Its not splitting hairs.

If a player busts out of the NFL its because they didn't have the talent to play in it, and the GM who drafted him screwed up.

If a player suffers a major injury and is forced to retire it wasn't due to a lack of talent and unless the report on said player was that he likely was going to suffer a major injury, said GM should receive zero fault.

The world isn't as black and white as you'd like to portray it. For example if we're going by your harsh pass/fail analysis how would you classify players who've passed away prematurely? Guys like Joe Delaney or Len Bias who would have been mega-stars but died too soon, are they busts? GMs screw that one up too?

Originally Posted by: isocleas2 

Its not splitting hairs.

If a player busts out of the NFL its because they didn't have the talent to play in it, and the GM who drafted him screwed up.

If a player suffers a major injury and is forced to retire it wasn't due to a lack of talent and unless the report on said player was that he likely was going to suffer a major injury, said GM should receive zero fault.

The world isn't as black and white as you'd like to portray it. For example if we're going by your harsh pass/fail analysis how would you classify players who've passed away prematurely? Guys like Joe Delaney or Len Bias who would have been mega-stars but died too soon, are they busts? GMs screw that one up too?

Originally Posted by: isocleas2 

No, it is splitting hairs. Let's just compare Harrell and Jones. Harrell was drafted injured, Jones was not. Jones has yet to make it a full season, and neither did Harrell. In the minds of most Packer fans, Harrell was a bust, but now we're asked to make an exception for Jones? Complete bullshit. They are both busts because they could not stay on the field and perform at the level their draft status dictates.

I hope Jones isn't hurt badly and can return, but also don't like seeing players with neck injuries try and push. There isn't too much worse than watching a player paralyzed and carted off the field.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 

No, it is splitting hairs. Let's just compare Harrell and Jones. Harrell was drafted injured, Jones was not.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT 

Harrell WAS a bust. Even when he was on the field, he was not good. Jones is a good player. To label him a bust is lazy. There is no actual thought put into how the player named actually performed on the field.
I guess by that line of thought Gale Sayers was a bust for the Bears. He never was able to be his best because of injury. The same would go for Bo Jackson.
See just how lame that is?

Originally Posted by: Cheesey 

It's not splitting hairs if you're an owner evaluating job performance of your GM.

Originally Posted by: musccy