Factoid
JaMarcus Russell is fast overtaking Ryan Leaf as the biggest bust in NFL history. He’s got talent, but he just doesn’t seem to care.
His numbers certainly have been awful.
Without a doubt, Russell’s season last year was historically bad. By our count, he was the worst quarterback of the decade. In the last 10 years, no quarterback has averaged fewer yards per game, and no quarterback has averaged fewer touchdowns per game.
QUARTERBACKS: YARDS PER GAME, 2000-2009
Of the 317 quarterbacks who started at least half the time during any season of the last decade, the below players averaged the fewest total yards (combined passing and rushing figures):
Yards
122.6 2009 JaMarcus Russell
123.4 2000 Doug Pederson
127.5 2005 Kyle Orton
135.0 2000 Akili Smith
139.6 2004 Mark Brunell
143.8 2007 Josh McCown
145.8 2003 Kyle Boller
149.5 2000 Troy Aikman
152.8 2001 Quincy Carter
153.1 2003 Rick Mirer
QUARTERBACKS: TOUCHDOWNS PER GAME, 2000-2009
Of the 317 quarterbacks who started at least half the time during any season of the last decade, the below players averaged the fewest total touchdowns (combined passing and rushing figures):
TD
.22 2009 JaMarcus Russell (2 TDs in 9 games)
.22 2000 Doug Pederson (2 TDs in 9 games)
.27 2000 Akili Smith (3 TDs in 11 games)
.38 2006 Aaron Brooks (3 TDs in 8 games)
.38 2006 Andrew Walter (3 TDs in 8 games)
.50 2003 Rick Mirer (4 TDs in 8 games)
.56 2005 Brooks Bollinger (5 TDs in 9 games)
.56 2009 Marc Bulger (5 TDs in 9 games)
.58 2001 Matt Hasselbeck (7 TDs in 12 games)
.60 2005 Kyle Orton (9 TDs in 15 games)
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