1. First Round, 15th overall: Deltha O'Neal, Cornerback, California
Deltha O'Neal, by all accounts at that time, was a great pick. He was an All-Pro in 2001 and really helped the Broncos in the return game. He wasn't a great corner, but he could hold his own. O'Neal's career as a Bronco ended on draft day 2004, when he was packaged along with two other picks for the Cincinnati Bengals' first round pick.
He signed with the Houston Texans in camp in 2009, but that turned out to be it for his NFL career.
2. Second Round, 40th overall: Ian Gold, Linebacker, Michigan
Gold played four years with the Broncos before becoming a free agent in 2004, where he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After a short stint with the Bucs, Gold re-signed with Denver from 2005-2007 and was a big part of the 2005-06 defenses that were among the best in the NFL.
He was a Pro Bowl selection in 2001, and finished his career with 491 tackles, 17 sacks, and four interceptions.
Since retiring, Gold has started both IP2G.com and WhatAreKidsSaying.com., and is now traveling the country spreading the gospel of Christ.
3. Second Round, 45th overall: Kenoy Kennedy, Safety, Arkansas
Kenoy Kennedy is best known for his hit on Chris Chambers that basically changed the face of the NFL, and how players can no longer lead with their helmet to hit defenseless offensive players. He played five seasons with the Broncos from 2000 to 2004.
Kennedy was actually a pretty good pick by the Broncos, and he finished his career in Detroit. He was productive in both cities, finishing his career with 536 tackles, six sacks, seven forced fumbles, and 10 interceptions.
4. Third Round, 70th overall: Chris Cole, Wide Receiver, Texas A&M
Chris Cole was a speedy receiver who wasn't actually very good at playing receiver, but he was a heck of a punt returner. That was on display in 2001 when he was third in the league with a 23.5 yard punt return average.
He was with the Broncos from 2000-2003, and spent time trying to make the rosters of Oakland and Jacksonville before winding up in Canada and the Arena Football League. He then returned to Texas A&M to pursue a degree in sociology.
5. Fourth Round, 101st overall: Jerry Johnson, Defensive Tackle, Florida State
Johnson didn't play his rookie season and played nine games in 2001, recording five tackles, but that's really the only information I can find on him past his days at Florida State. He was a smaller defensive tackle who was one of the anchors for Florida State's late-90's teams.
6. Fourth Round, 112th overall: Cooper Carlisle, Offensive Guard, Florida
Carlisle has actually had a pretty good NFL career. Among the picks made prior to him, he is the only player still actually in the NFL. He played for the Broncos from 2000-2006, and was part of some of those dominant offensive lines that paved the way for various different thousand yard backs, including Mike Anderson, Tatum Bell, Olandis Gary, Rueben Droughns, etc.
He has played for the Oakland Raiders since 2007 and remains part of the roster today. He's a very solid, veteran starter who gets the job done and lives in California with his family in the offseason.
7. Fifth Round, 154th overall: Muneer Moore, Wide Receiver, Richmond
According to Moore's LinkedIn profile, he is currently a Senior Player Services Manager at the NFL Players Association. Not a bad title for a guy who didn't actually see the field in the NFL after being a fifth round pick of the Denver Broncos.
Moore resides in Washington, D.C., and also spent a short stint with the New York Jets before being a coach at Richmond.
8. Sixth Round, 189th overall: Mike Anderson, Running Back, Utah
Mike Anderson doesn't get enough credit for all he really overcame to be as good as he was in the NFL for as long as he was.
The offensive rookie of the year was 27 years old in his rookie season, and ran for 1,487 yards and 15 touchdowns, averaging five yards per carry. He had some injury plagued seasons in between his next thousand yard campaign, but darn it it came again in 2005 after he missed the entire 2004 season.
In 2005, he ran for 1,014 yards and 12 touchdowns, helping the Broncos get to the AFC Championship with one of the most dominating ground games in team history. He finished his career as a fullback with the Baltimore Ravens after the 2005 season, getting released in 2008 and ending his NFL career.
So what gives? Why talk about these guys? Well, these were the eight guys the Denver Broncos selected prior to Tom Brady's selection with the 199th pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. These were eight of the 198 who were picked instead of the former Michigan quarterback.
Six other quarterbacks were selected before Tom Brady: Chad Pennington, Giovanni Carmazzi, Chris Redman, Tee Martin, Marc Bulger, and Spergeon Wynn.
Tom's teammates from Michigan selected before him: Ian Gold, Aaron Shea, Josh Williams, and Dhani Jones.
The Broncos weren't the only team who missed out, and who knows what cards fate would have dealt if Tom Brady were the top pick in the draft like he should have been. It's just interesting me to take a look back and see what fuels the league's best quarterback every single day he wakes up and goes to work.
Nearly 12 years later, Tom Brady is still slinging it better than any quarterback in the league, making more of an impact and giving more value than any draft pick in NFL history.
The 199th overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. Passed up on by all 31 NFL teams. At least the Houston Texans were able to save face.
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Not a bad draft in the short term
Kennoy, Gold, Anderson, Cooper all had good short term careers in Denver. I really don’t remember Deltha O’neal’s 2001 season because i was in middle school lol
Scotty Payne - January 31, 2012
he wasn't bad
he suffered the same fate so many others have (Robert Ayers, Knowshon), in that he was picked too high for his production. If O’Neil was a 2nd rounder, no one would have complained. But alas, he wasn’t.
PaleHorse78 - January 31, 2012
He was very good
He was no Champ, but he was a solid corner for pretty much most of his career. He was good w/Cincy, and good w/Denver. I always liked him. But yeah, like Pale said, a bit of a stretch for a 1st round pick, but still a solid player. Not a #1 shutdown corner, but a good #2. I would have him as our #2 if he was in his prime today.
Dozer3677 - January 31, 2012
That is actually one heck of a draft
I didn’t pay much attention to football (I think I was 9 or 10 at the time) but I recognize more than half those names and for good reasons too.
AlbertaBronc - January 31, 2012
you have an atwater photo?
Toewsbow - February 1, 2012
I know my history
I might only be 20 but that can’t stop Atwater from being my favorite. I am old enough to remember him play :p
AlbertaBronc - February 3, 2012
I know it's kind of hard to fully assess the 2009 draft...
… but what do you think was the best draft for the Broncos of the 2000-2009 decade?
Tezcatlipoca - January 31, 2012
Personally
I would say either this one or 2006.
Sayre Bedinger - January 31, 2012
Disagree. 2010 baby!
Tim Lynch - January 31, 2012
He asked
2000-2009 haha, but yes, 2010 I’d agree was GREAT
Sayre Bedinger - January 31, 2012
Its gotta be 2006
waterboy31321 - January 31, 2012
There isnt many good ones to choose from sadly though
so 06 and this one are the best by default
Scotty Payne - January 31, 2012
Wide receiver
Shannahan couldn’t hit on d line or wide receivers as I remember it. A running back definitely
Baghdad - January 31, 2012
I think it was less about who was running
And more about the scheme they ran.
Anyone remember the little guy that went off against the colts? Quentin something or other.
Trapped in O.C. - January 31, 2012 via Android app
Quentin Griffin
Ran for 156+2 TDs in debut game vs. KC.
Later cut from both NFL Europe and the CFL.
System bruh, all system
Trapped in O.C. - January 31, 2012 via Android app
Griffin did blow out his knee on a kick return with us.
So that might be part of why he regressed so much.
jaffe28 - January 31, 2012
I agree, SYSTEM
In Shanny/Kubiak’s system, you could run for 1000 yrds w/me blocking. Or vice versa. Really, someones grandmother could be a 1000yd back in that system.
But Shanny I feel like couldn’t draft a d line to save his life. The Super Bowl teams he inherited Trevor Pryce (Who barely played on the first SB team), Tractor Trailer was a FA along w/one of my Favorite Broncos, NEIL SMITH, and Maa was also inherited. Not much if any of those linemen had little to do w/Shanahan.
Dozer3677 - January 31, 2012
Sure you're not thinking of Tatum Bell?
Cadoman - January 31, 2012
Tatum Bell
has a great deal on cellphones at his mall kiosk!
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
Nah, it was griffin
16 games played total
Trapped in O.C. - January 31, 2012 via Android app
so true... you remember correctly
Here’s a list of the crappy Wide Outs: Triandos Luke ~ Darius Watts ~ Adrian Madise ~ Ashley Lelie (what happened to him… he looked like a keeper) ~ Herb Haygood ~ Chris Cole ~ Muneer Moore ~ Leroy Fields ~ Patrick Jeffers ~ Travis McGriff ~ Chad Plummer ~ Marcus Nash.
Crappy D-Lineman under Shanny: Mark A. Campbell ~ Montae Reagor ~ Jerry Johnson ~ Paul Toviessi ~ Monsanto Pope ~ Dorsett Davis ~ Nick Eason ~ Bryant McNeal ~ Aaron Hunt ~ Clint Mitchell ~ Jarvis Moss ~ Tim Crowder ~ Carlton Powell.
Good WR’s from Shanny’s regime (I mean just Shanny): Brandon Marshall ~ Domenik Hixon ~ Eddie Royal ~ Kevin Kasper???
Good D-Lineman: Trevor Pryce ~ David Bowens ~ Reggie Hayward ~ Elvis Dumervil ~ Marcus Thomas (and even he’s not really good… what has he ever done for this team?).
So, in conclusion, it looks like you’re right. Shanny was so bad at drafting DLineman, I think he basically gave up on the idea. He did hit one out the park with Doom though…. Trevor Pryce too.
PaleHorse78 - January 31, 2012
I still can't believe he let Hayward and Pryce walk. Then replaced them with the browns d-linemen.
It was a combination of letting talent walk away and poor drafting of defensive players—as well as free agent signings— that lead to Shanhan being fired. Also he fired the 2005 d-cordinator that won a super bowl the following year with the colts. We talk about McDainels doing a number on the broncos, but Shanhan didn’t do the broncos many favors from 06-08.
tiderfootball09 - January 31, 2012
Shanny hit on one and half Wide Receivers, the recent MVP of the Pro Bowl and Ashley Lelie wasn’t horrible
waterboy31321 - January 31, 2012
If Ashley would've accepted his role
Our offense would have continued being scary for a few more years. Teams dealing with the running game, Captain Rod, the occasional Jeb Putzier sighting, and Snake rolling out — all combined with Shanny’s and Kubiak’s play designs — sprung Lelie for so many huge plays. He led the NFL in yards per catch 2 (or 3) seasons in a row, didn’t he?
ncm42 - January 31, 2012
04 and 05 he led the league in yards per reception
That being said, he only had one season with more than 2 TDs and he played in the league for 7 years
DE_BroncoFan - February 1, 2012
Really?
I did not know that. Wow, to lead the league in YPC but only once have more than 2 TDs? That’s horrible. Good info though…
ncm42 - February 1, 2012
Still Can't Figure Shanahan for Drafting Lelie
Shanny passed on Ed Reed to take Lelie!
RSH089 - February 1, 2012
This is weird
I hate the concept of what ifs…
Who the hell know how Tom Brady would have been if he had been drafted by any other team including us? There are usually a lot of factors going into someone’s success. Maybe Tom Brady wouldn’t have been Tom Brady if he didn’t have Belichick.
There are plenty of ruined qbs who had the potential to be elite. Things just didn’t work out for them. Take Tebow too for that matter. Imagine if we had benched him after the Lions performance without even giving a chance. History would have been different. Let’s not focus on other QBs and focus on improving the one we have now that we know he has enough potential.
Bartimaeus - January 31, 2012
Maybe Belichick wouldn't be Belichick without Tom Brady
What if is tricky. Belichick bombed as HC in Cleveland and blossomed as HC in Boston. His success with Brady is not unlike Shanahan’s success with Elway. As a sidelight, its interesting to note that Brady followed Brian Griese as QB at Michigan, getting the starting nod after Griese graduated and after battling Drew Henson for the job, who then followed Brady as Michigan QB. Maybe Denver just didn’t want to go back to Michigan for a QB after Griese, though I liked Griese’s grit especially in the Raiders game where he played with an injury (dislocated shoulder?).
OrangeandBluesBros - January 31, 2012
Belichick
is the constant in all. Cleveland was an aberration. Parcells, for example, is up for HOF this year. Dude was a sub 500 coach with no playoff wins without Belichick on his staff. Belichick was there for the whole Giant run and ran his defenses for both SBs. Didn’t win a playoff game with Pats until Belichick’s only year running D in 96 when they played in SB. Jets? AFC title game in 98 with Belichick running D. How’d Bill do with Dallas? As GM of Dolphins? How’s Belichick doing with Pats? ’Nuff said.
KansasBronco - January 31, 2012 via mobile
How's Belichick as a head coach
Without Brady?
ncm42 - January 31, 2012
And how many times did Belichick cheat during those years? Enough said.
tiderfootball09 - January 31, 2012
He would've been like Tom Brandstater.
Digger24 - January 31, 2012
that's the spirit!
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
Yup, Anderson was in the Marine Corps
Which is why he was so old as a rookie.
I always liked him.
Trapped in O.C. - January 31, 2012 via Android app
Love him
my buddy lived in the same apt. complex with him and Jarious Jackson (remember him? QB from Notre Dame?), and said Mike Anderson was a delight to know. Just a good hearted, Christian man.
PaleHorse78 - January 31, 2012
Who was suspended for weed. Got to watch that Hypocrisy.
JohnCalvinKnox - January 31, 2012
Good thing for you
that God “pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us” as your sig points out.
chikndnnr - January 31, 2012
Or that this isn't highschool
And anyone with half a brain knows weed is not some devil plant, and has around the same if not less health consequences of drinking alcohol.
http://www.saferchoice.org/content/view/24/53/
Oh and this is a football website, so how about we stick to football discussion
MILEHIGHMILLER - February 1, 2012
That being said.....
Mike Anderson, was one of the most underrated Denver Bronco’s running back of all time. I also like he was a key contributor in binning back the Mile High Salute
MILEHIGHMILLER - February 1, 2012
I don't mind them
talking about the Marines, Christians, or weed. Considering they were referring to a Bronco. I’m just not cool with character assassination. Especially from a fellow brother.
Anderson played like a grown man, and the mile high salute was extra sweet when he did it.
chikndnnr - February 1, 2012
Hear hear
Calikula - February 2, 2012
A Good Hearted Christian, Who Likes a Little Bit of Dooja, Here and There :-)
RSH089 - February 1, 2012
Wasn't Gold on the Ravens not the Bucs before he came back?
I think he won a uperbowl there before coming back.
kwool79 - January 31, 2012
Nope, Bucs
As per wikipedia (most reliable site on the net…)
Trapped in O.C. - January 31, 2012 via Android app
Because everyone can contribute.
I know I pretty much effed up the quote but Hey I tried eh!
Automatik41 - January 31, 2012
My memory is just as good as Wikipedia
and I remember Ian Gold the Buccaneer, want proof?
, here he is using pewter power to take down a New Orleans Saint, Aaron Stecker, I believe
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
This pic is not really proof.
But I stand corrected.
kwool79 - January 31, 2012
Yeah he went to the Bucs
Sharpe went the Ravens and won a SB then came back i think
Scotty Payne - January 31, 2012
Sharpe Went to Baltimore and then came back 2 years later.
CH74 - January 31, 2012
Nope Buccaneers
Shanny traded him there for one year, then brought him back. Ian Gold seemed like he was never the same after that transaction.
PaleHorse78 - January 31, 2012
Injury
You are right, Pale, that Gold was never the same after coming back from Tampa, but I think it was due to injury, which caused him to retire, not any psychological thing due to the trade.
OrangeandBluesBros - January 31, 2012
Neck injury
I believe Gold had a neck injury that was either the main reason we let him go, or that the Bucs let him go. Don’t recall the timeline, exactly.
MakeCents - January 31, 2012
I hope Ryan Harris is our next Ian Gold.
Digger24 - January 31, 2012
Pryce went to the Ravens, too.
Maybe some of the confusion.
MakeCents - January 31, 2012
OK so Tom Brady is God, I get it
what if the Giants smack him around Sunday, will that change his legacy? The Patriots won championships because Vinatieri can make field goals, if Cundiff wasn’t so anti-clutch, this would be Giants-Ravens
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
Dude, no offense, but that comment is pure garbage! Tom Brady is a great QB, arguably the GOAT. You want to sit there and say that Vinatieri is the reason they won SBs? That’s trash. If, IF Cundiff makes the field goal, that game goes to OT, it’s not automatically Giants-Ravens.
Sayre Bedinger - January 31, 2012
The Patriots are frauds
and you cannot look at me in the face and say Spygate does not play a role in those championships, how much, we’ll never know, it is rather dubious that all other great teams in NFL history won their championships by more than a field goal and yet, New England won all of them by 3, no offense taken. A more pressing question is how many championships have the Pats won (they’re not winning Sunday, the Giants are more clutch than the Ravens naturally) since the Spygate revelations emerged. The Pats were better than us but I remember after the AFC Championship Game, Cowher said they were doing it with smoke and mirrors. Brady is an all-time great, but there are other QBs I’d take over him
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
I agree. When the super bowls were that close, one has to wonder if it would have been different if the pats didn't cheat.
tiderfootball09 - January 31, 2012
and the way the Ravens' defense was playing
when it mattered most and with how turnover-prone Brady was, I am quite confident the Ravens would have prevailed in OT had it come to that. Baltimore always was the better team, they just didn’t execute when it mattered most and New England did, kind of like our Super Bowl teams in the late 80s that the Skins and Niners destroyed
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
Not to beat a dead horse
But doesn’t “executing when it matters most” figure into who is the better team?
ncm42 - January 31, 2012
I concede that point to you
but for the most part, Baltimore played a better game and really cheated themselves, when you have Bill Cowher saying you’re doing things with smoke and mirrors, who am I to argue?
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
Fair point.
ncm42 - January 31, 2012
Brady is great but to say he is the goat is impossible to back up the rules today are so qb and offense friendly
always broncs - January 31, 2012 via mobile
absolutely
that’s why I still favor Marino, at least as the best I’ve seen, Peyton is not that far off from Marino if you look at the entire body of work, but yes, Peyton has benefited from rules Marino did not, I remember the NFL in the 80s, cornerbacks could mug wideouts pretty much whenever they wanted, it’s just a different era
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
Brady
Uh, Sayre, no way. Brady is like Joe Montana in that the System is largely responsible for his success.
If we drafted Brady 12 years ago, he might have been decent, but he isn’t considered one of the best QB’s in history (I don’t think he is in the top-5, anyway).
PABroncofan - January 31, 2012
Oh, I thought the Pats won championships because they cheated?!?!
KoloradoKaos - February 1, 2012
Other than Cole, Johnson and Moore, that was a pretty darn good draft
Deltha O’Neil never became the end all of Corners, but he was a good one for a good while. He enjoyed a couple good years with the Pats too.
Kennedy was better than any Safety on our roster now (not named Dawkins).
Ian Gold was at beast level for a few years… the combo of him, Al Wilson, a young DJ Williams, and John Mobley was fearsome. It was one of the fastest, fiercest LB cores in all of football.
Carlisle had some good years here in the zone block… he’s still a decent player.
Mike Anderson (rookie of the year) is one of my all time favorite Broncos. He still had a couple good years in him when Shanahan stupidly let him go to Baltimore. He was a HUGE reason for our 2005 success. I also have no clue why we didn’t run him more when Portis was here. I would have never thrown the ball (Mike McCoy… ok…. really…. Brian Greise will make you not want to). Why did the Marine spend so much time at FB with those running skills?
PaleHorse78 - January 31, 2012
the same argument can be made for Le'Ron McClain
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
absolutely bro!
great comparison.
PaleHorse78 - January 31, 2012
That combination of LBs
Made me want to weep for joy. Of all the careers that have been cut short by injury, don’t John Mobley and Al Wilson just break your heart? Think of what could have been….
ncm42 - January 31, 2012
dont forget bout Romonowski!! he was badass
CenCalBronco - January 31, 2012 via mobile
The Brady 6
Pretty good ESPN documentary recently aired: http://youtu.be/npBKRuctmVs
Bradoncadonc - January 31, 2012
I thought it was on NFL Network?
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
It was
And it nearly made me root for Brady… Nearly…
Trapped in O.C. - January 31, 2012 via Android app
Espn presents an NFL Films production (per the beginning of the video.) so, both are correct I guess.
Bradoncadonc - January 31, 2012
I think most of us are missing the point
With all of the mocks, scouting, combines, numbers and statistics that come with the offseason, nobody really knows how that player will perform in the NFL until they step out on the field. To me, it is a reminder that the 6th round guy has just as much potiential as the first rounder. Some of our greatest players were undrafted. The real work for EFX in the offseason isn’t who they choose in the first round, it’s who they get in the last rounds.
rollinthunder - January 31, 2012
Shannon Sharpe and Terrell Davis
were both found near the bottom of the barrel, you know the rest
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
I swear, if you don’t draft a QB, WR, DL, or a CB in the first round your good, those positions seem to flame out at a way higher rate
waterboy31321 - January 31, 2012
if you have a franchise QB
available for drafting and you let him go, you’ll regret it but it’s so hard to know. Can you believe that in 1998 the draft gurus thought Ryan Leaf would be better than Peyton Manning? It boggles the mind at this stage, but overall you have some really good points
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
I wonder
what the average draft position is for all active players. I’d be shocked if it is higher than the 4th round.
rollinthunder - January 31, 2012
sounds like a nice idea for a story, any takers?
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
It would most likely be lower than that...
There are only 32 1st round picks every year and there are soooo many more depth players who go undrafted that make rosters as special teams players year in and year out. A better study would be to calculate the average draft position of pro-bowl players since 2000, I would say that the average there would be about the 4th round. If you exclude QBs from the study, possibly much lower!
seancunnane - January 31, 2012
I throw down the gauntlet to you
Don Quixote-style, go write a study please!
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
Haha, god im faaaaar too lazy for that....
I think ill just sit on my excellent comment and rest assured that im probably correct in my analysis based on absolutely nothing other than gut feeling and general knowledge of the league :-)
ps. If anyone else wants to do the study and give me the results so I can come back with proof to back up my theory id be very grateful. I enjoy being right.
seancunnane - January 31, 2012
someone is bound to take the challenge
the new Bradfather - January 31, 2012
I got this
Check back later tonight.
But I’m betting that its close to high 3rd low 2nd.
Trapped in O.C. - January 31, 2012 via Android app
You Da Man O.C.
Im Sticking with mid 4th round all players in
seancunnane - January 31, 2012
My thoughts exactly TiO.C.
bfree2bronc - January 31, 2012
Pro Bowl isn't very accurate though
It’s more of a popularity contest than anything. I think the best way to do it would be to look at the first string offense and defense for each team.
rollinthunder - January 31, 2012
Excellent idea
If time permits, I’ll try both.
Maybe a sample of 5 random years of PB squads, and 10 random club squads from random years.
Trapped in O.C. - January 31, 2012 via Android app
Perfect!
rollinthunder - February 2, 2012
exactly
Or even maybe not drafted. Let us not forget the IMHO the greatest reciever ever for the broncos.. and IMHO up there as one of the best broncos at any posistion…. Rod Smith. Undrafted… and yet look what he did. He also lived that motto that Tebow likes to use " Hard work will beat out talent, when talent doesnt work hard". Was Smith talented, of course.. but it was his work that propelled him to be elite. This just can prove that it is a very thin line between stardom and failure in the NFL.
akdenver - January 31, 2012
I still remember his 44yarder TD against the Redskins in the final seconds to pull the comeback victory once again. Elway will forever be the greatest.
dcrespo7 - January 31, 2012
Tim Tebow
there I said it. Just trying to help fill the quota.
T.Dot_Bronco - January 31, 2012
You never know what gem your going to find in the later rds...
It doesn’t happen often, but it does happen, that’s why teams have to be vigilant and study each and every posibility…
bfree2bronc - January 31, 2012
Terrell Davis!
MakeCents - January 31, 2012
Brady
there would have been no guarantee he would have performed like he has had denver selected him anyways. some people think he’s a system qb. i am a fan of his being from u of m
broncosfan1129 - January 31, 2012
Miss the days of..
Williams, Gold and Wilson.
Now we have,
Williams, Miller and a gaping hole.
e_saites - January 31, 2012 via Android app
This draft is what Fuels Aaron Rodgers?
I don’t get it.
Mike Agnew - January 31, 2012
The only guy we can be sure of
The only guy in the history of the NFL who has consistently performed is the 12th guy. No one else can predict how the rest of the players perform.
And thank god the Broncos have the best 12th guy. :D
Bartimaeus - January 31, 2012
Interesting post!
It is always fun to look back and see the “Glaring Misses” in picks that no one could have guessed would turn out great. What about Rod Smith? (stats) We looked brilliant with that one, and yet you can’t really call the other guys stupid.
It took many years of very consistent play (11,737 yds. of combined offense) for that pick to show it’s value. 1995 through 06’, and an un-drafted free agent at that. That was a year where we only got 4 picks. They were (in order) Ken Brown, Phil Yeboah-Kodie, Terrell Davis, Steve Russ, and even Davis wasn’t a first rounder, but O’Niel was? Funny how things eventually work out, given the time it takes for it all to play out.
metalman5050 - February 1, 2012
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