There was discussion on NFL Live on ESPN about whether Russell is now the biggest draft bust of all time. I don't follow the draft closely enough to go in-depth, but at the very least a guy who actually played more than one season in the NFL should be above a guy who burned out in weeks. Therefore, Ryan Leaf seems to me to be a bigger bust than Russell.
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Originally posted by TorchslasherThere was discussion on NFL Live on ESPN about whether Russell is now the biggest draft bust of all time. I don't follow the draft closely enough to go in-depth, but at the very least a guy who actually played more than one season in the NFL should be above a guy who burned out in weeks. Therefore, Ryan Leaf seems to me to be a bigger bust than Russell.
Jamarcus has only 4 more NFL starts than Leaf.
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Originally posted by TorchslasherThere was discussion on NFL Live on ESPN about whether Russell is now the biggest draft bust of all time. I don't follow the draft closely enough to go in-depth, but at the very least a guy who actually played more than one season in the NFL should be above a guy who burned out in weeks. Therefore, Ryan Leaf seems to me to be a bigger bust than Russell.
Jamarcus has only 4 more NFL starts than Leaf.
While I admit that I thought Leaf played less than what he did, a quick look at the stats shows this:
Russell- 18 TDs, 23 INTs Leaf- 14 TDs, 30 INTs
Russell might have been the number one pick, but he at least played better than Leaf, so I can't see him being the bigger bust of the two.
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Sadly, Packers DL Johnny Jolly has been in trouble for this same thing for awhile now...his case is just taking forever to wind its way through the courts.
We might miss Aaron Kampman even more this year...
Originally posted by TorchslasherThere was discussion on NFL Live on ESPN about whether Russell is now the biggest draft bust of all time. I don't follow the draft closely enough to go in-depth, but at the very least a guy who actually played more than one season in the NFL should be above a guy who burned out in weeks. Therefore, Ryan Leaf seems to me to be a bigger bust than Russell.
Laurence Phillips. Way more potential than Leaf or Russell, and a ton more off the field problems.
Originally posted by TorchslasherThere was discussion on NFL Live on ESPN about whether Russell is now the biggest draft bust of all time. I don't follow the draft closely enough to go in-depth, but at the very least a guy who actually played more than one season in the NFL should be above a guy who burned out in weeks. Therefore, Ryan Leaf seems to me to be a bigger bust than Russell.
Laurence Phillips. Way more potential than Leaf or Russell, and a ton more off the field problems.
But everyone except Dick Vermeil knew Phillips was trouble waiting to happen.