Guest OP-ED - The Four Busts

The Four Busts

Sacramento Knight: Commissioner NFL2009 FF League

There are four players that I keep tabs on just to see if the light goes on. So far, not even close. I wonder if they even have a light socket to put a bulb in. I know they all have talent, but it is best suited for the NCAA. Out of the four, the one who has been in the league the longest is Reggie Bush. Granted he has had the most success out of the four, but that is not saying much. The Saints want him to play 3 or 4 different positions like he did at USC. That experiment is not working. He is not good enough to be the starting running back (Pierre Thomas beat him out). He can't be a starting wide receiver (Devery Henderson, Marquis Colston, Lance Moore and even Robert Meachem beat him out). So that leaves him with being a returner. Saints pay him a lot of money to be an inconsistent returner. He will either have 2 touchdowns or 2 fumbles. I see this all too often from him. Do the Saints and Reggie realize this is the NFL not USC. A lot money and a waste of a draft pick. His stats are not great and they should be. Reggie is over hyped and underachieving. I know there are people who will disagree, but please remember that he was the third overall pick and is getting a big paycheck from football alone, not to mention all his endorsements. I thought endorsements were for stars. He definitely is not one. I think he more famous for dating Kim Kardashian than playing football. Reggie Bush is a bust.



The next player Darren McFadden. Some of what I said about Reggie Bush can be applied to Darren as well. They are the same type of player. Darren has talent, but it is for the college game. He does not do any return duties. He plays wide receiver a little, but mainly he is a running back. The Raiders have realized (unlike the Saints) that he can't play several different positions and improve his game. Like Reggie, Darren has had a couple of 100 yard rushing games but that is it. Also, he does not know how to stay healthy. He too is over hyped and underachieving, plus the Raiders have a lot money tied up in him. The overall stats are not there. Maybe he should date someone famous. Darren McFadden is a bust.



Number three is Darrius Heyward-Bey. I still cannot believe that the Raiders drafted this guy and made him the top wide receiver chosen in the draft. Crabtree and Maclin were available and acceptable picks. There is way too much money tied up by this guy. Someone needs to tell him that when the ball hits his hands he is suppose to hold onto to it. I have never seen so many dropped passes by one player before in my life, and he is only 5 games into his rookie year. He has (at this point) 2 catches for 36 yards. He is the number 7 overall pick and is making millions of dollars and that is all he has done. I could retire right now if I was making money off of his dropped passes. Attention Al Davis, you have a plethora of problems with your team. However, drafting a guy because he is the fastest one in the draft does not work anymore, especially if he can't catch the ball. I do not think stick-um would help this guy. I know it is early in his career but just watching him play makes you nauseous. Darrius Heyward-Bey is a bust.



Last but not least, the biggest bust of all is JaMarcus Russell. I know his offensive line is one of the worst in the league. I also know that he missed his first year because of a hold out. Have you ever seen a deer caught in headlights before. The deer looks more comfortable and poised, than Russell does playing quarterback. The Raiders have not even given him the entire playbook and he has not shown any signs of improvement. Yet, here is another player the Raiders are paying an ungodly amount of money to. My question is why. Is it because he can throw a pass 80 yards in the air from his knee. That does not help in the NFL. Since he cannot hit an open receiver, I am sure he has a horrible problem just trying to warm up. Every time the center snaps the ball I want to turn away and watch a train wreck, it would be less painful. He may have been good at LSU, but again this is the NFL. I can't think of anything good to say about his play. I would love to see Brad Gradkowski play then watch Russell take another snap. It is just plain ugly. JaMarcus Russell is a bust.