Episode 1: NFL Draft Busts or Victims of Broken Organizations

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  • @theunlikelysuccess
    @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Are these draft busts or victims of bad organizations?

    • @WillMuny
      @WillMuny 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They are ALL Busts. This backwards mentality that somehow these are all Hall of Famers that were screwed is just plain stupid. All I need is ONE example to prove my point.
      Lee Roy Selmon
      No player in the HISTORY of the NFL entered a Worse situation, and he is a Hall of Famer. End of Freaking Story.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @WillMuny I think you are severely underestimating how much situation matters for quarterbacks, but my video didn't at any point say they were 'screwed.'
      If Tom Brady goes #1 overall to Houston in 2002, he doesn't become a 7X Super Bowl champion.
      There are exceptional talents who can overcome situation but they are few and far between and at QB, I think it's even more limited because of how their treated in regards to wins and losses.
      I could list several non-QBs who were able to play on bad teams for full careers and make the HOF, but for quarterbacks the wins matter more. If they lose, teams move on. That's not speculation or opinion, it's a fact.
      It's such a fact that if we simply use your example, over the first three seasons of Lee Roy Selmon's career they used 9 different QB's as starters.
      QB's get more blame and more credit than the deserve for wins and losses but that's the nature of the beast.
      The 'backwards mentality' you name is simply putting the onus where it belongs, on the organization. If you draft a QB and he gets sacked 76 times, that is bad team building. If you draft a QB and the team changes offensive coordinators each of your first three seasons, that is going to hurt the QB. If you draft a QB first overall and the owner overrides your coach and benches him, that's bad culture.
      Appreciate your comment, but if Lee Roy Selmon had been the QB for the Bucs he would have been replaced rather than become an HOF player.

    • @KWCline91
      @KWCline91 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I think the Texans' situation with David Carr should be a lesson that if you want to start an expansion team, don't draft a quarterback. Take a veteran player or someone's who's a backup. Mark Brunell is the best case for the opposite. He was a backup to Brett Favre before he got acquired by the Jaguars in their first season and he would go on to be the best quarterback in their franchise history.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@KWCline91 I agree. The Texans needed to build infrastructure, and in my opinion you do that by building up the lines. Get a serviceable veteran at QB and use the draft to add talent throughout the roster, because it is not likely that a young QB will be able to overcome where the team is at.
      Brunell is a great example.

    • @JustinMunson-w3b
      @JustinMunson-w3b 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Carr was definitely not a bust

  • @ADUSN
    @ADUSN 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Been saying it for years. There's guys who can't hang, sure, but many pro sports careers are determined by where you go.

    • @MazeDaGr8
      @MazeDaGr8 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Exactly situation and environment matters in development

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ADUSN Agree completely

  • @Bull1908
    @Bull1908 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    At least Carr got a SB ring in 2011 as a Giant.

  • @joseayala8506
    @joseayala8506 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Sam Bradford was thrown into a horrible Rams team but even after getting traded, he still was made of glass and every hit would sideline him. His body was just too fragile.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @joseayala8506 Bradford showed glimpses of what he could be but I really can't argue against your comment. If landed somewhere else early on, I think he could have had a very high peak but not sure the injuries could be avoided over his career regardless.

    • @TheKing60210
      @TheKing60210 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm a Vikings Fan and I remember him when he played with us. He had such potential, Injuries ruined him

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @TheKing60210 Vikings got his best year and if he could have held up I think they might have considered him as a longer term option. Instead they got Kirk and it feels like they were snake bit through the whole run of that team.

    • @tytengan284
      @tytengan284 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Rams fan here, a healthy Sam Bradford with Sean Mcvay would've been deadly

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tytengan284 He would have become a star, unless it was behind the line from these last few years. They can't stay healthy enough up front and rely a lot on Stafford being an all-time tough QB.

  • @andrewcorley7238
    @andrewcorley7238 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m glad someone is giving Bradford his flowers is refreshing. As a die hard rams fan. He did what he could with what he had. Too much hate surrounded him.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @andrewcorley7238 At some point I'll do a whole video on him but I have a few other things in process for now.

  • @phillyfan-182
    @phillyfan-182 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Joey Harrington was a victim of playing for the lions when they were a lousy team. The coaches micromanaged him and gaslighted him too. They tried to make him like Steve Young, Brett Favre and Joe Montana but he has a different style of play compared to them.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @phillyfan-182 I have thought a few times about doing a video on Harrington and a couple of the late 90's - early 00's QBs that didn't take pan out.
      Harrington was really good at Oregon but Detroit did not work out for him at all.

  • @HardCold-Alquan
    @HardCold-Alquan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    It's weird how Bryce Young is supposed to be small, but Kyler Murray's height is no problem!

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      @HardCold-Alquan Kyler is an incredible athlete, which largely negates issues with his height. Young needs a coach/system that can accentuate his talents and it could be the Panthers coach if the owner wasn't getting in the way.

    • @nickcolleton5684
      @nickcolleton5684 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Kyler Murray wins games....

    • @redonion64
      @redonion64 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Did I miss something? Kyler Murray's height was relentlessly mocked as recently as last season

    • @rdubb6592
      @rdubb6592 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nickcolleton5684does he really tho ?

    • @rdubb6592
      @rdubb6592 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@nickcolleton5684he’s 29-37 in his career…. 🤣

  • @hoodiejelo6456
    @hoodiejelo6456 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Tim Couch was in a much worse situation than Carr and Bradford and arguably had more talent.

    • @rdubb6592
      @rdubb6592 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      There is no QB in history that was ever in a worse situation than David Carr.

    • @landonpatton7997
      @landonpatton7997 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@rdubb6592Hof LT never plays a snap for you and Tim Couch had a worse situation lol

    • @rdubb6592
      @rdubb6592 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@landonpatton7997 cause one player can block the whole line

    • @landonpatton7997
      @landonpatton7997 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@rdubb6592 1) I'm agreeing with you bud
      2) when it completely changes the way you block and your coaching staff has no backup plan, yes, yes he did

    • @landonpatton7997
      @landonpatton7997 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rdubb6592 I agree with you but when the LT was brought in for the whole blocking scheme with no backup plan. Yes, yes he can

  • @Bullboy_Adventures
    @Bullboy_Adventures 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I honestly dont know why david carr didn’t request a trade from the texans after getting sacked more than 70 times his rookie season. He could've refused to play until they either trade him, or at least bring in better talent.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @Bullboy_Adventures I'm not sure why he didn't, but Carr was relatively naive about the expansion setup. I listened to an interview where he was talking about how he thought the NFL would be pretty close to a level playing field.
      I'm not sure the Texans would have granted him a trade request given where they were in the early 00's.

    • @Bullboy_Adventures
      @Bullboy_Adventures 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@theunlikelysuccess true, but they couldn't exactly force him to play. Oh well, what could have been

  • @Nilo1310
    @Nilo1310 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Matthew Stafford would have been a victim like Sam Bradford, spending 12 years on the Lions, but Stafford got his chance when traded to the Rams, winning a Super Bowl.

    • @silversoulken
      @silversoulken 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Stafford was never a bust tho even with Detroit. Yeah he never won anything, but he performed well enough for the situation he was in

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @Nilo1310 I have a full video on Stafford and how he redeemed himself after being labeled a 'loser' unfairly. Bradford's downfall ultimately was his own knee but he is one of those guys I think was far more talented than he gets credit for.

    • @juggernut2795
      @juggernut2795 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well I would say 5k yards In a season is something

    • @chicagodude8888
      @chicagodude8888 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@theunlikelysuccessBradford was given a lot more opportunities than David Carr and other infamous “busts” because he clearly had talent and the intangibles to play at a high level. His durability was his downfall. Bryce young just isn’t good.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chicagodude8888 We agree for sure. Bradford showed skills that couldn't be denied but his body couldn't support him playing long-term.

  • @Ocean5ix
    @Ocean5ix 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Chip Kelly got Demarco Murray to run outside from the shotgun and Sam Bradford to be his “Marcus Mariota”.
    Crazy fellow.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Ocean5ix Somehow Chip Kelly managed to impress me in the NFL and completely unimpress me in around 3 years.

  • @connorchurch3518
    @connorchurch3518 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Sam Bradford would of been a superstar with a decent oline

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @connorchurch3518 I think he could have been very good, but the injuries would probably always take him down at some point.

  • @JerseyRams96
    @JerseyRams96 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Rams fan here. Sam was very competent but surrounded by scrubs. Unfortunately he was super injury prone.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @JerseyRams96 There line was really bad, but I think his knee was always going to limit his career length, unfortunately.

  • @nathankalonji1898
    @nathankalonji1898 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love this vid the word bust gets throw around way too much these day 😂

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @nathankalonji1898 Agree, not every pick is going to be a Hall of Fame player. Plenty of guys have successful careers but get the 'bust' label.

  • @liltree-cq7yt
    @liltree-cq7yt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Andy Dalton just tore it up for the Panthers today so I think it's safe to say Bryce was the problem

    • @jerrymejias5940
      @jerrymejias5940 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No, the raiders are just shit.

    • @bobbobson8087
      @bobbobson8087 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@jerrymejias5940 Both are true. It’s darkly telling that switching Bryce Young for Andy Dalton immediately made the Panthers offense look good.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @liltree-cq7yt Dalton having a good game doesn't negate my view on Bryce. I think Bryce probably should have been sitting his first year and learning how to become an NFL starter but they just threw him out there.
      There are two current starting quarterbacks on other teams playing well that were on the Panthers roster playing terrible two years ago. Carolina has proven it's the problem.

  • @ftwsam2246
    @ftwsam2246 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bradford was good his first year but after that, yeah the Rams failed him.

  • @billysr9663
    @billysr9663 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    David Carr was cold bruh

  • @jaylenbarnes2.079
    @jaylenbarnes2.079 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love your takes on David Carr and Sam Bradford; I agree with you about their careers
    And as for Bryce Young In my opinion I think he NEEDS to leave Carolina before they fully ruin his career and whatever the Panthers got going on its not working and it seems like it's not gonna get any better anytime soon and that worries me for Bryce Young because I'm still a huge Bryce believer but I think he needs to leave Carolina to fully shine

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @jaylenbarnes2.079 I can't tell if Bryce can become a franchise QB, but I can firmly say the Panthers have not set him to succeed. I agree with you that he needs to get out of there.
      Carr went through something very similar in Houston and it ruined his career.
      The silver lining is always that these guys gained generational wealth regardless of how their careers panned out.

  • @e93sports80
    @e93sports80 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just subbed

  • @MayonnaiseOreo
    @MayonnaiseOreo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think Andy Dalton just proved that Bryce Young is *that* bad.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @MayonnaiseOreo For a week, sure. I think Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold are proving Carolina is the problem, but maybe that's just me.

  • @ftwsam2246
    @ftwsam2246 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Jamarcus Russell had a lean addiction, were the raiders good, no but the leeeeeaaannn was worse 😂.

  • @Simple_Man_Golf
    @Simple_Man_Golf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Unpopular opinion: We have to change how the draft works. These poorly run garbage franchises will CONTINUE to ruin players and tank to do it all over again

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Simple_Man_Golf I'm not sure how they could do it. The NBA has a bad system in place and I'm not sure how they could fix it honestly.

  • @S.G.Thomas15
    @S.G.Thomas15 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sammy B was my dude

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @S.G.Thomas15 I thought he was going to be a really good pro, but no one can predict injuries.

    • @S.G.Thomas15
      @S.G.Thomas15 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@theunlikelysuccess ya, I think I heard his knee was bone on bone by the end..too bad. It’s funny, I’m from Oklahoma but lived in NC since 2000. Sam Bradford fan and Panthers fan, two tragedies in one video 😅 ⚫️🐈‍⬛🔵

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@S.G.Thomas15 Yea, his knee was really bad. Apologies for opening sports wounds for you lol. Panthers are in a really bad spot at the moment. They've had good teams within the last 10 years, just not sure where they are headed during the rest of this decade.

  • @ICANTSKI11
    @ICANTSKI11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    IMO all three of these guys were just not good. Even if ur franchise isn’t good u have to self improve Bradford was injury prone and average young doesn’t do anything well and is worse then Jamarcus Russell and carrs sacks were mostly his fault for holding onto the ball to long elite qbs overcome these issues

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @ICANTSKI11 My opinion is that nobody could overcome the Houston Texans O line issues in the early 00's. Not to mention how disorganized they were initially. As for Young, the jury is still out. I can't say he'll be good but the Panthers are very poorly run the last 5-8 years.
      Bradford is a guy I think that showed traits of a quality starter but his injuries caught up to him. In my opinion though, most QBs are a mix of work ethic, talent, and their surroundings.

    • @ICANTSKI11
      @ICANTSKI11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@theunlikelysuccess sacks are mostly a qb stat and elite qbs can make avoid terrible with horrible o lines- joe burrow, Peyton manning, pat mahomes has a good oline but if he didn’t he’d still be the goat bc he’s mahomes, Lawrence, luck, Newton, Marino, are all great qbs with horrible olines
      Mess with the vids tho

    • @ICANTSKI11
      @ICANTSKI11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And for Bryce young when everything is geared towards offense and qbs and u can’t figure it out or atleast show flashes in a year and a half then you’ll most likely never figure it out same goes for Wrs

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ICANTSKI11 Appreciate you and there are elite guys who definitely overcome bad O line play.
      I don't think any of these guys were all-time great type of talents, but I think they could play well in the right system.
      Problem is, when you go #1, you are expected to be able to overcome a lot. of things and these guys weren't able to, like you said.

  • @ifheavenwashuman
    @ifheavenwashuman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Daniel Jones. He was given nothing but Daboll.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @ifheavenwashuman Gettleman loved him and he had Saquon (when healthy) do those two things count?

    • @ifheavenwashuman
      @ifheavenwashuman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@theunlikelysuccess Saquon is a great start, but not having an offensive line to protext him or anyone to throw to beside Saquon and a brand new rookie is ludicrous.

    • @theunlikelysuccess
      @theunlikelysuccess  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ifheavenwashuman Oh I agree, was just throwing a bit of humor in. Daniel Jones isn't going to be a top 5 QB but he has the ability to be a capable starter.
      It will be interesting with Nabors to see what happens. They should be 2-1 if they had a backup kicking plan.