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All-Time Top Five Quarterback Draft Busts

What does it take to be a quarterback draft bust? Simply play horrible or have the ability to set the team that drafts you anywhere between three and five years, sometimes longer. Picking the the wrong signal caller is downright scary as some looked so good in college then seemingly forgot how to play the game or just plain look lost.

Here are the top five quarterback draft busts of all-time:

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The worst picks in Sabres history: Shawn Anderson #Sabres #DraftBusts

With the focus on the Sabres’ drafting and stockpiling prospects being the main talking points when it comes to the team these days, I couldn’t help but think: “who are some of the worst misses in the team’s history of drafting?”

We’ve already covered the non-existent Taro Tsujimoto and the uber-disappointing Marek Zagrapan, Artem Kryukov and the oft-forgotten Jiri Dudacek. Today, we at one of…

JaMarcus Russell and Ryan Leaf are the two biggest draft busts in NFL history.  But with Leaf in jail, Russell is trying to rebuild his reputation with another comeback attempt:

One of the biggest draft busts in NFL history is trying to re-kindle his football career. Yahoo! Sports has learned that JaMarcus Russell is planning a comeback attempt that he hopes will see him play in the league again. The former No. 1 pick in the 2007 NFL draft has not played a single NFL snap since the 2009 season with the Oakland Raiders.

The reclamation of Russell will follow a tricky road for a quarterback who was always known more for his physical blessings than technique. Russell, 27, who has effectively been out of football since tryouts with the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins in 2010, might find overcoming himself his biggest challenge. Currently at 308 pounds, Russell is down from the 320 pounds he weighed this past fall and has been focusing on cardio conditioning the past six weeks to lose the weight.

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