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Former No. 1 pick Russell released by Raiders

Discussion in 'Other NFL' started by The G Man, May 6, 2010.

  1. The G Man

    The G Man Git 'r doooonnne!!!

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    http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5168757
     
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  2. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

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    ryan leaf......move on down to #2 on the "biggest draft bust in history" list
     
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  3. gunn34

    gunn34 I miss Don & Dan

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    Bust!!!!
     
  4. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    No way. For as bad as Russell has been, he's still been better than Leaf.

    Russell: 7-18 as a starter. 52% completions, 4083 yds, 18 TDs, 23 INTs. (Even had 1 season with more TDs than picks)

    Leaf: 4-17 as a starter. 48% completions, 3666 yards, 14 TDs, 36 (!!!) INTs.


    All above stats are over 3 years of football each.
     
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  5. MikeHoncho

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    Somewhere in some dark corner, Mel Kiper Jr. is cutting himself.
     
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  6. LandShark13

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  7. SICK

    SICK Lounge Moderator

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    russell was first overall pick, and paid wayyyy more guarenteed money. imo hes a bigger bust than leaf
     
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  8. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    Well if we are going with money as such a significant factor, Robert Gallery and Charles Rogers are much bigger busts than Leaf imo. Both were selected #2 overall like Leaf too.
     
  9. Tone_E

    Tone_E Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    How much guaranteed did he get? $37M or something like that?
     
  10. MikeHoncho

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    In terms of the average employer, that's like paying a guy $43/hr to fail at absolutely everything he does.
     
  11. FinSane

    FinSane Cynical Dolphins Fan

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    Never thought he was anything special. A fatter version of Dante Culpepper at best.
     
  12. alen1

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    Everyone went wrong with Russell when they were grading the intangibles IMO.
     
  13. NaboCane

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    This.

    Hopefully the NFL is getting better at spotting the numbers queens and workout warriors. Russell is a prime example of putting way too much stock in physical parameters without regard to what's in the player's head.
     
  14. Boone

    Boone Kentucky Wildcats

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    :loser:
     
  15. brandon27

    brandon27 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    Unreal the amount of cash this guy made... Quite ridiculous actually.
     
  16. Killerphins

    Killerphins The Finger

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    big arm no brain
     
  17. FinSane

    FinSane Cynical Dolphins Fan

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    bwahahhaah


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  18. padre31

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  19. Layfield

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    Its funny how similar Russell's stats are to the next best quarterback in the league, Mark Sanchez. Keep in mind that Russell has only started ten more games than Sanchez too...

    Completion 53.8
    Yards 2,444
    TD 12
    INT 20
     
  20. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    And Sanchez had more weapons, a much better o-line, and the best running game in the league......
     
  21. Coral Reefer

    Coral Reefer Premium Member

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    Was just about to post a comment about this. :up:

    36 million in the pocket of some kid who by a number of accounts never dedicated himself to becoming an NFL QB.

    Flat out criminal.

    There needs to be a cap and performance clauses in these rookie contracts.
     
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  22. The G Man

    The G Man Git 'r doooonnne!!!

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    I couldn't agree more. It's just absurd that a kid can come into the NFL and get that kind of money without taking a first snap. I mean, what motivation did he have? He was already set for life before he played a down. It's just ridiculous. And, it's the NFLPA that's to blame as far as I am concerned.

    JMHO...
     
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  23. phineas64

    phineas64 Season Ticket Holder

    Leaf still has him in the "I'm the biggest d-bag" category though. Only thing JR did off the field was eat too much. The list for Leaf is too long to type here...
     
  24. late again

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    I wonder whether or not he still wants to play football. In spite of the current state of affairs, at one time Jamarcus Russell was a competitor.
    He's on the waiver wire for now - but no one is going to pick him up on waivers due to his high salary.
    So once he passes through waivers, he'll be available to sign with whomever.
    Anyone know how long the waiver process takes?
    I'm just really curious to see how this eventually pans out.
    Does he still want to play and have a chance to redeem himself?
    If he does, someone will most likely take a chance on him. Even Leaf was given a second chance with the Cowboys.
    What's kind of ironic is that had he not been cut by the Raiders, that's the team that most would think might be willing to take a chance on him.
     
  25. Jaydog57

    Jaydog57 Canes/Fins/Magic fan

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    This.

    That guy is set for life for accomplishing next to nothing. He'll probably blow through it in a few years though.
     

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