NFL Fantasy Football 2011: Can Darrius Heyward-Bey Shed the Bust Label?
Last year Darren McFadden make the jump from bust candidate to NFL superstar. While Darrius Heyward-Bey won’t make nearly the transition into superstardom, can he at least do his part to shed the bust label?
Part of DHB’s problem was the fact that he was drafted earlier than most NFL Draft pundits thought he would go. Suddenly he was full of unnecessary pressure of being the seventh overall pick. Even though Michael Crabtree has yet to live up to his promise either, that hasn’t stopped the criticism.
Looking at the numbers, it would be easy to lave Heyward-Bey a bust. After catching nine passes for 124 yards and one touchdown as a rookie, DHB only progressed to 26 catches for 3...
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