PFT: 2005 First Round Littered with Busts (1-16)

[anygivensun]

I think injuries do count as a bust. If you spend a top 1st round pick on a player that doesn't contribute because of injuries, he is definitely a bust. Same goes for those who don't contribute because they keep getting suspended, or thrown in jail. High picks should contribute. If they don't they are a bust, regardless of why. Also, I don't think you have to be a pro-bowler, but when you get picked in the top 10, pro-bowl appearances should be a significant factor about whether or not you are a bust.

 

[arglebargle]

I think injuries do count as a bust. If you spend a top 1st round pick on a player that doesn't contribute because of injuries, he is definitely a bust. Same goes for those who don't contribute because they keep getting suspended, or thrown in jail. High picks should contribute. If they don't they are a bust, regardless of why. Also, I don't think you have to be a pro-bowler, but when you get picked in the top 10, pro-bowl appearances should be a significant factor about whether or not you are a bust.

In my opinion, a bust as a player who doesn't live up to his draft status. But injuries don't count, unless they are known factors prior to the draft. A QB taken high who gets in a car wreck and can't play afterwords is not a bust. Bad Luck, sure. A Washout? yes. But to be a true bust, the problem has to be known in advance. That makes players like Pac-Man or Mike Williams eligible for bust status, as each had significant question marks before the draft.

 

[Q_the_man]

Posted by Mike Florio on May 5, 2008, 7:53 a.m.

8. Antrel Rolle, cornerback, Miami: When a cornerback might be shifted to safety at only age 25, it’s not because he’s a great cornerback. BUST.

Rolle a Bust, OK, I will take his 5 int, with 3 td returns anyday of the week or the year so to speak......Actually I always thought he would make a good safety......

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Wonder what this guy will say about Spears? I'd have to put Spears in the bust column. Bust in my opinion includes everything from nothing special to has shown absolutely nothing at all.

 

[31hammer]

Didn't Ronnie Lot conert from CB to Saftey. Was he bust too

 

[JPM]

Didn't Ronnie Lot conert from CB to Saftey. Was he bust too

He was a Pro Bowl corner before he made the switch