Steely Dan Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 In 1979 Joe Montana was pick #82. The QB's drafted ahead of him were; #3 Jack Thompson, #7 Phil Simms, #23 Steve Fuller. Also in 1979 The Green Bay Packers took a RB with their first two picks: #15 Eddie Lee Ivery, #44 Steve Atkins In 1983 the order of first round Quarterbacks drafted went; Pick #1 John Elway (Baltimore Colts), #7 Todd Blackledge, #14 Jim Kelly, #15 Tony Eason, #24 Ken O'Brien, #27 Dan Marino. In 1988 Thurman Thomas was the 40th player taken in the draft. (Buffalo's first pick in that draft.) The RB's taken ahead of him were: #14 Gaston Green, #17 John Stephens, #22 Lorenzo White, #31 Ickey Woods, #38 Tony Jeffery. In 1989 the two players taken before Barry Sanders were: #1 Troy Aikman, #2 Tony Mandarich. In 1998 Peyton Manning went #1 and Ryan Leaf #2. The QB's taken after Leaf were: #60 Charlie Batch (Detroit Lions), #91 Brian Griese (Denver Broncos), #86 Jonathan Quinn, #172 John Dutton, #187 Matt Hasselbeck (Green Bay Packers), #232 Moses Moreno. #1 picks; 1967 Bubba Smith DT Baltimore Colts 1968 Maurice Moorman G Kansas City Chiefs 1969 OJ Simpson RB Buffalo Bills 1970 Terry Bradshaw QB Pittsburgh Steelers 1971 Jim Plunkett QB Boston Patriots 1972 Walt Patulski DE Buffalo Bills 1973 John Matuszak DE Houston Oilers 1974 Ed "Too Tall" Jones DE Dallas Cowboys 1975 Steve Bartkowski QB Atlanta Falcons 1976 Lee Roy Selman DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977 Ricky Bell RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978 Earl Campbell Houston Oilers 1979 Tom Cousineau Buffalo Bills 1980 Billy Sims RB Detroit Lions 1981 George Rogers RB New Orleans Saints 1982 Ken Sims DE New England Patriots 1983 John Elway QB Baltimore Colts 1984 Irving Fryar WR New England Patriots 1985 Bruce Smith DE Buffalo Bills (Also selected by Buffalo that year: Frank Reich and Andre Reed) 1986 Bo Jackson RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1987 Vinny Testaverde QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1988 Aundray Bruce LB Atlanta Falcons 1989 Troy Aikman QB Dallas Cowboys 1990 Jeff George QB Indianapolis Colts 1991 Russelll Maryland DT Dallas Cowboys 1992 Steve Emtman DT Indianapolis Colts 1993 Drew Bledsoe QB New England Patriots 1994 Dan Wilkinson DT Cincinnati Bengals 1995 Ki-Jana Carter RB Cincinnati Bengals 1996 Keyshawn Johnson WR New York Jets 1997 Orlando Pace T St. Louis Rams 1998 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts 1999 Tim Couch QB Cleveland Browns 2000 Courtney Brown DE Cleveland Browns 2001 Michael Vick QB Atlanta Falcons 2002 David Carr QB Houston Texans 2003 Carson Palmer QB Cincinnati Bengals 2004 Eli Manning QB San Diego Chargers 2005 Alex Smith QB San Francisco 49ers 2006 Mario Williams DE Houston Texans 2007 JaMarcus Russell QB Oakland Raiders 2008 Jake Long T Miami Dolphins 2009 Matthew Stafford QB Detroit Lions 2010 Sam Bradford QB St. Louis Rams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 #1 picks; 1999 Tim Couch QB Cleveland Browns 2000 Courtney Brown DE Cleveland Browns 2001 Michael Vick QB Atlanta Falcons 2002 David Carr QB Houston Texans 2003 Carson Palmer QB Cincinnati Bengals 2004 Eli Manning QB San Diego Chargers 2005 Alex Smith QB San Francisco 49ers 2006 Mario Williams DE Houston Texans 2007 JaMarcus Russell QB Oakland Raiders 2008 Jake Long T Miami Dolphins 2009 Matthew Stafford QB Detroit Lions 2010 Sam Bradford QB St. Louis Rams Great list! Well, until this section.. Too early yet for the last 3 choices, but this represents the worst decade of all picks listed since '67. Must have been easier to recognize superior talent 'back in the day'.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 1999 Tim Couch QB Cleveland Browns 2000 Courtney Brown DE Cleveland Browns 2001 Michael Vick QB Atlanta Falcons 2002 David Carr QB Houston Texans 2003 Carson Palmer QB Cincinnati Bengals 2004 Eli Manning QB San Diego Chargers 2005 Alex Smith QB San Francisco 49ers 2006 Mario Williams DE Houston Texans 2007 JaMarcus Russell QB Oakland Raiders 2008 Jake Long T Miami Dolphins 2009 Matthew Stafford QB Detroit Lions 2010 Sam Bradford QB St. Louis Rams Great list! Well, until this section.. Too early yet for the last 3 choices, but this represents the worst decade of all picks listed since '67. Must have been easier to recognize superior talent 'back in the day'.. The four choices I've highlighted are very good players. Should they have been #1 picks over all? That's another question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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