Year End BustWatch
It's time for the final edition of everyone's favorite running segment that got lost in the shuffle sometime in November: BustWatch!
As always, BustWatch is based on a highly subjective combination of expectations, performance, pain inflicted to owners (especially me), and what I ate for lunch. I don't love including injured players on the list, but a player that combines terrible play with injuries is fair game. Let's start with the guys who didn't make the final top ten.
Steve Smith – Smith was taken first at wideout in many leagues, and was undeniably a huge disappointment. That said, he wound up with over 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns. 36% of his fantasy output came in the first two weeks, but he didn’t kill you as much as some others.
Darrell Jackson - He only doesn’t rank higher because we saw a huge decline coming. Still, no one saw 497 yards coming.
Alge Crumpler- In a year where nearly every TE1 pick worked, Crumpler ate up a lot of empty space.
Todd Heap - See above.
Brandon Jackson - Remember that big Morency/Jackson debate in the preseason, with DeShawn Wynn as the darkhorse?
Thomas Jones- Escapes the top-ten because he managed to put up 1,336 total yards, almost exactly the same as last season.
Vincent Jackson - Super sleeper that never woke up. Not quite hyped enough to make the top-ten list, but he was a wasted WR3 selection for a lot of teams.
Other Honorable Mentions: Philip Rivers, Matt Leinart, J.P. Losman, Javon Walker, LaMont Jordan, Santana Moss, Ravens Defense, Lee Evans.
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Back with the top ten later today.
Comments
What about Alexander and Larry Johnson, both top 5 RB's coming into this year.
Posted by: Scott Jackson | January 3, 2008 03:34 PM
They are undoubtedly in the top 10, perhaps they are the top 2. I wouldn't be surprised.
Posted by: Nick | January 3, 2008 03:56 PM
It sure was fun to go from 1st to last in my keeper league with busts like:
Marc Bulger, Todd Heap, Larry Johnson, Frank Gore, Javon Walker, Philip Rivers and the Baltimore Ravens D all on my team.
I am assuming the ones that werent already mentioned will make the top 10.
Posted by: Josh | January 3, 2008 06:23 PM
What about Vernon Davis? he was hardly any better than Alge Crumpler and was hyped a lot before the season.
Posted by: Jacyln | January 4, 2008 09:48 PM
Imagine my surprise to have the #1 pick. I took LT but was then shocked to see Steve Smith and Chad Johnson on the board with my 2,3. Well I ended up winning the league but only after i was smart enough to sit Smith and the pure flop Bulger. Thank you Kurt Warner, you were my only hope!
Posted by: craig | January 8, 2008 11:57 AM