Sando: Leaf's quick demise had ripple effect

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I'm no Faulkner or Elliot...
Published 4/9/2008 by Deshawn Zombie at 18 to 88
but I can still churn out the stream of consciousness when necessary. It's hard to run a football centric blog in the offseason when you root for a team that seems to take great pride in never having anything of note happen. Maybe we'll do a piece next week on who the Horse looks to snag with those three 6th round supplemental picks! Or not. This piece is pure revisionist history. All I heard at the time was that the Chargers loved the chance to pick Leaf, and the Colts had just blown the biggest pick ever. The Chargers traded UP to get Leaf, the single worst pick in history. Let's not make poor Bobby B the victim here. Still the article was ...

Searching for Ryan Leaf
Published 4/9/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
My colleague Mike Sando has the Wednesday "Hot Read" on how Chargers quarterback Ryan Leaf's failure had a ripple effect on four franchises. Former Chargers GM Bobby Beathard comes across as somewhat of a victim in the story. It's amazing how much the Leaf pick in 1998 affected Beathard's legacy. Some GMs probably receive more credit than they deserve (Ron Wolf) because of players (Brett Favre) that have outstanding careers, and others like Beathard probably receive too much criticism for one or two lousy decisions. For years, Colts GM Bill Polian has been gracious about the fact that he chose Peyton Manning over Leaf. In fact, he makes ...

Cowboy Draft roundup: prospects, sketchy characters and prior picks
Published 4/10/2008 by Tuna Helper <info@bloggingtheboys.com> at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
The ‘Boys have two more wide receivers coming to the Ponderosa (Valley Ranch): University of Kentucky’s Keenan Burton and UT's own Limas Sweed. The book on Burton is that he’s a hardworker and a leader but he drops more balls than he should. Some say he’s fast enough while others are unsure. He ran a 4.49 in the 40 at the combine.  You judge for yourself. Here’s a list of his accomplishments. The book on Sweed is he’s a playmaker with a strong vertical but he’s had injury problems and needs work on his route running. In other ...