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Jason L

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In the world of the crappy QB, who is king?

Josh said 11/21, 05:06 PM
I say it is Henry Burris...and I'm not accepting any other answers.

Jason L said 11/21, 05:13 PM
Interesting. "Crappy QB" is such an ambiguous phrase. You have the always crappy QBs, but I think the worse strain of "crappy QB" is the crappy QB with flashes of brilliance. They show just enough promise to get their coaches to buy in to them and keep playing them despite consistently destroying the teams they're on. I'd submit Bledsoe as the best example of this QB type. Pats off to a bad year, Bledsoe goes out and the new QB turns them around. Same with the Cowboys this year. Coincidence?

Josh said 11/21, 05:17 PM
Ah, but what about the crappy QB that was a prodigy until he wasted his talent? If we are splitting the hairs of Crappiness, then I nominate Todd Marinovich. He was the next star QB when he arrived in college...there was nothing that could stop him...then he met the Bong....and we know the end of this story...he's the but of many a joke.

Jason L said 11/22, 10:24 AM
Intersting point, but the Bong can be a powerful draw, many players seem to succomb to that...so I nominate the crappy QB that goes down in part to being crappy at life. Who, you ask? None other than Brian Griese, the king of all around crap-titude. Not only horrible on the field, he also was knocked unconscious by a driveway and was taken down and injuried his ankle when his dog sacked him. If I remember, these incidents helped to end his promising career of being a crappy QB.

Josh said 11/22, 01:45 PM
Griese, interesting. Well, I have one last nominee...and I don't think he can be topped. The QB must be the leader on the team, must challenge the Offense to be better, must say, "get on my back boys, we're winning this game". If a QB instead whines about how he's not treated fairly, blames his teammates, and attacks his coaches in the media...and backs it all up with terrible play, he's done more damage than just throwing a pick..the winner is, Ryan Leaf.

Jason L said 11/22, 02:41 PM
Ryan Leaf? Only 1 person can compete with that legacy. His resume:
-Picked #1 overall
-Hold out 36 days, demand to be traded
-Flip off hometown fans
-Traded
-Throw sideline tantrums, get benched for season
-Traded
-Pull groin, announce you're out for the season on sports radio...before you tell the team
-Change teams, play good for once
-Sign huge contract for new team, be the backup, 2 weeks into year 2 get cut
-New team, Da Bears, new team, cut
Your winner? The one and only Jeff George!

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who's Ryan Leaf... well I guess that's then point :)

Jared | 11/22/06, 02:46 PM

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Josh had a good call on Leaf, I almost went with him too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Leaf
Classic "cancer" guy

Jason L | 11/22/06, 02:49 PM

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Jeff George is a good call...but alas, he actually had a few good seasons...Leaf? None. You gotta go with the poster boy for team cancer.

Josh | 11/22/06, 03:17 PM

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It has to be Leaf. He flat out destroyed the Chargers for years both for his presence and then his absence. But I hesitate to vote for Josh because he started out with Henry Burris. To be No. 1 on this list, much is expected and NOTHING is produced. That ain't Burris. It's Leaf; it's not quite George since he still gets people interested in signing him and he did have a few good seasons. It's Leaf. Josh has my vote, sorry Loggy.

Arthur Pincus | 11/22/06, 07:14 PM

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