Someone just let the motherf*cker have all the prescription painkillers he can afford. If he can afford bail, he could afford the painkillers.

He never was able to turn over that new leaf in his life, shame.

tallguywithglasseson: Tell Me How My Blog Tastes: He has a few more felonies to collect before he's on par with Ryan Leaf

Eh, I don't think the after-career stuff really matters much in terms of how much of a 'bust' someone is. It's just dark comedy/salt in the wounds.
I'd look up their respective career numbers but I guess I don't care enough. They're probably both pretty bad. I think Leaf was #2 overall though and Russell was #1.

Ryan Leaf
42 starts
48.4% completions
3666 passing yards
14-36 TD-INT ratio
50 QB Rating

JaMarcus Russell
25 starts
52.1% completions
4083 passing yards
18-23 TD-INT ratio
65.2 QB Rating

Leaf had more starts and had LESS yards than Russell. Also, Russell's TD-INT ratio was much closer to .500 than Leaf. Thus, Russell did not out-bust Leaf.

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: Leaf had more starts and had LESS FEWER yards than Russell.

FTFY

Also, different QB eras.

IAmRight: I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: Leaf had more starts and had LESS FEWER yards than Russell.

FTFY

Also, different QB eras.

I thought the Age of the QB truly started around the time Dan Marino came around.

/thanks for the grammar fix, though

Old news is so... Jesus Christ, are you kidding me????

Repeat. Wait, this is Ryan Leaf.

Checks link.

Jesus farking Christ. He got out Friday and was back at it within 24 hours? Just give him all the drugs he wants and let him die happier than a fat kid that owns a candy shop.

As an avowed hater of the Chargers, it did my heart good to see him flame out in San Diego...Now, it's just sad....guy had all the physical tools to be a superstar, but a 10-cent brain to operate them with....

/i still hate the Chargers though...and hope they draft a whole slate of Leaf-esque "busts".

Typical thu...oh wait he's white.
What I meant to say was man it's really sad what drugs can do to a person!

Damn. Better get him a Warriors t-shirt.

Everyone I've ran into that either went to school w/ him at Wazzu, or met him otherwise, said he was a huge prick.

Normally I can sympathize with people battling addiction, but when you found a way to rub everyone the wrong way before you even had an addiction to something that can possibly explain your behavior...then, no, Leaf, you cannot have my sympathies.

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: He never was able to turn over that new leaf in his life, shame.

tallguywithglasseson: Tell Me How My Blog Tastes: He has a few more felonies to collect before he's on par with Ryan Leaf

Eh, I don't think the after-career stuff really matters much in terms of how much of a 'bust' someone is. It's just dark comedy/salt in the wounds.
I'd look up their respective career numbers but I guess I don't care enough. They're probably both pretty bad. I think Leaf was #2 overall though and Russell was #1.

Ryan Leaf
42 starts
48.4% completions
3666 passing yards
14-36 TD-INT ratio
50 QB Rating

JaMarcus Russell
25 starts
52.1% completions
4083 passing yards
18-23 TD-INT ratio
65.2 QB Rating

Leaf had more starts and had LESS yards than Russell. Also, Russell's TD-INT ratio was much closer to .500 than Leaf. Thus, Russell did not out-bust Leaf.

Nice work. You have to give it to Leaf. Also, it's a lot less surprising when the Raiders pick the wrong player.

Here's a snippet from the currently updated article in our own hometown paper, the Great Falls Tribune:

...authorities believe Leaf was the person found inside a home near Cove Lane on Sunday afternoon. According to reports from the task force, the man explained to the homeowners that he had gotten the wrong address and left.

Hickman said that the homeowners didn't know Leaf and were not aware of the news of his previous arrest on Friday.

The homeowners called law enforcement after noticing that they were missing prescription medication. Leaf allegedly matched a description given by the homeowners, who also were able to identify Leaf from a photo lineup, reports state.

Hickman said that investigators secured a search warrant for Leaf's GPS device in his pickup. Detectives found that Leaf was in the area near the home that was burglarized at about the same time the home's owners saw the man in their home...

Here's the full article.

That's right...a former #2 draft pick and starting NFL quarterback has been reduced to burglarizing random homes in search of drugs. Sad.

Tell Me How My Blog Tastes: supichoo: Can any future bust outbust leaf? it will be hard.

Jamarcus Russell outbusted him already

He has a few more felonies to collect before he's on par with Ryan Leaf

I am comfortable saying these gentlemen are equal busts. But if you have to have a tiebreaker I'll go with Leaf owing to the multiple arrests. That and it's still not completely impossible Russell could still play football at some point.

/whoa now, all I said was not completely impossible

downtownkid: Nice work. You have to give it to Leaf. Also, it's a lot less surprising when the Raiders pick the wrong player.

You can't really fault the Chargers on taking Leaf, it's not like they took him instead of Manning. At the time Leaf was the right call at #2.

With Russell, the Raiders needed a QB bad and got stuck with a horrible QB class when they had the #1.

4NSpy: With Russell, the Raiders needed a QB bad and got stuck with a horrible QB class when they had the #1.

..and that's when you trade down and wait.

I know you're starving, and that shait sandwich is looking really good right now, but just be a little patient.

He needs a Hollywood Henderson experience. Spend some time in prison, go clean for for years living a humble life, then win millions in the lottery.

tallguywithglasseson: > Leaf better than Manning
> Tim Duncan overrated out of college
> Tiger Woods over hyped as amateur
> Kevin Love will probably be a journeyman and at best a decent starter in NBA. OJ Mayo will be the superior NBA player

The interesting part is that the only opinion of the above that seemed to be shared by a large percentage of people had to do with Kevin Love. Considering his skillset, and in spite of his status as a very high draft pick, a LOT of people were saying he was going to be a bust, journeyman at best. I never understood why so many people felt that way, because it seemed pretty obvious that the NBA is far from the 1980s smack-you-in-the-face-and-run NBA... he's a big guy and was a decent athlete, and he can take a punishment within the rules that exist today. Hell, he's not even had the opportunity to display one of his best skills (downcourt passing) all too often, and I can't imagine what people would think of him if he played for a better fast-break team, throwing a Hail Mary at least once per game. Seriously, the guy can throw a basketball better than Tim Tebow can throw a football.

The Bestest: 4NSpy: With Russell, the Raiders needed a QB bad and got stuck with a horrible QB class when they had the #1.

..and that's when you trade down and wait.

I know you're starving, and that shait sandwich is looking really good right now, but just be a little patient.

People always say "trade down". It's not that easy. Who was wanting to trade up in that draft? This was in the days of #1 pick = Millions guaranteed, and there wasn't a sure thing that year.

4NSpy: People always say "trade down". It's not that easy. Who was wanting to trade up in that draft? This was in the days of #1 pick = Millions guaranteed, and there wasn't a sure thing that year.

Hell, according to some revisionist history, JaMarcus Russell was the best QB prospect since Michael Vick.

4NSpy: The Bestest: 4NSpy: With Russell, the Raiders needed a QB bad and got stuck with a horrible QB class when they had the #1.

..and that's when you trade down and wait.

I know you're starving, and that shait sandwich is looking really good right now, but just be a little patient.

People always say "trade down". It's not that easy. Who was wanting to trade up in that draft? This was in the days of #1 pick = Millions guaranteed, and there wasn't a sure thing that year.

There's also something to be said for the "starving man" part. As a Browns fan, I am absolutely terrified that we'll take Tannehil and #4 this year.

downtownkid: 4NSpy: The Bestest: 4NSpy: With Russell, the Raiders needed a QB bad and got stuck with a horrible QB class when they had the #1.

..and that's when you trade down and wait.

I know you're starving, and that shait sandwich is looking really good right now, but just be a little patient.

People always say "trade down". It's not that easy. Who was wanting to trade up in that draft? This was in the days of #1 pick = Millions guaranteed, and there wasn't a sure thing that year.

There's also something to be said for the "starving man" part. As a Browns fan, I am absolutely terrified that we'll take Tannehil and #4 this year.

and at

robsul82: This is like Kenny Powers without the entertainment.

Kenny isn't very entertaining anymore either.

downtownkid: As a Browns fan, I am absolutely terrified that we'll take Tannehil and #4 this year.

I know a lot of seahawk fans are relieved that they won't be going after Tannehil this year.

4NSpy: People always say "trade down". It's not that easy.

Then it was damn near impossible. Many teams had to hold their noses while they made that first pick.

CavalierEternal: downtownkid: 4NSpy: The Bestest: 4NSpy: With Russell, the Raiders needed a QB bad and got stuck with a horrible QB class when they had the #1.

..and that's when you trade down and wait.

I know you're starving, and that shait sandwich is looking really good right now, but just be a little patient.

People always say "trade down". It's not that easy. Who was wanting to trade up in that draft? This was in the days of #1 pick = Millions guaranteed, and there wasn't a sure thing that year.

There's also something to be said for the "starving man" part. As a Browns fan, I am absolutely terrified that we'll take Tannehil and #4 this year.

I was worried before, but after H&H skipped his Pro Day to go watch Trent Richardson, I think it's pretty safe to say that Tannehill is probably out of the picture at #4.


I know, but with misdirection being so rampant, the Browns history of boneheaded moves and the Fans clamoring for a quick fix I worry. If they do draft Tannehil expect to see a fat white guy in a Jim Brown throwback rush the Browns table and beat the crap out of whatever poor intern has the misfortune to be sitting there. Then collect bail money for me.

chevydeuce: As an avowed hater of the Chargers, it did my heart good to see him flame out in San Diego...Now, it's just sad....guy had all the physical tools to be a superstar, but a 10-cent brain to operate them with....

/i still hate the Chargers though...and hope they draft a whole slate of Leaf-esque "busts".

I guess 10 years of getting your ass kicked will do that to you

The thing people tend to overlook in the Leaf versus JaMarcus debate is: "JaMarcus was drafted #1. Leaf was drafted #2."