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2020 Draft, biggest bust potential


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My thread, my rules.  

 

A bust shall be defined as any player who does not come close to reaching his draft potential, irregardless of reason (drugs, injury, etc.).

 

We shall go with the top 20 from this list: https://ftw.usatoday.com/gallery/2020-nfl-draft-big-board-consensus-top-40

  1. Joe Burrow
  2. Chase Young
  3. Tua Tagovailoa
  4. Jeff Okuda
  5. Isaiah Simmons
  6. Derrick Brown
  7. Justin Herbert
  8. Jedrick Wills Jr.
  9. Mekhi Becton
  10. Tristan Wirfs
  11. CeeDee Lamb
  12. Andrew Thomas
  13. Javon Kinlaw
  14. Jerry Jeudy
  15. K'Lavon Chaisson
  16. Henry Ruggs III
  17. Jordan Love
  18. Xavier McKinney
  19. CJ Henderson
  20. Justin Jefferson

 

So, of that group, who has, to you, the biggest bust potential?

 

I'll go first:

 

Tua.  I wouldn't touch him with @GunnerBill 's 10' pole.  Injury concerns are huge for me and no hands on medical evaluation make this a very risky move.  It's one I wouldn't have made prior to our current mess, but now?

 

Who ya got?

 

Only one choice per user.  No hemming, no hawing.  Put your cajones on the chopping block.

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I think the three of those most likely not to be good are:

 

Justin Herbert - I just don't see any truly exceptional traits. 

Mekhi Becton - all the traits and I do like him I think sky high potential but extremely low floor. Does at times lunge at defenders in a way that gives me Greg Robinson flash backs.

CJ Henderson - he just has so many concentration lapses. The kid is talented but I don't know if he has it mentally to be a top end NFL player.

 

There are others like Chaisson and Jefferson and Thomas who I have ceiling questions with but whose floors I think mean they will still have decent enough careers. 

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8 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

I think the three of those most likely not to be good are:

 

Justin Herbert - I just don't see any truly exceptional traits. 

Mekhi Becton - all the traits and I do like him I think sky high potential but extremely low floor. Does at times lunge at defenders in a way that gives me Greg Robinson flash backs.

CJ Henderson - he just has so many concentration lapses. The kid is talented but I don't know if he has it mentally to be a top end NFL player.

 

There are others like Chaisson and Jefferson and Thomas who I have ceiling questions with but whose floors I think mean they will still have decent enough careers. 

Rules! WE MUST HAVE ORDER!

 

Pick one.  I'll go update the OP.

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Joe Burrow, unless Chase Young doesn't live up to the hype.

 

Of course Tua Tagovailoa's injury could turn him into a quick bust. 

 

But a lot of me thinks that Jeff Okuda, Isaiah Simmons, Derrick Brown and Justin Herbert might be overrated.

 

Jedrick Wills Jr., Mekhi Becton, Tristan Wirfs, CeeDee Lamb, Andrew Thomas, Javon Kinlaw and Jerry Jeudy might be as good as advertised.  Then again … they might not. 

 

K'Lavon Chaisson, Henry Ruggs III, Jordan Love and Xavier McKinney round out my list of players who could either be really good, really bad or somewhere in between.

 

But I can't leave CJ Henderson and Justin Jefferson.  These two could be superstars.  But then again, they could be busts.  But I'm leaning toward them either being studs, busts or average players.

 

I stand by these assessments and predictions and welcome being called out if they turn out to be untrue.

 

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1 minute ago, OldTimer1960 said:

Of that list, I think Chaisson as he will be drafted mostly on potential, not production.  Still, he is young (not 21 until July), reportedly a hard worker and has all the physical tools to be very good.

I would say Chaisson also... could be the next Aaron 'Mayhem' Maybin

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2 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Joe Burrow, unless Chase Young doesn't live up to the hype.

 

Of course Tua Tagovailoa's injury could turn him into a quick bust. 

 

But a lot of me thinks that Jeff Okuda, Isaiah Simmons, Derrick Brown and Justin Herbert might be overrated.

 

Jedrick Wills Jr., Mekhi Becton, Tristan Wirfs, CeeDee Lamb, Andrew Thomas, Javon Kinlaw and Jerry Jeudy might be as good as advertised.  Then again … they might not. 

 

K'Lavon Chaisson, Henry Ruggs III, Jordan Love and Xavier McKinney round out my list of players who could either be really good, really bad or somewhere in between.

 

But I can't leave CJ Henderson and Justin Jefferson.  These two could be superstars.  But then again, they could be busts.  But I'm leaning toward them either being studs, busts or average players.

 

I stand by these assessments and predictions and welcome being called out if they turn out to be untrue.

 

One person, one vote. No banditing allowed in this thread or I'll have you escorted out.  

 

Pick one guy and stick with him.

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1 minute ago, Cripple Creek said:

One person, one vote. No banditing allowed in this thread or I'll have you escorted out.  

 

Pick one guy and stick with him.

 

Burrow.

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Herbert, Love, Chaisson, Becton

 

I actually found this pretty easy. Biggest bust potential to me is always a high ceiling, low floor prospect. These guys all check those boxes IMO.

 

If I have to pick one I’ll pick Chaisson.

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58 minutes ago, Derek94Hanson said:

Joe Burrow one hit wonder. 

That's my concern with him too.

 

He had a ridiculous year, but it was just one year.

 

I would have him hold a clipboard for his first season.

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