't want to hear it. This guy has destroyed more franchises than Jeffrey Loria. The facts speak for themselves: Every team he leaves gets better, every team he joins gets worse. He's a disaster with a high scoring average.

haha ask Larry Brown what he thinks...

 
Whoever wrote this list is retarded. Why would he put a player like Derek Jeter or Scotty Pippen and then give the explanation that X team shoud've/could've drafted him and done well.
 
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
lol @ darko.
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I liked this one:
50. Stephon Marbury, Milwaukee Bucks (No. 4, 1996)
But he's been a two-time All-Star! I don't want to hear it. This guy has destroyed more franchises than Jeffrey Loria. The facts speak for themselves: Every team he leaves gets better, every team he joins gets worse. He's a disaster with a high scoring average.

haha ask Larry Brown what he thinks...
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things got worse when they paired up starburry with francis. new york will probably give up first round draft picks for the next 20 years and evelenty billion dollars to get their hands on ai or kg.
 
Originally posted by: computeerrgghh
Whoever wrote this list is retarded. Why would he put a player like Derek Jeter or Scotty Pippen and then give the explanation that X team shoud've/could've drafted him and done well.
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Uhh..he said worst draft picks, not worst players drafted.
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
From the article:
Is there a curse on Penn State running backs?
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No! Just look at the running back Larry Johnson has become.
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Probably more of a curse on Michigan running backs. So much promise then...injury.
 
95. Tim Couch stated on sports radio that he made 83 million dollars in the NFL and married a playboy model. He had no complaints.

I say he did all right for being such a sorry draft pick.
 
Blind #1 guess of Mandarich...

EDIT: Noticed this is multi-sport... Mandarich or Len Bias...

EDIT 2: Mandarich was #29... and Bias was mentioned only in passing?? I was going for the not-so-obvious ones, but a #2 overall that dies 18hrs after the draft isn't a bad pick?? 😕
 
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