Post by Funkytown on Aug 13, 2017 12:17:55 GMT -6
This story is interesting and unique enough to deserve its own thread. 
Aguayo among biggest busts in NFL draft history
More at the link: www.thescore.com/nfl/news/1349491-aguayo-among-biggest-busts-in-nfl-draft-history
Draft Retrospective: Robert Aguayo and Self-Scouting by Chuck Zodda
Good, in-depth stuff at the link: insidethepylon.com/nfl/teams-nfl/nfc-south/tampa-bay-buccaneers/2017/03/01/robert-aguayo-self-scouting/
Aguayo among biggest busts in NFL draft history
For the price of a third-round draft pick, a fourth-round draft pick, and the 59th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers received just 22 made field goals on 31 attempts from kicker Roberto Aguayo.
Rather than watch Aguayo struggle through a second season, the Bucs waived the kicker on Saturday, bringing an end to his tenure with the team after 16 regular-season games and five preseason contests.
Wow.
The bold move by general manager Jason Licht blew up in his face and now resides among the biggest draft busts in league history.
Rather than watch Aguayo struggle through a second season, the Bucs waived the kicker on Saturday, bringing an end to his tenure with the team after 16 regular-season games and five preseason contests.
Wow.
The bold move by general manager Jason Licht blew up in his face and now resides among the biggest draft busts in league history.
Draft Retrospective: Robert Aguayo and Self-Scouting by Chuck Zodda
“For those reasons, I give Aguayo a third-round grade as my top-rated kicker in the 2015 draft class.”
That was the sentence that ended my scouting profile of Roberto Aguayo just under a year ago. Aguayo was coming off a slightly-disappointing senior season in which his accuracy dropped to 80.8% on field goals after being north of 90% for his first two seasons at Florida State. In particular, Aguayo had been nearly-flawless as a freshman in Tallahassee, making all 94(!) extra points he attempted, while also going 21-for-22 on field goal attempts. So how did a kicker who made over 95% of his field goals in his first year at one of the biggest programs in college football wind up with the lowest field goal accuracy of any NFL kicker in 2016? And where did I go wrong in my scouting process?
That was the sentence that ended my scouting profile of Roberto Aguayo just under a year ago. Aguayo was coming off a slightly-disappointing senior season in which his accuracy dropped to 80.8% on field goals after being north of 90% for his first two seasons at Florida State. In particular, Aguayo had been nearly-flawless as a freshman in Tallahassee, making all 94(!) extra points he attempted, while also going 21-for-22 on field goal attempts. So how did a kicker who made over 95% of his field goals in his first year at one of the biggest programs in college football wind up with the lowest field goal accuracy of any NFL kicker in 2016? And where did I go wrong in my scouting process?
... and neither is this Chris guy.