The best string of 1st round draft picks ever? (1 Viewer)

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Is there any team out there that has had a better string of 1st round draft picks than the Colts have had over the last 12 years? By my count there are at least 5 future Hall of Famers there and at least 7 Pro Bowlers. Not bad for the last 13 first round draft picks.

2006 30(30) JOSEPH ADDAI RB LSU

2005 29(29) MARLIN JACKSON DC MICHIGAN

2003 24(24) DALLAS CLARK TE IOWA

2002 11(11) DWIGHT FREENEY DE SYRACUSE

2001 30(30) REGGIE WAYNE WR MIAMI (FLA.)

2000 28(28) ROB MORRIS LB BYU

1999 4(4) EDGERRIN JAMES RB MIAMI (FLA.)

1998 1(1) PEYTON MANNING QB TENNESSEE

1997 19(19) TARIK GLENN OT CALIFORNIA

1996 19(19) MARVIN HARRISON WR SYRACUSE

1995 15(15) ELLIS JOHNSON DT FLORIDA

1994 2(2) MARSHALL FAULK RB SAN DIEGO STATE

1994 5(5) TREV ALBERTS LB NEBRASKA

 

[Q-Bert]

Is there any team out there that has had a better string of 1st round draft picks than the Colts have had over the last 12 years? By my count there are at least 5 future Hall of Famers there and at least 7 Pro Bowlers. Not bad for the last 13 first round draft picks.

2006 30(30) JOSEPH ADDAI RB LSU

2005 29(29) MARLIN JACKSON DC MICHIGAN

2003 24(24) DALLAS CLARK TE IOWA

2002 11(11) DWIGHT FREENEY DE SYRACUSE

2001 30(30) REGGIE WAYNE WR MIAMI (FLA.)

2000 28(28) ROB MORRIS LB BYU

1999 4(4) EDGERRIN JAMES RB MIAMI (FLA.)

1998 1(1) PEYTON MANNING QB TENNESSEE

1997 19(19) TARIK GLENN OT CALIFORNIA

1996 19(19) MARVIN HARRISON WR SYRACUSE

1995 15(15) ELLIS JOHNSON DT FLORIDA

1994 2(2) MARSHALL FAULK RB SAN DIEGO STATE

1994 5(5) TREV ALBERTS LB NEBRASKA

I see Faulk, Harrison, and Manning as HOF players. You could maybe argue that E. James, R. Wayne, and/or D. Freeney have the potential to be HOFers but I see no way that this list has at least 5 HOFers. Maybe at most.Either way, that is just picking nits. It is a very impressive run of drafting.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Who is the 5th future HOFer?

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

Steelers:

1974	 Lynn Swann				WR	 USC1972 	Franco Harris 			RB 	Penn St.1970 	Terry Bradshaw*		   QB 	Louisiana Tech1969 	Joe Greene 			   DT 	North Texas St.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Steelers:

1974	 Lynn Swann				WR	 USC1972 	Franco Harris 			RB 	Penn St.1970 	Terry Bradshaw*		   QB 	Louisiana Tech1969 	Joe Greene 			   DT 	North Texas St.

Manning > BradyJames > HarrisHarrison > SwannColts also had several great picks, if not HOFers (Wayne, Freeney, Glenn).

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Steelers:

1974 Lynn Swann WR USC1972 Franco Harris RB Penn St.1970 Terry Bradshaw* QB Louisiana Tech1969 Joe Greene DT North Texas St.

Manning > BradyJames > Harris

Harrison > Swann

Colts also had several great picks, if not HOFers (Wayne, Freeney, Glenn).

BRADY? Brady? Die in a fire Chase... die die die!

 

[Chase Stuart]

Steelers:

1974 Lynn Swann WR USC1972 Franco Harris RB Penn St.1970 Terry Bradshaw* QB Louisiana Tech1969 Joe Greene DT North Texas St.

Manning > BradyJames > Harris

Harrison > Swann

Colts also had several great picks, if not HOFers (Wayne, Freeney, Glenn).

BRADY? Brady? Die in a fire Chase... die die die!

Oops. I'll try not to insult Terry again.

 

[toppshelff]

I believe that the Colts 1st pick in 2004 was Bob Sanders, although after trading down twice deep into the 2nd round. Strong potential to be a ProBowler, IMHO. They would have taken him in the 1st if they weren't given the chance to trade down.

 

[cutter]

Who is the 5th future HOFer?

You guys are right. After I reread it I do mean Potential H.O.F.'s, and further it should probably be only 4 possibilities.I was thinking for that givens are: Manning, Harrison, Faulk, and possibly 2 more of: Edge, Freeney, Wayne...

 

[David Yudkin]

IMO, Edge should be almost a HOF lock, so I'd count him, Faulk, Manning, and Harrison. The rest are too early to tell.

 

[BigTex]

Is there any team out there that has had a better string of 1st round draft picks than the Colts have had over the last 12 years? By my count there are at least 5 future Hall of Famers there and at least 7 Pro Bowlers. Not bad for the last 13 first round draft picks.2006 30(30) JOSEPH ADDAI RB LSU 2005 29(29) MARLIN JACKSON DC MICHIGAN 2003 24(24) DALLAS CLARK TE IOWA 2002 11(11) DWIGHT FREENEY DE SYRACUSE 2001 30(30) REGGIE WAYNE WR MIAMI (FLA.) 2000 28(28) ROB MORRIS LB BYU 1999 4(4) EDGERRIN JAMES RB MIAMI (FLA.) 1998 1(1) PEYTON MANNING QB TENNESSEE 1997 19(19) TARIK GLENN OT CALIFORNIA 1996 19(19) MARVIN HARRISON WR SYRACUSE 1995 15(15) ELLIS JOHNSON DT FLORIDA 1994 2(2) MARSHALL FAULK RB SAN DIEGO STATE 1994 5(5) TREV ALBERTS LB NEBRASKA

Years of being a laughing stock should net you some great picks if you do it right.

 

[David Yudkin]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

Greatest Single Draft in the midst of the Greatest Run of Drafts - 9 HOFers in 6 years.

 

[cutter]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

That is a loaded draft no doubt. However, that is one year where all of the stars lined up for them and they nailed every pick. What the Colts have done is remarkable because they seem to keep doing it year after year.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

Get the man juice off of the Colts...they have won 1 super bowl during this run....the Steelers won 4!

 

[BigRed]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

Greatest Single Draft in the midst of the Greatest Run of Drafts - 9 HOFers in 6 years.

Get the man juice off of the Colts...they have won 1 super bowl during this run....the Steelers won 4!

And these 2 things are relevant to the topic because....

 

[Ben Stiller]

Hate the Ravens but got to give credit where it's due:

1 2006 12 12 Haloti Ngata DT Oregon

2005 22 22 Mark Clayton WR Oklahoma

2003 10 10 Terrell Suggs DE Arizona State

2003 19 19 Kyle Boller QB California

2002 24 24 Edward Reed DB Miami (FL)

2001 31 31 Todd Heap TE Arizona State

2000 5 5 Jamal Lewis RB Tennessee

2000 10 10 Travis Taylor WR Florida

1999 10 10 Chris McAlister DB Arizona

1998 10 10 Duane Starks DB Miami (FL)

1997 4 4 Peter Boulware DE Florida State

1996 4 4 Jonathan Ogden T UCLA

1996 26 26 Ray Lewis LB Miami (FL)

13 1st rounders and only Boller and Taylor bust. Most of these other guys have been to the Pro Bowl.

 

[pinda]

this arguement isn't even close.......has to be the Broncos....check out these picks

2003 George Foster OT Georgia - will be released/traded this year

2002 Ashley Lelie WR Hawaii - close to BUST status for a first rounder

2001 Willie Middlebrooks CB Minnesota - BUST

2000 Deltha O'Neal CB California - played decent in Cincy, did nothing in Denver

1999 Al Wilson LB Tennessee - solid

1998 Marcus Nash WR Tennessee -BUST

1997 Trevor Pryce DE Clemson - solid

1996 John Mobley LB Kutztown State - retired due to injury

not bad, 2 out of 8, jeez I love my team's drafting ability

now the best first rounders in a row for what they meant to their team has to be:

1991 Russell Maryland DT Miami

Alvin Harper WR Tennessee

1990 Emmitt Smith RB Florida

1989 Troy Aikman QB UCLA

1988 Michael Irvin WR Miami

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

Greatest Single Draft in the midst of the Greatest Run of Drafts - 9 HOFers in 6 years.

Get the man juice off of the Colts...they have won 1 super bowl during this run....the Steelers won 4!

And these 2 things are relevant to the topic because....

There are other teams with better runs but the only reason the Colts are currently being looked at, is because of winning the Super Bowl and finally not underachieving.

 

[David Yudkin]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

Greatest Single Draft in the midst of the Greatest Run of Drafts - 9 HOFers in 6 years.

From 69-74, the Steelers drafted . . .Lynn Swann WR HOF 3 Pro Bowls

Jack Lambert LB HOF HOF 9 Pro Bowls

John Stallworth WR HOF 3 Pro Bowls

Mike Webster C HOF 9 Pro Bowls

Franco Harris RB HOF 9 Pro Bowls

Jack Ham LB HOF 8 Pro Bowls

Terry Bradshaw QB HOF 3 Pro Bowls

Mel Blount DB HOF 5 Pro Bowls

Joe Greene DT HOF 10 Pro Bowls

LC Greenwood DL 6 Pro Bowls

Donnie Shell DB 5 Pro Bowls

Dwight White DL 2 Pro Bowls

Glen Edwards DB 2 Pro Bowls

Mike Wagner DB 2 Pro Bowls

Ron Shanklin WR 1 Pro Bowl

JT Thomas DB 1 Pro Bowl

Larry Brown TE 1 Pro Bowl

 

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I am a Phins fan at heart and have no man love for the Colts. Just impressed with their consistantly good picks. I am used to spending our 1st round pick on a person that will be a car wash attendant in 2 years as opposed to picking someone who will actually contribute. The Steelers of the 70s dominated due to those drafts where they nailed their picks. With free agency, it is even more important to pick right the first time.

 

[Carter_Can_Fly]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

Greatest Single Draft in the midst of the Greatest Run of Drafts - 9 HOFers in 6 years.

Get the man juice off of the Colts...they have won 1 super bowl during this run....the Steelers won 4!

And these 2 things are relevant to the topic because....

There are other teams with better runs but the only reason the Colts are currently being looked at, is because of winning the Super Bowl and finally not underachieving.

That is ridiculous. We are looking at individual player talent and how well these guys are doing in the NFL. So what you are saying is we should take great players stats out of the equation when evaluating if they were a good draft pick or not simply if they won the super bowl or not? So you are saying R. Moss, C. Palmer, D. Mcnabb, C. Johnson, J. Walker were not good first round draft picks because their team has yet to win a SB. Even if the Colts did not win the SB this year it does not change my mind about how well they have been evaluating players over the last 10 years with their first round picks.

 

[KoolKat]

this arguement isn't even close.......has to be the Broncos....check out these picks2003 George Foster OT Georgia - will be released/traded this year2002 Ashley Lelie WR Hawaii - close to BUST status for a first rounder2001 Willie Middlebrooks CB Minnesota - BUST2000 Deltha O'Neal CB California - played decent in Cincy, did nothing in Denver1999 Al Wilson LB Tennessee - solid1998 Marcus Nash WR Tennessee -BUST1997 Trevor Pryce DE Clemson - solid1996 John Mobley LB Kutztown State - retired due to injurynot bad, 2 out of 8, jeez I love my team's drafting ability now the best first rounders in a row for what they meant to their team has to be:1991 Russell Maryland DT Miami Alvin Harper WR Tennessee1990 Emmitt Smith RB Florida1989 Troy Aikman QB UCLA1988 Michael Irvin WR Miami

Shanahan has done a much better job in later rounds. Also, John Mobley was a great pick, just because he had to retire relatively early due to injury does not make him a bad pick, he was great for years. And I'm not sure why you left off DJ Williams? Probably because he doesn't help your argument.Non first round picks Shanahan has done great with include, but are not limited to:Terrell Davis, Clinton Portis (turned into Champ Bailey), Jeb Putzier, Reggie Hayward, Ben Hamilton, Ian Gold, Kenoy Kennedy, Mike Anderson, Dan Neil, and Tom Nalen.I do agree with you though, Shanahan has been unacceptable in the first round as far as NFL standards go. 3/8 is not good.

 

[David Yudkin]

On a side note, the record (for now) for the most HOFers in one draft overall was 1967:

1964 1-1 Bob Brown T/G

1964 1-3 Charley Taylor RB

1964 1-6 Carl Eller DT

1964 1-11 Paul Warfield WR

1964 2-3 Mel Renro DB

1964 2-4 Paul Krause DB

1964 3-1 Dave Wilcox DE

1964 8-12 Leroy Kelly RB

1964 10-3 Roger Staubach QB

And IIRC, no one has been inducted yet drafted after the 1989 draft.

 

[Phurfur]

With all the Colt fans coming out of the woodwork and thumping their chests I think we were better off when they hadn't won. I guess when they lose next year they can go back into hybernation for 30 years.

 

[Family Matters]

Steelers:

1974 Lynn Swann WR USC1972 Franco Harris RB Penn St.1970 Terry Bradshaw* QB Louisiana Tech1969 Joe Greene DT North Texas St.

Manning > BradyJames > Harris

Harrison > Swann

Colts also had several great picks, if not HOFers (Wayne, Freeney, Glenn).

BRADY? Brady? Die in a fire Chase... die die die!

Oops. I'll try not to insult Terry again.

But I thought Terry died?

 

[Chase Stuart]

On a side note, the record (for now) for the most HOFers in one draft overall was 1967:1964 1-1 Bob Brown T/G1964 1-3 Charley Taylor RB 1964 1-6 Carl Eller DT 1964 1-11 Paul Warfield WR 1964 2-3 Mel Renro DB 1964 2-4 Paul Krause DB 1964 3-1 Dave Wilcox DE 1964 8-12 Leroy Kelly RB 1964 10-3 Roger Staubach QB And IIRC, no one has been inducted yet drafted after the 1989 draft.

I believe '64 and '48 have produced 8 HOFers each.

 

[pinda]

Shanahan has done a much better job in later rounds. Also, John Mobley was a great pick, just because he had to retire relatively early due to injury does not make him a bad pick, he was great for years. And I'm not sure why you left off DJ Williams? Probably because he doesn't help your argument.Non first round picks Shanahan has done great with include, but are not limited to:Terrell Davis, Clinton Portis (turned into Champ Bailey), Jeb Putzier, Reggie Hayward, Ben Hamilton, Ian Gold, Kenoy Kennedy, Mike Anderson, Dan Neil, and Tom Nalen.I do agree with you though, Shanahan has been unacceptable in the first round as far as NFL standards go. 3/8 is not good.

well the thread was about string of good picks, i was just joking around about Denver so that's why I didn't include DJ Williams there. I stopped at the last bad pick. Williams and Cutler were good picks. Nobody can question is late round finds. But his reaching in the first round is ridiculous at best. Foster was a 3rd rounder on most boards when we took him in the first round. His massive hard-on to find the shut down corner cost us 2 firsts in Middlebrooks and O'Neal. Sad thing is the best of his CB picks probably was Darrent Williams or Foxworth who were not first rounders. But at the same time, he's whiffed on a lot of 2nd rounders as well. Tatum Bell and Darius Watts come to mind recently.

 

[ImTheScientist]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

Greatest Single Draft in the midst of the Greatest Run of Drafts - 9 HOFers in 6 years.

From 69-74, the Steelers drafted . . .Lynn Swann WR HOF 3 Pro Bowls

Jack Lambert LB HOF HOF 9 Pro Bowls

John Stallworth WR HOF 3 Pro Bowls

Mike Webster C HOF 9 Pro Bowls

Franco Harris RB HOF 9 Pro Bowls

Jack Ham LB HOF 8 Pro Bowls

Terry Bradshaw QB HOF 3 Pro Bowls

Mel Blount DB HOF 5 Pro Bowls

Joe Greene DT HOF 10 Pro Bowls

LC Greenwood DL 6 Pro Bowls

Donnie Shell DB 5 Pro Bowls

Dwight White DL 2 Pro Bowls

Glen Edwards DB 2 Pro Bowls

Mike Wagner DB 2 Pro Bowls

Ron Shanklin WR 1 Pro Bowl

JT Thomas DB 1 Pro Bowl

Larry Brown TE 1 Pro Bowl

It sure helps to be on great teams.......A lot of these players were helped by the fact that there was no free agency.

 

[Sheriff66]

Steelers have had nice first round picks for pretty much a decade now...

06 - S. Holmes

05 - H. Miller

04 - Big Ben

03 - T. Polamalu

02 - K. Simmons

01 - C. Hampton

00 - P. Burress

99 - T. Edwards

98 - A. Faneca

97 - C. Scott

 

[KoolKat]

Shanahan has done a much better job in later rounds. Also, John Mobley was a great pick, just because he had to retire relatively early due to injury does not make him a bad pick, he was great for years. And I'm not sure why you left off DJ Williams? Probably because he doesn't help your argument.Non first round picks Shanahan has done great with include, but are not limited to:Terrell Davis, Clinton Portis (turned into Champ Bailey), Jeb Putzier, Reggie Hayward, Ben Hamilton, Ian Gold, Kenoy Kennedy, Mike Anderson, Dan Neil, and Tom Nalen.I do agree with you though, Shanahan has been unacceptable in the first round as far as NFL standards go. 3/8 is not good.

well the thread was about string of good picks, i was just joking around about Denver so that's why I didn't include DJ Williams there. I stopped at the last bad pick. Williams and Cutler were good picks. Nobody can question is late round finds. But his reaching in the first round is ridiculous at best. Foster was a 3rd rounder on most boards when we took him in the first round. His massive hard-on to find the shut down corner cost us 2 firsts in Middlebrooks and O'Neal. Sad thing is the best of his CB picks probably was Darrent Williams or Foxworth who were not first rounders. But at the same time, he's whiffed on a lot of 2nd rounders as well. Tatum Bell and Darius Watts come to mind recently.

I wouldn't call Tatum a whiff, he has been rather productive by NFL standards, especially due to splitting time; his stats are just dimmed due to Broncos' standards. Watts was dissappointing, he really seemed to have a lot of talent, and I had high hopes for him, just bad hands. Brandon Marshall and Tony Scheffler! His last draft was brilliant.

 

[DrJ]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

Greatest Single Draft in the midst of the Greatest Run of Drafts - 9 HOFers in 6 years.

From 69-74, the Steelers drafted . . .Lynn Swann WR HOF 3 Pro Bowls

Jack Lambert LB HOF HOF 9 Pro Bowls

John Stallworth WR HOF 3 Pro Bowls

Mike Webster C HOF 9 Pro Bowls

Franco Harris RB HOF 9 Pro Bowls

Jack Ham LB HOF 8 Pro Bowls

Terry Bradshaw QB HOF 3 Pro Bowls

Mel Blount DB HOF 5 Pro Bowls

Joe Greene DT HOF 10 Pro Bowls

LC Greenwood DL 6 Pro Bowls

Donnie Shell DB 5 Pro Bowls

Dwight White DL 2 Pro Bowls

Glen Edwards DB 2 Pro Bowls

Mike Wagner DB 2 Pro Bowls

Ron Shanklin WR 1 Pro Bowl

JT Thomas DB 1 Pro Bowl

Larry Brown TE 1 Pro Bowl

Wow, the Steelers had 17 first round picks in 6 years? No wonder they won some games...

 

[trader jake]

HOFers by Team Drafted

IMO, no one can touch the 74 Steelers draft with 4 HOFers (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Mike Webster)

Greatest Single Draft in the midst of the Greatest Run of Drafts - 9 HOFers in 6 years.

The Greatest Single Draft was the 1986 49ers draft...and that one didn't even include a 1st round pick.

1. 1986: Considered one of the best drafts by any team in NFL history, the 49ers maneuvered for extra picks by trading down and came away with a bonanza of Charles Haley, John Taylor, Tom Rathman, Kevin Fagan, Don Griffin, Steve Wallace, Tim McKyer and Larry Roberts – all key starters in the team's future Super Bowl championship runs. Coach Bill Walsh traded away quarterback Matt Cavanaugh and offensive tackle Billy Shields to gain more picks, and his series of masterful moves on draft day resulted in a 14-player haul that fortified the team’s dynasty for a decade to come. link

1986 Draft2 (12, 39) - Larry Roberts, Alabama

3 (1, 56) - Tom Rathman, Nebraska

3 (9, 64) - Tim McKyer, Texas-Arlington

3 (21, 76) - John Taylor, Delaware State

4 (14, 96) - Charles Haley, James Madison

4 (19, 101) - Steve Wallace, Auburn

4 (20, 102) - Kevin Fagan, Miami (FL)

5 (21, 131) - Patrick Miller, Florida

6 (24, 162) - Don Griffin, Middle Tennessee State

8 (9, 203) - Jim Popp, Vanderbilt

9 (19, 240) - Tony Cherry, Oregon

10 (18, 267) - Elliston Stinson, Rice

10 (21, 270) - Harold Hallman, Auburn

The Ravens run of solid/great 1st round picks is the most impressive to me.

 

[Bossman]

Is there any team out there that has had a better string of 1st round draft picks than the Colts have had over the last 12 years? By my count there are at least 5 future Hall of Famers there and at least 7 Pro Bowlers. Not bad for the last 13 first round draft picks.2006 30(30) JOSEPH ADDAI RB LSU 2005 29(29) MARLIN JACKSON DC MICHIGAN 2003 24(24) DALLAS CLARK TE IOWA 2002 11(11) DWIGHT FREENEY DE SYRACUSE 2001 30(30) REGGIE WAYNE WR MIAMI (FLA.) 2000 28(28) ROB MORRIS LB BYU 1999 4(4) EDGERRIN JAMES RB MIAMI (FLA.) 1998 1(1) PEYTON MANNING QB TENNESSEE 1997 19(19) TARIK GLENN OT CALIFORNIA 1996 19(19) MARVIN HARRISON WR SYRACUSE 1995 15(15) ELLIS JOHNSON DT FLORIDA 1994 2(2) MARSHALL FAULK RB SAN DIEGO STATE 1994 5(5) TREV ALBERTS LB NEBRASKA

with picks like #'s 1, 2, 4, 5...it's not too hard to grab a winner. Lets see how they do this year at #32.

 

[-OZ-]

I won't bother posting the 1sts, but no team comes close to the Lions.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/DET

 

[ffball-novice]

Is there any team out there that has had a better string of 1st round draft picks than the Colts have had over the last 12 years? By my count there are at least 5 future Hall of Famers there and at least 7 Pro Bowlers. Not bad for the last 13 first round draft picks.2006 30(30) JOSEPH ADDAI RB LSU 2005 29(29) MARLIN JACKSON DC MICHIGAN 2003 24(24) DALLAS CLARK TE IOWA 2002 11(11) DWIGHT FREENEY DE SYRACUSE 2001 30(30) REGGIE WAYNE WR MIAMI (FLA.) 2000 28(28) ROB MORRIS LB BYU 1999 4(4) EDGERRIN JAMES RB MIAMI (FLA.) 1998 1(1) PEYTON MANNING QB TENNESSEE 1997 19(19) TARIK GLENN OT CALIFORNIA 1996 19(19) MARVIN HARRISON WR SYRACUSE 1995 15(15) ELLIS JOHNSON DT FLORIDA 1994 2(2) MARSHALL FAULK RB SAN DIEGO STATE 1994 5(5) TREV ALBERTS LB NEBRASKA

with picks like #'s 1, 2, 4, 5...it's not too hard to grab a winner. Lets see how they do this year at #32.

I'm thinking they will likely do just as they have six of the past seven years when the first pick was # 24 or later. To me one of the really consistent things was 9 of the past 10 1st picks started in the playoffs.

 

[aposulli]

Get the man juice off of the Colts...they have won 1 super bowl during this run....the Steelers won 4!

Age of Free Agency down?

 

[perry147]

Get the man juice off of the Colts...they have won 1 super bowl during this run....the Steelers won 4!

Age of Free Agency down?

Also steroid use down?

 

[Aaronstory]

Is there any team out there that has had a better string of 1st round draft picks than the Colts have had over the last 12 years? By my count there are at least 5 future Hall of Famers there and at least 7 Pro Bowlers. Not bad for the last 13 first round draft picks.2006 30(30) JOSEPH ADDAI RB LSU 2005 29(29) MARLIN JACKSON DC MICHIGAN 2003 24(24) DALLAS CLARK TE IOWA 2002 11(11) DWIGHT FREENEY DE SYRACUSE 2001 30(30) REGGIE WAYNE WR MIAMI (FLA.) 2000 28(28) ROB MORRIS LB BYU 1999 4(4) EDGERRIN JAMES RB MIAMI (FLA.) 1998 1(1) PEYTON MANNING QB TENNESSEE 1997 19(19) TARIK GLENN OT CALIFORNIA 1996 19(19) MARVIN HARRISON WR SYRACUSE 1995 15(15) ELLIS JOHNSON DT FLORIDA 1994 2(2) MARSHALL FAULK RB SAN DIEGO STATE 1994 5(5) TREV ALBERTS LB NEBRASKA

Years of being a laughing stock should net you some great picks if you do it right.

But it so often doesn't (see: Cardinals, Arizona or Lions, Detroit) which makes it all the more impressive.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Is there any team out there that has had a better string of 1st round draft picks than the Colts have had over the last 12 years? By my count there are at least 5 future Hall of Famers there and at least 7 Pro Bowlers. Not bad for the last 13 first round draft picks.2006 30(30) JOSEPH ADDAI RB LSU 2005 29(29) MARLIN JACKSON DC MICHIGAN 2003 24(24) DALLAS CLARK TE IOWA 2002 11(11) DWIGHT FREENEY DE SYRACUSE 2001 30(30) REGGIE WAYNE WR MIAMI (FLA.) 2000 28(28) ROB MORRIS LB BYU 1999 4(4) EDGERRIN JAMES RB MIAMI (FLA.) 1998 1(1) PEYTON MANNING QB TENNESSEE 1997 19(19) TARIK GLENN OT CALIFORNIA 1996 19(19) MARVIN HARRISON WR SYRACUSE 1995 15(15) ELLIS JOHNSON DT FLORIDA 1994 2(2) MARSHALL FAULK RB SAN DIEGO STATE 1994 5(5) TREV ALBERTS LB NEBRASKA

I was talking about this with PIA a couple weeks ago. It's scary what indy has done after they were the laughing stock of MKJ on Draft Day for so many years. Indy deserves a lot of props...kinda sad they only have 1 Lombardi Trophy with so many great picks. And i love Indy so I am not throwing them under the bus...but if not for NE they might have 1-2 more in the case by now. Dungy didn't draft all those players, I imagine Jim Mora had something to do with at least a few of those picks. Good thread.