... Bust. The word gets thrown around a lot come draft time.

Memories of Ryan Leaf and Tony Mandarich come back and haunt the dreams of NFL General Managers. Every team hopes to avoid drafting a “bust”—but if we have learned anything from the NFL Draft, it’s that busts are both unavoidable and plentiful.

After the draft, teams often rejoice in the glory that is a newly selected draft class, but those thoughts will soon be a distant memory—just ask any Raiders fan about JaMarcus Russell.

Players can “bust” for a multitude of reasons. Some can never get over the injury bug (Charles Rodgers). Others underachieve and never live up to their potential (Vernon Ghol...

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