Top 10 Draft Busts in Seattle Seahawks History: #10 - Chris McIntosh

by Danny Kelly on Apr 4, 2011 9:05 AM PDT

Chris McIntosh is the guy on the right there (he's holding a "McIntosh" jersey)

Unfortunately for Chris McIntosh, he makes this list by virtue of injury-induced early retirement. With the 22th overall pick of the 2000 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks chose the First-Team All American offensive tackle out of Wisconsin.

Part of a Wisconsin Rose Bowl winning team in 2000, he was one of the lead blockers for legendary college running back Ron Dayne as he rumbled for 226 yards in that game. He was a four-year starter there and 2 time team captain and was a logical pick for the Seahawks.

At 6'7, 315, he was expected to book-end the line on the right side and provide Seattle with a formidable offensive tackle duo; Walter Jones easily holding down the left.

McIntosh worked his way into the starting lineup in his rookie season, playing in 14 games starting 10. Not a bad start and the choice was looking like a success. However, in training camp in 2001 he sustained a neck stinger - or pinched nerve - and was limited to 3 starts that year. He had surgery in the offseason to correct the issue but reagravated it again in camp in 2002, forcing him to miss the entire season. He tried to come back the next year but told coaches he was unable to play, ultimately forcing the Hawks to release him at the start of camp in 2003.

Chris McIntosh can at least rest assured that his short career and 'bust' status on this list was not due to a bad attitude, poor performance, underachieving talent, or legal problems. McIntosh's only failure was his ability to stay healthy, and ultimately led to his early retirement.

He is now a real estate agent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and resides in Hartford, Wisconsin.

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But who is the gentlemen to the right of him?

Its finally happened.

by Scruffy Lefty on Apr 4, 2011 9:06 AM PDT reply actions

Tiki Barber

Opinions are like assholes , I once saw my Uncle's. - Megan Amram

by Lo Pann on Apr 4, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs

Mike Holmgren.

"If I had a dollar for every brain you don't have, I'd have one dollar." - Squidward Tentacles

by SSreporters on Apr 4, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions

I wonder how much he ended up pocketing for his career?

Man we coulda had some O-line with him healthy at RT.

Cake for me too, please.

by shams on Apr 4, 2011 9:49 AM PDT reply actions

Small mistake.

McIntosh was drafted with the 22nd pick, not the 26th.

by Coach Owens on Apr 4, 2011 10:02 AM PDT reply actions

Thanks, I'll make the change. I was working on this late and wasn't seeing straight i guess.

by Danny Kelly on Apr 4, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

It's a damn shame.

I remember thinking we were getting a steal with this guy, and for a year and a half, we were. But it just goes to show that injuries are part of the game.

I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul - Invictus

by EequalsMc2 on Apr 4, 2011 10:08 AM PDT reply actions

This pick was definitely a disaster in the end

but I have a hard time calling someone who had injuries derail his career a bust.

by Nate Dogg on Apr 4, 2011 10:45 AM PDT reply actions

Type 1 bust vs. Type 2?

Cake for me too, please.

by shams on Apr 4, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions

I wouldn't call them busts at all.

To me a bust is someone a team missed on. Jamarcus Russel, Vernon Gholston, Freddie Mitchell, Gosder Cherilus, Jarvis Moss type picks. Players that just weren’t good at football. Chris McIntosh, Marcus Tubbs and Cadillac Williams were good picks that ended their career the way a lot of football players end their career, with an injury.

by Nate Dogg on Apr 4, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions

What about the ultimate bust...The Boz

Wasn’t Brian Bosworth’s career derailed by chronic injuries that were hidden from the Seahawks prior to the draft?
I’ve never defended Bosworth before, and I just got a bit nauseous at the thought of that guy.

by brugg on Apr 4, 2011 8:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions

Yep.

Shoulder injuries ended his career.

by Coach Owens on Apr 5, 2011 4:43 AM PDT up reply actions

I have nothing to say other than fuck Bud Light.

Field Gulls

by Benne on Apr 4, 2011 11:10 AM PDT reply actions

Bud Light is not beer ...

… it’s beer-flavored water.

I will always maintain that Seneca Wallace is a glorified WR.

by Mike from Stumptown on Apr 4, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

That implies its even beer flavored

by vanrijn on Apr 7, 2011 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions

I totally disagere

I don’t see how anyone can label someone a bust because of injury. Especially after how he produced for just 1 and a half years. So does this mean you will think Marcus Tubbs was a bust as well? Just imagine what the Seahawks would have been like if neither player had career ending injuries. A draft bust is someone like M. Mcquire or Lamar King, guys drafted and just didn’t do a thing but be a waste of a draft pick and take up a roster spot.

by cthunder on Apr 4, 2011 1:36 PM PDT reply actions

point taken

I’ve compiled my list based on the value they provided to their team relative to their spot selected. I’d rather not argue over the semantics of it and I wasn’t trying to insult McIntosh – it’s a list of “failed” picks – this pick didn’t work out for the Hawks, that’s not subjective.

He started 10 games total in his career – not the type of value you’d hope for with the 22nd selection. I made sure to point out that he made the list due to injuries and despite using the word “bust” I explicitly stated that he only made the list due to injuries and not because of ‘normal’ bust reasons that a player should be embarrassed of. He has no reason to be ashamed of why he had to retire.

by Danny Kelly on Apr 4, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions