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Which NFL team appears to have had the best draft from last season (1 Viewer)

Carter_Can_Fly

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Last night I was watching NFL network and they did a little piece on how well the NYG rookies have played in this playoff run.

In hindsight after only 1 year who has appeared to have had the best draft.

NYG: These are notables from the Giants

Bradshaw RB

S. Smith WR

A. Ross CB

K. Boss TE

Z. Deossie LB

These are the notables from the Giants who have played a roll in helping them get to the SB.

 
Off the top of my head, w/o looking, I'd say the 49'ers.

Patrick Willis, Joe Staley, Jason Hill, and a couple of other rookies that may get a chance to prove themselves in the near future (Jay Moore?).

 
Vikings have to be near the top: AP and Rice

Also need to consider the Browns, even though it remains to be seen what Quinn does

 
Buffalo had a nice draft when looking into the future for these prospects. Lynch, Poz, Edwards, and Jackson all look like nice pros.

 
Warpig said:
Off the top of my head, w/o looking, I'd say the 49'ers.Patrick Willis, Joe Staley, Jason Hill, and a couple of other rookies that may get a chance to prove themselves in the near future (Jay Moore?).
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I'd have to agree, and not just because I'm a Niner fan. Patrick Willis should have gone number 1 or 2 overall, and Staley is going to be a solid LT for many years. Jason Hill, Jay Moore, Ray McDonald and Tarell Brown all have a future in the NFL.
 
Patriots, head and shoulders above the rest...for now.

Brady Quinn will decide whether the Browns had a good draft or the best draft in 07. Joe Thomas is a Pro Bowler, Eric Wright may be a future shut down corner, and Brandon McDonald has the makeup of a starting #2 CB for the next decade.

I disagree about San Fran having a great draft, but it's not because of players like Willis, Staley, and Hill - who I all really like. It's due to the result of the trade they made for Staley and the acquisition of DJax. Hind sights 20/20, but if they hadn't made the deal for Staley they'd be in prime position to pick up a Ryan Clady or Vernon Gholston, who I believe will both have better NFL careers than Staley. Isn't he projected to remain at RT anyway?

 
Road Warriors said:
Bobcat10 said:
Maroney=Speed said:
bicycle_seat_sniffer said:
patriotstraded a 4th round pick for Randy Moss
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2nd rounder for Welker.Yep, the Giants draft was better. :thumbup:
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If they were rookies, I'd agree you guys.
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Best use of draft picks... Patriots. :thumbup: Best Draft... I like SF & BUF so far after 1 year, but CLE could end up best here.
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:no: Colts looks pretty good too.132Anthony GonzalezWROhio State242Tony UgohTArkansas395Dante HughesCBCalifornia398Quinn PitcockDTOhio State4131Brannon CondrenDBTroy State4136Clint SessionLBPittsburgh5169Roy HallWROhio State5173Michael CoeCBAlabama State7242Keyunta DawsonDTTexas Tech
 
MAC_32 said:
Patriots, head and shoulders above the rest...for now.Brady Quinn will decide whether the Browns had a good draft or the best draft in 07. Joe Thomas is a Pro Bowler, Eric Wright may be a future shut down corner, and Brandon McDonald has the makeup of a starting #2 CB for the next decade.I disagree about San Fran having a great draft, but it's not because of players like Willis, Staley, and Hill - who I all really like. It's due to the result of the trade they made for Staley and the acquisition of DJax. Hind sights 20/20, but if they hadn't made the deal for Staley they'd be in prime position to pick up a Ryan Clady or Vernon Gholston, who I believe will both have better NFL careers than Staley. Isn't he projected to remain at RT anyway?
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Staley will move over to left tackle where the Niners believe he will be a franchise player. If that comes to pass, then it will still be a good deal for them. Their futility at QB made the D-Jax trade hard to evaluate in the short-term; Shaun Hill came in at the end of the year and suddenly "unlocked" Jackson's talent. As it stands, they didn't get a good return on a 4th round pick, but that could be said for most teams after year 1.As a follower of the team, I can say that their (Nolan & McCloughan) drafts have gotten better each year.
 
Maroney=Speed said:
2nd rounder for Welker.Yep, the Giants draft was better. :lmao:
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that just stings me so much. i still don't understand why we traded him, especially to NEP. our 72 phins can thank Cameron/Mueller for NEP's perfect season.
 
Hate to say it, but I agree Colts draft is looking pretty good. But as far as 2007 value, tough to beat what the Giants have gotten out of their class. Down the road who knows, but as far as the 2007 snapshot, you gotta go with the NYG.

 
MAC_32 said:
Captain Spaulding said:
Steelers may have had their worst draft in over 20 years. Only Woodley as the 2nd rounder LB is looking to have any potential.
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I thought the TE Spaeth has looked decent.
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Right after I posted this above, I was think about Spaeth. I agree, Spaeth does look like he'll be a respectable contributor to the team down the road. I think he was a 3rd rounder (??) so he's performing adequate for his position in the draft.
 
Horses Mouth said:
Maroney=Speed said:
2nd rounder for Welker.Yep, the Giants draft was better. :bag:
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that just stings me so much. i still don't understand why we traded him, especially to NEP. our 72 phins can thank Cameron/Mueller for NEP's perfect season.
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WE did it so WE would have multiple 2nd round picks just like WE traded Chambers to have multiple 2nd round picks.Wes Welker is Kevin Curtis without Brady and Moss and Stallworth.
 
MAC_32 said:
Brady Quinn will decide whether the Browns had a good draft or the best draft in 07. Joe Thomas is a Pro Bowler, Eric Wright may be a future shut down corner, and Brandon McDonald has the makeup of a starting #2 CB for the next decade.
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:confused:
 
I would give more credence to fans of team X saying "team Y had a great draft for such and such reason" rather than a homer saying their own team did well. Some are right, but some are looking through rose-colored glasses.

When homers say their team had a bad draft however, that tells me something (PIT).

 
GB had an ok draft.

Jones was solid, Rouse played well when he got a chance. Jackson was bad early, better later in the year.

Harrell is a project and was not needed except for depth this year. Next year he may play a much bigger role if they do not resign Corey Williams.

 
I am Browns fan and please for God's sake stop it with the Browns draft love you're all scaring me. :P

 
Bizkiteer said:
Redskins - Who knew the drafting of L. Landry was going to be so significant.RIP - Sean Taylor
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They certainly were lucky due to those unfortunate circumstances with Taylor, and I do think Landry was the best defensive player in the draft and even arguably the best player in the draft, but they don't have much more to show from that draft than Landry.
 
MAC_32 said:
Patriots, head and shoulders above the rest...for now.Brady Quinn will decide whether the Browns had a good draft or the best draft in 07. Joe Thomas is a Pro Bowler, Eric Wright may be a future shut down corner, and Brandon McDonald has the makeup of a starting #2 CB for the next decade.I disagree about San Fran having a great draft, but it's not because of players like Willis, Staley, and Hill - who I all really like. It's due to the result of the trade they made for Staley and the acquisition of DJax. Hind sights 20/20, but if they hadn't made the deal for Staley they'd be in prime position to pick up a Ryan Clady or Vernon Gholston, who I believe will both have better NFL careers than Staley. Isn't he projected to remain at RT anyway?
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I would make that trade again if I were the niners. Staley is a stud, and they are paying nothing compared to what they'd have to pay another top 10 pick, plus he's had an extra year to develop. I read that they will probably move him to LT next year, depending on what happens with Jennings.
 
MAC_32 said:
Patriots, head and shoulders above the rest...for now.Brady Quinn will decide whether the Browns had a good draft or the best draft in 07. Joe Thomas is a Pro Bowler, Eric Wright may be a future shut down corner, and Brandon McDonald has the makeup of a starting #2 CB for the next decade.I disagree about San Fran having a great draft, but it's not because of players like Willis, Staley, and Hill - who I all really like. It's due to the result of the trade they made for Staley and the acquisition of DJax. Hind sights 20/20, but if they hadn't made the deal for Staley they'd be in prime position to pick up a Ryan Clady or Vernon Gholston, who I believe will both have better NFL careers than Staley. Isn't he projected to remain at RT anyway?
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I agree. If it wasn't for Patrick Willis, I would rank San Frans draft as one of the worst.
 
snellman said:
gianmarco said:
Vikings have to be near the top: AP and Rice
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:popcorn: And you didn't mention Mc Caulley (SP?), Robison and Allison
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Also
Broncos — Traded 2007 sixth round pick (#176-Rufus Alexander), 2007 seventh round pick (#233-Chandler Williams), 2008 third round pick (?-?) to Vikings for 2007 fourth round pick (#121-Marcus Thomas) on 4/29/07
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Vikings didn't make much of the 6th and the 7th round picks but they might get lucky with Denvers 2008 3rd rounder
 
Is it fair to consider teams like SF among the best when it took them trading away their first rounders from this year? That makes it like a draft and a half from a "pick value" perspective.

 
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The Jaguars appear to have had a decent draft with Reggie Nelson starting for most of the year and LB Justin Durant pressed into service and DE Derek Landri contributing down the stretch. If (and a potentially big IF) WRs Mike Walker and John Broussard can stay healthy next year, it could be a very good draft.

 
Captain Spaulding said:
MAC_32 said:
Captain Spaulding said:
Steelers may have had their worst draft in over 20 years. Only Woodley as the 2nd rounder LB is looking to have any potential.
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I thought the TE Spaeth has looked decent.
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Right after I posted this above, I was think about Spaeth. I agree, Spaeth does look like he'll be a respectable contributor to the team down the road. I think he was a 3rd rounder (??) so he's performing adequate for his position in the draft.
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So after an injury plagued rookie season, Timmons has no potential now? Dude was 20 years old when we drafted him. He has the inside track to James Farriors job assuming he progresses nicely. I have high expectations for him still.
 
Mungo Burrows said:
Is it fair to consider teams like SF among the best when it took them trading away their first rounders from this year? That makes it like a draft and a half from a "pick value" perspective.
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Same applies to Cleveland.
 
AhrnCityPahnder said:
Mungo Burrows said:
Is it fair to consider teams like SF among the best when it took them trading away their first rounders from this year? That makes it like a draft and a half from a "pick value" perspective.
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Same applies to Cleveland.
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Arhn, the Browns got Quinn with the 22d overall pick last year and they traded the 22nd overall pick this year to get him. I think it's debatable between who the best overall prospect is between Quinn and Ryan. Quinn was rated a top 5 pick going into the draft last year and there was even speculation that the Browns would draft him at #3. The fact that we still got him at #22 and at a much cheaper price and got a chance to develop him for a year is only gravy.Your right the jury is still out on Timmons, but I had Woodley rated higher than Timmons before the draft. I think if the Steelers would have picked an o-lineman with that pick, everybody would have rated their draft higher. Now the caveat is that the Steelers consistently draft o-line and LB better than most teams in the league, so maybe they saw something that I didn't. Speath seems to be a good pick, but it was a luxury pick for the Steelers when they still had unaddressed needs. Time will tell as far as this Steeler draft goes, but my short term opinion is that it was a bad one.
 
chris1969 said:
AhrnCityPahnder said:
Mungo Burrows said:
Is it fair to consider teams like SF among the best when it took them trading away their first rounders from this year? That makes it like a draft and a half from a "pick value" perspective.
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Same applies to Cleveland.
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Arhn, the Browns got Quinn with the 22d overall pick last year and they traded the 22nd overall pick this year to get him. I think it's debatable between who the best overall prospect is between Quinn and Ryan. Quinn was rated a top 5 pick going into the draft last year and there was even speculation that the Browns would draft him at #3. The fact that we still got him at #22 and at a much cheaper price and got a chance to develop him for a year is only gravy.
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don't disagree with any of that, but when comparing "who did better in X draft" you almost have to look at the two year aggregate in there case where a team gives their future picks up for additional players this year, more so when it's future 1sts. I think the Browns scored big getting Thomas and Quinn, but to say "they had the best 2007 draft" as a result is slightly shortsided. You need to see what they get as a total over both years before you can fairly assess if it was worth it.
 
hitmenssharpshooters said:
Horses Mouth said:
Maroney=Speed said:
2nd rounder for Welker.Yep, the Giants draft was better. :rolleyes:
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that just stings me so much. i still don't understand why we traded him, especially to NEP. our 72 phins can thank Cameron/Mueller for NEP's perfect season.
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WE did it so WE would have multiple 2nd round picks just like WE traded Chambers to have multiple 2nd round picks.Wes Welker is Kevin Curtis without Brady and Moss and Stallworth.
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:rant: He probably isn't much different than Greg Camarillo. I thought the Pats got hosed in that trade...but when they got Moss for a 4th it looks good now.
 
Horses Mouth said:
Maroney=Speed said:
2nd rounder for Welker.Yep, the Giants draft was better. :scared:
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that just stings me so much. i still don't understand why we traded him, especially to NEP. our 72 phins can thank Cameron/Mueller for NEP's perfect season.
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IIRC, the Pats were going to sign Welker to an offer sheet as a restricted free agent. The Dolphins probably wouldn't have matched it and would have received a 2nd rounder in return. The Pats then offered the Dolphins their 2nd and 7th to the Fish so they could sign Welker to a deal that was worth less than the RFA offer they would have made to him and eliminate the potential of the Dolphins matching it.
 
If you go with just the first round, I would say KC....but after that it is average at best, as Tank Tyler and Turk McBride had some growing pains. Although Kolby Smith showed several flashes of being a good back.

If we are going based on picks made, I like the Giants. If we are going on what was done with the allotment of picks, I will take NE and day.

 
Homer...yes...but the Bucs have to be in the top handful.

3 guys who started and look like 10-year players in Sears, Jackson, and Adams.

2 guys who started at various times of the year in Black and Peterson.

First 5 rounds included 5 major contributors and a safety (Piscitelli) who looked good in preseason then ended up on IR.

Solid A.

 
redman said:
Bizkiteer said:
Redskins - Who knew the drafting of L. Landry was going to be so significant.RIP - Sean Taylor
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They certainly were lucky due to those unfortunate circumstances with Taylor, and I do think Landry was the best defensive player in the draft and even arguably the best player in the draft, but they don't have much more to show from that draft than Landry.
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HB Blades has looked good when given the chance. He looks like a future starter to me. The Redskins did not have that many picks, and the other 3 look like busts (Sartz, Palmer, Ecker).
 
Marvelous said:
redman said:
Bizkiteer said:
Redskins - Who knew the drafting of L. Landry was going to be so significant.RIP - Sean Taylor
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They certainly were lucky due to those unfortunate circumstances with Taylor, and I do think Landry was the best defensive player in the draft and even arguably the best player in the draft, but they don't have much more to show from that draft than Landry.
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HB Blades has looked good when given the chance. He looks like a future starter to me. The Redskins did not have that many picks, and the other 3 look like busts (Sartz, Palmer, Ecker).
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That's the problem they don't seem to ever have draft choices since Snyder took over.
 
Very very happy with the Vikes draft this year. NE obviously made great moves. Cleveland, SF, and the Giants all did very well too.

 
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