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Well they did not want to make the whole list about the Detroit Lions.
Have you watched him play? He couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. I think by the end of his career, he'll be considered one of the biggest draft busts ever. I disagree with a lot of the guys on this list (Arrington, Leinardt for now, Bush, maybe Gallery), but at this point, given what I've seen, I think Russell deserves to be there. The only arguement I could see is that he's only played a few years in this decade, but I don't see much improvement for a guy who was supposed to develop into a star.
Last decade. Meaning starting in 2000.
:XHe was overrated to be sure, but I don't see how you can say he busted.
He was in the 1998 Draft.Leaf is considered by many the biggest draft bust ever, not just for the '90s.
Gotcha
I'll admit, I didnt look at any stats when making my little list, I just bashed it out.I put Warrick pretty high because he was such a beast in college, and his teammate Coles has FAR surpassed anything he's done in the NFL.He just suddenly vanished.I agree that it's a bit early to include Russell, but he has been so wretched in his 3rd year that I just felt compelled to stick him on the list. He's shown nothing but laziness and ineptitude, IMO. The only reason he's not #1 is because this is only his 3rd year, so I gave him a tiny break.As a Jets fan, I was also tempted to include Mike Nugent.
He was #2 fwiw. I think Leinart should be higher, Bush lower (he was brilliant his firs season), Arrington shouldn't be on the list. Clarrett is silly on the list, he was barely a first day pick.Funny that there's 2 Lions WRs there but the architect goes on TV as an analyst and talks about how you have to build a team through the OL and DL.
Those guys may not have lived up to the tremendous amount of hype surrounding them when they came out of college, but they have at least sustained their NFL careers for several years now. It's hard to make it in the NFL for anyone. There's plenty of high first round picks in this decade that are selling insurance right now. This list is really a measure of pre-draft hype vs. actual NFL career not an all-time bust list.
Williamson and Terrell were busts, but not as epic as the Williams/Rogers combo, and their careers havent been as profoundly barren as Soward/Woods (although they were top 10 picks, so maybe deserve to be on the list)
Thats why I bring up guys like Soward, Reynolds, Woods - true busts, not just underachievers/disappointments
Rashaun Woods?I agree that I really liked him coming out of school. He seemed to have the type of body control and ball awareness that I thought would make him a really good receiver in the NFL.
Valid arguement. I like the concept of a bust having to be out of football. It helps out guys who have "2nd careers." I mean, heck, Favre didn't do anything in Atlanta...imagine if he was a high pick. As for the Rod Gardner suggestion...he had a few serviceable years. I think that one spectacular catch he made is the sole reason for his draft position. I can't think of many guys impacted more by 1 play.
Rod Gardner led me to a fantasy Superbowl in 2002!
Then I drafted him in the 4th round the next year. 
Given his draft position and what he was supposed to be, I don't have a huge problem labeling him as a bust. But, nowhere near a top 10 bust of the last 10 years. He actually had a respectable career and the only guy on that list that has a chance to outperform him is Reggie Bush.Maroney=Sped said:Choke said:He was overrated to be sure, but I don't see how you can say he busted.
P-shaw, everyone knows there was no year zero, so the decade goes from 2001-2010, meaning still time for Tim Tebow to make this list.
He actually barely hurt the team at all. He signed a contract that was heavy on incentives and didn't include any guaranteed money, and since the Broncos cut him in training camp, he never counted a dime against the salary cap. The draft pick they used on him was compensatory and therefore untradeable. He wasn't even the highest drafted player that got cut before the end of TCs that season.Everyone remembers Clarett because of the firestorm of controversy surrounding him and because of the spectacular trainwreck that his life became, but as far as busts go, he wouldn't even merit inclusion on a list of the 100 biggest busts of the past decade, to say nothing of the 10 biggest.
Except that Carr was sacked once out of every eight times he dropped back, and Sage Rosenfels was sacked once out of every forty-two times when he came into replace Carr.And what exactly has Carr done on either the Giants or Panthers? I can understand not beating out Eli, but Carr couldn't even beat out Jake Delhomme. Hell, he couldn't even beat out a straight-out-of-retirement Vinny Testraverde.
Should be all-century
It's such a clear attempt at fishing I don't really care to argue against it. If someone wants to make a list they truly believe in, great. Then we can talk.
not sure why, but this made me laugh
