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Who would be your top overall "can't miss" guy coming out for the draft ever?

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  • Tom Brady, 6th rounder

  • There are quite a few but one that sticks out in my mind is Dan Marino taken by MIA. I know he feel in the draft cuz of his drug use but the gamble worked in my mind. He helped the dolphins have a lot of success. Granted he never won a Super Bowl but the Dolphins have struggled to find a QB with consistent success like him.

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  • Earnest Byner would be high on my list. 10th round selection and over 8,000 career yards.

  • Maybe the safest draft pick that I can remember is Orlando Pace, in college he routinely blocked three people on a single play. And when he played against the best he dominated like he was playing against high school kids.

  • Without a doubt, JIM BROWN!!!

  • BARRY MOTHER FN SANDERS. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST RUNNING BACK IN ANY ERA HE WOULD HAVE LIVED. JIM BROWN WAS STRONGER BUT BARRY HAD THE SICKNESS CALLED ELUSIVENESS AND SPEED COMBO.

  • I gotta say jim brown as well...whenever i think of the greats that left their mark forever on the game i think Jim Brown...A very very very close second would be otto graham...😉

    We have been rebuilding since 1964, Why stop now? GO BROWNS!

  • Lum I will answer for you DA!

    “What Can BROWN Do For You!” Record for the year. 9-7 + or - 1 and not being swept by any team in the division.

  • Jim Brown

    now if we are just talking who in the draft did we know would be a can't miss, maybe not the best player in the NFL, Chris Speilman, course that was from watching him play high school football, (in person) and collage, hell even some pick up games here and there.

    I knew he was going to the NFL and I knew he would be successful.

    “What Can BROWN Do For You!” Record for the year. 9-7 + or - 1 and not being swept by any team in the division.

  • Mike Junkin

  • @inspecta said:

    I'm not really understanding the question, it sorta reads like who is the best ever, which we can debate endlessly

    Is this like who was the best late round grab?

    The best player that lived up to their draft spot?

    i interpreted the question as the best value pick. But after rereading it, i'm not sure.

  • Im young and so far the most can't miss prospect so far has been Calvin Johnson IMO

  • @inspecta said:

    I'm not really understanding the question, it sorta reads like who is the best ever, which we can debate endlessly

    Is this like who was the best late round grab?

    The best player that lived up to their draft spot?

    I'm sorry I couldn't quite get my point across clear enough... Who in your mind would be the safest pick no matter what because that player's talent was so immense that no team could go wrong picking that player and that players contribution to the team helped immensely.

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    @inspecta said:

    I'm not really understanding the question, it sorta reads like who is the best ever, which we can debate endlessly

    Is this like who was the best late round grab?

    The best player that lived up to their draft spot?

    I'm sorry I couldn't quite get my point across clear enough... Who in your mind would be the safest pick no matter what because that player's talent was so immense that no team could go wrong picking that player and that players contribution to the team helped immensely.

    @browns2405 said:

    no team could go wrong picking that player and that players contribution to the team helped immensely.

    Earl Campbell

    "I will not insult your intelligence by suggesting you really believe what you just said." William F Buckley

  • I am going to throw a monkey wrench into this. Ernie Davis was one of the safest draft picks ever and look what happened.

    Campbell and Brown were great picks. Campbell was as good as anyone in history for a few seasons.

  • You need to ask a better question. Asking the best can't miss player "coming" out of the draft, -retroactively- is silly,

    it logically ends up being the most successful, like Jim Brown, Joe Mantana. And there are reasons for a player's success or

    not depending on the surrounding cast, systems, coaches...

    "Coming" directly refers to the present. "Whoever came out of the draft" would be more precise.

    But, to play along, I'd say Paul Warfield. Wait, he was very successful.. oh, never mind. Warfield was a Lynn Swann before there was a Swann.

    Currently, the "can't miss" in THIS DRAFT would be Curry, LB, and Smith, OL.

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  • I would have a hard time tagging a receiver here as there are just too many variables.

    My answer is Jim Brown...Big (bigger than many linebackers in his day), fast, strong, & tough as nails. Then he got to the NFL & proved it.

    Mike

    IN DORSEY I TRUST

  • Reggie White!!!

  • C calfoxwc

    You need to ask a better question. Asking the best can't miss player "coming" out of the draft, -retroactively- is silly,

    it logically ends up being the most successful, like Jim Brown, Joe Mantana. And there are reasons for a player's success or

    not depending on the surrounding cast, systems, coaches...

    "Coming" directly refers to the present. "Whoever came out of the draft" would be more precise.

    But, to play along, I'd say Paul Warfield. Wait, he was very successful.. oh, never mind. Warfield was a Lynn Swann before there was a Swann.

    Currently, the "can't miss" in THIS DRAFT would be Curry, LB, and Smith, OL.

    @calfoxwc said:

    You need to ask a better question. Asking the best can't miss player "coming" out of the draft, -retroactively- is silly,

    it logically ends up being the most successful, like Jim Brown, Joe Mantana. And there are reasons for a player's success or

    not depending on the surrounding cast, systems, coaches...

    "Coming" directly refers to the present. "Whoever came out of the draft" would be more precise.

    But, to play along, I'd say Paul Warfield. Wait, he was very successful.. oh, never mind. Warfield was a Lynn Swann before there was a Swann.

    Currently, the "can't miss" in THIS DRAFT would be Curry, LB, and Smith, OL.

    So for this draft do you recomend picking Curry oor Smith if available?

    guns don't kill kids-pitt bulls do.

  • Yes, if you balance that with need. The best available player, say, WR, when you already have two all pro wr's, doesn't help your team significantly.

    We don't need a LT, or I'd take Smith. We do need a great all around lb'er, and that's Curry.

    If Curry is gone, you really have to take a serious eval of Orakpo or Raji. Or trade down. It's complicated. But taking the bop at the top

    of the first round when you don't really need him, is not a dramatic impact player for your team.

    But, I would say Smtih and Curry are the best sure things at the top of the draft.

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