DaFace and I were just talking football, and we looked something up and remembered this little fact.
Not only was Ryan Leaf a colossal bust with the #2 pick in the draft, but San Diego traded up to get him. The Cardinals held the #2 slot and the Chargers held the #3 spot. To move up one spot in the first round, the Chargers gave the Cardinals...
the #3 pick in the first round in 1998 (Andre Wadsworth)
their first-round pick the next year (#8 - David Boston)
their second-round pick in 1998 (#33 - Corey Chavous)
kick returner Eric Metcalf
linebacker Patrick Sapp
I didn't remember that the Chargers traded into that spot. Ouch. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
DaFace and I were just talking football, and we looked something up and remembered this little fact.
Not only was Ryan Leaf a colossal bust with the #2 pick in the draft, but San Diego traded up to get him. The Cardinals held the #2 slot and the Chargers held the #3 spot. To move up one spot in the first round, the Chargers gave the Cardinals...
the #3 pick in the first round in 1998 (Andre Wadsworth)
their first-round pick the next year (#8 - David Boston)
their second-round pick in 1998 (#33 - Corey Chavous)
kick returner Eric Metcalf
linebacker Patrick Sapp
I didn't remember that the Chargers traded into that spot. Ouch.
Doesn't matter, like 2 years later they drafted LaDanian Tomlinson and Drew Brees in the same draft, then signed David Boston as a free agent (who was a colossal bust himself). [Reply]
Originally Posted by Halfcan:
The Chiefs broke him at Arrowhead- Leaf never recovered.
DT still haunts him.
I remember that game vividly. He came in 2-0 and talking smack about how Arrowhead was “just another stadium” then proceed to complete like 4 passes and 5 INTs. Don’t remember the exact numbers but he had more completions to Chiefs than he did to Chargers. Shortly thereafter he had the famous locker room outburst and that was a wrap on his career. [Reply]
Originally Posted by rabblerouser:
Doesn't matter, like 2 years later they drafted LaDanian Tomlinson and Drew Brees in the same draft, then signed David Boston as a free agent (who was a colossal bust himself).
Regarding Boston - When he signed with the Chargers as a UFA he was roided to the maximum capacity, however, he only appeared as a "bust" because Drew Brees sucked at that time. Every throw was two yards behind him.
Originally Posted by RINGLEADER:
I remember that game vividly. He came in 2-0 and talking smack about how Arrowhead was “just another stadium” then proceed to complete like 4 passes and 5 INTs. Don’t remember the exact numbers but he had more completions to Chiefs than he did to Chargers. Shortly thereafter he had the famous locker room outburst and that was a wrap on his career.
I remember it.
I will say one positive thing. Leafs arm was incredible. The equal of Mahomes. He just could not hit anything. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Gadzooks:
Once Rivers was on board Brees decided to become one of the greatest QBs of his era.
It’s crazy how much a shitty organization can hold you down. It definitely shows there’s more than just talent to a great QB. Makes you wonder if Rivers might have actually won something with a better system around him [Reply]
