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Biggest Busts


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Of course, Ryan Leaf was number 1. It was amazing looking back and seeing the ridiculous behavior he exhibited. It got me thinking, what would it take to knock Ryan Leaf out of the #1 spot?

 

I think that to lose the #1 spot, someone would actually have to play like Leaf did and then burn down team headquarters as local news was taping in the background.

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That list left a lot to be desired. Dayne at 16 behind Enis at 12-13? The All-time leading NCAA rusher and Heisman trophy winner should've been top 10 if not higher.

 

No Akili, no Jeff George, and Couch at 6? Doesn't make much sense.

 

It'd be very hard to top what Leaf accomplished in a short but glorious career. I remember in the first game of that season(or was it pre-season?), he went 13-27 or something like that with no INTs and about 160 yds, while Manning threw a couple of INTs in his debut. There was talk all over about how it had been proven what a big mistake the Colts had made. :D

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18. Aundray Bruce

17. Courtney Brown

16. Ron Dayne

15. Johnny Jones

14. Curtis Enis

13. Terry Baker

12. Blair Thomas

11. Steve Emtman

10. Rick Mirer

9. Heath Shuler

8. Ki-Jana Carter

7. Andre Ware

6. Tim Couch

5. Lawrence Phillips

4. Brian Bosworth

3. Todd Marinovich

2. Tony Mandarich

1. Ryan Leaf

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It'd be very hard to top what Leaf accomplished in a short but glorious career. I remember in the first game of that season(or was it pre-season?), he went 13-27 or something like that with no INTs and about 160 yds, while Manning threw a couple of INTs in his debut. There was talk all over about how it had been proven what a big mistake the Colts had made. :D

 

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Trust me, I remember that. Leaf actually started off 2-0, while Manning was 0-2.

 

Leaf reading his apology to the media and fans, obviously only because he was being forced to, and then throwing the statement in his locker was priceless. I'd forgotten all about that. . .

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Akili Smith got lumped into the Bengals Bungles, which was actually number 19 on the list.

 

I don't think George was a bust. He had the talent. He had a long career, including several very good years. He was just an idiot.

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Yes, regular season.

 

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Have you heard about the Brain Type Institute? They had analyzed Leaf(among many other prospects, of course) and warned the Chargers to stay away from the guy because his brain type was the worst suited for QB play from among the 15 categories they use to classify brain types. Manning's was the top or #2 type. Leaf's brain type was supposed to be good to be a pitcher it seems :D

 

They've had some other pretty good success stories in terms of player predictions.

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Akili Smith got lumped into the Bengals Bungles, which was actually number 19 on the list.

 

I don't think George was a bust.  He had the talent.  He had a long career, including several very good years.  He was just an idiot.

 

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Talent isn't the point. Leaf had talent too. George had a long career, but weren't there long gaps of inactivity as well?. I'd still say that given his draft position as the overall #1 pick, JG was a bust.

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Ryan Leaf 1998

 

Week 1 San Diego 16 vs. Buffalo 14: 16-31 192 yards 1 TD, 2 INT

Week 2 San Diego 13 at Tennessee 7: 13-24 179 yards

 

Peyton Manning 1998

 

Week 1 Indianapolis 15 vs. Miami 24: 21-37 302 yards 1 TD, 3 INT

Week 2 Indianapolis 6 at New England 29: 21-33 188 yards 1 TD, 3 INT

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Talent isn't the point. Leaf had talent too. George had a long career, but weren't there long gaps of inactivity as well?. I'd still say that given his draft position as the overall #1 pick, JG was a bust.

 

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Jeff George

Year TM | G | Comp Att PCT YD Y/A TD INT | Att Yards TD |

+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+

| 1990 ind | 13 | 181 334 54.2 2152 6.4 16 13 | 11 2 1 |

| 1991 ind | 16 | 292 485 60.2 2910 6.0 10 12 | 16 36 0 |

| 1992 ind | 10 | 167 306 54.6 1963 6.4 7 15 | 14 26 1 |

| 1993 ind | 13 | 234 407 57.5 2526 6.2 8 6 | 13 39 0 |

| 1994 atl | 16 | 322 524 61.5 3734 7.1 23 18 | 30 66 0 |

| 1995 atl | 16 | 336 557 60.3 4143 7.4 24 11 | 27 17 0 |

| 1996 atl | 3 | 56 99 56.6 698 7.1 3 3 | 5 10 0 |

| 1997 oak | 16 | 290 521 55.7 3917 7.5 29 9 | 17 44 0 |

| 1998 oak | 8 | 93 169 55.0 1186 7.0 4 5 | 8 2 0 |

| 1999 min | 14 | 191 329 58.1 2816 8.6 23 12 | 16 41 0 |

| 2000 was | 6 | 113 194 58.2 1389 7.2 7 6 | 7 24 0 |

| 2001 was | 2 | 23 42 54.8 168 4.0 0 3 | 4 0 0 |

+----------+-----+---------------------------------------+-----------------+

| TOTAL | 133 | 2298 3967 57.9 27602 7.0 154 113 | 168 307 2 |

 

12 years in the league though. And he had some good years. 1995. 1997. 1999. I'm not trying to say he was a great player, or even a very good one, but he had a decent career.

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18.  Aundray Bruce

17.  Courtney Brown

16.  Ron Dayne

15.  Johnny Jones

14.  Curtis Enis

13.  Terry Baker

12.  Blair Thomas

11.  Steve Emtman

10.  Rick Mirer

9.  Heath Shuler

8.  Ki-Jana Carter

7.  Andre Ware

6.  Tim Couch

5.  Lawrence Phillips

4.  Brian Bosworth

3.  Todd Marinovich

2.  Tony Mandarich

1.  Ryan Leaf

 

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I can't believe that Cade McNown isn't even ranked. Couch is also ranked a bit too high, IMO (at the very least, Mirer should be ranked ahead of him).

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All I can say is that Ryan Leaf was a "natural" at being a jerk and an underachiever. No player in the history of the NFL deserves the award of "biggest bust" more than him!! :D

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Any NYG fan will remember 1971 1st-rounder RB Rocky Thompson:

 

 

                +--------------------------+--------------------                |          Rushing         |        Receiving        |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards    Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R TD+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------1971 nyg |  14 |     0      0    0.0    0 |    16  85   5.3    0 |1972 nyg |  14 |     0      0    0.0    0 |     0   0   0.0    0 |1973 nyg |   1 |     0      0    0.0    0 |     0   0   0.0    0 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+------------------- TOTAL   |  29 |     0      0    0.0    0 |    16  85   5.3    0 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------

 

 

... picked #18 overall in the first round ...was a decent kick return guy, but using a #1 pick for a KR ain't too great... some of the players the NYG could have selected instead of Rocky include:

  • Jack Tatum
  • Jack Youngblood
  • Julius Adams
  • Phil Villapiano
  • Jack Ham

 

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I'm always surprised at how everyone seems to remember Blair Thomas as a bust, which he was, but you never hear mention of Lam Jones, a wide receiver taken #3 overall by the Jets maybe ten years earlier (I believe Thomas also went #3 overall, maybe #2), and who had career numbers pretty similar to Blair Thomas in terms of years played and yards from scrimmage.

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Have you heard about the Brain Type Institute? They had analyzed Leaf(among many other prospects, of course) and warned the Chargers to stay away from the guy because his brain type was the worst suited for QB play from among the 15 categories they use to classify brain types. Manning's was the top or #2 type. Leaf's brain type was supposed to be good to be a pitcher it seems :D

 

They've had some other pretty good success stories in terms of player predictions.

 

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i remember that story in ESPN about two years back. Tim Duncan and Jason Kidd were predicted to do well as were many other players. But not a ton of people believe in it. Maybe San Fran should hire them....

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Trust me, I remember that.  Leaf actually started off 2-0, while Manning was 0-2.

 

Leaf reading his apology to the media and fans, obviously only because he was being forced to, and then throwing the statement in his locker was priceless.  I'd forgotten all about that. . .

 

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What you don't remember is Charlie Batch being the highest rated rookie QB that year, finishing with a 90.5 (IIRC) rating, while Manning's was somewhere near 78.

 

Peace

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