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re: Worst pick you remember you're team making?
Posted on 4/27/24 at 7:32 pm to UnluckyTiger
Posted on 4/27/24 at 7:32 pm to UnluckyTiger
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Dan wanted a hometown guy.
He picked him because he was friends with Dan's son from Bullis
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Posted on 4/27/24 at 7:33 pm to Peter167
Christian Ponder, Troy Williamson, Erasmus James...
Posted on 4/27/24 at 7:35 pm to Peter167
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For Tampa it's easy Roberto Aguayo the kicker they spent a second round pick on while also trading our 3rd and 4th to move up and get. He lasted one year after missing so many FG's and XP's they couldn't even bring him back for a year 2.
Up there with one of the worst picks ever for sure, but Aguayo is still one of the more surprising busts to me. Not that you should ever take a kicker in the second round no matter how good they are.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 7:41 pm to ReauxlTide222
Edit: Talking about the Texans.
Not sure if you mean worst at the time of the pick or worst looking back at it.
I hated taking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush or Vince Young. Looking back at it, it's not a bad pick.
At the time I was excited for Amobi Okoye (1st round, 10th pick), but looking back that pick could have been Patrick Willis (11th pick), Marshawn Lynch (12th pick), Darrelle Revis (14th pick). Okoye wasn't "bad", but was released before the end of his first contract.
Not sure if you mean worst at the time of the pick or worst looking back at it.
I hated taking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush or Vince Young. Looking back at it, it's not a bad pick.
At the time I was excited for Amobi Okoye (1st round, 10th pick), but looking back that pick could have been Patrick Willis (11th pick), Marshawn Lynch (12th pick), Darrelle Revis (14th pick). Okoye wasn't "bad", but was released before the end of his first contract.
This post was edited on 4/27/24 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 4/27/24 at 7:48 pm to Atari
Todd Blackledge...we could've had Marino. 
Posted on 4/27/24 at 7:57 pm to Peter167
st.louis cardinals selecting john lee, kicker from ucla
you dont draft a kicker that high in 1st round, and he had NEVER kicked on the grass. Always from a tee.
he failed miserably
you dont draft a kicker that high in 1st round, and he had NEVER kicked on the grass. Always from a tee.
he failed miserably
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:23 pm to BuckyCheese
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Tony Mandarich
Did you actually hate it at the time or did that hatred grow once he didn’t live up to his hype? Had the Packers picked anyone else there would they have been forced to clean house and restructure the organization? Pick Barry Sanders and they are going to be better. So no Ron Wolf, no Mike Holmgren, No Favre, no Reggie, no Super Bowl. Quite frankly, I’ve grown to love that pick of Mandarich more and more. The Lions got Barry Sanders and decades of utter trash football. The Chiefs took Derrick Thomas and it took them over 30 years to win a Super Bowl. The Falcons took Deion and they still haven’t won a Super Bowl. The Packers won one within a decade of the Mandarich selection.
If you want to be pissed about a Packers draft choice maybe you are too young to remember the Bruce Clark fiasco. That was pure stupidity on the Packers part. Then follow it up a year later by taking Rich Campbell. Picking Mandarich and having him not reach his expectations forced the shakeup that was needed in that organization. In the same era though there is one pick that stands out above all others as reason to be upset. Picking Terrell Buckley instead of Troy Vincent. There’s the one that should stand out.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:24 pm to Peter167
Don’t have a favorite NFL team these days, but I grew up idolizing Jerry Rice, therefore rooting for the 49ers when he was with them. I remember:
Dexter Carter being taken with their 25th overall pick in 1990 as they were desperate to replace and find the new Roger Craig.
JJ Stokes, they traded up from last (won the Super Bowl) to get him with the tenth pick of the ‘95 draft. They thought they had their new Jerry Rice. They passed on Ty Law, Derrick Brooks and Warren Sapp. Though maybe with Young and Stubblefield, Sapp wouldn’t have been too much a difference for them that season.
Dexter Carter being taken with their 25th overall pick in 1990 as they were desperate to replace and find the new Roger Craig.
JJ Stokes, they traded up from last (won the Super Bowl) to get him with the tenth pick of the ‘95 draft. They thought they had their new Jerry Rice. They passed on Ty Law, Derrick Brooks and Warren Sapp. Though maybe with Young and Stubblefield, Sapp wouldn’t have been too much a difference for them that season.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:26 pm to Peter167
Penis Jr
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:26 pm to 32footsteps
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Picking Terrell Buckley instead of Troy Vincent. There’s the one that should stand out.
Terrell Buckley was extremely hyped coming out of school as well. It was almost like you were guaranteed an All Pro CB if you drafted him.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:34 pm to ragincajun03
Jaguars, either Blaine Gabbert or Luke Joeckel. Both were straight garbage
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:37 pm to bcoop199
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Todd Blackledge...we could've had Marino.
I could have listed about fifty but this has to take the cake.
Some of the runners up.
Jonathan Baldwin
Ryan Sims
Glenn Dorsey
Tyson Jackson
Hell, with the exceptions of Chris Jones and Neil Smith you can almost say any defensive lineman taken in the first two rounds in the last fifty years.
Greg Hill
Paul Palmer
WIllie Scott
Ethan Horton
Skyy Moore
Mike Elkins
Matt Blundin
I'll let Percy Snow and Sylvester Morris slide because those careers were derailed by injuries.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 8:40 pm to Tiger in NY
Easily Dion Jordan with number 3 pick… ugh dude lasted like 3 seasons with 4 teams
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:02 pm to Peter167
Those Jets picks back in the day were pretty bad. Lam Jones, Jeff Lageman, and Kyle Brady come to mind.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:14 pm to Peter167
Ravens taking Travis Taylor with the 10th overall pick in 2000. I remember looking at the guy’s stats and noticing that he finished a distant second in receptions and receiving yards to Travis McGriff and Darrell Jackson during his sophomore and junior seasons. McGriff and Jackson weren’t considered first round talents and ended up being drafted in the third round. So what made this guy who was a clear #2 to those guys a top 10 worthy pick? And sure enough, he ended up being terrible.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:22 pm to Peter167
This year? Spencer Rattler
Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:25 pm to Peter167
Not a huge Bears fan but I grew up in Chicago, Kevin White was absolute arse. What a bum.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 12:27 am to Peter167
Pretty much every AL Davis pick when he had one foot in the grave.
Todd Marinovich is the poster child but he was worth a gamble @ #24.
But Darrius Heyward-Bey @ #7? How this guy milked a career in the NFL was purely based on speed and constant hope.
Todd Marinovich is the poster child but he was worth a gamble @ #24.
But Darrius Heyward-Bey @ #7? How this guy milked a career in the NFL was purely based on speed and constant hope.
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In 2010, Heyward-Bey started 14 of the 15 games in which he played. He had 26 receptions for 366 yards and one touchdown..
Heyward-Bey appeared in 14 games for the Steelers in 2018, making two starts. He finished the season with one reception for 9 yards. The Steelers elected not to re-sign Heyward-Bey following the 2018 season.
This post was edited on 4/28/24 at 12:33 am
Posted on 4/28/24 at 12:54 am to Peter167
Blaine Gabbert.
I can’t stand that guy.
I can’t stand that guy.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 1:29 am to UnluckyTiger
Heath Shuler was pretty bad also
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