Here are a couple players who were drafted high in Fantasy last year, but instead of blowing up they shit right down their legs

QB

Matt Ryan: Looking at his year you might say that he played well. But this is fantasy football. He missed 2 starts so that helped keep his numbers down, but nevertheless, he did not make the leap we all expected last season, even with the addition of Tony Gonzalez. Michael Turner (get to him a little later) did miss some time, but this still should not have spiked his numbers like it did. I would expect Ryan to have a bounce back year.

Jay Cutler: He was sold for a king’s ransom on draft day and it looked like Josh McDaniels was dealing with a drinking problem for making the trade. But low and behold, at the end of the day the trade worked out for the Broncos. Cutler led the world in interceptions with 26, so that diminished his 27 TD’s. Cutler owners expected more out of the gun slinger, but looking at his weapons, he didn’t have the cast around him to help.

RB

 Matt Forte: Average draft position was 4 and he by no means lived up to this hype. He is a main culprit for the struggling Cutler. Hampered by a subpar O-Line, Forte scored just 2 times in 33 goal-to-go situations. 2 times!!  He was also held to 2 TD’s on 19 attempts inside the 5-yd line. That is the worst percentage of the decade! This guy flopped big time after a big rookie year. He went from 12 total TD’s to just 4 in 2009. And oh yeah, did I mention he was drafted 4^th overall in most drafts? Ahead of Chris Johnson, Ryan Grant, Ray Rice, Frank Gore … do I need to continue?

Steve Slaton: Another sophomore slump in the backfield. He really fell off the face of not only the fantasy world but also the NFL world. Slaton had a case of the fumbles and lost 5 of them. This guy was drafted as the 9^th pick but performed to the tune of the 36^th best back. He has now fallen to 2^nd on the depth chart — 3^rd until Brandon Tate was lost for the year. He lost 6 games last year, but that shouldn’t cause you to fall so far from grace.

Darren McFadden/Reggie Bush: I put them together because they are similar in every way. Both were world talents coming out of college. Both played in an offense were they split carries in college. Both were drafted in the top 5 and yet both can’t find themselves in the NFL. Bush still has not shown a consistent ability to perform and has been replaced by an undrafted free agent in Pierre Thomas for the Saints’ high flying offense. Meanwhile, McFadden has been given every opportunity to succeed for a horrible Raider team, but can’t stay on the field or hold onto the ball. These guys were both valued as top 25 backs but performed like top 50 backs. Never has there been more hype about two underperformers year after year. When will we all learn our lesson? It’s funny how Thomas Jones drops each year in average draft position but continues year after year to blow these two bums away.

WR

Terrell Owens: He saw his worst full season numbers since his rookie year with numbers like 55-829-5. Owens’ age definitely played a part in his lack of explosiveness but that can’t be the only reason. He seems to have developed a problem with catching the ball. Maybe if he had less reality TV going on he could finish out his career on a better note.

Dwayne Bowe: Drafted as the 14^th best receiver, he played more like an undrafted free agent. His stat line for such a talent was atrocious, at 47-589-4. He did have an overrated QB playing with him, but his stats are way too bad to blame that.  Bowe found himself in the doghouse with Coach Haley for being overweight, and this caused for him to miss many needed reps with the 1^st team offense. The talent this man has should allow for him to play through any issues, but it seems like he doesn’t have the right attitude for a star in the league.