Every year there are guys I covet, and guys that I wouldn't draft if a gun was pointed at my head. Here is a list of five guys, four of which falls into the latter category. The first guy I list is included because the hype is so overwhelming, he is bound to disappoint to a degree. So here goes my 5 biggest busts since Dolly Parton...
1. Matt Forte - Don't get me wrong. He's a decent back. Solid. But to hear many people out there, this guy can walk on water. I've seen him go #1 in some mock drafts... really, most of the time no later than 4. I don't get it. He is not the second coming of Emmitt Smith, or Marshall Faulk, or for one brief shining moment, Larry Johnson. I don't think this palooka will ever rush for more than 20 TDs. In fact, last year he rushed for... *gasp* 8 whole TDs. Yes he caught 4 more TD passes to up it to a huge, phenomenal, unheard of 12 TDs!!! I'm taking him #1 Overall!!!!!!...ummm... not really. Can Cutler make THAT much of a difference? No. There are many articles, rather convincing ones, that show how Cutler is a solid, not elite QB. His strength is the deep ball, but Chi-town has no receivers. Even if he was to connect on some deep throws, they would be to WRs, not the guy out of the backfield. One other thing. If you are a defensive coordinator, who do you really have to stop first and foremost on the Chicago offense. Cutler? Hardly. Unless their receivers get a whole lot better REAL quick. No, defenses have to game plan for Forte. He wont be a surprise to anybody this year. He wont be an unknown in the pros. Coordinators will have a whole season of tape to watch. No surprises this year. Also, has anyone heard of the sophomore jinx? This guy is solid, but people will draft him expecting him to carry their team on his back. He wont be able to do it.
2. Reggie Bush - Somebody who thinks you have to draft two running backs in the first two rounds or face eternal damnation will snap Bush up WAY to early. Then, faster than you can say Pierre Thomas, they will be disappointed. I will in no way, shape or form draft him. He'll get dinged up again. His speed has already been impacted by the injuries he has already sustained. He wont get any faster, or any better. He has peaked, and that peak is called the Bunny Slope. Let someone else grab him, you've got better things to do.
3. Thomas Jones - Brett Favre's reputation will not be around to take the heat off of him this year. That is also assuming he is not riding the pine, watching Greene and Washington take most of the carries. Now that I think about it, I just might draft Bush (*shudder*) before this bum. Don't "jones" for this guy. Get someone with a more stable hold on the starting job, and someone who doesn't have not one but two people to worry about.
4. Larry Johnson - I do believe that the Chiefs will be much more pass oriented than they were under the "Herminator." Larry is also wearing out his welcome in KC, and even though he has been fantasy gold in the past, his time is done. To paraphrase my favorite fictitious boxing trainer..."He may have the heart, but he aint got the tools no more." My advise is to let someone else draft Johnson, then use a late (late) round pick on Jamaal Charles.
5. Joseph Addai - Well, he was fun while he lasted. Donald Brown was not drafted to sit around with his thumb up his helmet. Brown will get carries. Carries that once belonged to Addai. Carries he wont get back. If I'm drafting anyone from the Colts, their names will rhyme with Stanning, Konzalez, or Payne.
This is your 3rd String Kicker, see ya next time.
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