Every NFL draft day former Great Falls, Montana, resident Ryan Leaf makes the news.  He was selected second in the 1998 draft behind Peyton Manning.  He was out of the National Football League by 2002.  Meanwhile, Peyton Manning continues to pile up the stats, a Super Bowl Trophy, not to mention three Most Valuable Player awards.

It would be very easy to “pile on” Ryan Leaf for his failure in the NFL, but you won’t find that in this commentary.   Continue reading →