Milk Carton All-Star of the Week: 5/18/2009

They say the best way to conquer your demons is to face them head-on. This week's MCAS of the Week is the proverbial thorn stuck in my craw. Every sports fan has that draft pick or signing that was much-heralded at the time, but turned out to be a huge pile of human waste. This guy is no exception:

The man you see here is 2001 10th overall pick, Defensive End Jamal Reynolds. Reynolds' failure to be an even adequate pro isn't what chaps my ass the most as a devoted Packers fan for nearly 2 decades. No, it's the fact that we traded UP in 2001 to snag Reynolds, despite the looming red flags that surround Florida State defensive linemen. Then-GM Ron Wolf, needing a replacement for a "retired" Reggie White at defensive end, struck a deal with old buddy Mike Holmgren and the Seahawks, dealing the 17th pick and a backup quarterback out of Boston College you might have heard of: Matt Hassellbeck.

The Seahawks would then use the 17th pick on Michigan offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson, whose only the best guard in football and is partly responsible for Vikings RB Adrian Peterson's twice-a-year thrashing of Green Bay for the past two seasons. Now, while trading a Pro Bowl QB and Pro Bowl offensive lineman for a no-talent waste a space might burn like the heat of 1,000 suns, keep in mind that had Hassellback stayed in Green Bay, he would have only made his starting debut last season....at 33.

Another factor that softens the sting of the Reynolds pick is that the 2001 draft is filled with busts. Here are some names to noodle over: Freddie Mitchell, Justin Smith, David Terrell, Koren Robinson, Rod Gardner, and Kenyatta Walker. That being said, Reynolds was still a huge failure. Thanks to a lack of work ethic and an even greater inability to stay healthy, Reynolds was less '97 Reggie White and more 2007 Reggie White(as in, a dead lifeless corpse). Reynolds final career numbers during his three year career with both the Packers and Browns: 18 tackles, 3 sacks, and one giant waste of a top 10 pick.

So give it up for him, ladies and gents, the guy who makes Andre Wadsworth look like Deacon Jones......Jamal "Too Small" Reynolds!