In the early 1980s, however, ESPN and USA Today changed sports forever by nationalizing coverage of teams and players. Football. However, Schlichter got that distinction instead. Stealing the headlines, John Elway publicly refused to play for the Colts if taken with their #1 overall pick. Instead, Thompson hasn’t received his due credit as an all-time bust. For instance, McMahon led the NCAA in total touchdowns in 1980 and in passing efficiency in 1980 and 1981.
With almost an equal number of rushing and passing attempts, he ran for 13 touchdowns but only threw for four. Ultimately, the Colts traded Elway to the Broncos for 1983 #4 overall pick Chris Hinton (a 7x Pro-Bowl guard), a 1st rounder in 1984, and back-up QB Mark Herrmann.Like several other Top 10 Busts, Schlichter proved to be an even bigger bust as a person than as a football player.
Next we’re gonna talk about Dirty Sally’s and After the Gold Rush!Thank you for the clarification...I am certainly not surprised....As for Donley I am guessing he carried himself with class but that's because he was my idol LOL...Growing up watching him play in high school..at OSU & Dallas he was easily Cambridge's favorite son...I never met Art but still shake my head how he side stepped the grim reaper at the age of like 12 but the demons still took him down and the ripple effect was just unrealI am sure we have crossed paths. Over the years, Schlichter experienced many gambling-related problems so we continue to remember the true disappointment that made him the #2 NFL Draft Bust.With respect to intangibles, McMahon led BYU to a 46-45 victory against SMU in the 1980 Holiday Bowl after being down by 20 points with 2:33 to go. Based on that performance, Schlichter stayed on the bench even after recovering from the injury. Latest on QB Art Schlichter including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on NFL.com Additionally, the future Chicago Bear won both the Davey O’Brien Award and Sammy Baugh Trophy as the NCAAs Most Outstanding Quarterback and Passer.Since most of you probably don’t know George Plimpton from the prior reference, the following picture might helpDespite trying catch on with two other teams, Schlichter never played another down in the league. Prior to Schlichter, draft busts had limited exposure due to regional media coverage. In those games, he threw for 1,281 yards with five touchdowns and seven interceptions. As the following table shows, Schlichter continued to become a more accomplished passer while at Ohio State.With the strongest pedigree of any quarterback in the 1982 Draft, McMahon deserved to be the first quarterback selected that year. He became an elaborate conman who scammed family, friends and strangers alike. Pagel proved to be the most productive, but again didn’t perform well enough to end the quarterback debate.During Schlichter’s yearlong suspension, the Colts went 7-9 in the 1983 season.
Furthermore, he finished 6th and 5th in the Heisman voting in 1980 and 1981, respectively. Regardless of his success in the Arena League, Schlichter was a complete failure in the NFL.Similar to Art Schlichter, Jim McMahon (who went one pick after Schlitchter) had an accomplished college career. As support, the following table summarizes McMahon’s junior and senior seasons at Brigham Young University.The Colts began the 1984 season with a new home in Indianapolis, but the change of scenery didn’t help them change their losing ways. As of now, the top 2 picks seem to be locks with LSU QB Joe Burrow going to the Cincinnati Bengals and OSU DE Chase Young going to the team based in our nation’s capital. PFR Home Page > All Colleges/Univ All Colleges/Univ > Ohio St. Ohio St. > Players' Pro Stats Without a legitimate back-up quarterback either, they also selected Mike Pagel with the 84th overall pick.