NFL draft busts

[flyersfan223]

whatever happened to Joey Harrington?

[tthomaselli2]

0:08.; Was that Tim Couch as the Browns' quarter-back?

[tthomaselli2]

As a Bears fan, I'm ashamed of myself as pertains to seeing Cade McNown in a Bears uniform.; Hell, he makes Jay Cutler look like John Elway, he's that bad.

[AEMoreira81]

I disagree with David Carr - his offensive line couldn't block a baby. With the amount of times he was sacked, it's a miracle that he's still in the NFL (even if as a backup) and not out of football because of concussions.

As for JaMarcus Russell, this video was made in 2008.

[blakesterable]

Wheres Jamarcus Russell?

[JordanSanders1991]

oh the horror of Cade mcnown!



[WaffleEatingWorld]

Cade McNown?

[CoolerKing37]

Can we stop with the "so-and-so isn't a bust because his team was bad" excuse? The whole point of being a high draft pick is to help make a bad team BETTER.

[thekdg]

Some of these players were thrown in their ROOKIE year with POOR coaching and preperation! Some were mentally not ready for the switch from college to pro. The NFL quarterback IS the most stressful position in professional sports. All these teams were terrible before the #1 pick showed up. Horrible O Lines make it even harder for a new QB or running back. Don't ever show me a Lions pick they ran Barry Sanders outta the game. I've seen alot of Great Players ruined by bad teams!!!

[ButteWhat]

There's no way David Carr should be on here, he wasn't that highly touted from Fresno State and had some good years you have to look at Houston having no defense so they could win games. Joey Harrington had some decent years in Detroit again a team with a bad defense. Rick Mirer was never expected to be a great NFL quarterback.

Tony Mandarich was a weightlifter who couldn't play football so he was a bust and Brian Bozworth for sure.

[cehamlet89]

Joey harrington wasn't too bad. He was just like tim couch and david carr. Expected to be the team sayior right away but had no supporting cast.

[TheKdash123]

talking bout draft busts, learn your grammer

[fighton12]

alex smith is starting to come back now so he can't be a bust anymore

[TheGeorgecostanza]

Can someone explain to me why a player who got hurt playing gets labelled a bust? Steve Emtman had good seasons till he blew out both his knees. Why does Bosworth get labelled a bust? He played three productive seasons in Seattle till his body gave out on him.

[GarytheGhost]

I disagree with David Carr being a draft bust poor guy didnt have much help from his offensive line

[quincee33]

Was lawrence phillips on this list? or Andre Bruce?

[eddiebortz]

david carr isnt a draft bust he just got stuck on a bad team and he had a terrible O line. now hes backup for the giants and hes not bad when eli got hurt he played pretty well

[tweakrenegade]

CADE McCown??? david carr are "sucks"??? dude... david carr had the worst team ever and Cade had no recievers...

[coloradomike303]

A.Johnson was there he had one of the best young up in coming WR in the game........you have no clue about what you're talking about!!!!

[Hensley27]

actually, do your homework dude, even though we have johnson, carr never was able to throw it to him because he never had a line to protect him. plus he never had the coaching because of the dumb ass dom capers and his goonies.

[OoIxZiiMeRxIoO]

alex smith was AMAZING in collage but in the NFL he's nothing more then trash hahahahahahaa he sucks

[rocafella142]

Dont forget Alex Smith

[JayeCWSpade]

Smith a bust?

HARDLY

hes injured prone

plus hes on a horrible team

[rocafella142]

ha hes a bust....i went to helix high school and played with smith....he lost it all

[GreyGhostly]

You know NFL has been around more than the last 20 years, and half these guys were not even busts

[warriorsrock12]

which guys arent busts?

[NastyKobra]

Com'on man how you gunna say Tim Couch had a bad team and he didnt play bad it was his team com'on?

David Carr had it worst then Couch did, Couch made it to the Playoffs in 2002.

David Carr has an invisible O-Line and 1 reciver now he was the one with a bad team

still to sustain a Good QB rating through 2006-2007

[tweakrenegade]

INVISIBLE?!?!?!? ARE YOU NUTS! he had THE worst offence of line EVER... Carr is a bust because he has a shitty team...

[NastyKobra]

Thats what I just said???? INVISIBLE O-Line as in they rush could just walk through to sack him because you couldnt see their O-Line....the Texans franshise messed up his career now hes a back-up to another 1st round draft pick and he shouldnt be

[tweakrenegade]

ohh... sorry... i got the invisible word mixed up with invincible... sorry about that

[Phawstar]

i don't think i would put Ki-Jana Carter on this list simply because he destroyed his knee on his first carry in preseason. he couldn't even play long enough to really see if he was a bust. that's just my opinion

[abney20]

new addition to this list:

1) Matt Leinart

[Goodykos]

Don't forget Rex Grossman and Michael Vick,

[yana1music]

what michael vick is a quality quarter back but your right about rex

[1tommyfrazier5]

how was m. vick a bust??

[HOOTIEandROCKY]

see my video TIM COUCH IS NOT A BUST

[Goodykos]

Then why isn't he starting or even in the NFL anymore?? Don't say, "because there was no talent around him." That is crap. Look at Tom Brady- as much as I hate to say it- he did well with almost zero talent around him and won 3 Super Bowls. Well, unless you want to make the argument that his team cheated, then I would have to agree then let you win the argument.

[foxfire1112]

well look at the colts, before manning they were the WORST team in the nfl, look the alt, before Matt ryan... flat garbage. Good QB's cause teams to win

[bernicky13]

brady had a defense and billicheck

[raidersSolja]

actually in new englands case it was the team, look at matt cassel similar draft like brady

[bobsanders222]

Tim Couch had to retire because of injuries. he played decent football (just as every young quarterback) and he was out of the league before he could do anything.

he's a bust anyway, but we have to see who busted because of injuries and who because of attitude or lack of talent

[tweakrenegade]

ur wrong achally... tom brady had the most underrated team around the leauge at the time... he had a good team... thier was just not that big of names in thier...

[airjordanboy32]

I woudnt consider leftwhich a bust he got injured so he lost his starting job nd hes probably a top 3 backup in the league

[Caligula42]

JaMarcus Russell will be up there soon.

[biglogproductions]

I don't think that it's fair to call Alex Smith a bust because of the situation that he was put in. He got drafted, backed up Tim Rattay for a year and then started. He had a different offensive cordinator each year he's been in the league. If the 49ers drafted Aaron Rodgers instead, he would be struggling just as much as Alex Smith. He is doing well because he spent a few years backing up Brett Favre who's one of the best QBs of all time. Alex Smith isn't a bust, he just hasn't had a chance.

[BandwagonTeamHater]

yeah dude i agree. ima niners fan and i think the 49ers are a bust in the category of handling and grooming quarterbacks of the future simply cuz they screwed up smith's career so far. smith is not a bust

[bigtime74]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!you can not blame joey, joey never had a qb to study he was thrown in his rookie year and thats not how you do it what you do is you do what the packers did with aaron rodgers you bench him his first few years then he'll bejust fine

[Goodykos]

Yah, however, Rodgers did not make the playoffs!!

[bearmatrix]

vince young

[boyzonthehood]

what about desmond howard

[FMDS123]

desmond howard was not an nfl bust. he was a like 5'9 WR he was just a return specialist and won a super bowl MVP with the Packers he is no bust

[Caligula42]

Naw howard wasnt a bust he was a heisman jinx. He never was used right until the end of his career. He did well in Green Bay and had a good short career in Detroit.

[boyzonthehood]

itis not alex smith it is akili smith.

plus joey Harringot is good,he just hsnt been on a good team,every team he went to had a bad offensive line!!

if he played on a good team than everybody would chang their mind on him being a draft bust.

[LLHPIII]

Tim Couch sucked balls,the browns suck balls and they always will!!!! Especially with that lame kellen winslow on that team.He should go to the football pergatory....Detroit.

[reuccio92]

couch did not suck... HE HAD NO OFFENSIVE LINE!!! he got sacked every other play... then when he has a good year and the browns make the playoffs... he gets hurt again and for some stupid reason butch davis like holcomb better than couch... holcomb ended up being terriblr and that was that

[forebiden213]

Its not david carrs fault.. he had no offensive line and he got sacked like every other play.. I guess it like messed his head.. Alex smith had a different offensive coordinater and a new system every year... And bryon leftwich just got injuired too much

[Moutaineerman57821]

its amazing how people just say alex smith sucks..open your damn eyes faggots he is in the worst place right now to be a QB the 49ers are horrible he has no weapons you guys couldnt probably last a minute in his shoes and you would suck too if your coach didnt even like but started you because your his best option.. a coach shouldnt make a young QB think like that a coach should tell "well atleast you tried hard myabe next possesion" not "what on earth are you doing you suck out there"

[shelturdhell]

if its so bad how come J.T O'sulivan is kicking ass there Alex Smith Of the 3 Quaterbacks selected in that 2005 first round is the least talented considring that the picks were alex smith first Jason campbell second and Aaron rodgers third

[BandwagonTeamHater]

lol u just proved u have absolutely no knowledge of the nfl and ur an amateur when it comes to the nfl. omfg hahaha i dont think anyone could get any dumber. if the 49ers drafted rodgers or cambell, they would in the same situation as smith right now, suckin on the bench. And anyways, osullivan is starting cuz smith has been on IR since preseason with a broken throwing shoulder. Who the hell has 4 offensive coordinators in 4 years, next year being smith's 5th in 5 yrs since martz got the boot

[scoring81rulez]

alex smith sucks. flat out.

[evanw2192]

Top 5 biggest qb busts ever.

1. Leaf

2. Couch

3. Akili Smith

4. Mcnown (ok he was the 12th overall pick, but by no means is he as bad as Cade....Cade makes Rex look loved)

5. David Carr

[wolfie0890]

4. Mcnown (ok he was the 12th overall pick, but by no means is he as bad as Cade....Cade makes Rex look loved)

what?! you mean by no means is he as bad as Rex?

[Heffernan21]

david carr wasn't that bad it was just he didnt have enough time to really do anything because the O-line sucked

[evanw2192]

Couch was the 2nd biggest QB bust ever.... dumbass.

[raidersSolja]

couch was alright

[Goodykos]

Do not forget Rex Gorssman!!

[evanw2192]

your such a faggot....you have to be a top 10 pick to be a bust....Kill yourself and your lack of football knowledge

[Goodykos]

Hey, he is a bust. A "bust" by the NFL network standards is someone who is thought to be great and come in and then do great, but fail.

LIKE YOUR MOM!!!!!!!

[SD426]

listen, im not sayin tim couch was bad, all im sayin is, david carr wasn't a bust. He was drafted to an exspansion team, which means just about every player on the team is bad, if he was drafted on a different team, he probably would've made the playoffs and a be a possible pro bowler.

[footballplaya77]

fuck you cocksucker, cleveland isn't a dump, at least with Tim Couch we made it to the playoffs with a fucked o line and everything, David Carr jus fuckin sucked jus like houston, start winnin games first then talk shit, GO BROWNS

[SD426]

r u kidding me! david carr wasnt a bust, he had the worst offensive line of all the quarterbacks mentioned in this video. Also,if he had more than just one talented reciever, he would've been a pro bowler.

[ballin4life949]

david carr wasnt a bust. his team sucked and he had no o-line

[evanw2192]

no, he was a bust.

[lebron751rs]

lemme see troy williamson...gotta b up there all his highlights r drops now thats bad

[Dumblewh0re]

Ki Jana Carter was a real shame. But it goes without saying now, don't draft a Penn State player high on the board.

Lavar Arrington, Courtney Brown, Jimmy Kennedy.

All huge busts. Even though Arrington and Brown were productive, they never made it near what was expected of them.

[wesdawg313]

Dont 4get Curtis Enis and Blair Thomas. The NFL should include in the next collective bargaining agreement, teams are not allowed to draft Penn State RB's

[williebuyoff]

yea I agree. Didn't Ki Jana tear his ACL on his 1st ever carry of the preseason his rookie year? Now if that's not bad luck then I don't know what is.

[DJSCARFACE2004]

wr help but brady dont need them tell who he had other than his record breaking season tell

[spencerblackwell]

its CADE McNown not wade...get ur shit straight

[dethro96]

49ers change offensive coordinators about as much as a clean freak changes his undies. Give him at least another 2 years with the same person.  Maybe Mike Martz can do something with him. I've seen him play pretty good games. WRs help too. Vernon Davis needs to show up.

[dethro96]

Tim Couch was a big fat bust. Dont give me the team crap, he could've easily bitched his way out of a dump like Cleveland back then, the other QBs too, or complained about the lack of help on offense. He's either a bitch for playing so bad or a bitch for not speaking up and trying to improve his situation, he just wanted his money. He tried out for the Jags last year and didn't even make the team. Didn't he break his leg dropping back one year? Wow. Ki-Jana Carter, huge bust.

[dnasty312]

Couch had scrambled eggs

[clunax]

alex smith not is nfl bust

[eldiceuf]

Yeah but how many more seasons will he be given to prove himself. 49ers haven't come remotely close to the playoffs, let alone any bit involved in the playoff race.

[RubicksCube23]

Cedric Benson - 4th overall 2004 or '05 idn

11 games 196 rushes 674 yards 3.4 avg carry

4 touchdowns last year not exactly 4th overall material

[ThrowItPac]

True, but this year is his do or die year.

[Darkmanx135246]

last year after thomas jones left was his do or die year, he's dead

[Nefstead23]

Im sorry but i dont think you can consider alex smith a bust yet...He still has a lot to prove and a little more time with a well developing 49rs team i think he can be a good qb

[steelersSBchamps08]

despit how much i hate 49ers bc they have 5 SBs like us,but i think alex smith is a very good QB,hes soo smart and he could make all the throws,hes accurate,he kinda in ways reminds me of ELWAY when he throws he deep bullets,and throws like aikman

he is like ben rothlisberger,i think if ben was in SF in SMITH circumstances wit 3 diff OCs,and seperated his shoulder,ben would probably do worse

SMITH is lucky he gots mike martz who is a QB guru,smith is too smart

[Bigkhnic23]

i thought charlie rogers was gonna be the next randy moss...many would agree at the time.

[josephhopkins1]

Yeah but Courtney Brown and Gerard Warren were terrible.

[marha22]

Courtney was dominant when he was healthy...So bad ha was healthy for 2 games.Watch him in the Bears Browns game from 2001...He was f*ckin good.

[gojenson]

as you said in the video, couch isnt a bust.. he was pretty much set to fail. he should have pulled a john elway and said not to play for the browns..

david carr- he wasnt a bust b/c of his talent. the texans always tried to change his throwing motion. so thats why he got screwed.. at carolina, he was doing decent till he got injured.

ki-jana carter - he was a bust b/c of injuries he could have been productive if it wasnt for that.

[Darkmanx135246]

i agree, i hate it when people call players busts because and injury. However, if the players has a lot of them rather than a big one, then i can understand calling them a bust.

[DyingProdigy]

Haha some of those were great busts gread vid man.

[all3rd]

Man Cade had a 4th round arm that was such an odd first round pick.

[226044]

2 early for alex smith w8 3 more years and might as well begin to put some matt ryan clips

[Triple3Deuce2]

are you serious; he fn blows so bad; he is not good

[226044]

smith is 7-5 as a starter and has 1 to 1 td to int ratio taking out his rookie year. im not saying hes good but not a top 10 bust. if smith had playmakers and good o line who was terrible last yr they would had made the playoff

[226044]

couch isnt that huge of a bust he had avg career.

[marha22]

sorry my english sucks :D

[bobandjorge]

magyar?

[BIGGAHITZ]

Greatest Busts? Interesting choice of words.