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Title: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: Wretched Excess on October 29, 2010, 09:02:50 AM: I read an article in the WaPo yesterday about Heath Schuler wanting to run for speaker of the house (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/28/AR2010102806251.html). First of all, he probably isn't going to even be reelected, but that's politics, and this is the sports forum. :-)

I hadn't thought about ol' heath in a while, but reading the article brought to mind a question. Who is the all-time biggest NFL draft bust?

My list of nominees are ryan leaf, heath, and (this one seems to really upset some people, by the way) joey harrington.

bosworth and mandarich are out there, but mandarich only hits the list because the packers were idiots for drafting him so high. the three QBs I mentioned were all consensus first rounders. hell, there was a lively debate in 98 as to whether payton manning or leaf was the better QB.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: Odin's Hand on October 29, 2010, 11:59:14 AM: Mandarich for all the media hype that surrounded him. Steve Emtman is in that same catagory.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: blitzkrieg_17 on October 29, 2010, 01:53:58 PM: It takes some real stupidity to fail in Washington DC twice in 2 different jobs, and Shuler did just that. I'm going to agree with both of you on the Bosworth, Leaf, and Emtman, Add in Smith, Couch, Carter, etc. and you have a load of NFL Fail.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: Wretched Excess on October 29, 2010, 02:50:07 PM: Quote from: blitzkrieg_17 on October 29, 2010, 01:53:58 PM
It takes some real stupidity to fail in Washington DC twice in 2 different jobs, and Shuler did just that. I'm going to agree with both of you on the Bosworth, Leaf, and Emtman, Add in Smith, Couch, Carter, etc. and you have a load of NFL Fail.

:rofl: hi5 for combining politics and sports in the same joke.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: blitzkrieg_17 on October 29, 2010, 04:09:19 PM: Thanks WE :). It's true though.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: unbiased on October 29, 2010, 05:23:46 PM: Lawrence Phillips deserves a mention. He isn't as bad as Leaf, but the Rams did trade Jerome Bettis to the Steelers to make room for Phillips. That should count for something on the stupid meter.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: Wretched Excess on October 29, 2010, 05:32:53 PM: Quote from: unbiased on October 29, 2010, 05:23:46 PM
Lawrence Phillips deserves a mention. He isn't as bad as Leaf, but the Rams did trade Jerome Bettis to the Steelers to make room for Phillips. That should count for something on the stupid meter.

good one. but he may have been a bust because he couldn't stay out of trouble, not because he just flat out sucked. seems like we need a different category for that. :-)

although he gets extra points on the "suck-o-meter" for missing the block that sent steve young into retirement.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: Tantal on November 07, 2010, 01:34:58 PM: Jamarcus Russell. Case closed.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: NHSparky on November 08, 2010, 12:27:23 AM: As long as we're talking about Raiders quarterbacks...Todd Marinovich.

While you're at it, throw in Ki-Jana Carter, Dimitrius Underwood, and Art Schlichter, for starters. As much for their off-field crap as on.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: Ptarmigan on November 08, 2010, 07:52:58 PM: Ryan Leaf is considered one of the biggest flops in sports history, along with Heath Schuler.
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: Wretched Excess on November 18, 2010, 09:54:55 AM: yep. sure enough, shuler went down in flames yesterday, thereby accomplishing a remarkable feat; sucking in the same town in two entirely different endeavors. :loser: :loser: :loser:

and this time, he got his a$$ kicked by a girl. :whistling:
Title: Re: Heath Schuler : Finding New Ways to Suck. (the all time biggest draft bust?)
Post by: unbiased on November 18, 2010, 12:54:33 PM: Quote from: NHSparky on November 08, 2010, 12:27:23 AM

While you're at it, throw in Ki-Jana Carter

Now your talking Bengals. Where do I start? David Klingler, Akili Smith, Peter Warrick, Chris Perry (even thought they said they didn't need a running back, they said he was too good to pass up!), David Pollock and Andre Smith. I know some of these don't compare to others mentioned, I just had to vent.