2006-08-20 16:16:58 · 22 answers · asked by Eric 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I still recall Ryan Leaf.
San Diego's high hopes for Leaf were soon dashed, as his rookie season was marked by bad performances. In the third game of the season, he completed only one of fifteen passes for a mere four yards, and fumbled three times in a loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.
He was benched after nine games after throwing two touchdown passes and thirteen interceptions for quarterback Craig Whelihan. In ten games that season, Leaf threw two touchdown passes and fifteen interceptions. He passed for 1,289 yards and had a 45.3 percent completion rate, with a quarterback rating of 39.
In contrast, Peyton Manning, the quarterback that was selected one place ahead of Leaf in the 1998 draft, broke rookie records for attempts, completion, yardage, and touchdown passes. Manning started all sixteen games and threw for 3,739 yards with 26 touchdowns and 28 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 71.2.
Leaf had a poor relationship with his teammates, whom he tended to blame for his poor play, and with the media. In one embarrassing locker room incident during Leaf's rookie year, he was caught on camera screaming at a reporter ("Don't...talk to me alright! Knock it off! Leaf said).
Another on-camera incident involved Leaf confronting a heckling Charger fan during a practice session. Two coaches had to restrain Leaf and escort him off the field. Leaf had a particularly bad relationship with former Chargers safety Rodney Harrison, who described being a member of the Chargers during Leaf's rookie season as "a nightmare you can't even imagine."
After hearing that Leaf retired in 2002, Harrison was quoted as saying, "he probably did the best thing; he took his money and ran."
2006-08-20 16:42:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm gonna go with a current player, right now I would say 49ers QB Alex Smith, possibly the worst number one overall pick of all time, one of them anyway.
2006-08-21 01:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maurice Clarrett
2006-08-21 07:26:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ryan Leaf is the worst player ever
Active players that can be considered the worst:
- Ben Roethlisberger
- Ricky Williams
- Michael Vick
2006-08-21 12:37:34 · answer #4 · answered by Atreides1998 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Current Active Players & Starters
Offense:
QB - Chad Pennington
RB - Deuce Mcallister
WR - Lavernius Coles
Defense
LB - Julian Peterson
CB - Chris McAlister
DL - Warren Sapp
Avoid all on your fantasy team !
2006-08-21 14:10:44 · answer #5 · answered by Eltownzjem 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Freddie Mitchell, formal eagles wide-receiver. This guy was the first round pick and in his 2004-2005 eagles season, he caught only 2 touchdown passes, which he caught during the eagles postseason. He had the adasity to call out Dieon Branch and the others on the Pats. Of course, his 15 mins. of fame vanished when he was shut down by them. He is the epitome of loser.
Freddie Mitchell=Loser
2006-08-20 23:28:25 · answer #6 · answered by ryan 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
T feaking O. The biggest waste of meat in the league. Yes he has athletic ability and skills but he is not a team player in a team sport. Not only is his kind a disruptive force in the league but the sports media wastes too much time encuraging this horsesh*t.
There's no TO in team...
2006-08-22 13:47:06 · answer #7 · answered by GJ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ryan Leaf
2006-08-21 01:21:35 · answer #8 · answered by spencer h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, for the biggest bust it's a toss up between Todd Marinovich & Maurice Clarett.
2006-08-21 15:50:07 · answer #9 · answered by irish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot say who the worst is but I can tell you who have been probably the most disappointing.
Ryan Leaf (sp) and to a much lesser degree Maurice Clarette
2006-08-20 23:22:57 · answer #10 · answered by Generation268 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋