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Best Draft of the Past 10-12 years

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  • It's hard for me to pick the best one because I don't recall who every team drafted when, but some of those drafts weren't that outstanding in the OP.

    After the 2003 pats draft they won a super bowl though.

    Btw Rivers replaced Brees that year. I'd take Brees over rivers.

    VagitronV Vagitron wrote on last edited by Vagitron
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    @bbedward said:

    It's hard for me to pick the best one because I don't recall who every team drafted when, but some of those drafts weren't that outstanding in the OP.

    After the 2003 pats draft they won a super bowl though.

    Btw Rivers replaced Brees that year. I'd take Brees over rivers.

    I agree on brees but he wasn't drafted in 04. Rivers is just a little diva bitch that put up big numbers every other season and never won a meaningful game. Sports of the earth dude isn't a very good analyst.
  • P Pumpkin Eater wrote on last edited by Pumpkin Eater
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    Only about half of the teams listed even won a Super Bowl. What a dumb list.

  • @bbedward said:

    It's hard for me to pick the best one because I don't recall who every team drafted when, but some of those drafts weren't that outstanding in the OP.

    After the 2003 pats draft they won a super bowl though.

    Btw Rivers replaced Brees that year. I'd take Brees over rivers.

    I agree on brees but he wasn't drafted in 04. Rivers is just a little diva bitch that put up big numbers every other season and never won a meaningful game. Sports of the earth dude isn't a very good analyst.
    Browns149B Browns149 wrote on last edited by
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    @vagitron said:

    I agree on brees but he wasn't drafted in 04. Rivers is just a little diva bitch that put up big numbers every other season and never won a meaningful game. Sports of the earth dude isn't a very good analyst.

    Rivers hasn't won much, but he HAS won more then the Browns

  • Mr. Make-BelieveM Mr. Make-Believe wrote on last edited by
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    There's a chance we can put the Browns on this list this year. Great time to have this many picks.

  • Phillip rivers out of the 2004 draft? Based on what exactly? Is this fantasy football or value to a franchise? Rivers has had some pretty terrible playoff performances, seasons and has won nothing. Take my "homer" vote of Ben out of the equation even tho I think he's the best of that class. I'd vote eli over diva rivers.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    @vagitron said:

    Phillip rivers out of the 2004 draft? Based on what exactly? Is this fantasy football or value to a franchise? Rivers has had some pretty terrible playoff performances, seasons and has won nothing. Take my "homer" vote of Ben out of the equation even tho I think he's the best of that class. I'd vote eli over diva rivers.

    The article said it was the Chargers entire 2004 draft that the author rated so high. I didn't list every player drafted in each of these drafts, just the most well known player. So it wasn't just Rivers, but others as well.

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    OK, well, here is the comparison between the Chargers 2004 draft and the Steelers:

    Steelers got BR and Max Starks....and no one else who ever started.

    Chargers got: Rivers in trade for Eli, Nate Keading, Nick Hardwick, Shaun Phillips, Michael Turner, Shane Olivea

    ...all long time starters.

    Now, the Steelers may have done better than the Chargers in other drafts, OK, but for that year, overall, the Chargers did better. Was that one of the best drafts since 2000? Who knows.

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    Using the Career Production average statistic as put forth by Pro Football Reference, the year that saw the most production out of Browns drafts since 1999 is the year 2000. That year we drafted William Green, Andre Davis, Melvin Fowler, Kevin Bentley, Ben Taylor, Darnell Sanders, Andra Davis, and Joaquin Gonzales.

    It is probably not fair to rate drafts since like 2009 or 2010 because a lot of those guys are in the prime of their career.

    The Browns worst year was 2008....but recall that was the year we didn't have a pick until the 4th round and our first choice was Beau Bell.

  • C Clevfan4life wrote on last edited by
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    uhhh..how about the Ravens when they got Ogden with their 1st and then good ole ray ray with the late 1st rounder. That has got to be perhaps the best draft of all time especially considering nobody ever expected Lewis to become the best 34 ILB that ever played the game.

  • uhhh..how about the Ravens when they got Ogden with their 1st and then good ole ray ray with the late 1st rounder. That has got to be perhaps the best draft of all time especially considering nobody ever expected Lewis to become the best 34 ILB that ever played the game.

    VagitronV Vagitron wrote on last edited by
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    @clevfan4life said:

    uhhh..how about the Ravens when they got Ogden with their 1st and then good ole ray ray with the late 1st rounder. That has got to be perhaps the best draft of all time especially considering nobody ever expected Lewis to become the best 34 ILB that ever played the game.

    The ogden/lewis draft was more than 12 years ago. The best draft ever was the 74 steelers draft. Swann, stallworth, lambert, webster.

  • bbedwardB bbedward wrote on last edited by bbedward
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  • @clevfan4life said:

    uhhh..how about the Ravens when they got Ogden with their 1st and then good ole ray ray with the late 1st rounder. That has got to be perhaps the best draft of all time especially considering nobody ever expected Lewis to become the best 34 ILB that ever played the game.

    The ogden/lewis draft was more than 12 years ago. The best draft ever was the 74 steelers draft. Swann, stallworth, lambert, webster.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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    @vagitron said:

    The ogden/lewis draft was more than 12 years ago. The best draft ever was the 74 steelers draft. Swann, stallworth, lambert, webster.

    Yes, that draft was like 1996. It was a great draft, but no, not as good as the 74 Steelers, or 57 Browns.