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re: Biggest SEC NFL bust of the last decade?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 11:18 am to Triple Daves
Posted on 12/13/16 at 11:18 am to Triple Daves
Russell and it is not close. First round overall and is now hanging out in barber shops in Mobile. I love to rail on Richardson as well, but he is still at least trying to get on a team and he had some value because of the Cleveland /Indy trade.
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Posted on 12/13/16 at 11:32 am to GoCrazyAuburn
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No he hasn't. He started the very next week and graded out as the best OL for the Rams. Dude has been less than stellar, but it is still his third season. He was extremely raw coming into the league and everyone knew that. He can still have a good career if he gets it together.
Here are his Pro Football Focus grades in his career so far
2014 : 41.3
2015 : 35.9
2016 : 40.2
He was the #2 overall pick. He's a disaster. There is no way around it. He is #70 out of 78 eligible tackles this season.
As a comparison
Jake Matthews (#6 pick 2014 Draft)
2014 : 35.0
2015 : 79.7
2016 : 77.2 (#30 tackle)
Taylor Lewan (#11 pick 2014 Draft)
2014 : 78.6
2015 : 83.1
2016 : 87.7 (#7 tackle)
Ja'wuan James(#19 pick 2014 Draft)
2014 : 41.3
2015 : 72.3
2016 : 77.7 (#29 tackle)
Cyrus Kouandjio (#44 pick 2014 Draft)
2014 : injured
2015 : 74.2
2016 : 49.6
Morgan Moses(#66 pick 2014 Draft)
2014 : 41.9
2015 : 82.1
2016 : 82.1 (#22 tackle)
Billy Turner (#67 pick 2014 Draft)
2014 : 70.3
2015 : 41.7
2016 : 31.8
Cameron Fleming (#140 pick 2014 Draft)
2014 : 46.1
2015 : 42.8
2016 : 73.0
This post was edited on 12/13/16 at 11:59 am
Posted on 12/13/16 at 12:45 pm to Triple Daves
Russell because of 1 overall
I was one who was not really surprised by Trent...comments by Jim Brown kind of open my eyes
Jim Brown:
"I'm not overwhelmed with it," Brown said of the prospect that his former team, the Cleveland Browns, could select Richardson. "The problem is that he's ordinary. I think he's ordinary."
What's ordinary about Richardson? "The size, the speed, his moves," he said.
Brown suggested that if Richardson couldn't start ahead of New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram at Alabama (another guy that bores him), there's no reason to believe he'll be a better player than Ingram in the pros.
I was one who was not really surprised by Trent...comments by Jim Brown kind of open my eyes
Jim Brown:
"I'm not overwhelmed with it," Brown said of the prospect that his former team, the Cleveland Browns, could select Richardson. "The problem is that he's ordinary. I think he's ordinary."
What's ordinary about Richardson? "The size, the speed, his moves," he said.
Brown suggested that if Richardson couldn't start ahead of New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram at Alabama (another guy that bores him), there's no reason to believe he'll be a better player than Ingram in the pros.
This post was edited on 12/13/16 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 12/13/16 at 12:55 pm to Triple Daves
I'd say Russell except everybody knew he was a comical #1 pick to begin with. Does it count as a bust if he's considered a bad pick even when he's selected?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 12:56 pm to Triple Daves
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Was so bad the Rams (who have the worst OL in the NFL) made him a "healthy scratch" for their Week 11 game vs New Orleans. He has been benched since.
He played Sunday so...
Posted on 12/13/16 at 12:58 pm to Triple Daves
He's been bad so far but I don't think you can put him in biggest bust ever conversation yet
Posted on 12/13/16 at 1:04 pm to BoddaBoom7
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I never understood the love for Greg Robinson. He was a hell of a run blocker in college, but that's about it.
I think he had an awesome combine or pro day or something if IIRC
Posted on 12/13/16 at 1:24 pm to Weagle25
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He's been bad so far but I don't think you can put him in biggest bust ever conversation yet
He's been one of if not the worst tackle in the league for 3 years. He was the #2 pick.
He's certainly in the conversation.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 1:51 pm to Triple Daves
The question isn't which draft picks have been disappointing so far. It's who is the biggest SEC draft bust of the last decade.
Seeing as how that group includes JaMarcus Russell and Trent Richardson, nobody who is still starting games in the NFL is in the conversation.
Seeing as how that group includes JaMarcus Russell and Trent Richardson, nobody who is still starting games in the NFL is in the conversation.
Posted on 12/13/16 at 1:54 pm to AggieLandman
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Seeing as how that group includes JaMarcus Russell and Trent Richardson, nobody who is still starting games in the NFL is in the conversation.
Russell and it isn't even close, but he can throw it 100 yards from his knees so I guess he has that going for him.
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