Read the opposing arguments from Babe Ruthless and Bleacher Fan.
Over the past 15 years there have been two high draft picks in the NFL that stand out above all others because they are very high profile busts. Maybe you’ve had this conversation with your friends. And maybe you can already tell which two players we are going to discuss today without me having to go any further.
Ryan Leaf was the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. You may recall that Peyton Manning was the first pick that year. Imagine how different the NFL landscape would be right now if the picks had been reversed. Actually, most experts felt there really wasn’t a whole lot of difference between the two at the time of the draft. Ha! All Manning has done is go on to become one of the greatest quarterbacks in league history. And Leaf? Well… I’ll leave that analysis to Bleacher Fan.
JaMarcus Russell was the first overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. After racking up big numbers at LSU, he was drafted by the Raiders. Many experts thought his arm strength would carry him a long way in the NFL. They were wrong. After three years in the NFL, Russell is currently without a job after recently being cut by the Raiders.
So that leads us to today’s debatable issue: Who is the bigger bust, Ryan Leaf or JaMarcus Russell?
Bleacher Fan will argue that Leaf is the bigger bust while Babe Ruthless will argue that Russell is the bigger bust.
I’ve got a feeling this could be entertaining!
