NFL Draft Busts

found this interesting from the USA Today. i think some of these players are still too young to be called busts:



By Matt Pitzer, USA TODAY
It's common for fans to rush to judgment and declare a player a bust way too early. But after three seasons of seeing the draft class of 2004 on the NFL gridiron, enough time has passed that such a judgment is reasonable.
Here are the 10 worst first-round picks from 2004. Overall selection in parentheses:

1. Robert Gallery, T, Raiders (second). The Raiders can't figure out where to play him and he has done little to help their dysfunctional offensive line.

2. Reggie Williams, WR, Jaguars (ninth). He had a career-high 52 catches and four touchdowns last season, but Williams more often has had trouble catching passes and making any sort of discernable impact on the game.

3. Rashaun Woods, WR, 49ers (31st). Out of the league after just seven catches, he was a wasted pick and the 49ers still are trying to find wide receivers.

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4. Ahmad Carroll, CB, Packers (25th). The 5-10 cornerback was plagued by illegal contact penalties, is trying to salvage his career with the Jaguars and might drag down this year's undersized Razorbacks cornerback, Chris Houston.

5. Jason Babin, DE, Texans (27th). Houston drafted Babin to be a pass-rushing outside linebacker in a 3-4 defense but after switching to a 4-3, he is without an ideal position and his production has dropped.

6. Michael Jenkins, WR, Falcons (29th). Despite somehow scoring seven times last year, Jenkins averaged only 27.3 receiving yards a game and has not been the answer to Atlanta's receiving problems.

7. Chris Perry, RB, Bengals (26th). The Bengals continue to hold out hope that Perry can be a good change-of-pace back behind Rudi Johnson, but Perry has played only 22 games in three seasons because of injuries.

8. Kenechi Udeze, DE, Vikings (20th). After a promising rookie season, Udeze's second year was ruined by a knee injury and he struggled through last season with zero sacks, prompting the Vikings to consider adding another pass rusher this year.

9. Michael Clayton, WR, Bucs (15th). You wouldn't expect Clayton here after a 1,193-yard rookie season, but he has just 65 catches, 728 and one TD in two years since.

10. Kellen Winslow, TE, Browns (sixth). You can't argue with Winslow's ability when healthy, but he played only two games in his first two seasons and is coming off another serious knee surgery.

by the way, it pains me to see winslow's name on the list. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

I wouldn't put Winslow or Gallery on there. Nobody that has to play for the Raiders should be classified as a bust. There should be some other word or group of words to use for them like no win situation.

wtf are they talking about, Winslow led the league in receiving by a TE last year, the entire NFL. Is this a pre 2006 season list or something?

I dont think you could call Clayton a bust either, considering the QB situations hes had especially with that rookie season

no, it's not a pre-season 06 list. this was from this morning's USA Today. most of the list caught me by surprise as well.