1993
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#24 - Philadelphia Eagles - Leonard Renfro - Defensive Tackle - Colorado
This was a close one and I went back and forth on whether to pick Renfro or the Raiders selection of defensive back Patrick Bates, who was often trouble and only tallied one interception in his career. Ultimately, the nod went to Renfro for a variety of reasons. Renfro did nothing of note in 2 seasons with a Philadelphia team looking to rejuvenate their defense and selected 2 picks after Renfro was Pro Bowler and long time NFL player Dana Stubblefield. Renfro would play one year with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL in 1996 before never being heard from again. If the Eagles had selected Stubblefield their defense would be much improved but they went with Renfro instead and get the nod for worst NFL first round pick of 1993.
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#26 - Orlando Magic - Geert Hammink - Center - LSU
As a Magic fan I think I had to make this selection. Hammink played in 3 NBA seasons and played in only 8 games. This was due to the unnatural obsession with 7-footers in the NBA during the mid 90's. Hammink had a total of 14 points in his career, added 7 rebounds and 2 assists. The guy stayed in the league 2 seasons too long. The only thing of note Geerty ever did was have a small role in the Shaq/Nick Nolte movie "Blue Chips". He wasn't a trouble maker, he did have 9 kids to 8 different women, he wasn't a distraction to the team but for his crappy play on the court, undeserved 3 year career, 14 points + 7 rebounds for his career and that stupid haircut he is our worst NBA first round pick of 1993.
1994
Our double update for the day brings us to 1994. Some solid players selected like Marshall Faulk and Jason kid but we aren't here to look at that, we are here to look at the crap.
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#14 - Philadelphia Eagles - Bernard Williams - Tackle - Georgia
This wasn't a story of the Eagles taking a guy that just wasn't talented enough to play in the NFL. Williams started all 16 games for the Eagles his rookie year, but the kid couldn't stay away from drugs long enough to pass a drug test. It is alleged that Williams failed 15 drug tests...15! This resulted in the talented Williams being banned from the NFL. Williams would play for the CFL and Vince McMahon's XFL spectacle but he would never be sniffed by an NFL team ever again. The Eagles swept the picks for 1993 and 1994 so it's easy to see why they struggled to the point they got a crappy enough pick to select McNabb in a few years. There was a few others that deserved this pick but once I read about Bernard Williams I knew that nobody else would be as "deserving" as Mr. Williams for this award. Way to throw away a promising career Mr. Williams. Why some players can't give up drugs; allegedly marijuana in Williams case? You can't give up pot for millions? And they say it's not addicting. The Eagles could of had solid tackles Wayne Gandy or Todd Steussie, still on the board when Williams was selected.
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#20 - Philadelphia 76ers - BJ Tyler - Point Guard - Texas
Yinka Dare was almost selected for this spot due to his ability to turn the ball over without ever getting assists but due to a story that may or may not be true about Tyler he gets this spot. Played in 55 games his rookie year averaging 3.5 ppg and 3.2 apg. However, according to Chris Young's book Drive, Tyler lost all his famed speed by falling asleep with an ice pack on his knee severely damaging it. This forced him into retirement and cost him a chance at a solid career. Not a good couple of years for Philadelphia teams. Tyler was selected by the expansion Raptors but did not play for them. And for this "The Iceman" BJ Tyler is our worst NBA first round pick of 1994.
I should be back tomorrow with an update, if not I'll double up on Tuesday. Till then take care.
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