Biggest Waste of Talent Poll:

[Dynasty]

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Wow! I figured things would be a lot closer than this.

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Dwight Gooden had ten good seasons in the Majors. The results of this poll are just stupid.

[Kos13]

Gooden and Hill being on this list is idiotic. And how is Leaf different than Akili, McNown, or any other first round QB bust? He's not a "waste of talent" as much as he's just a guy who couldn't cut it in the NFL. It's not like Leaf was a freakish athlete or anything either...weak pick in this poll.

He may be young, but Prior probably belongs on this list. I thought he'd be building a decent Hall of Fame resume by now.

[mo42nyy]

gooden wins this hands down
he had 2 or 3 great seasons and 2 or 3 good ones not 10 good seasons
he should be in the HOF and a top 10-15 pitcher of all time but he stuffed his career up his nose and is sitting in a jail cell somewhere

Theres a million number 1 draft picks who never do anything in on a professional level, but Gooden had the stuff do dominate on a Major League Level

[Cortz]

i voted for tyson

[rubbrband]

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Gooden and Hill being on this list is idiotic. And how is Leaf different than Akili, McNown, or any other first round QB bust? He's not a "waste of talent" as much as he's just a guy who couldn't cut it in the NFL. It's not like Leaf was a freakish athlete or anything either...weak pick in this poll.

He may be young, but Prior probably belongs on this list. I thought he'd be building a decent Hall of Fame resume by now.

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I tried to include guys who are mainly finished with their career, and I also tried to include guys who had a chance of winning. If you don't like it make your own [censored] poll.

[rubbrband]

Pretty insane that Bias is doing so well. He was never even tested on the NBA level. Too many what ifs for me to vote for him.

[Silent A]

Were's Doug Wickenheiser, Alexandre Daigle, etc? i could probably think of better hockey ones given time, but my point is made.

If we're limited to obscure regional sports, how about Josh Gibson et al.?

based on this list, I've never even heard of Len Bias or Ryan Leaf, so it must be one of them.

[tarheeljks]

i agree about some of the names on this list being stupid.
being very good for a while and then losing your career to injury is not a waste of talent. this list should be for players who have the tools to be elite, but seem to just be "pretty good"