10 Worst NFL First Round Draft Picks of This Decade

1- Matt Leinart. Granite he slipped which was appropriate but still hasn’t taken the job from what should be a washed up Kurt Warner. Warner once again proves that with a decent arm and a lot of talent surrounding you any Quarter back will have a chance except for an over hyped, slow release, south paw from USC.

2- Bobby Carpenter- Really Jerry/ Bill? Number 18? He was injured and benefited from having three other linebackers that worried defenses more than he did at Ohio State. I agree with most of Parcells moves but this was definitely a miss. Granite he was not really over hyped but after being in the league for four years you expect a first round draft pick to break into the starting line up.

3-  Kyle Boller- The only real miss the Ravens have had that I can remember. Did this guy ever win a game? Is he even on a roster anywhere these days? I mean come on, even Jon Kitna still has a job. At least they had two and grabbed Suggs first.

4- Jamarcus Russell- Al, you could have had Calvin Johnson and Trent Edwards early in the second. So why did you go with and in accurate, project quarterback and no one to develop him? I am still baffled that Al Davis makes these decisions for himself.

5- J.P. Losman- I’m lost man. So he never had talent around him but wow I don’t even remember him completing a pass. I have lost track of him but he still has time to be the comeback player of the year if he ever resurfaces.

6-  Cedric Benson- I guess if you want to become productive hope Chicago drafts you high and releases you a couple years later. He looks great in Cincy doesn’t he? Not sure what happened here but what a difference another team makes.

7- Brady Quinn- I could have probably used the Browns first round picks from this decade for this entire article but what fun would that be? I mean at least Winslow and Edwards made a few plays while they were there. So they didn’t draft him early and he was passed over by sixteen other teams then they traded up, gave up several draft pics to do this and he still sucks three years later. What were they thinking. I mean look at the talent he had around him at ND, I can only throw the ball about fifteen yards and I may have had similar success with that offense. At least Gruden loves him.

8- Willie Middlebrooks- I know what you’re saying, who? Exactly my point. Denver drafted him in the first round in 2001 and I have never heard of him. Must have been a winner.

9- Charlie Rogers and Mike Williams- I know there are two here but they were the same move just a year a part and both were wide receivers with major issues drafted by the king of draft blunders Matt Millen and the Lions. It was like a broken record with him there. I bet Detroit will never draft another wide receiver in the first round. Oh, wait they did draft Calvin Johnson but really I can’t hold that against them. He will be worth it soon.

10- Reggie Bush- He has not produced near what he was supposed to and to be honest he looks like a second or third round pick at best. I know he was fast and made a week PAC 10 look stupid but he had not prov en he could take a shot. They will catch you in the NFL unlike the PAC 10 and when they do it hurts. Hopefully one day I will see something besides an uncontested jump from the five yard line and maybe he will drop out of the top ten. Right now it appears that he will have to take a back seat to the less hyped talent they have in N.O.

I realize that the draft is not an exact science but it seems that with all of the years it has been going on someone would have developed something to let you know you are getting value. If not then do what the Patriots do and stock up on a bunch of second round pics. It will save money in the future and lets face it, it has payed off for them. Don’t worry the best draft picks of this decade will be coming next.