Yup! It was really fun having him as my QB during college, he helped us bust the BCS the first time (yes we kick ass and have done it twice now) and the fiesto bowl was an absolute blast.

BUT.... is he even still in the NFL? As a loyal Ute I will proudly claim the biggest NFL #1 bust in the last decade.

 

The worst part about Leaf was that he wasn't just a bust as a high draft pick in the NFL, but was also just a terrible person.

I hope he has changed, but when I was living in San Diego during his first few seasons, he was a total train wreck.

 

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Right now, Alex Smith is the 3rd string QB for the 49ers, behind Shaun Hill and Damon Huard. He is well on his way to bust status. In his defense, he has had to deal with a coaching carousel in SF, with three coaches and three different offensive philosophies in three years. I would guess that we have not seen the last of Alex Smith. He could be pretty good in the right situation.

 

Although not a no. 1 overall - Being in Phila. - As crazy ad this sounds, most here would put McNabb at the top of the list - seems crazy to me though. I think most teams would be thrilled to have him.

 

Vinny got stuck playing for Tampa Bay when they were pretty woeful, which slowed his development. He finally started playing well when he got to the Ravens, then the Jets. Busts don't have seasons like this in the NFL:

Season Team G QBRat Comp Att Pct Yds Y/G Y/A TD Int

1996 Baltimore 16 88.7 325 549 59.2 4177 261.1 7.6 33 19

1998 NY Jets 14 101.6 259 421 61.5 3256 232.6 7.7 29 7

Those are two damn good seasons for any QB, esp. the '98 season.

 

My point exactly. Productive, unspectacular and far from being a bust.

 

'98 was a spectacular season IMO. There haven't been many QBs who've thrown single digit INTs and 30++ TDs in the same season. 4-1 TD to INT ratio is also stellar.

 

Leaf is hands down the biggest bust ever. Who cares if he wasn't #1, for all I know he could've been 124th pick, and his career would still scream BUST.

 

Are you hijacking my thread....

I'd vote Bruce #1 of the #1's.

Hard to argue with Leaf. It's amazing how many experts felt he had more "upside" than Peyton and was more of a "Brett Farve".