You Vote: Biggest draft bust in Dallas Cowboys history

by Brandon Worley on Apr 29, 2008 8:16 PM CDT

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Who is the biggest draft bust in Cowboys history?

Shante Carver, DE; Round 1 #23, 1994

179 votes

Danny Noonan, DT; Round 1 #12, 1987

194 votes

Quincy Carter, QB; Round 2 #53, 2001

150 votes

David LaFleur, TE; Round 1 #22, 1997

195 votes

Billy Cannon, LB; Round 1 #25, 1984

34 votes

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Someone mentioned UCLA WR Mike Sherrod here.

Someone mentioned UCLA WR Mike Sherrod here. Sherrod was injury-prone and never had a great career. it happens. It’s difficult to label a talented player who gets injured a “bust.”

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by barrypopik on Apr 29, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions

Sorry, it's Mike Sherrard. Here's link.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/ordine/blog/2008/04/post_282.html
Team-by-team: Worst NFL first-rounders
Dallas: Mike Sherrard, WR, 1986 (No. 18). Sherrard was injured so much he missed all or most of three seasons after his rookie year. His Job-like string of calamities included breaking his leg while running on the beach.

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by barrypopik on Apr 29, 2008 9:32 PM CDT reply actions

Billy Cannon wasn't a "bust"

He suffered a career-ending neck injury. That doesn’t make him a bad pick. His story is a tragedy, but not a draft bust.

Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.

by OskieOskie on Apr 29, 2008 9:43 PM CDT reply actions

Don't disagree with you

But this list was not thought up by myself, but the whole BTB community.

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by Brandon Worley on Apr 29, 2008 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions

cannon was a bust

he was aweful…only played in 8 games as a 1st rounder….LOL….noonan looked like a productive player compared to cannon

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by TrueBlue24 on Apr 29, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions

oskie, it doesn't matter if you get hurt

a bust is simply a high pick which doesn’t live up to expectations regardless of reason.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Apr 30, 2008 7:16 AM CDT up reply actions

we disagree

on what “bust” means.

Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.

by OskieOskie on Apr 30, 2008 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions

i went with the flower.

his bust was so bad that we havent drafted a 1st round offensive player since….

... til this year

.500 or bust!

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-Tom Hicks 4/8/2008

by Jayslick on Apr 29, 2008 10:08 PM CDT reply actions

I'll go with Carver

Carver should be way ahead of Lafleur

by Boyzfan94 on Apr 30, 2008 9:46 AM CDT reply actions

Rod Hill

Wasn’t there a DB drafted in the early 80’s named Rod Hill? Surely he is the biggest bust, right? Did he even make the team that year? Whatever happened to him?

by peyro on May 1, 2008 12:41 AM CDT reply actions

yeah, I think 1982

but we drafted him late in the 1st rd which lessons the bust value. Noonan was the 12th player drafted overall in 1987 draft which is why IMO is the all time Cowboys bust.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on May 1, 2008 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions