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Ryan Leaf, the legendary NFL quarterback bust, was placed on leave today from his position as quarterbacks coach at West Texas A&M. ESPN's Joe Schad reports that the suspension came after Leaf asked one of his players for a painkiller.

Presumably Leaf was asking for something a little stronger than Tylenol or Advil. What isn't known is how the incident came to light. Did somebody overhear the question? Did Leaf get a guilty conscience? Did the player narc on his coach?

The latter seems to be the most likely. I'd imagine it has to be a little strange to play for Ryan Leaf. Anytime the coach critiques a player, the kid must be thinking, "Dude, you're Ryan Leaf. What can you tell me about quarterbacking? I was at that game when you went 11-26 with two picks and threw a pass that hit your center in the thigh. And you're telling me to 'keep my wits under pressure.' Just like you did when you flipped out on that reporter, right?"

Leaf, who also coaches the school's golf team will be on leave "indefinitely."

If the incident is true, it's not too surprising. After all, Ryan Leaf never was very good at trying to score

Are you saying that playing for undefeated Wash State and almost winning a national championship disqualifies you from coaching Div2 football'because you didn't make it pro?

Would Tommy Frazier, Charlie Ward, et al, be DQed as QB coaches b/c they didn't make it as pros either?

GoRedGoBlue wrote:Are you saying that playing for undefeated Wash State and almost winning a national championship disqualifies you from coaching Div2 football'because you didn't make it pro?

No, but getting drugs from your players apparently does.

jtstang wrote:

GoRedGoBlue wrote:Are you saying that playing for undefeated Wash State and almost winning a national championship disqualifies you from coaching Div2 football'because you didn't make it pro?

No, but getting drugs from your players apparently does.

And worse, he did not ask for the good ones

Gee Wally, what are the good ones?

On the one hand I feel bad for the guy. He could have been one of the great ones, but for his freakin horrible attitude and a chronic wrist injury.

And it's that attitude that really has earned him his super-bust status. Ryan Leaf is still news but who remembers Heath Shuler?

But What gets me, is that he should be able to get a prescription for anything that he needs. And he shouldn't have a hard time coming up with the cash for it. So there is certainly something stupid going on here, and I really hope he finds whatever it is that he's looking for.

-CoS

That's Congressman Heath Shuler (D-NC)