The House of Blue

Couch didn't stand a chance! If he had an offensive line that could of protected him, I bet things would have turned out differently for him. But sadly, we will never know.

I don't buy that. Most 1st year QB's find themselves in the exact same situation. You can use that one for a couple years but for an entire career? I remember when he was drafted and I argued with a guy about Couch. Like all UK fans I took Couch's side and thought he'd be great. The other guy pointed out that Couch was in the Mumme system of dumps and screens and that he didn't have the arm or accuracy to be great. I agreed to disagree with him. Looking back I'd say that guy was right and I was wrong.

To prove my point further here's an article from the Huffington Post discussing the biggest draft busts for AFC teams, notice Courtney Brown is listed for the Browns and Tim Couch isn't discussed?

Here's ESPNs list from Page 2 of the Top 100 worst draft picks of all time regardless of sport Couch is 95 you know what's hilarious though every guy on my list is listed as a bigger bust than Tim.

Biggest busts in NFL Draft History by Athlon Sports....again no Tim Couch on that list.

Think it's pretty apparent that outside of you very few people even consider Couch the biggest bust from his draft (Akilli Smith) or his team (Courtney Brown). And that includes the majority of writers out there as well.

Well played sir. I disagree and think anyone that doesn't have Couch in their top 5 or top 10 is just wrong but you make a good argument.

^^^Exactly^^^

You can't just look at performance to decide a bust. You have to consider expectations as well. Couch had just as many expectations and buzz as Peyton Manning. Akili Smith and Ryan Leaf didn't.

Biggest NBA draft bust in my lifetime has to be Michael Olowokandi, followed closely by Kwame Brown and Darko Milicic. Another head scratcher is Nikoloz Tskitishvili. Wall has a LONG way to go to reach that sort of bust standard (and he likely never will). However, he also has a long way to go to live up to what Rajon Rondo, Deron Williams, Chris Paul and Steve Nash are doing. Part of the problem with Wall is that he's not a scorer, at least not one that will be prolific at the NBA level. I'm very anxious to see what next year's Wizards team looks like. They've finally gotten a few folks that can help him, although most of them aren't exactly people I'd pick first for my team.

This is literally (and i mean literally) the first time i have ever heard anyone make a case for anyone being a bigger bust that Ryan Leaf. His career and his life has been nothing short of a cruel comedy you would see in a movie.

Ryan Leaf.....and NO ONE has yet to even sniff being close.

Robert "Tractor" Traylor (RIP) was also a terrible pick. Went before both Paul Pierce and Dirk Nowitzki.

Set them back for eternity. LOL.