NFL Network's "Top 10 Draft Classes" (1 Viewer)

[Raider Nation]

TOP 10 DRAFT CLASSES

10) 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks

9) 1985 Buffalo Bills

Bruce Smith, Frank Reich, Andre Reed

8) 1965 Chicago Bears

**** Butkus, Gale Sayers

7) 1981 Washington Redskins (Insane draft... should have been much higher on the list, IMO.)

Mark May, Russ Grimm, Dexter Manley, Charlie Brown, Darryl Grant, Clint Didier, Joe Jacoby (UDFA)

6) 1996 Baltimore Ravens

Jonathan Ogden, Ray Lewis, Jermaine Lewis

5) 1986 San Francisco 49ers (Ummmm... WOW?)

Larry Roberts, Tom Rathman, Tim McKyer, Don Griffin, John Taylor, Charles Haley, Steve Wallace, Kevin Fagan

4) 1958 Green Bay Packers

Dan Currie, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, Jerry Kramer

3) 1983 Chicago Bears

Jimbo Covert, Mark Bortz, Tom Thayer, Willie Gault, Dave Duerson, Richard Dent

2) '91-'92 Dallas Cowboys (They "couldn't choose just one" of the classes... kinda cheesy, but whatever.)

Russell Maryland, Alvin Harper, Erik Williams, Leon Lett, Larry Brown, Kevin Smith, Darren Woodson, Dixon Edwards, Jimmy Smith

1) 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (Four Hall-of-Famers in the first five rounds... is that any good?)

Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster, Donnie Shell (UDFA)

 

[massraider]

I bump bear down and 49ers and Skins up.

Anyone find a story about the way Walsh worked that 86 draft? I just read one, it was great.

 

[Raider Nation]

Let's see if anyone can match these drafts this year. HINT: it won't be the Raiders.

 

[Statcruncher]

3) 1983 Chicago Bears

Jimbo Covert, Mark Bortz, Tom Thayer, Willie Gault, Dave Duerson, Richard Dent

1x NFL Hall Of Fame8x Superbowl rings

1x Superbowl MVP

11x All-Pro selections

3x All-NFL selections

10x Pro-Bowl selections

1987 NFL Man Of The Year

1986 Miller Lite Offensive Lineman Of The Year

1985 NFLPA Offensive Lineman Of The Year

1x 1980's All-Decade Team selection

 

[todisco1]

Does Frank Reich really need to be mentioned as one of the players taken in the best draft classes ever? I mean I know he had that awesome playoff comeback and all, but really.

 

[Terpman22]

Does Frank Reich really need to be mentioned as one of the players taken in the best draft classes ever? I mean I know he had that awesome playoff comeback and all, but really.

Frank Reich was the man. What you talkin bout?

 

[todisco1]

Does Frank Reich really need to be mentioned as one of the players taken in the best draft classes ever? I mean I know he had that awesome playoff comeback and all, but really.

Frank Reich was the man. What you talkin bout?

Wasn't he a backup? I mean are we really counting backups and bragging they're part of the best draft class ever?

 

[Raider Nation]

Does Frank Reich really need to be mentioned as one of the players taken in the best draft classes ever? I mean I know he had that awesome playoff comeback and all, but really.

Frank Reich was the man. What you talkin bout?

Wasn't he a backup? I mean are we really counting backups and bragging they're part of the best draft class ever?

I included him because they included him. But yeah, it's not like the steal of the century.