NFL Draft Busts

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Remember1st round pick Rasheed Hageman? On his way to bust status. 1 sack 17 tackles as a pro in 2 years. Lol apparently scouts didn't do enough homework , they saw a big black guy,draft him first round. When he fails I'm sure there will barely be a peep about this wasted pick.
 

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Another black Wisconsin RB flop in an ever growing line of them. Such work ethic, such desire to succeed. Laugh of the day:

Patriots practice squad RB Montee Ball is reportedly heavier than 230 pounds. When he worked out for the Packers two weeks ago, Ball was allegedly in the 240s. Ball came out of Wisconsin at 214, so he's considerably overweight. He's missing a golden opportunity with LeGarrette Blount (hip) done for the year. The Patriots may now be turning to street free agent Steven Jackson.
 

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Another black Wisconsin RB flop in an ever growing line of them. Such work ethic, such desire to succeed. Laugh of the day:

Patriots practice squad RB Montee Ball is reportedly heavier than 230 pounds. When he worked out for the Packers two weeks ago, Ball was allegedly in the 240s. Ball came out of Wisconsin at 214, so he's considerably overweight. He's missing a golden opportunity with LeGarrette Blount (hip) done for the year. The Patriots may now be turning to street free agent Steven Jackson.

Speaking of Wisconsin RB's whose game doesn't translate to the NFL...Chargers rookie 1st round pick, Melvin Gordon, has 201 touches this season and still hasn't scored a single TD. Is that an all-time NFL record? Gordon has also fumbled 6 times, 4 of which were lost.

There is such laughable mediocrity at the RB position in general, yet we're to believe that only a handful of the many millions of able-bodied young white men (who dominate HS football rushing stats in all 50 states) in this country are permitted to play RB in the NFL for decades.

The sensational Christian McCaffery is our most solid prospect since Toby Gerhart, so there is a glimmer of hope that he'll become a perennial 1,000-yard rusher in the coming years. We've all seen this play out a hundred times before. Like Hester, Leonard, and Gerhart, McCaffery will likely get drafted by whatever team has the best black RB in the league at the time.
 
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Justin Blackmon arrested again. Lol
 

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From anti-white world:


Chargers placed RB Melvin Gordon on injured reserve with cartilage damage in his knee, ending his season. And so ends one of the most disappointing rookie seasons for a heralded NCAA star and top-15 NFL draft pick in recent memory. Gordon averaged 3.48 yards per carry as a rookie, didn't score a single touchdown on over 200 touches, and fumbled six times, losing four. He was also ineffective in the receiving game, averaging under six yards per catch. Poor offensive line play and San Diego's collective second-half collapse were partially to blame, but most concerning was Gordon's inability to translate his big-play running chops from college into the pros. So far, at least, he's certainly keeping alive the small-sample, largely cherry-picked narrative that Wisconsin running backs can't cut it in the NFL.
 

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I remember in the 2012 draft the party line was that there were six elite prospects in the draft. Luke Kuechly, who was as elite a prospect as you can get, was not included in this list because of his whiteness.

Three of these allegedly elite prospects are busts, QB Robert Griffin, RB Trent Richardson and WR Justin Blackmon.

Meanwhile Kuechly is one of the best players in the league.
 

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I remember in the 2012 draft the party line was that there were six elite prospects in the draft. Luke Kuechly, who was as elite a prospect as you can get, was not included in this list because of his whiteness.

Three of these allegedly elite prospects are busts, QB Robert Griffin, RB Trent Richardson and WR Justin Blackmon.

Meanwhile Kuechly is one of the best players in the league.

LOL Blackmon just had another DUI arrest. Loser. He chose alcohol over millions.

I love Kuechly. Just hate that he is playing for Carolina right now. What a despicable team.
 

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Supa afflete Vic Beasley recorded3 sacks as a rookie... Don't worry though his excuse is a torn labrum. I have no doubt he's injured just cracks me up how media tries to spin his lack of success and blame it solely on injury. White players are often deprived of benefit of the doubt.
 

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Texans OLB Jadeveon Clowney (foot) has been ruled out for Week 17.

His regular season ends with 40 tackles and 4.5 sacks. Clowney avoided structural damage in his foot, but his postseason availability is uncertain.

For a #1 overall pick playing on the same defense as JJ Watt, these numbers are very poor. In comparison, John Simon who was signed off of the Raven's practice squad last year, has more tackles and the exact same number of sacks. Simon has had to split time with Clowney and Mercilus but has been productive. If I were the Texans GM, I'd try to trade Clowney to some team with a DWGM who still buys the hype on this guy. The Texans would make out with picks and could insert Simon as the full time starter at OLB. A win-win.
 

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For a #1 overall pick playing on the same defense as JJ Watt, these numbers are very poor. In comparison, John Simon who was signed off of the Raven's practice squad last year, has more tackles and the exact same number of sacks. Simon has had to split time with Clowney and Mercilus but has been productive. If I were the Texans GM, I'd try to trade Clowney to some team with a DWGM who still buys the hype on this guy. The Texans would make out with picks and could insert Simon as the full time starter at OLB. A win-win.

DWGM, lol.

A good trade suggestion. The Texans could cut their losses the way the Browns did with bust Trent Richardson when they traded him to the Colts.
 

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Someone convince Fat Rex to trade for Clowney this off-season. Texans receive Hogan and Kyle Williams for Jadaveon to become a Bill!!
 

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For a #1 overall pick playing on the same defense as JJ Watt, these numbers are very poor. In comparison, John Simon who was signed off of the Raven's practice squad last year, has more tackles and the exact same number of sacks. Simon has had to split time with Clowney and Mercilus but has been productive. If I were the Texans GM, I'd try to trade Clowney to some team with a DWGM who still buys the hype on this guy. The Texans would make out with picks and could insert Simon as the full time starter at OLB. A win-win.

But Clowney is a once a generation prospect - that's what everyone was saying prior to the draft and they are never wrong :icon_lol:
 

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But Clowney is a once a generation prospect - that's what everyone was saying prior to the draft and they are never wrong :icon_lol:
I'm sure there are still a handful of GMs who believe this. The Texans should move him in the offseason. They still need a franchise QB (though Hoyer has been very good), offensive line help and a young RB. They need to act while there is still some polish left on this turd.
 

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But Clowney is a once a generation prospect - that's what everyone was saying prior to the draft and they are never wrong :icon_lol:

Every year there seems to be one or two "once in a generation prospects" in the draft and they're usually black.

The mainstream media was raving about Clowney and Greg Robinson in the 2014 draft and neither is looking good so far.
 

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Every year there seems to be one or two "once in a generation prospects" in the draft and they're usually black.

The mainstream media was raving about Clowney and Greg Robinson in the 2014 draft and neither is looking good so far.

It's the definition of insanity. Even looking at the 2015 draft - the first round is littered with busts. Guys that were supposed to be elite talents have proven to be anything but that.
 

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BUST IN WAITING

1. GERALD MCCOY

2. GLEN DORSEY

3. AARON CURRY

4. DARIUS HEYWARD-BEY

5. ANDRE SMITH

ON THE HORIZON: TERRELL PRYOR AND DEZ BRYANT- I FOR SEE AN IMPLOSION with this guy

Pretty accurate besides McCoy!
 

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I have a theory as to why Wisconsin RBs don't cut it in the pros. While the media loves to hype up the runner because they rack up yards and TDs. I believe a lot has to do with these guys running behind NFL caliber starting O-Lines! The big boys up front pave huge lanes to work with and as a result they get the glory. For instance Badgers OL this year probably better than San Diego's or Miami's!
 

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Every year there seems to be one or two "once in a generation prospects" in the draft and they're usually black.

The mainstream media was raving about Clowney and Greg Robinson in the 2014 draft and neither is looking good so far.

They raved about Robinson and how athletic he was coming out. So far he's struggled as a LT in the league. Every time I watched Rams this year they brought up the fact he's been outmatched as a pro! Don't worry I'm sure he will get another 4years to figure it out.
 

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Every year there seems to be one or two "once in a generation prospects" in the draft and they're usually black.

The mainstream media was raving about Clowney and Greg Robinson in the 2014 draft and neither is looking good so far.

Last week's Sports Illustrated featured an article on a black high school defensive end from New Jersey, Rashan Gary, who is being hyped as a "once in a generation prospect." He's the third prospect in the past decade to be the number one recruit of all of the Big Four of the systematic anti-White "recruiting services" -- Scout, Rivals, ESPN and 247sports, according to SI. The other two were Jadeveon the Clown and Robert Nkemdiche. Nkemdiche is still at Mississippi, while Clown is shaping up as yet another "once in a generation" black bust.

It mentioned how Gary was "tired" from having to sort through so many scholarship offers -- poor boy, such a hardship to deal with -- but what really stuck out before I stopped reading the article was that he had been offered a scholarship by Rutgers when he was in 8th grade!! I kid you not.

Gary's 6'4" and 287, runs a 4.74 and has a 32 inch vertical. Impressive, but hardly worthy of the hype. The scouting racket doesn't take into account that Gary may have already peaked physically as many blacks hit puberty well before Whites, and it doesn't take into account intelligence and work ethic. He's another black for the media machine to drool over well before he's begun to prove himself, while such is never accorded White football players except for the occasional quarterback.
 

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Randy Gregory = BUST. Suspended first4 games for violating drug policy. Amazes me these idiot GMs invest millions into peanut brained thugs. Funny thing about Gregory is that he sucks at football! His production never matched his "upside." Not to mention He's a skinny pot head.
 

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I think white players are less likely to bust than black players. In general they have higher character and a greater work ethic. They also tend to be underdrafted and perform better than their draft slot.

Blacks are overdrafted, because of their race. Players who are drafted too high are more likely to do poorly relative to their slot. They are more likely to bust.

Scouts make race part of their evaluation process, whether they do it consciously or subconsciously. They, in effect, consider race to be an athletic trait, like being strong or fast. It's part of their evaluation, whether it's written in their reports or not. Being black is seen as a positive athletic trait and being white is seen as a negative athletic trait.

Players who are strong, fast and black will get a higher grade from scouts than a white player who is equally strong and fast.
 

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Last week's Sports Illustrated featured an article on a black high school defensive end from New Jersey, Rashan Gary, who is being hyped as a "once in a generation prospect." He's the third prospect in the past decade to be the number one recruit of all of the Big Four of the systematic anti-White "recruiting services" -- Scout, Rivals, ESPN and 247sports, according to SI. The other two were Jadeveon the Clown and Robert Nkemdiche. Nkemdiche is still at Mississippi, while Clown is shaping up as yet another "once in a generation" black bust.

It mentioned how Gary was "tired" from having to sort through so many scholarship offers -- poor boy, such a hardship to deal with -- but what really stuck out before I stopped reading the article was that he had been offered a scholarship by Rutgers when he was in 8th grade!! I kid you not.

Gary's 6'4" and 287, runs a 4.74 and has a 32 inch vertical. Impressive, but hardly worthy of the hype. The scouting racket doesn't take into account that Gary may have already peaked physically as many blacks hit puberty well before Whites, and it doesn't take into account intelligence and work ethic. He's another black for the media machine to drool over well before he's begun to prove himself, while such is never accorded White football players except for the occasional quarterback.
Yes signing a 14 year old is rather stupid no matter how well he plays against his peers. I recall a player on my junior high team who was 5' 10" and played center, he wasn't very good but was HUGE. By the time he was a senior in high school he was neither tall nor large girth wise as he never grew vertically or horizontally after his early growth spurt.

Ps in the days before drafting the NHL put young prospects on a reserve list. Supposedly Bobby Orr was on the Bruins reserve list from the age of 12 but this was just a watch list as you couldn't be signed to a contract until you turned 18.
 
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Here's a link to a post way back before the 2007 draft from a Houston Texans fan forum where a poster predicts that JaMarcus Russell will be a bust. Most of the other posters disagree with him to a greater or lesser extent, but in the very last message in the thread, in 2010, someone congratulates the original poster for getting it right.

http://www.texanstalk.com/threads/jamarcus-russell-prototypical-bust.34536
 
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