Nabbs4u Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 2013 #1 Eric Fisher over #4 Lane Johnson. Only other player who has an argument from that "1st rd" would be DHop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar988 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 2001 - Drew BRees should have been the pick over Michael Vick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 7 hours ago, scar988 said: 2001 - Drew BRees should have been the pick over Michael Vick. LaDainian Tomlinson was the better prospect than Brees tbh. Vick was special though and passing on him would be such an identity change for ATL. It's unfortunate what he did that ended his time there, but I don't think you pass on him in retrospect... but if you do I think it's LT. If you are revising to the point of undoing the Mike Vick trade (5 for 1) it's the Chargers pick also, and I think they pick LT too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar988 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 1 minute ago, Trojan said: LaDainian Tomlinson was the better prospect than Brees tbh. Vick was special though and passing on him would be such an identity change for ATL. It's unfortunate what he did that ended his time there, but I don't think you pass on him in retrospect... but if you do I think it's LT. If you are revising to the point of undoing the Mike Vick trade (5 for 1) it's the Chargers pick also, and I think they pick LT too. If they re-did the trade with the Chargers, LT and Brees would have killed it here in Atlanta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 3 minutes ago, scar988 said: If they re-did the trade with the Chargers, LT and Brees would have killed it here in Atlanta. Brees was the Chargers pick and not involved in the trade though. 1.1 and 2.32 (no Texans existing) was San Diego, 5 was ATL. I think the Chargers go LT #1, and Brees #32 if undo the trade, like same thing as #5 LT #32 Brees post trade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scar988 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Trojan said: Brees was the Chargers pick and not involved in the trade though. 1.1 and 2.32 (no Texans existing) was San Diego, 5 was ATL. I think the Chargers go LT #1, and Brees #32 if undo the trade, like same thing as #5 LT #32 Brees post trade. Naw, I think the Chargers go Vick at 1, and then the Falcons have 5 and take Tomlinson and then get Brees in the 2nd that year bc chargers wouldn't go with 2 Qbs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilenFroggen Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 7:20 PM, ET80 said: Mario Williams over Reggie Bush was right. Jadevion Clowney over Khalil Mack was wrong. David Carr over Julius Peppers was wrong. (Jeez, I’ve lived through a lot of these). We ultimately ended up with David Carr, so the universe righted itself. At least on our side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Friend Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 22 hours ago, Superduperman said: Sam Bradford over Suh Jamarcus over Megatron Mandarich over Barry (not technically the 1-2 picks although they were on draft day) Travon Walker over Aidan 😏 Lions have done very well at #2. 🙂 To bad, they did build compete teams around them. Imagine if we had rookie wage scales back when the Lions had Calsin, Stafford and Suh. 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duluther Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 6:03 PM, Kiwibrown said: Myles Garrett kind of, I'm not sure Majomes would have flourished in Cleveland. Stop. The still-likely probability Mahomes becomes half of what he is today dwarfs what Garrett brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superduperman Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Louis Friend said: Lions have done very well at #2. 🙂 To bad, they did build compete teams around them. Imagine if we had rookie wage scales back when the Lions had Calsin, Stafford and Suh. 😢 It does seem like whenever the Lions pick at #2, the #1 team screws up. Even in 1988, they traded down from 2 to 3 and took Bennie Blades, and Chris Spielman with the second round pick they got. KC got Neil Smith though so they did good too. Only exception was 2003, Cincinnati got Carson Palmer, not that bad, and the Lions got Charles Rogers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFan13 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 9:49 PM, Trojan said: Is this hindsight like so and so went 1, but other guy made HOF so they shoulda been first. Or is it hindisght, but like would have been realistic at the time? Like does Brady go #1? Either way Joe Thomas (or the what would have been a realistic Al pick in Calvin Johnson) over Jamarcus. For me i think it would need to be these 3 guys were considered 1a 1b 1c talent wise and all 3 were looked at possible 1st overall pick candidates at the time. Not hey this guy taken in the later half of the 1st round ended up a hall of fame player and should have been taken higher. Because they weren't thought of they way coming out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchFalcon Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Jake Long over Joe Flac-hahahahahaha I mean Matt Ryan. Once again proof how this dude is underrated af since it takes 3 pages for a first mention on MR when he was really up there with Jake Long, Chris Long and even Glenn Dorsey back on draft day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyRam Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/26/2023 at 12:20 AM, ET80 said: Mario Williams over Reggie Bush was right. Jadevion Clowney over Khalil Mack was wrong. David Carr over Julius Peppers was wrong. (Jeez, I’ve lived through a lot of these). Not Aaron Donald? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 I was only considering those who actually would have been reasonable first overall picks at the time of the draft. Basically considering it from a perspective of those who had a real choice to make at number one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukjets21 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 11:58 PM, Forge said: I was only considering those who actually would have been reasonable first overall picks at the time of the draft. Basically considering it from a perspective of those who had a real choice to make at number one So from the first draft I followed properly: Year - Actual - Should Be 2008 - Jake Long - Matt Ryan 2009 - Matt Stafford - Matt Stafford 2010 - Sam Bradford - Ndamukong Suh 2011 - Cam Newton - Von Miller 2012 - Andrew Luck - Andrew Luck 2013 - Eric Fisher - Lane Johnson 2014 - Jadeveon Clowney - Khalil Mack 2015 - Jameis Winston - Amari Cooper 2016 - Jared Goff - Joey Bosa 2017 - Myles Garrett - Myles Garrett 2018 - Baker Mayfield - Saquon Barkley 2019 - Kyler Murray - Nick Bosa 2020 - Joe Burrow - Joe Burrow 2021 - Trevor Lawrence - Trevor Lawrence 2012 and 2021 are hard as there really weren't any viable alternative no.1 overall candidates. Some bad years too where there aren't any good realistic choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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