100 worst draft picks ever...

[Vince]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...enfield/060427

I thought this one was funny...

80. Derek Jeter, New York Yankees (No. 6, 1992)
What, you want to defend this pick? Do you like to steal candy from little kids? Imagine, for a moment, if the Expos had taken Jeter with the No. 3 pick instead of B.J. Wallace: Montreal would now be playing in its fabulous, 21st-century stadium, Jarry Park II, where free agents like Alex Rodriguez and Gary Sheffield take pay cuts just to play in baseball's most luxurious ballpark and high-five Youppi! after hitting game-winning home runs. It's a place where the Expos are going for their sixth straight division title and fans admit, "We don't really care about the hockey playoffs this year" as they flock to see Jeter captain their beloved Expos. True, there would be no baseball in our nation's capital, but that would be a small price to pay to see Jeter plying his trade in Montreal pinstripes.

[Beantown]

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You know, let's just get 20 years' worth of quarterbacks out of the way:


94. Joey Harrington, Detroit Lions (No. 3, 2002)
93. Akili Smith, Cincinnati Bengals (No. 3, 1999)
92. Cade McNown, Chicago Bears (No. 12, 1999)
91. Jim Druckenmiller, San Francisco 49ers (No. 26, 1997)
90. Heath Shuler, Washington Redskins (No. 3, 1994)
89. Rick Mirer, Seattle Seahawks (No. 2, 1993)
88. David Klingler, Cincinnati Bengals (No. 6, 1992)
87. Dan McGwire, Seattle Seahawks (No. 16, 1991)
86. Todd Marinovich, Los Angeles Raiders (No. 24, 1991)
85. Andre Ware, Detroit Lions (No. 7, 1990)
84. Kelly Stouffer, St. Louis Cardinals (No. 6, 1987)
83. Chuck Long, Detroit Lions (No. 12, 1986)

and

73. through 56. The first 18 picks of the 1983 baseball draft
It was probably the worst baseball draft ever -- of the first 17 picks, only the No. 1 pick (Tim Belcher, who didn't even sign with the Twins), the No. 2 pick (Kurt Stillwell) and the No. 16 pick (Brian Holman) did anything in the big leagues. But the 19th pick, he turned out OK -- Roger Clemens.

[PdiddyPop]

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2. Ryan Leaf, San Diego Chargers (No. 2, 1998)
It's not just that Leaf was historically inept (14/36 TD/INT ratio), it's that his failure led the team to drafting Drew Brees, which led the team to drafting Philip Rivers, which led to them starting Brees anyway, which led to one playoff year, an injury and a trade, which leads to the team starting all over again with Rivers and hoping he pans out. Meanwhile, the Chargers have essentially wasted the first five years of the great LaDainian Tomlinson's career with just one playoffs year. By the time (if) Rivers matures, it's quite likely L.T. will start declining. Thank you, Ryan Leaf, thank you for destroying a franchise.

[forensicd]

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Its a good list, and funny at that. Im not sure, but i dont think I saw Jeff George on there. He was a real loser in indy.

[RubenDouglas]

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soon to add ricky williams and kenyon martin

[Vince]

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soon to add ricky williams and kenyon martin

That's rediculous.

[SPTO]

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Its a good list, and funny at that. Im not sure, but i dont think I saw Jeff George on there. He was a real loser in indy.

Nah,

Talent wise Jeff George was very good. He just had a pissant attitude.

[soxboy7]

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That's rediculous.

Not saying that I agree that they were a couple of the 100 worst picks ever, but it's not rediculous to consider it either

[TheGenius]

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I have a big problem with Tony Mandarich being number 29. This guy was terrible and easily the worst pick ever. He was picked NUMBER 2 in the draft! The Packers could have had Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, or Derrick Thomas. That was an absolutely abysmal pick.

[nyisles16]

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nice to see the McGwire bros on the list.. hehe i remember Dan always tripping on his feet backing up after the snap..