In 1998, the entire sport spent months arguing about two quarterbacks.
Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf. The Colts had the first pick, the Chargers had the second, and nobody could agree on the order.
The Colts took Manning. San Diego took Leaf.
You know how that went. Leaf became shorthand for failure in American sports, the standard every draft bust since has been measured against.
What came after was worse than the football. Painkiller addiction. Multiple stints in rehab. And eventually a prison sentence in Montana on theft, burglary and drug charges.
He has never softened any of it.
"I was as mentally ill as you could get, and I was doing nothing about it," Leaf said. "You can't get better in prison. You just can't. The substance was removed, and I got worse. I got angrier."
Then the prison put a man named Joshua Pol in his cell.
Pol was a war veteran who had been drinking, gotten behind the wheel, and accidentally killed someone. He was serving his time in the worst place a person can be, and he had decided to spend every single day of it trying to become better.
He started dragging Leaf to the prison library with him, where the two of them taught other inmates how to read.
And something shifted in Ryan Leaf.
He started sleeping. He started calling his family. He noticed he liked being around people again. Helping men learn to read was the first thing in years that had made him feel like a human being.
"He helped me save my life and is a very important person in my life, for sure."
Leaf served his time and came out with one idea.
"I knew when I got out of prison, I needed to build a foundation that was built on service."
Getting anybody to let him do that was another matter. He was Ryan Leaf. Draft bust, felon, addict. Nobody hands that man a microphone in front of their team.
In May 2017, ESPN ran a profile on where his life had gone.
A few months later, his phone rang. Nick Saban, at the height of the Alabama dynasty, wanted him to come talk to the Crimson Tide.
"Nick Saban was the first coach to do that," Leaf said. "Best referral you could ever have is Nick Saban bringing you in to speak. I owe that man a ton."
Leaf stood in front of Alabama's football team and told them everything. The Heisman finalist, the second pick, the addiction, the prison cell. All of it.
"It's not always the most friendly environment to rip off your scabs and tell people about some of your worst moments in your life. But there's also a teaching moment."
That one talk opened everything.
Leaf has now spoken to 79 football programs, plus teams in a dozen other sports. He and Saban later partnered on opioid awareness work, including in West Virginia, where Saban grew up. Leaf became a mental health and substance-use advocate for the Menninger Clinic in Houston.
He got that job through a conversation at Peyton Manning's Hall of Fame induction in 2021.
The man he was compared to for twenty years, at the ceremony marking the best career a quarterback can have. And Ryan Leaf was there, and it's where he met the person who would help him build his own life's work.
He calls Pac-12 games now. He has a wife and a son. He is years sober.
Ask him to call it a comeback and he won't.
"It's not a redemption story. It's life. I'm living life on life's terms. Period. Sometimes that's hard."
A cellmate who had done something unforgivable took him to a library. A coach who owed him nothing picked up a phone.
That's the whole thing.
FANTASY GAME THEORY:
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Let’s talk about building a “league-winning” roster.
Most of the discussion around this topic centers around chasing “UPSIDE.”
While I agree with this core principle – the principle is often used to hijack the entire conversation – to the point where players who “only beat their ADP by a few spots” are actually viewed as “bad” picks.
Essentially – if a player isn’t a “league-winning” pick, they’re a “bad” pick.
This notion is used to dismiss “boring” but productive veterans – all the time.
I’d like to challenge this notion of them being “bad” picks – as it simply is not supported by the data.
Via @RyanJ_Heath’s “Anatomy of a League-Winner” series…
We know that:
There were 18 “league-winning” players in 2024.
There were 18 “league-winning” players in 2025.
Essentially – we get 18 “league-winning” players per season.
(“League-winner” being defined as a player to make 55%+ of playoff rosters, using leagues where 4 out of 10 leagues make playoffs as the baseline)
Out of the 18 "league-winners" in 2025 – 13/18 (72.2%) were drafted within the first 5 rounds.
Out of the 18 “league-winners” in 2024 – 17/18 (94.4%) were drafted inside the first 6 rounds; all of the QB's/RB's/WR's (15/15) inside the first 5 rounds.
In total – 30/36 “league-winners” (83.3%) over the last 2 seasons have been drafted inside the first 6 rounds.
Essentially – you only need “league-winners” with your first 5-6 picks.
& your goal with your remaining 8-10 picks should quite literally be:
“To draft players who slightly outperform their ADP’s – while avoiding players who slightly underperform them.”
This does not apply to the QB position – where you still have a 10%+ chance historically at drafting a league-winner in RD9-12; this is the one position you should still be targeting “league-winners” outside of RD1-5.
Otherwise – you simply want to beat ADP in RD6-12.
Once you get to your last 2-3 picks – you can shift back towards prioritizing only “UPSIDE” – as floor is nonexistent that late.
Your mindset should shift & evolve throughout the draft.
Instead of simply “swinging for a league-winner” at every available pick, I believe the optimal strategy is to:
📌 Target “league-winners” RD1-5
📌 Beat ADP RD6-12 (outside of QB)
📌 Target “league-winners” RD13+
Not exclusively – but as a general guideline.
Your scope should widen from targeting league-winners early, to also including ADP-beaters in the middle rounds, back towards prioritizing upside-only with your last few picks.
Your strategy should shift based on the portion of the draft you’re in.
THAT’s how you craft a true “league-winning” roster.
L-Arginine is called the "NATURAL VIAGRA" for a reason.
It produces nitric oxide in your body.
Nitric oxide relaxes blood vessels.
Relaxed blood vessels = more blood flow where it matters.
That is the same mechanism as the blue pill.
Except this is food.
Here are 16 L-arginine-rich foods:
1. Turkey breast (cooked) — 2.8 g per 3 oz
2. Chicken breast (cooked) — 2.6 g per 3 oz
3. Pumpkin seeds — 2.3 g per 1 oz
4. Pork loin (cooked) — 2.2 g per 3 oz
5. Soybeans (cooked) — 1.5 g per ½ cup
6. Peanuts — 1.6 g per 1 oz
7. Spirulina — 1.4 g per tablespoon
8. Dairy (milk/cheese) — 0.2–0.5 g per serving
9. Lentils (cooked) — 1.3 g per 1 cup
10. Chickpeas — 1.0 g per 1 cup
11. Walnuts — 1.1 g per 1 oz
12. Sesame seeds — 1.2 g per 1 oz
13. Almonds — 0.9 g per 1 oz
14. Salmon (cooked) — 1.8 g per 3 oz
15. Beef (lean, cooked) — 2.1 g per 3 oz
16. Eggs — 0.8 g per 2 large eggs
Supplement: 3g daily for clinical effect.
Stack with beetroot juice for maximum nitric oxide.
Your blood flow determines your performance.
Feed the flow.
You can’t score fantasy points if your RB doesn’t get touches in the red zone.
Here are the leaders from last season:
Christian McCaffrey 75
Jonathan Taylor 71
Derrick Henry 63
James Cook 56
Javonte Williams 54
Travis Etienne 54
Kyren Williams 53
Zach Charbonnet 52
Jahmyr Gibbs 52
Josh Jacobs 52
Saquon Barkley 44
D’Andre Swift 40
Jaylen Warren 40
Kyle Monangai 38
Zinc is called the sex mineral for a reason.
It supports testosterone production, improves sperm quality, and helps with stronger erections and better recovery.
Most men are deficient of this important mineral. Beef, pumpkin seeds, or a good zinc supplement can make a real difference.
การชาร์จโทรศัพท์แบบใดที่ช่วยลดโอกาสทำให้แบตเตอร์รี่เสื่อมได้ดีที่สุด?
A ชาร์จให้เต็ม100%ทุกครั้งเสมอ
B ชาร์จกลางๆให้แบตไม่ต้องเต็ม
C ใช้แบตให้เกลี้ยงก่อนค่อยชาร์จใหม่
เฉลยตอบ B นะคะ
ใครอยากถนอมแบตเตอรี่โทรศัพท์ให้ใช้ได้นานลองเปลี่ยนการชาร์จนะค่ะเชื่อว่าหลายคนชาร์จผิดวิธี รวมถึงฉันด้วย เพราะคิดแต่ว่าชาร์จทีให้เต็มร้อยมาตลอด😅
Zinc in the morning. Magnesium at night. Vitamin D with your first meal. Vitamin B12 in the morning. Do it for 30 days and tell me your energy sleep and mood didn't completely shift.
As someone who quit compulsive MASTURBATION years ago, here’s the real sequence most men go through, the version coaches rarely spell out clearly.
Quitting follows roughly seven phases.
The majority never get past the third.
Here are the 7 PHASES;
From Week 7 onwards,
Touch %
Corum: 40%
Kyren: 60%
FPPG (PPR)
Corum: 8.8
Kyren: 14.7
Carries/Game
Corum: 10.5
Kyren: 14.9
TDs
Corum: 5
Kyren: 8
Goalline Carries
Corum: 12
Kyren: 13
PPR Finish (Wk 7–18)
Corum: RB32
Kyren: RB11
Go as the RB16 and RB37 respectively right now.
Corum has standalone value and the #1 handcuff value in fantasy.