FanHouse Todd Marinovich

The knock on BJ Penn throughout his MMA career has been that he doesn't take his conditioning seriously enough. No one can say that about the B.J. Penn taking on Kenny Florian at UFC 101.

Everyone makes mistakes. But when those mistakes are magnified by intense scrutiny of the NFL draft, well, they become much more embarrassing than, say, my typical Friday morning, mustard-stain-on-khakis incident.

Which is why the NFL FanHouse braintrust got together to determine who is the biggest bust for each NFL team. They're not listed in terms of stupidity -- they're all stupid relative to a team's total draft performance. Meaning, of course, some teams "bust" is much different than another organization's; we did it this way to avoid just linking you to DetroitLions.com.

Instead, we're putting it in current draft order, sans trades, and allowing this list to serve as a reminder of each's team's ability to properly execute a fail. The "bust factor" was based primarily on three things: statistical production (or lack thereof), position in the draft and other available options during that year's draft.

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With Christmas just a couple of weeks away, it's important for football fans to remember that it's the thought that counts. So if Aunt Agnes who knows you like football buys you a Peyton Manning jersey, not realizing you're a Patriots fan, put a smile on your face and thank her.

Or, act like this guy:

Yes, that was a young man failing to feign excitement after opening a gift box that contained a Todd Marinovich jersey at Christmas in 1992, shortly after Marinovich was benched for the last time in his career. I like how the guy's mom sheepishly points out that Marinovich is still young and might improve.

Via You Been Blinded.