Collins a steady hand for Titans
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... and respected by everyone on the team for his no-nonsense, no-glitz, straightforward approach and execution. As head of the Carolina Panthers in 1995, Colts president Bill Polian drafted Collins fifth overall, the first selection in the history of the expansion club. Polian was drawn to Collins and traded down, selecting the Penn State signal-caller when he could have had Steve McNair -- a decision that he rated as much more difficult than Manning over Ryan Leaf in 1998. "First of all, his arm strength -- he can make ...
Titans Look To Remain Unbeaten
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... — a decision that he rated as much more difficult than Manning over Ryan Leaf in 1998.“First of all, his arm strength — he can make every throw and he could seemingly make every throw from his back if he needed to,” Polian said. “Secondly his competitiveness … highly competitive, very intelligent, really a hard worker, a guy who wanted to do whatever it took to do well. His so-called hitch never bothered me and it never bothered him.” Like many who’ve known Collins through his 14 seasons, Polian is happy to see him doing well again. Nobody’s happier than Titans offensive ...
Ex-Chargers QB Leaf In Trouble
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Ex-Chargers QB Leaf In Trouble From Joe Schad of ESPN.com : West Texas A&M quarterbacks coach Ryan Leaf , the former San Diego Chargers quarterback, has been placed on indefinite leave at his request to deal with a personal issue, athletic director Michael McBroom said Wednesday. A person briefed on the situation said that Leaf acknowledged he had asked a player for a pill to help him deal with pain in his wrist dating to his NFL playing days. McBroom said he met with Leaf on Sunday to “go through some options, and we agreed that a leave is the best option.” ...
Double Coverage: Debating a longer season
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... I also think the NFL needs to think hard before further diluting its product. We already have too many teams. The league clearly doesn't have enough quarterbacks to make it through the current 256-game schedule. Adding two games per team would add 64 starts for quarterbacks. Kuharsky: Funny, I never pictured you wearing a silver-and-black dog collar, Mike. As for 64 more quarterback starts, I'm fine with that too. The team that picks Peyton Manning over Ryan Leaf and the team smart enough to have Byron Leftwich as its backup ...
Judgment Day for Mayhew and others
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... over Ryan Leaf with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1998 draft. Polian already had built a strong reputation by then, but the success of his decision catapulted him to at least 11 more years of employment with the Colts. ...
Leaf Faces Extradition Hearing
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... DALLAS -- Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was in custody Wednesday in Washington on drug and burglary charges out of Texas after being arrested by customs agents as he returned to the United States from Canada. ...
Ryan Leaf Finally Arrested
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... Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was finally arrested late on Wednesday. Leaf posted a $45,000 bond in Washington for drug and burglary charges out of Texas after being taken into custody by customs agents as he returned to the U.S. from Canada. The former quarterback is charged with burglary to a habitation (second degree felony). He was also indicted on seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and one count of delivery of a simulated controlled substance. Leaf must turn himself in to Texas authorities by Thursday. ...
McNair-style apprenticeships likely history
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... 0 1995 Steve McNair 6 1998 Ryan Leaf 9* 2003 ...
A look at rookie QBs in Week 1
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... Notable Rookie QBs and how they fared starting Week 1:
1989 -- Troy Aikman
Aikman struggled in a Week 1 start for the Cowboys as the Saints won, 28-0. Aikman threw for only 180 yards and had two interceptions.
1998 -- Peyton Manning
Manning opened his Colts career as the starter and lost to the Dolphins, 24-15. Manning threw for 302 yards and three interceptions.
1998 -- Ryan Leaf
Leaf's not-so-memorable career got off to a good start, a 16-14 ...
Just another week for Marinelli
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... . His answer may surprise some people.
"Probably Ryan Leaf," Ogunleye said. "He was a funny guy to go against as a rookie. When I went against him, it was just funny seeing all the hype and his attitude & leading up to [the game] you saw he was getting a bad rap, just the way he was handling the media and then you could see how frustrated he was on the field. Football just didn't seem like it was his sport."
After further review by some media members at the Bears practice facility, it appears that Ogunleye may have gotten his facts mixed up. He was still in school, playing for ...
