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Worst Bears Draft Picks of All-Time: RB Rashaan Salaam
A Heisman Trophy, a 2,000 yard rushing season at Colorado, and a unanimous All American selection led the junior to declare for the NFL Draft. A promising rookie season in Chicago setting the franchise rookie rushing record had some Bears fans thinking he would be a special player. But we would...
49ers Top 10 NFL Draft Busts: No. 9 - Reggie McGrew, Defensive Tackle
Yesterday we began our look at the 49ers biggest draft busts with a discussion of free safety and 18th overall pick defensive end Dana Hall. The ninth player on our list is another defensive player, defensive tackle Reggie McGrew. The 49ers drafted McGrew 24th overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. We've...
Logarithmic Decay in the NFL Draft: Do Busts Matter?
Welcome back for Part 2 of my pre-draft stat series wherein I attempt to test my own theories about the importance of avoiding busts and finding diamonds in the rough. In Part 1, I took a stab at developing objective definitions for "bust" and "diamond in the rough." Based on an analysis of all NFL...
Logarithmic Decay: How the NFL Draft is Like a Sprite
Anyone familiar with my articles and comments on Niners Nation is well aware of my beliefs about what good teams accomplish in the NFL draft (or what good fantasy football teams accomplish in a fantasy draft; or what good NCAA March Madness pool players accomplish in filling out their brackets)....
Fools Gold: Panning for NFL Draft Busts
NFL teams spend massive amounts of time and energy scouting the Draft. No expense is spared while trying to unearth hidden gems from college campuses across the country. So how can it be so difficult to see that big fat bust staring them right in the face? Let's take a stab at identifying some of...
Indianapolis Colts Draft Busts
Our friend Colt Homer has a post up over at Naptown's Finest ranking the top 5 Indianapolis Colts busts. I actually disagree with Colt Homer's take on certain players, in particular Rob Morris. Labeling Morris a "bust" is just not correct. How a guy who was a key starter on a Super Bowl winning...
Rogers Eyeing NFL Return?
Earlier today when I was interviewed by Footballguys.com for their podcast, The Audible, the final question I was asked inquired about what was more likely: Charles Rogers playing in the NFL this season or one of the hosts of the podcast doing the same. Obviously, I answered that the host had a...
Gosselin Chimes In: Chiefs' Youth Movement "Intriguing"
I don't know how many of you out there are draftniks, but I highly recommend converting. I can remember becoming engaged in the Draft season as soon as the Jets game concluded in 2007. There hasn't been a very strong undercurrent of interest in the Draft during the Vermeil years in Kansas City,...
Vikings Waive Erasmus James
Have you ever looked back at the Vikings' 2005 draft class and said to yourself, "You know, if Erasmus James can ever stay healthy long enough to contribute, they might not be a complete disaster?" Well, have I got some news for you. The Vikings announced they have waived defensive end Erasmus...
We were this close to hell
Imagine if Bill Polian had been as dumb as the San Diego Chargers in 1998. If he had, the result would have looked something like this: via deadspin.com Yes, that is a real photo ladies and gents. Here's Deadspin's Rick Chandler: Was it really 10 years ago that the Indianapolis Colts made...
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