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2017 NFL Draft BUST PREDICTIONS
Feb 11, 2017 at 5:32 PM
- 49ERFANb4Uwas
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Okay Everyone, Here's your moment to predict which of the 2017 NFL draft prospects will be a BUST. Go ahead and list your reasons or maybe just your "gut feelings" about an over-hyped prospect!! Also, feel free to list the names of DRAFT BUSTS from the past that you successfully predicted!
Feb 11, 2017 at 5:38 PM
- 49ERFANb4Uwas
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Okay, I'll start it off...I think Myles Garrett will be a bust. I'm no scout so plz bear with me. I think he bullies weak competition and looks really awkward out there. I think a real man like Jack Conklin would eat his lunch.
Feb 11, 2017 at 5:55 PM
- eastcoast49ersfan
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Deshaun Watson. He doesn't have the arm strength that Mahomes/Kizer have (or even the arms strength that Trubisky has) and he doesn't see the field very well (lots of interceptions where he just didn't seem to see defenders). His team isn't going to be far more talented than the teams he's competing against every week when he gets to the NFL. The only games where his supporting cast wasn't better than the opposing defense were the two national championship games against Alabama. Watson played well in those games, but that's an extremely small sample (all of the other QBs have more games where they were on an even playing field or at a disadvantage). Those two games are the reason he's even discussed as a first round prospect.
Daniel Jeremiah didn't buy into the hype after the 2015 championship game when everyone called Watson a future #1 or #2 pick. He compared him to a poor man's Marcus Mariota (smaller, less athletic, less accurate) in the offseason and that looked like an accurate comparison in 2016.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000666358/article/first-look-scouting-clemson-qb-deshaun-watson
Daniel Jeremiah didn't buy into the hype after the 2015 championship game when everyone called Watson a future #1 or #2 pick. He compared him to a poor man's Marcus Mariota (smaller, less athletic, less accurate) in the offseason and that looked like an accurate comparison in 2016.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000666358/article/first-look-scouting-clemson-qb-deshaun-watson
Feb 11, 2017 at 6:13 PM
- frozen49er
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Anyone and everyone we draft will be considered a bust by a third of the zone before the first minicamp.
Feb 11, 2017 at 6:20 PM
- ChaunceyGardner
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Cam Robinson
Feb 11, 2017 at 6:34 PM
- goldstandard
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Mike Williams
Feb 11, 2017 at 6:38 PM
- Heroism
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Reuben Foster - Has sketchy instincts and recognition. Overly dependent on his athleticism. I think his poor tackling and recklessness will come back to bite him in the pros.
Mitch Trubisky - Not that I think he'll be a total bust, but he's projected to go early and I don't think he'll live up to the spot in which he's drafted. I could see him having a very comparable career to Alex Smith, which isn't entirely a bad thing.
Mitch Trubisky - Not that I think he'll be a total bust, but he's projected to go early and I don't think he'll live up to the spot in which he's drafted. I could see him having a very comparable career to Alex Smith, which isn't entirely a bad thing.
[ Edited by Heroism on Feb 11, 2017 at 7:23 PM ]
Feb 11, 2017 at 6:45 PM
- jcs
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MItch Trubisky
He's got Boom or Bust written all over him. Wrong situation and forced into the lineup too soon and he's going to wilt.
He's got Boom or Bust written all over him. Wrong situation and forced into the lineup too soon and he's going to wilt.
Feb 11, 2017 at 6:51 PM
- Irish40Niner
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Mitch Trubisky
Feb 11, 2017 at 7:38 PM
- BigBug415
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Mitch Trubisky. Guarantee.
Feb 11, 2017 at 8:32 PM
- Since07
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Myles Garrett, all speed no power
Feb 11, 2017 at 8:35 PM
- Rascal
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DeShone Kizer.
Feb 11, 2017 at 9:44 PM
- 9moon
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You wouldn't consider 2nd rounder... BUSTS... right?
I mean, if Watson or Trubisky were to be drafted in the 2nd round, and both end up playing horrible, rookie year and all, would you consider that a bust??
I mean, if Watson or Trubisky were to be drafted in the 2nd round, and both end up playing horrible, rookie year and all, would you consider that a bust??
Feb 11, 2017 at 10:14 PM
- 49ERFANb4Uwas
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Originally posted by 9moon:
You wouldn't consider 2nd rounder... BUSTS... right?
I mean, if Watson or Trubisky were to be drafted in the 2nd round, and both end up playing horrible, rookie year and all, would you consider that a bust??
Depends. If they were drafted in the 2nd and can at least stay in the league a few years as a serviceable backup QB or starter than it's probably not fair to call them a bust (Brock Osweiler, Kevin Kolb). If their play is so horrible that they quickly wash out the league than...well...
[ Edited by 49ERFANb4Uwas on Feb 11, 2017 at 10:18 PM ]
Feb 11, 2017 at 10:19 PM
- fip24
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1) Watson -Vince Young volume 2.
2)Tim Williams- the guy disappeared against far too often in games against top competition. IMO one of the most over-hyped players in CFB last year. I would rather the Niners take Ryan Anderson
3) Jabril Peppers- another guy who IMO got way too much attention last season.
2)Tim Williams- the guy disappeared against far too often in games against top competition. IMO one of the most over-hyped players in CFB last year. I would rather the Niners take Ryan Anderson
3) Jabril Peppers- another guy who IMO got way too much attention last season.