Ready for the 2nd annual "ReclinerQB.com NFL Draft All Bust List"? The differences between this year's list and last year's list is that this one is happening "post draft" due to time constraints, and I am expanding the list and breaking it down into multiple articles. The timing of the article will have a small impact on the list as the organizations, coaches, schemes and current players these guys were drafted by will affect the way I think a player will do, and we already know that about 55% of 1st round picks are "busts".
Obviously it will be several years down the road before we can really gauge the accuracy of this list, but I have to "publish" it now, otherwise nobody will believe my "Draftadamus" abilities. And yes I know that most people don't expect much out of 7th round picks, but one of these guys was a 1-2 rounder until just recently and the other had the talent to be a 1st round pick, so they have higher expectations than most.
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| Dennard getting owned by Jeffrey |
Anyways Dennard would be on this list of mine no matter where he was picked, I do not see what all the draft "experts" ever saw in him, and regardless of his arrest I think NFL teams did not see much in him which is why he wasn't picked until pick #224. Teams regularly look past "off-field problems" if they have exceptional talent and potential.
Personally I saw him get destroyed by Alshon Jeffrey, to the tune of 140 yards and a touchdown in under 3 quarters before his frustration got the best of him and he got thrown out for fighting. Even without that dreadful showing in the Capital One Bowl I was never a big fan of him anyways as he always lacked the finesse and fine motor coordination to do the necessary things to be successful at the highest level of the sport like footwork, backpedal, hip turn; relying mostly on pure athleticism.
He is a physical corner who dominates receivers and can reroute them at the line of scrimmage while also being better than average in run support. Going to the Patriots should help him as his only chance to be successful is playing in a zone scheme (which the Patriots play most of the time), but the "Hoodie" has struggled with picking defensive backs lately and this is no exception..
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| Brown gaining 5 of 16 total yds at KSU |
Well if you remember Bryce Brown was the #1 high school recruit (many people said he was and would be better than Adrian Peterson) way back in 2009, where after a drawn out recruiting (for attention only) process orchestrated by his "handler" (yes he actually had a "handler") he chose Tennessee and transferred to Kansas State where he amassed 16 (that's not a typo) yards in 3 games before leaving that program and entering the draft. This is the same Bryce Brown that traveled with an entourage in high school and was always seen as cocky, full of himself and felt that he should be given everything.
Anyways, due to his past I think Brown may have trouble humbling himself enough to do the work required by a rookie, much less a 7th round pick and he may not try hard on special teams which is what he will have to excel on to make the team and may find himself struggling to be accepted by the team. Of course his basically non-existent college career and reality that no team really wanted him may have been enough to humble him. Knowing this will be his last chance to play football and get paid for it (well paid more than he did in high school) may be what he needs to try and use the amazing God given ability he has.
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