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Question for Mockers: Best Draft Ever?

I got a question fer ye all: which First Round of an NFL draft was the most successful in the last 10 years?

By successful, I mean:

1) Most players taken remained on their team as starters for at least 3-5 years (meaning the team got value for their pick up until Free Agency lets the guy move elsewhere) ;

2) Most players that have stayed in the NFL the last 10 years (meaning player of longevity, covering both the original team and any subsequent teams via FA) ;

3) Any trade move out of the First Round that provided great value in a future draft to the team that moved down (for example, while 2000 might not have been a great year for Team A, that high draft pick they got from Team B in 2001 led to getting a Pro Bowl QB).

I'm trying to figure out how much of a boom/bust a First Round draft day could be: is it roughly half and half that First Rounders are booms and busts?  Or are the numbers better for booms?  Should we be totally optimistic about Draft Day or wary?

 

 

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you are really stretching the limits of the old “there is so no such thing as a stupid question” saying but I would probably go with 00 or 01 with 03 coming in a close third.

The question is just too open ended and the qualifiers you put only further confuse the issue.

by dt3 on Apr 23, 2009 6:08 PM EDT reply actions  

I’m trying to figure out how much of a boom/bust a First Round draft day could be: is it roughly half and half that First Rounders are booms and busts? Or are the numbers better for booms?

all depends on what your idea of a boom/bust is. Robert Gallery is a bust because he was taken second but at the same time has matured into a good to great offensive guard. Would that make him a boom (he is a consistent starter) or a bust (he was picked second)? Lets do the same with Santonio Holmes. He has put up good numbers but he is far from a #1 receiver.

I am far from an expert but I always thought in a good year 60-70% of first round draft picks should mature into NFL starting level players.

 Should we be totally optimistic about Draft Day or wary?

unless you are a fan of the redskins draft day should always be something to look forward to.

by dt3 on Apr 23, 2009 6:19 PM EDT reply actions  

I would say this years draft

because there was even good talent in the 7th round, (Tiquan Underwood, Jaguars, 2nd to last pick in 7th round, Wr), but i guess we’ll have to look at see. You also saw alot of premium players selected.

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by TheTealDeal on Jun 6, 2009 9:40 PM EDT reply actions  

2001

That year had an unprecedented amount of Pro Bowlers.

It also had all sorts of notable players who weren’t Pro Bowlers like Justin Smith, Will Allen, Fred Smoot and Adam Archuleta.

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by GarretBarnes on Jul 17, 2009 12:56 PM EDT reply actions  

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