10 Quarterbacks Who Looked Like STARS...Then Became BUSTS 

Notice how multiple of these are at the hands of Jeff Fisher 💀

Baker led the CLEVELAND BROWNS to a playoff win a few years removed from a 1-31 stint. He deserves some credit for that alone.

Carson Wentz

The RG3 one hurt

RG3 Breaks my heart every time I hear his name. He was injured and then just went down in a glorious ball of flames compared to what he had at his start. Just imagine an Uninjured RG3 VS Mahomes, Burrow, or Allen.....

Vince Young making the pro bowl with more interceptions than tds is a mystery

Let’s flip it and do 10 QBs who looked like busts, but became stars

Interesting that two of the QBs had Jeff Fisher as head coach. Thank you for mentioning Rick Mirer. I still remember everyone crapping on Bledsoe in '93; but three years later and Mirer was a disaster. So many talented QBs that either fall apart or never get a decent supporting cast...

Dan Majikowski of the Packers had that one epic season.

Sam Bradford is best known for the creation of the rookie pay scale. Josh Freeman of the Buccaneers fell off pretty fast too.

You can add Matt Leinart to this list. In his rookie year, even though the numbers weren't spectacular he showed tremendous promise. In the infamous Monday Night Meltdown game, he threw for 232 yards and 2 TD's before Green put the ball in his pocket and kept on rushing James up the middle. Then Whisenhunt came in and the kid fell apart. He never recovered and it turned out he was made of glass.

Wentz had some good years. From 2016-19 to be exact. Oh and he was part of the reason why Philly came away with a Lombardi Trophy in the 2017 season! 🦅 fly eagles fly!

I wouldn’t call Ken O’Brien a bust. He had some good seasons a bit deeper into his career. He had the misfortune of being drafted before Marino, who most teams didn’t feel that high about. O’Brien was even shocked he was drafted in the first round, feeling he had an outside chance of being taken in the 2nd round and was most likely a third round choice. Also, in head to head meetings, he was 8-7 vs Marino. He wasn’t a bust, he had the misfortune of being on one of the worst run franchises at that time known as the Jets.

What's crazy is Sam Bradford only had 1 full season without injuries and so many teams still went after him

How about a list of QBs who looked like they had potential but didn’t get a chance due to circumstances. My nomination would be Marlin Briscoe, the first Black QB to be named his team’s regular starter. As a rookie in 1968, he was drafted as a CB but managed to talk the coaching staff into giving a try to make it as a QB. He ended up 4th on depth chart but injury to the Broncos 1st stringer in the preseason and the other two failing miserably with one of them being so bad that he would have had a higher rating if he had simply spiked the ball on every pass attempt. Briscoe was drafted in the 14th round (357th overall). He was officially listed as 5’11” and 178 lbs but I think that was with his cleats on and full gear. He was most likely 5’9” and 165 lbs. He actually had a decent rookie season for the time. His TD% was above league average and his interception % was 0.1 points higher and threw for more TDs than INTs (14 TDs vs 13 INTs). He led the league in average yards per completion. He only started 5 games but had two game winning drives (2nd that season) and his 14 TD passes I believe is still a Broncos team record for a rookie. He was also 2-3-0 as a starter on a 5-9-0 team. Given his small size, it is questionable if he would have had a long career as a QB but he also ran for 308 yards, averaging 7.5 yards per rushing attempt. He later became a Pro Bowl WR and was 2nd in the league in receiving yards and receptions in 1970. He was a second team All-Pro as well that year to Dick Gordon (who led the league in receptions) and Gene Washington of the 49ers (who led the league in receiving yards).

christian ponder, he had fans excited because he had this crazy streak of 0 interceptions for awhile, then he started falling off, only lasted 4 seasons on the vikings and the only reason they went 10-6 that one year is because of adrian peterson

Suprised that when Chad Pennington was mentioned on this list that his NFL comeback player of the year awards were not mentioned. Once in 2006 while playing for the Jets and another in 2008 when he played in Miami.

Young was way ahead of his time. He wasn’t developed properly, he had all the tools to succed.

Colin Kapernick should be on this list. He took the 49ers to the Super Bowl, then lost his starting job, then got demoted to 3rd string, then was out of the league.

Jimarcus Russel was insane at LSU, but became one of the biggest busts in NFL history.

Interesting that Jeff Fisher coached both Vince Young and Sam Bradford

Interesting how TPS talks about QB busts from the1983 draft (Ken O'Brien and Tony Eason) but missed the BIGGEST QB draft bust that year: KC's Todd Blackledge! Blackledge was the 7th overall pick and the second quarterback taken. By the way, they were wrong abut Eason leading the Patriots to that 1985 Super Bowl. Eason got hurt that year, and veteran QB Steve Grogan stepped into the starting lineup and got the Pats to the Super Bowl. Eason got the start in the Super Bowl, but the Bears were too much for the Pats that day.

Man I Wonder What Washington Would Of Became With A Healthy RGIII AND That All Star Cast Of Coaches💯

Chad is an amazing story of a player who lost his big arm and learned how to play as a completely different style Went from a gunslinger to an accurate timming based qb And that alone is incredible

Bradford did something that no one did before him: he caused the NFL to put caps on rookie contracts

I've always wondered what could have been with RG3 if Washington had a reasonable field

"Kirk Cousins of all people" ??? Yes, Kirk hasn't been a big game time QB. That said, he has been good for a long while. Cousins did win 13 games last year, including the biggest comeback in NFL history! I think a case could be made that Kirk might be the most underrated quarterback of the past few decades.

Cough cough Jamarcus Russell and Johnny football

Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Christian Ponder, Brock Osweiler, Mark Sanchez, and Drew Lock are honorable mentions

I was never into getting too excited for great prospect rookies in the NFL. Even if they show great play in their rookie season, the real test happens when there's more tape of the player. More time for teams to analyze, dissect what they're doing and make life harder. You do have the players like Peyton Manning, Patrick Mahomes start off great and then keep on rolling. They're for real. But in general, expect a drop off. Just seen too many big prospects from college, Heisman Trophy winners become busts in the NFL to put much stock on the new guys entering the league. Best of luck to them though, these are their dreams and livelihood after all. Lots of great athletes don't even make it to the pros.

Love your video TPS

Jeff Fisher was at the helm of multiple people on this list

Y’all should make this a series and do every position, even Kickers and Punters 😂

Bradford is still in the top 10 career earners in nfl history. He single-handedly broke the rookie pay scale.

Keep up your fantastic videos, God bless you

Tony Eason did not lead the Pats to the Super Bowl in 85...It was actually Doug Flutie who Ray Berry benched him for Eason once they clinched.

Scott Mitchell Detroit Lions 🦁

Qb is the hardest position

RG3 honestly hurts to see especially with our school's state championship run in 2008.

Sam darnold was the first guy from that 18 draft class to start and looked good his first couple seasons

jamarcus russel ryan leaf

w video like all ways TPS

As an eagle fan without a doubt Carson Wentz my Ginger what happened to you bro😢 one of the saddest stories by far we thought we had a franchise quarterback after that super bowl win the gods said pump your brakes on that

Well, at least we got a 1st round pick from Da Bears, for taking Mirer, off our hands. And that pick turned out to be Shawn Springs, thank you Chicago. Go Hawks

Bortles and the Jags lost a "controversial" AFC championship to the Patriots? What was controversial about it? There was one fumble recovery that looked like Myles Jack hadnt been touched but he was just not by someones hand, Dion Lewis's leg was touching him while he made the recovery which meant he was down by contact at that spot, they still had a 10 point lead after that but Brady did his thing with 2 TD dtives in the 4th and they were up 14 to 3 near the end of the 2nd until Brady marched down field and made it 14 to 10 then JAX got the ball back with almost 2 minutes and ran out the clock out of fear of giving the ball back to Brady they where playing not to lose instead of playing to win thats why they didnt win

He da goat keep up the good work

I like how you start the pics with big 12 players says a lot how much the conference has fallen.

Josh Freeman with Tampa Bay He looked like he was turning into a star quarterback and then completely fell off Even couldn't hold on to a backup role

“And he made the Titans exciting in a way since Steve McNair was under center.” You mean like, the season before? 😂

Interesting, so there is an A & B category. A - those who flopped immediately and B - those who had a GREAT first year then slid. Missed Jamarcus Russel, and Matt Leinhart.

The fact you don’t have Mark Sanchez on this list is appalling

Finally a tps list that I have no problems with. 🥳

Tony Easton and Ken O'Brian even met each other in a wild card game in December 1985

You missed Mac Jones!

It is funny how Jeff Fisher end up having 2 Quarterbacks that did not pan out (Vince Young, Sam Bradford). Maybe Jeff Fisher is a problem

Most of these had defensive head coaches (or had no business being a HC - Doug Marrone). RG3 was an injury thing, of course.

I'll never feel sorry for Sam Bradford knowing how much money he made and got paid on "potential". Pretty lucky way to be a millionaire.

Calling Chad Pennington a bust is moronic. But not knowing that Marshall moved to 1-A for all 3 of his starting years is EMBARRASSING for a sports channel. He finished 5th in the Heisman race in 1999. Players from below 1-A/FBS aren’t eligible for the Heisman.

Mismanagement if *RG3'S CAREER!*

Vince Young was never rg3. How can I see it, but professionals cant?

Controversial AFC championship game doesn't do it justice. I'm not a fan of either team but Myles Jack was objectively not down. That's a fact and it's inexcusable they blew it dead. Period

I'm thinking Kerry Collins in Carolina. NFC title game in year 2, asking for release after a few slurs.

I wouldn't say Vince Young was a bust, he just got Jeff Fisher'ed

Nick Foles took Wentz in the words of Michael Myers “mojo.”

As a redskins fan it breaks my heart to see my Boi RG3 on here he got dealt such a wrong hand

As a giants fan I loved RG3 coming out of the draft. I was pissed when WAS traded up with the rams for him. He was electric. Too bad he got drafted by that dumpster fire organization because he shouldve been a perennial pro bowler at the minimum.

You forgot to mention how Washington ruined RG3

Remember when Brock Osweiler was supposed to be good???

Ken O'Brien and Chad Pennington weren't superstars, but they were definitely NOT busts. Not even close.

CHAD PENNINGTON Was probably the most underrated QB of that era!!!!!!! and Jake the snake should be on here

Rick Mire-er. Jesus Christ TPS 🤣

Do the reverse of this next! Busts that became stars!

Why do people always say rg3 injury happened in the playoffs? It actually happened against Baltimore from a haloti ngata hit.. he had no business still playing after that hit and tweaked it up again in the playoffs

Rg3 never changed how quarterbacks play....Vick did. And arguably before that Randall Cunningham.

Mark Sanchez went to the AFC Championship his first 2 seasons and then fell off a cliff after that

I'm glad we didn't throw Jamarcus Russell in this😂😂😂

Yeah, Vince Young going to the Eagles was a Dream team…too bad Vince Young didn’t wake up

We define these guys as QB Teases

Mac jones needs to be on this list by the next one

Chad Pennington is one of the most accurate QBs in NFL history!

Make a video on every team’s worst case scenario in 2023 please this is like the 3rd or 4th vid I commented on

Vince Young is on the cover of Madden NFL 08

Did anyone actually think Bortles looked like a star on that run? I always thought it was a Jared Goff Rams situation. The team was succeeding due to the defense and some of their weapons not really due to QB play

Baker got the short end of the stick in Cleveland.

Two Words, Jimmy Garbageapollo.... you can NOT change my mind

Now do 10 NFL players that looked like busts but became super stars

Chad Pennington is not a bust. When healthy he was solid and you completely skipped his 2008 season where he won comeback player of the year and lead the Dolphins to the division title.

The magik man, charlie batch

What happened to Johnny Manziel, Ryan Leaf and JaMarcus Russell.

5 new start qbs that might do well and 5 that might not

10 Best NFL players from NCAA FCS/Division 1-AA Programs

Baker has turned things around in Tampa. I wouldn’t call him a bust just yet…

Don’t forget Mitch

Man, RGIII wasn't his fault. Terrible staff made him play on a bum knee.

Scott Mitchell, Elvis Gerback Rob Johnson I could go on and on

I don't believe RGIII should be on this list. An injury shouldn't factor into a bust.

Trevor Lawrence and Bryce Young gonna be on here soon.

No Daniel Jones ? Only QB who 5th option ain’t get picked up and still signed with team following off season

Teams that never draft college players within their state. Has that been done yet?

That's two QB's on this list that Jeff Fisher ruined if we're keeping score