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Pick the bust in the 2017 draft

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  • Yes. It's time to go on record.

    For me it's Lattimore.

  • I think it is way to early to be "on the record"...but certainly one can guess "off the record".

    I say one of the RBs, either Fournette or Cook. Since Fournette is generally ranked higher, I will give it to him. Trent Richardson 2.0?

  • Of course this is difficult to predict. Lets look at 3 years ago. There are 4 certifiable draft busts from the 2014 class:

    Justin Gilbert DB Browns

    John P. Manziel QB Browns

    Darquez Denard DB Bengals

    Marcus Smith LB Eagles.

    Other than the fact that the first two faced the "Browns jinx", who could tell about who would bust or not from that draft?

    None of the Top 3 have lived up to their draft status:

    Clowney

    Greg Robinson OT

    Bortles.

    Not certifiable busts, but underachievers.

  • For as first round picks Gip they're all busts. Next.

  • Watson.

  • Hooker.....Trubisky.....

  • McCaffrey, Watson

  • Hooker.....Trubisky.....

    @mudfly said:

    Hooker.....Trubisky.....

    Can't see Hooker being anything but above average, we shall see.
  • Howard.

  • Of course this is difficult to predict. Lets look at 3 years ago. There are 4 certifiable draft busts from the 2014 class:

    Justin Gilbert DB Browns

    John P. Manziel QB Browns

    Darquez Denard DB Bengals

    Marcus Smith LB Eagles.

    Other than the fact that the first two faced the "Browns jinx", who could tell about who would bust or not from that draft?

    None of the Top 3 have lived up to their draft status:

    Clowney

    Greg Robinson OT

    Bortles.

    Not certifiable busts, but underachievers.

    @the-gipper said:

    Other than the fact that the first two faced the "Browns jinx", who could tell about who would bust or not from that draft?

    None of the Top 3 have lived up to their draft status:

    Clowney

    Greg Robinson OT

    Bortles.

    Not certifiable busts, but underachievers.

    Wasn't Clowney also touted as a beast? The first pick of the draft. No team could go wrong picking Clowney?

    Clowney at 6'5" and 270 and Garrett at 6'4", 272 have nearly the same physique...not that it proves anything.

  • @the-gipper said:

    Other than the fact that the first two faced the "Browns jinx", who could tell about who would bust or not from that draft?

    None of the Top 3 have lived up to their draft status:

    Clowney

    Greg Robinson OT

    Bortles.

    Not certifiable busts, but underachievers.

    Wasn't Clowney also touted as a beast? The first pick of the draft. No team could go wrong picking Clowney?

    Clowney at 6'5" and 270 and Garrett at 6'4", 272 have nearly the same physique...not that it proves anything.

    @stinkhole said:

    Wasn't Clowney also touted as a beast? The first pick of the draft. No team could go wrong picking Clowney?Clowney at 6'5" and 270 and Garrett at 6'4", 272 have nearly the same physique...not that it proves anything.

    Along with Mo Williams. Maybe a solid pick but not near a #1.
  • @the-gipper said:

    Other than the fact that the first two faced the "Browns jinx", who could tell about who would bust or not from that draft?

    None of the Top 3 have lived up to their draft status:

    Clowney

    Greg Robinson OT

    Bortles.

    Not certifiable busts, but underachievers.

    Wasn't Clowney also touted as a beast? The first pick of the draft. No team could go wrong picking Clowney?

    Clowney at 6'5" and 270 and Garrett at 6'4", 272 have nearly the same physique...not that it proves anything.

    @stinkhole said:

    Wasn't Clowney also touted as a beast? The first pick of the draft. No team could go wrong picking Clowney?

    Clowney at 6'5" and 270 and Garrett at 6'4", 272 have nearly the same physique...not that it proves anything.

    Once recovered from injuries, Clowney did just fine this year even without JJ.

    My pick is Barnett as a bust.Overrated.

  • Dalvin Cook for Offense and Reuben Foster for Defense

  • Buckeye Malik Hooker even if there are no medical issues might have trouble living up to first round hype. Might improve in years to come.

    Mr. Irrelevant? But then again he's only spot from the first UFA.

  • Biggest bust: Myles Garrett

    He'll be solid but not worth a top 3 pick

  • It really is about the team. No individual player can really do it all by themselves. We live and die as a team.

  • Watson.

    @tiamat63 said:

    Watson.

    ^^^ Ditto. Add Kizer to the honorable mention bust list.

  • Hooker.....Trubisky.....

    @mudfly said:

    Hooker.....Trubisky.....

    Neither Mud. 🙂

  • Garrett won't be a bust. The guy was the #2 ranked recruit coming out of high school. He broke Jadaveon Clowney's NCAA freshman sack record. He was an All-American as a sophomore. He had a high ankle sprain his junior year that impacted his mobility and should have kept him off the field, but he made All-American again anyway. The guy is a stud and Browns fans should be painting the walls white over their excitement to draft him.

    Bust of the first round: Mahomes (Ryan Leaf II)

  • Garrett won't be a bust. The guy was the #2 ranked recruit coming out of high school. He broke Jadaveon Clowney's NCAA freshman sack record. He was an All-American as a sophomore. He had a high ankle sprain his junior year that impacted his mobility and should have kept him off the field, but he made All-American again anyway. The guy is a stud and Browns fans should be painting the walls white over their excitement to draft him.

    Bust of the first round: Mahomes (Ryan Leaf II)

    @suomi said:

    Garrett won't be a bust. The guy was the #2 ranked recruit coming out of high school. He broke Jadaveon Clowney's NCAA freshman sack record. He was an All-American as a sophomore. He had a high ankle sprain his junior year that impacted his mobility and should have kept him off the field, but he made All-American again anyway. The guy is a stud and Browns fans should be painting the walls white over their excitement to draft him.

    Bust of the first round: Mahomes (Ryan Leaf II)

    But Clowney was the #1 out of high school.

    During his high school career, Clowney was often regarded as the best player in his class. ESPN described him as "a special talent who could have vied for the top spot in several previous classes."[11] Both major recruiting services, Rivals.com and Scout.com, as well as ESPNU, considered Clowney not only a five-star recruit, but also the No. 1 overall prospect of the 2011 class, basically throughout his senior year.

    A unanimous College All-American as a sophomore in 2012, Clowney set South Carolina school records in quarterback sacks (13.0) and tackles for a loss (23.5) per season while also earning Defensive Player of the Year honors in the Southeastern Conference. Described by ESPN as "one of those rare game-changers on defense," Clowney was drafted first overall by the Texans in the 2014.

    It's the same rhetoric, different player.

    That settles it....my choice to bust, Myles Garrett

    No, just kidding. Don't follow college ball and it's players enough to make an educated guess.

    Myles Garret may indeed be a bust, five years after he retires... as a bust in the HOF.