With the NFL Draft quickly approaching, and the NCAA College Basketball Tournament Bracket Games for People Who Don't Guess Good
mercifully ending, we thought it would be a good idea to pass the time with a little tournament. At first we were planning on the obvious: something involving Jello wrestling, Red Bull (do the kids still drink this stuff like it was Kool Aid?), a baby seal or two, and midgets. But it's hard to come up with the appropriate quantities of Jello without it going all melty, so that's out. On to Plan B: The Draft Buster Bracket.
How it works: You, the reader(s?), nominate NFL players who were A) highly touted, B) highly drafted, C) highly signing bonus-ed, and D) complete and total NFL failures down in our handy, dandy comments section. Then we, the staff of HLS, using our benevolently omnipresent powers of knowing stuff, will arrange said nominees into brackets. Then, each day we'll have a battle to the death between the contestants in the brackets until, hopefully by draft day, we've crowned the biggest NFL Draft Bust in history (until, of course, that kid from LSU gets picked by the Raiders). Fun!
So get started nominating and what not. Go ahead. The comments section wont bite! Also, if you have ideas for names of the bracket "divisions," feel free to pass them along.
By DeepTeaKup April 2, 2007 - 3:09 pm
Rick Mirer, Ryan Leaf, David Carr, Joey HArrington, Charles Rogers (Can you just make the 2002 draft its own entry), Michael Vick (yeah, I went there), Courtney Brown, Peter Warrick, TiM Couch, Akili Smith, Cade McNown, Ryan Leaf, Curtis Enis, LAwrence Phillips, KiJana Carter, JJ Stokes, Heath Shuler, Trev Alberts, David Terrell, Tim Biakabutuka (I am not a complete homer), Mike Mamula, Steve Emtman, Tony Mandarich, Steve Niehaus, Walt Patulski, Mike McCoy
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By Quixotehan April 2, 2007 - 3:11 pm
Here are two obvious ones that jump to mind.
Tony Mandarich – 2nd pick of 1989 draft
Todd Marinovich – 1st round (#24) pick of said Raiders
Any Lions 1st round pick over the during the Millen years (but let’s go with Charles Rogers for recent history)
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By domer.mq April 2, 2007 - 3:41 pm
Quixotehan, I think you just inspired a name for one of the brackets: The Lions.
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By OC Domer April 2, 2007 - 5:01 pm
Start at this link and just keep clicking:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/04/15/draft.busts/content.1.html
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By Irish Mut April 2, 2007 - 5:05 pm
Andre Ware
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By domer.mq April 2, 2007 - 5:06 pm
OC, if we wanted to consult amateurs, we’d have called Todd McShay.
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By The Biscuit April 3, 2007 - 1:47 am
I think you just named the second bracket: McShay.
I only thought of Mirer and Ki-Jana, but I was beat to the punch. I am not enough of an NFL nerd.
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By domer.mq April 3, 2007 - 9:47 am
Biscuit, it’s not that hard. Just think of all the names you heard over and over again in college football that mysteriously disappear after a few years. You know, like almost every Heisman winner since 1980.
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By The Biscuit April 3, 2007 - 11:17 am
if it’s ‘so easy’, where are your suggestions o fearless leader of sarcasm and spite?
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By domer.mq April 3, 2007 - 12:19 pm
Uh, I think I just created the Heisman Bracket.
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By sdchevy April 3, 2007 - 1:39 pm
Blair Thomas
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