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Old 12-24-2011, 11:15 AM   #2801
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Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan View Post
That's why it is sooooo important for teams to get to know these kids on a personal level before they draft them. Character should be the number one concern for any high draft pick.

Ryan Leaf was as physically gifted a QB as the league had seen in a long time. He wasn't stupid either, but he wasn't right. Not mentally tough. Didn't have the will to do everything he needed to do to be the best.

That's the most important thing any team should consider when drafting high, especially at the QB position.

Ryan Leaf will be the first to tell you that he blew it. He wasn't incapable, his immaturity destroyed him.
But was this known on draft day? Were there signs at Wazoo?
It's so hard to tell.

In the Pac-10 how would Ryan Leaf and Joey Harrington be compared.
Both won the Rose Bowl and both flopped in the NFL.
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