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  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #10

    Also, just FYI......the #1 overall pick has been either a QB, DE or OT  every single year since 1996

    1996 Last WR taken #1 overall:  Keyshawn Johnson, WR

     1995 was the last year a RB was #1:   Kijana Carter.

    1994 was the last year a DT was #1:  Dan Wilkinson

    1988 was the last year a LB (outside or inside) was taken #1:  Aundray Bruce

    1956 was the last year a DB was taken #1:  Gary Glick

    1948 was the last year an OC was taken #1:  Chuck Bednarik.....listed as OC/LB

    NO  TE  or OG has ever been taken #1

  • The GipperT The Gipper

    Also, just FYI......the #1 overall pick has been either a QB, DE or OT  every single year since 1996

    1996 Last WR taken #1 overall:  Keyshawn Johnson, WR

     1995 was the last year a RB was #1:   Kijana Carter.

    1994 was the last year a DT was #1:  Dan Wilkinson

    1988 was the last year a LB (outside or inside) was taken #1:  Aundray Bruce

    1956 was the last year a DB was taken #1:  Gary Glick

    1948 was the last year an OC was taken #1:  Chuck Bednarik.....listed as OC/LB

    NO  TE  or OG has ever been taken #1

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #11

    @the-gipper said:

    Also, just FYI......the #1 overall pick has been either a QB, DE or OT  every single year since 1996

    1996 Last WR taken #1 overall:  Keyshawn Johnson, WR

     1995 was the last year a RB was #1:   Kijana Carter.

    1994 was the last year a DT was #1:  Dan Wilkinson

    1988 was the last year a LB (outside or inside) was taken #1:  Aundray Bruce

    1956 was the last year a DB was taken #1:  Gary Glick

    1948 was the last year an OC was taken #1:  Chuck Bednarik.....listed as OC/LB

    NO  TE  or OG has ever been taken #1

    Oh god that's a scary list. I guess the best picks at #1 are the true skill (QB) or biggest need positions (DE or OT).

    I wonder how the 2018 quarterback class will stack up over time? Ahhhh, that's why we love Draft Days!

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
  • mjp28M mjp28

    @the-gipper said:

    Also, just FYI......the #1 overall pick has been either a QB, DE or OT  every single year since 1996

    1996 Last WR taken #1 overall:  Keyshawn Johnson, WR

     1995 was the last year a RB was #1:   Kijana Carter.

    1994 was the last year a DT was #1:  Dan Wilkinson

    1988 was the last year a LB (outside or inside) was taken #1:  Aundray Bruce

    1956 was the last year a DB was taken #1:  Gary Glick

    1948 was the last year an OC was taken #1:  Chuck Bednarik.....listed as OC/LB

    NO  TE  or OG has ever been taken #1

    Oh god that's a scary list. I guess the best picks at #1 are the true skill (QB) or biggest need positions (DE or OT).

    I wonder how the 2018 quarterback class will stack up over time? Ahhhh, that's why we love Draft Days!

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #12

    @mjp28 said:

    Oh god that's a scary list. I guess the best picks at #1 are the true skill (QB) or biggest need positions (DE or OT).

    I wonder how the 2018 quarterback class will stack up over time? Ahhhh, that's why we love Draft Days!

    Well....there was 1 Hall of Famer on that list.

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #13

    Here are a few other notes:  

     Of the 82  #1 overall picks since 1936, (not including AFL)   13 of them are in the HOF now.   Or  15.8%.   There is also one certain HOF not yet eligible:  Peyton Manning....and a couple of borderline:   Eli Manning/Carson Palmer.  

    Plus, it is too early to tell likely about the last 10 or so:  there could be 1 or 2:   Newton looking the best so far.

    The percentage would go up when you consider that two of the AFL Drafts  #1 overall picks are also in the HOF:

    1963 Buck Buchanan

    1965 Joe Namath

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #14

    And that list of #1 overall going into the HOF:

    Bill Dudley

    Charley Trippi

    Chuck Bednarik

    Paul Hornung

    Ron Yary

    OJ Simpson

    Terry Bradshaw

    Leroy Selmon

    Earl Campbell

    John Elway

    Bruce Smith

    Troy Aikman

    Orlando Pace

    Plus Namath and Buchanan from AFL 

    Green = QB

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #15

    A lot of non-QBs in that list for a QB thread...

    Speaking of QB lists here's an interesting one in a reddit post...

    Speaking of unteachable size/throwing velocity, here's your list of 6'4"+ QBs who threw the ball 59+ mph at a combine or pro day:

    Colin Kaepernick, Brandon Weeden, Tyler Bray, Logan Thomas, Cardale Jones (61 mph on sports science), Paxton Lynch, Davis Webb, Josh Rosen, and Josh Allen (62 mph)

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
    The GipperT LogicIsForSquaresL 2 Replies
  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #16

    Here are the teams that have, in the past selected multiple QBs with the #1 overall pick:

    Baltimore/Indy  Colts:  5 QBs:  George Shaw, John Elway, Jeff George, Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck

    LA/St. Louis Rams:  4 QBs:  Bill Wade, Terry Baker, Sam Bradford, Jared Goff

    Tampa Bay Bucs:  2 QBs:  Vinny Testaverde,  Jameis Winston

    New England Patriots:  2 QBs:  Jim Plunkett,  Drew Bledsoe

    Green Bay Packers:  2 QBs?:   Randy Duncan...and Paul Hornung...listed as a QB coming out of college but played RB in the pros

    Atlanta Falcons:  2 QBs:   Steve Bartkowski,   Michael Vick

    Cleveland Browns:  2 QBs...so far:   Bobby Garrett,  Tim Couch.   They will likely become the third team in history to have picked 3 or more with #1.

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    A lot of non-QBs in that list for a QB thread...

    Speaking of QB lists here's an interesting one in a reddit post...

    Speaking of unteachable size/throwing velocity, here's your list of 6'4"+ QBs who threw the ball 59+ mph at a combine or pro day:

    Colin Kaepernick, Brandon Weeden, Tyler Bray, Logan Thomas, Cardale Jones (61 mph on sports science), Paxton Lynch, Davis Webb, Josh Rosen, and Josh Allen (62 mph)

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #17

    @tour2ma said:

    A lot of non-QBs in that list for a QB thread...

    Is it a QB thread....or a #1 overall thread?  I gave it a liberal interpretation...and I edited it to fix it up a bit. 

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    I give Carr and Couch passes due to major cases of NFLexpandiinitis...

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #18

    @tour2ma said:

    I give Carr and Couch passes due to major cases of NFLexpandiinitis...

    Does an 0-16 team count as a case of expansionitis?

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #19

    Here is the breakdown of positions of the #1 overall picks  (NFL only):

    OC:  1.5   (Bednarik)

    DB:  1

    DE:  11

    DT:  3

    WR/E:  5

    OT:  4

    LB:  3.5  (Bednarik)

    FB/HB/RB:  22

    QB:  31

    As highlighted earlier....of the 31 QBs taken #1....only 3 from the NFL draft had made the HOF:   Bradshaw/Elway/Aikman...plus another certain will come:  Peyton   (plus Namath from AFL)

    Of the 22 RBs,   5 have made HOF:   Campbell, OJ,  Dudley, Trippi, Hornung

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    A lot of non-QBs in that list for a QB thread...

    Speaking of QB lists here's an interesting one in a reddit post...

    Speaking of unteachable size/throwing velocity, here's your list of 6'4"+ QBs who threw the ball 59+ mph at a combine or pro day:

    Colin Kaepernick, Brandon Weeden, Tyler Bray, Logan Thomas, Cardale Jones (61 mph on sports science), Paxton Lynch, Davis Webb, Josh Rosen, and Josh Allen (62 mph)

    LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares wrote on
    #20

    @tour2ma said:

    A lot of non-QBs in that list for a QB thread...

    Speaking of QB lists here's an interesting one in a reddit post...

    That is a list of impressive QBs. At least they didn't wear a "Fu-ck Trump" hat?

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #21

    ????

    One did...

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
    LogicIsForSquaresL 1 Reply
  • OrionO Orion wrote on
    #22

    It's now less than 2 weeks 'til we find out who our QB of the future is.  It's been a long time since 1999.  We've tried the 'later in the round' thing.  We've tried the 'in later rounds' thing.  It's FINALLY time to take one at the TOP of the draft.  - kind of exciting.....

    BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE
  • OrionO Orion

    It's now less than 2 weeks 'til we find out who our QB of the future is.  It's been a long time since 1999.  We've tried the 'later in the round' thing.  We've tried the 'in later rounds' thing.  It's FINALLY time to take one at the TOP of the draft.  - kind of exciting.....

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #23

    @orion said:

    kind of exciting.....

    Is "nerve-racking" the same thing?

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
    mjp28M OrionO Dutch OvenD 3 Replies
    😂
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @orion said:

    kind of exciting.....

    Is "nerve-racking" the same thing?

    mjp28M mjp28 wrote on
    #24

    @tour2ma said:

    Is "nerve-racking" the same thing?

    Oh yes the pressure and expectations are sky high! Will the new quarterback #28 or #29 or whenever he starts be the rookie franchise savior that leads the BROWNS to the NFL promise land?

    Oh god I'm hyperventilating and it's only Friday April 13th,  OMG.

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    ????

    One did...

    LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares wrote on
    #25

    @tour2ma said:

    ????

    One did...

    Don’t know about Kaep. I was referencing the fact that they would only be worse if they had stabbed the sacred cow like Rosen. Hurt so many feelings.

  • LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares

    @tour2ma said:

    ????

    One did...

    Don’t know about Kaep. I was referencing the fact that they would only be worse if they had stabbed the sacred cow like Rosen. Hurt so many feelings.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #26

    @logicisforsquares said:

    Don’t know about Kaep. I was referencing the fact that they would only be worse if they had stabbed the sacred cow like Rosen. Hurt so many feelings.

    Sacred Cow?  

  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #27

    This  woman is a real piece of work:

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @orion said:

    kind of exciting.....

    Is "nerve-racking" the same thing?

    OrionO Orion wrote on
    #28

    @tour2ma said:

    Is "nerve-racking" the same thing?

    We've been 'conditioned' to expect failure so we have a fear of optimism and the conceived inevitable letdown to follow.

    BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @orion said:

    kind of exciting.....

    Is "nerve-racking" the same thing?

    Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on
    #29

    @tour2ma said:

    Is "nerve-racking" the same thing?

    Like the Browns have ever blown two first-rounders in the same draft... 😆

    mjp28M 1 Reply
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