ET80 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Manning, pretty easily. Leaf is the equivalent of a guy like Mitch Trubisky, a guy who showed flashes that one year and your evaluation was totally based on what he could continue to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 11:10 PM, SwoleXmad said: It's clearly Ryan Leaf. Name one plant based QB name that's busted, I'll wait. Ricky Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzane Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 11:10 PM, SwoleXmad said: It's clearly Ryan Leaf. Name one plant based QB name that's busted, I'll wait. Buckwheat! Opens image gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSURacerDT55 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Leaf had the tools to be elite but was supremely immature and had a 10 cent brain Edited March 6, 2020 by MSURacerDT55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannon12 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 3/4/2020 at 7:55 AM, bigdog2372 said: Major Applewhite? Heavens gate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravity Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Are there any good 1 year QB college wonders that became NFL HOF caliber? I dont really follow college football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukjets21 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 5 hours ago, Gravity said: Are there any good 1 year QB college wonders that became NFL HOF caliber? I dont really follow college football. He's not hall of fame but Cam Newton has been a pretty good player from his 1 year of production at Auburn. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman(DH23) Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 6:36 PM, Gravity said: Are there any good 1 year QB college wonders that became NFL HOF caliber? I dont really follow college football. The old Bill Walsh rule was 20 starts. I'm sure there are exceptions (cant think of any off the top of my head) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck80 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 11:49 AM, tom cody said: Manning for me. Leaf had a bit of hype but Manning was better and of course turned out way better. Yup I said as such in Yahoo chat my senior year , Manning had his game face on all the way up and after the draft , Leaf had talent but he wasn't focused on being a Qb like Manning was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 6:36 PM, Gravity said: Are there any good 1 year QB college wonders that became NFL HOF caliber? I dont really follow college football. I'd probably take it down from "HoF caliber" to "Pro Bowl level" and yeah, there have been a few. Kyler Murray looks like he's legit, as far as being a good NFL starter goes. But most often one year wonders are, to lift a phrase someone used about Joe Burrow, "hot rather than good" (the scout wasn't saying Burrow isn't good, just that considering Burrow was just OK for most of his college career, his amazing 2019 might've just been a season-long hot streak). And when you start looking back, the style of NFL vs college was so divorced as to make asseessments meaningless. Jim Kelly had, by today's standards, a single year that even looks presentable at Miami (1981 - 59% completion (good for its era), 8.4 yds/att, 14/14 td/int - not a great ratio even for then) but he was at worst a "Hall of Very Good" pro QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phinsesq Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 at the time, Indianapolis was in the AFC east and as a Dolphins fan I was hoping they did not end up with Leaf. I thought that guy was next Marino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnobili Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Manning was picked higher so it's not like it's all hindsight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y*so*blu Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 As prospects, they were pretty much neck and neck. Manning looked and sounded the part, Leaf was more physically talented; at the '98 Draft, both were considered can't-miss guys. Then Leaf missed and became a cautionary tale for coaches, scouts, and draft junkies everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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