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24Ryan Leaf50.00%12JaMarcuss Russell50.00%12Last edited by HUMCALC; 01-22-2013, 11:49 AM."Happiness is just an illusion, filled with sadness and confusion." Jimmy Ruffin -
Who is Eric Leaf?sigpic
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Dixie Dynamite?I really like Cheese.Comment
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These clowns got nothing on Jarvis Moss.sigpic
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Money wise, JaMarcus. The new rookie wages should be the Russel Clause or The Fat Cat Contract.
Career wise, Leaf. Russell sucked mightily, was lethargic and lazy, but he was somewhat instrumental in kicking 3 teams out the playoffs and getting two coaches fired. But they both suck.Comment
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Gotta be jafatty. Paid more, out of the league faster, and only one team even bothered. At least other teams took a flyer on Leaf.sigpicComment
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I went with Leaf for more than one reason one being his football after life. J Russell still has his freedom and I have never heard any thing bad about him except the dude is straight up lazyOriginally posted by baphametComment
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I feel bad for Leaf. Apparently there were some reports that he was trying to start over with his life, and then he got busted for breaking into somebody's house for narcotics, and then he took it a step further by assaulting someone at a rehab facility. Smh....sigpic
"Maybe if he had an iron suit or a magic hammer...."Comment
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I wanted to vote for Katy Perry because I thought the thread was about the biggest busts.sigpicComment
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NFL draft bust JaMarcus Russell is attempting a comeback
One of the biggest draft busts in NFL history is trying to re-kindle his football career. Yahoo! Sports has learned that JaMarcus Russell is planning a comeback attempt that he hopes will see him play in the league again. The former No. 1 pick in the 2007 NFL draft has not played a single NFL snap since the 2009 season with the Oakland Raiders.
The reclamation of Russell will follow a tricky road for a quarterback who was always known more for his physical blessings than technique. Russell, 27, who has effectively been out of football since tryouts with the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins in 2010, might find overcoming himself his biggest challenge. Currently at 308 pounds, Russell is down from the 320 pounds he weighed this past fall and has been focusing on cardio conditioning the past six weeks to lose the weight.
“My first year out, I couldn’t watch football but after a while, I couldn’t keep the TV off. I got that itchy feeling but now I gotta watch it, gotta watch,” Russell said.
“The last few years, the things going through my life, football is my job and it is how it feeds my family. People would say [that] I didn’t love the game but that pisses me off. People don’t know the real you but I want people to know the real me and see what I can do. People are always saying that I’m a bust. I want show them I’m not. I’m committed to this now.”
Yahoo! Sports has learned that Russell’s mentor through this whole process is former NFL wide receiver Mike Clayton, who like Russell is a LSU product. Over the next couple months, Russell will be training with Brian Martin of TEST Football Academy and TEST West, whose draft products include Joe Flacco and Patrick Peterson among others. In addition, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia (quarterback technique training), Olympian Ato Boldon (speed training and analysis), Dr. Robert Price of Elite Minds (mental and psychological analysis), former NFL wide receiver Quinn Early (disciplinary work and focus), former New York Giants quarterback Scott Brunner (reading defenses and classroom sessions) and NFL Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk (reading defenses) will work as part of the team trying to reclaim the quarterback’s promise.
A former top pick, Russell never fulfilled his boundless athletic promise, including a 6-foot-6-inch 265 pound frame that looked more like that belonging to a tight end than someone under center. Complicating a comeback from a less than storied NFL career is the fact that Russell will need to overcome the negative perception stemming from his July 2010 arrest for codeine syrup without a prescription.
He has taken steps to make amends for his mistakes, including frequently speaking to youth groups about his poor choices and arrest.
“I’m not looking for a pat on the shoulder from people who haven’t been there for me,” Russell said. “It feels funny not to go through a training camp, that’s just what I’m used to. It’s going to feel good to go back out there again. I will make this happen.”
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WOWOriginally posted by GoManning View Post
Is he trying to come back as a quarterback or a tackle?!
Russell is the biggest IMO simply because of what was invested in him.
I think you could throw Brian Bosworth, Akili Smith, and Heath Shuler into the conversation. They all had amazing collegiate resumes and were "safe picks" and "pro-ready" and weren't in the league more than a couple years.
Didn't he have that incident with "sizzurp" back in the day? Grape codiene drank. I don't think anything really came of it though.Originally posted by Beagle View PostLast edited by theMileHighGuy; 01-22-2013, 11:38 PM.Comment
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It's gotta be Ryan Leaf.sigpicComment
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Yes. Leaf went from can't miss to prison. Russell just went to competing with the Sta Puff Marshmallow Man.Originally posted by Chillez View Postsigpic
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It's got to be Leaf mainly for the severe fall from grace he suffered, 2nd pick saviour of a franchise to prison.All in for Siemian!Comment
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Seems this poll pissed him of JFATTY is attempting a come back http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/88...g-nfl-comebackOriginally posted by baphametComment
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