Boos, busts and blunders: Biggest busts

[Retired AFA]

Not to mention we were the farm system for the Washington RedSkins as we drafted and trained players who we eventually were to cheap to pay and they went to the Skins: RB John Riggens, DT Verlon Biggs, WR Santana Moss, WR L. Coles and many others,

 

[skop]

Not to mention we were the farm system for the Washington RedSkins as we drafted and trained players who we eventually were to cheap to pay and they went to the Skins: RB John Riggens, DT Verlon Biggs, WR Santana Moss, WR L. Coles and many others,

didn't we lose a reaaly good guard to them as well?

 

[Bigmoe]

CARL BARZILAUSKAS ??

 

[Innocenti]

CARL BARZILAUSKAS ??

1974

 

[Innocenti]

1974

He got 5 sacks in his rookie year and was second in D-ROY honors behind Jack Lambert.

 

[NewMFS62]

Well, when you're listing BIGGEST busts, what about Gary Kipfmiller, a center from University Nebraska- Omaha who was listed at 360 pounds? He was drafted in the 16th round by the Jets in 1972.

Later

 

[BlindsideD'Brick]

Darron Lee, Calvin Pryor, Dee Milliner, Quinton Coples, Kyle Wilson…. should I go on?

This is why I’m always cautious about assuming 1st round picks will be difference makers. These players were “studs” when we drafted them. I’ll be happy if just two of the four top 38 picks we draft are productive starters. It’s a low bar but it’s also backed by history.