Hard to believe, Ryan Leaf is retiring from football.

[manny78]

I saw the same with some hockey players: Jim Carey (Vezina trophy then 3 years later he's out), Alexandre Daigle. They have talent but no motivation.

 

[Longhorn85]

I saw the same with some hockey players: Jim Carey (Vezina trophy then 3 years later he's out), Alexandre Daigle. They have talent but no motivation.

Maybe they just want to keep all of their teeth.

 

[Mdguy]

A couple older names:

Remember Don MacPherson, runner up in the Heisman in the 80's for the Orangemen, and drafted by the Eagles??? Either first round or early second round, I don't think he did too much...
Chuck Long -highed touted passer out of Iowa did NOTHING in the NFL-first rounder, near the top
How about any number of Big Eight Nebraska or Oklahoma quarterbacks running the Wishbone in the 80's??...great teams but it was assumed that the QB's were great also. I don't know if Jamelle Holloway was ever drafted but he was big stuff for a couple of years.

Some good names thrown around in this thread!

 

[Longhorn85]

How about any number of Big Eight Nebraska or Oklahoma quarterbacks running the Wishbone in the 80's??...great teams but it was assumed that the QB's were great also

Yeah, I remember some guy named JC Watts. I wonder whatever happened to him?

 

[Latimer]

Chuck Long -highed touted passer out of Iowa did NOTHING in the NFL-first rounder, near the top

hahahaha, he said Chuck Long.

Another in the long list of failure Lions QB's.

 

[Mdguy]

Yeah, I remember some guy named JC Watts. I wonder whatever happened to him?

Actually, what is he going to do now?? a future cabinet position, maybe? I think head of the RNC would be good

 

[Longhorn85]

Another in the long list of failure Lions QB's.

Hey, you had Bobby Layne! Why are you complaining?

 

[Latimer]

Hey, you had Bobby Layne! Why are you complaining?

That's definately Detroit's best QB ever. I was trying to think of some more Detroit QB flops and Art Schlichter popped into my head. He never played for the Lions, but he played for the arena team, the Detroit Drive. Anyone remember that guy? Another bust, but he had the talent.

http://www.czabe.com/Art Schlichter 101.htm

 

[Mdguy]

Art Schlichter

He was drafted out of Ohio State (27th or 28th pick) by the then Baltimore Colts. ....1983????..got put in prison after football for check kiting and during his playing days had a known BIG gambling problem,which I think got him kicked out of the league...

 

[Latimer]

Re: Art Schlichter

He was drafted out of Ohio State (27th or 28th pick) by the then Baltimore Colts. ....1983????..got put in prison after football for check kiting and during his playing days had a known BIG gambling problem,which I think got him kicked out of the league...

Yep, it was the quarterback class of '83 and he's banned from the NFL.