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<blockquote data-quote="AmishMafia" data-source="post: 499536" data-attributes="member: 2846"><p>If that is your criteria, there are players who never played a down, or even signed a contract for their drafting team. Mandrich managed a few years of mediocre play at a less premium position, a far cry from where many thought he was headed.</p><p> </p><p>I measure bust as the difference between expectations and realization. In my life-time there have been 3 uber-hyped players coming out of college:</p><p> </p><p>1. Elway</p><p>2. Mandrich</p><p>3. Bo Jackson</p><p> </p><p>In that order.</p><p> </p><p>Mandrich was a sure first ballot HOF (the announcer actually said that when his name was called in the draft) who was supposed to revolutionize the offensive line play. He was so pathetic, he should not have cracked the starting line-up of one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL. That is a huge discrepancy. He is the only college player to make the 'all-madden' team; ESPN had the pancake block of the week - highlighting a block of his each week. The guy could take out 3 defenders on a single play. He was unbelievable. In an age when an OT that was over 300 lbs was frowned on for being so fat - he was bigger, faster, and more athletic than anything football had ever seen.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As far as Russell goes, he was a high risk pick. He had amazing physical skills but he had very limited experience and there were some who questioned his mental understanding. That is, there were many detractors of the pick. With the Mandrich pick - it was seen by just about everyone as an oustanding pick that would pay huge dividends for the Packers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AmishMafia, post: 499536, member: 2846"] If that is your criteria, there are players who never played a down, or even signed a contract for their drafting team. Mandrich managed a few years of mediocre play at a less premium position, a far cry from where many thought he was headed. I measure bust as the difference between expectations and realization. In my life-time there have been 3 uber-hyped players coming out of college: 1. Elway 2. Mandrich 3. Bo Jackson In that order. Mandrich was a sure first ballot HOF (the announcer actually said that when his name was called in the draft) who was supposed to revolutionize the offensive line play. He was so pathetic, he should not have cracked the starting line-up of one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL. That is a huge discrepancy. He is the only college player to make the 'all-madden' team; ESPN had the pancake block of the week - highlighting a block of his each week. The guy could take out 3 defenders on a single play. He was unbelievable. In an age when an OT that was over 300 lbs was frowned on for being so fat - he was bigger, faster, and more athletic than anything football had ever seen. As far as Russell goes, he was a high risk pick. He had amazing physical skills but he had very limited experience and there were some who questioned his mental understanding. That is, there were many detractors of the pick. With the Mandrich pick - it was seen by just about everyone as an oustanding pick that would pay huge dividends for the Packers. [/QUOTE]
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