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Sam Bradford another Tim Couch

April 28, 2010 12:17 pm
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Historical NFL draft data shows that quarterbacks are picked first overall over any other position.

Over the past 10 years, NFL teams have drafted 8 Quarterbacks first overall since 2001.

2001       Michael Vick Quarterback Virginia Tech, Drafted by: Atlanta Falcons
2002       David Carr Quarterback Fresno State, Drafted by: Houston Texans
2003       Carson Palmer Quarterback USC, Drafted by: Cincinnati Bengals
2004       Eli Manning Quarterback Ole Miss, Drafted by: San Diego Chargers (traded to the New York Giants)
2005       Alex Smith Quarterback Utah, Drafted by: San Francisco 49ers
2007       JaMarcus Russell Quarterback LSU, Drafted by: Oakland Raiders
2009       Matthew Stafford Quarterback Georgia, Drafted by: Detroit Lions
2010       Sam Bradford Quarterback, Oklahoma, Drafted by: St. Louis Rams

Looking at this list, you can immediately see the draft busts over the past 10 years of number 1 picks. JaMarcus Russell isn’t expected to be in Oakland for very much longer. Carson Palmer has been on a career losing team for the length of his career. Michael Vick hasn’t won a Superbowl and is only now back in the NFL. David Carr is probably working at a McDonalds and Alex Smith is putting in his resume at San Fran area Burger Kings.

Empirical evidence

In addition to empirical evidence, there are other factors to consider. Agents create hype and whip the public into a frenzy and when its time to make a selection then popularity plays a huge role in an NFL selection. Sam Bradford

Twitter Comments:

When asked what he thought of Sam Bradford’s first overall pick Sports Illustrated Jim Trotter told TheRunningBack.com that “it’s a qb-driven league. if you feel he’s a franchise guy, you have to take him.”

@Prospektor314 “Bummed that Bradford will wear 8 with the Rams. Kenan Burton probably won’t make the squad, take the 14 from him and give it to sam!”

After much consideration, and some reading, about Sam Bradford being one sixteenth cherokee i had to laugh.

First round quarterback draft busts

Major first round draft busts include Ryan Leaf out of Washington State who was drafted 2^nd in 1998 to San Diego. Ryan was a college stand out but just couldn’t make the difficult transition to the fast pace of the NFL. The Chargers later went on to draft Drew Brees and Philip Rivers. They have yet to win a Superbowl.

Akili Smith, Quarterback for Oregon. I know what you’re thinking, “who is this guy?” Exactly! He played for the Bengals, Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Akili had a career spanning from 1999 to around 2005.

Heath Shuler, Quarterback for Tennessee and Andre Ware, Houston and Todd Marinovich of USC also experienced the same meteoric rise and fall as Smith and Leaf.

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