housemd 338 Posted October 21, 2011 2008. list: 1. Chris Johnson 2. Jake Long 3. DeSean Jackson 4. Ray Rice 5. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 6. Ryan Clady 7. Jerod Mayo 8. Matt Ryan 9. Darren McFadden 10. Joe Flacco 11. Rashard Mendenhall 12. Jamaal Charles 13. Jermichael Finley 14. Matt Forté 15. Peyton Hillis 16. Mike Jenkins 17. Jonathan Stewart 18. Aqib Talib 19. Chad Henne 20. Chris Long 21. Dustin Keller 22. Kenny Philips 23. Felix Jones 24. Jordy Nelson 25. Brandon Flowers 26. Tim Hightower 27. Eddie Royal 28. Sedrick Ellis 29. Tracy Porter 30. Antoine Cason 31. Glenn Dorsey 32. Fred Davis Opinions are always welcome... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phins4life 271 Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Jeeez, this was difficult, especially because there are no stats to compare O-linemen, so you basically have to go off what you know or Pro Bowl/All Pro counts. So apologies upfront if the list looks pretty bad. I have a lot of honorable mentions on here as well. Critiques on ranks and the contents themselves are welcome. This seems like a top-heavy year. Based on my counts (feel free to double check), 1st and 2nd rounders (on this list) combined for 77 Pro Bowl appearances and 48 All-Pro nominations, including 2nd Team. Players listed by: rank/name/round/overall pick 2001 NFL Draft 1. LaDainian Tomlinson/1/5 2. Drew Brees/2/32 3. Steve Hutchinson/1/17 4. Richard Seymour/1/6 5. Reggie Wayne/1/30 6. Chad Ochocinco/2/36 7. Steve Smith/3/74 8. Adrian Wilson/3/64 9. Matt Light/2/48 10. Marcus Stroud/1/13 11. Aaron Schobel/2/46 12. Kris Jenkins/2/44 13. Leonard Davis/1/2 14. Nate Clements/1/21 15. Justin Smith/1/4 16. Michael Vick/1/1 17. Jeff Backus/1/18 18. Todd Heap/1/31 19. Santana Moss/1/16 20. T.j. Houshmenzadeh/7/204 21. Andre Carter/1/7 22. Shaun Rogers/2/61 23. Kyle Vanden Bosch/2/34 24. Casey Hampton/1/19 25. Deuce McAllister/1/23 26. Gerard Warren/1/3 27. Fred Smoot/2/45 28. Nick Harris/4/120 29. Anthony Henry/4/97 30. Alge Crumpler/2/35 31. Derrick Burgess/3/63 *(32.) Kareem McKenzie/3/79 * Only 31 teams in 2001 Edit: Tweaked because I apparently forget when I've already used a name.....derp. Kareem McKenzie added to hypothetical #32. Honorable Mentions: Dan Morgan, Mike Gandy, Heath Evans, Rudi Johnson, Floyd Womack, Will Allen, Adam Archuleta, Rudi Johnson, Renaldo Hill, Ken Lucas, Morlon Greenwood, Ryan Diem, Ryan Pickett, Chris Chambers, Andre Dyson, Reggie Hayward, Dwight Smith Edited October 21, 2011 by Phins4life Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phins4life 271 Posted October 21, 2011 2008. list: 1. Chris Johnson 2. Jake Long 3. DeSean Jackson 4. Ray Rice 5. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 6. Ryan Clady 7. Jerod Mayo 8. Matt Ryan 9. Darren McFadden 10. Joe Flacco 11. Rashard Mendenhall 12. Jamaal Charles 13. Jermichael Finley 14. Matt Forté 15. Peyton Hillis 16. Mike Jenkins 17. Jonathan Stewart 18. Aqib Talib 19. Chad Henne 20. Chris Long 21. Dustin Keller 22. Kenny Philips 23. Felix Jones 24. Jordy Nelson 25. Brandon Flowers 26. Tim Hightower 27. Eddie Royal 28. Sedrick Ellis 29. Tracy Porter 30. Antoine Cason 31. Glenn Dorsey 32. Fred Davis Opinions are always welcome... I think DRC, Peyton Hillis, and Chad Henne should all drop down a tad. Also think Brandon Flowers might need to go up. Nice list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos 2,847 Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) 6. Chad Ochocinco/2/36 7. Steve Smith/3/74 You did NOT just put Chad Ochocinco over Steve Smith. The rest look pretty good. I'll make one for that draft as well and see if I agree. Edited October 21, 2011 by Thanatos19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phins4life 271 Posted October 21, 2011 You did NOT just put Chad Ochocinco over Steve Smith. The rest look pretty good. I'll make one for that draft as well and see if I agree. The numbers were super close....Chad won out for me based on his stretch from '02-'07. I mean, he did that regardless of Housh being on the same team. Could have gone either way, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PackerMike 6 Posted October 21, 2011 Phins: Nice list, but you've got Kris Jenkins twice there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phins4life 271 Posted October 21, 2011 Phins: Nice list, but you've got Kris Jenkins twice there. Shit. That explains why I ended up with a guy leftover. I couldn't figure out why. Nice catch, bro. I'll fix it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted October 21, 2011 Damn I was gonna do '01. oh well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phins4life 271 Posted October 21, 2011 Damn I was gonna do '01. oh well You probably still can. The more opinions the better. Consensus can be gained after the fact. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) 2001 Draft: 1. LaDainian Tomlinson 2. Drew Brees 3. Casey Hampton 4. Richard Seymour 5. Steve Hutchinson 6. Justin Smith 7. Reggie Wayne 8.Micheal Vick 9. Kendrell Bell 10. Kris Jenkins 11.Steve Smith 12. Chad Johnson 13. Matt Light 14. Adrian Wilson 15. Leonard Davis 16. Dan Morgan 17. Marcus Stroud 18. Nate Clements 19. Santana Moss 20. Andre Carter 21. Kyle Vanden Bosch 22. Shaun Rogers 23. Todd Heap 24. Kareem McKenzie 25. Aaron Schobel 26. T.J. Houshmanzadeh 27. Ryan Diem 28. Rudi Johnson 29. Deuce McAllister 30. Alge Crumpler 31. Gerard Warren 32. Antonio Pierce Edited October 21, 2011 by BayAreaBomber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 442 Posted October 21, 2011 I went ahead and did the 1997 draft in my original post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phins4life 271 Posted October 21, 2011 I went ahead and did the 1997 draft in my original post Why not Taylor at 1 or 2? Just curious. Gonzo has a good argument for #1, but Jones over Taylor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Thanks guys, and yeah, feel free to do as many years as you can, don't let someone else doing a year stop you. I'm gonna start working up my spreadsheets to keep track of all the lists thus far. He is the last active player to have caught a touchdown pass from Hall-of-Famer Dan Marino. Ed Perry for those of you who didn't know. That's pretty neat, I had never heard of the guy. I am counting Undrafted Free Agents so you know, feel free to include guys like Priest Holmes and Sammy Knight. All you need to make sure of is that the player is actually listed as undrafted for the year you're doing the draft class for. Edited October 21, 2011 by RazorStar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) 2001 NFL Draft 1. LaDainian Tomlinson 2. Drew Brees 3. Richard Seymour 4. Casey Hampton 5. Steve Hutchinson Justin Smith Adrian Wilson Reggie Wayne Steve Smith 10. Chad Johnson Santana Moss Kris Jenkins Aaron Schobel Matt Light 15. Todd Heap Marcus Stroud Nate Clements Kareem McKenzie Shaun Rogers 20. Antonio Pierce Jeff Backus Deuce McAllister Rudi Johnson Michael Vick 25. Kyle Vanden Bosch Ryan Diem Leonard Davis TJ Housh Derrick Burgess 30. Andre Carter 31. Stephen Neal 32. Alge Crumpler Edited October 21, 2011 by RazorStar forgot Reggie Wayne, whoops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 442 Posted October 21, 2011 Why not Taylor at 1 or 2? Just curious. Gonzo has a good argument for #1, but Jones over Taylor? I put Gonzo at #1 because he's the best pass-catching TE to ever play the game. Walter Jones was arguably the best tackle through the years he played. I'm sure an argument could be made for Taylor though. Sometimes when you start looking at either the top or bottom of a list it's all about opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.AirMcNair. 1,232 Posted October 21, 2011 Wait, undrafted counts? Then on mine I would have definitely had Waters on the list, and O'Hara would be on it too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phins4life 271 Posted October 21, 2011 I put Gonzo at #1 because he's the best pass-catching TE to ever play the game. Walter Jones was arguably the best tackle through the years he played. I'm sure an argument could be made for Taylor though. Sometimes when you start looking at either the top or bottom of a list it's all about opinion. Fair enough. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted October 21, 2011 Fuck I put Kendrell Bell too high. I thought he was on the Super Bowl team in '05. My mistake. And after he left Pitt he sucked balls in K.C. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zack_of_Steel+ 3,014 Posted October 21, 2011 Fuck I put Kendrell Bell too high. I thought he was on the Super Bowl team in '05. My mistake. And after he left Pitt he sucked balls in K.C. Yeah, I was wondering about that, haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 21, 2011 Yeah I was scratching my head at that one. lol Kendrell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted October 21, 2011 I think he deserves a spot at the bottom IMO... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.AirMcNair. 1,232 Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) Is it too late to make changes, Razor? If it isn't I'd like to put in Waters and O'Hara since I didn't know undrafted was eligible. Edited October 21, 2011 by .AirMcNair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RazorStar 4,025 Posted October 21, 2011 Yeah, please make changes as you see fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted October 21, 2011 2001 NFL Draft: 1. LaDainian Tomlinson 2. Drew Brees 3. Casey Hampton 4. Richard Seymour 5. Steve Hutchinson 6. Justin Smith 7. Reggie Wayne 8. Kris Jenkins 9. Micheal Vick 10.Steve Smith 11.Chad Johnson 12. Matt Light 13. Adrian Wilson 14. Leonard Davis 15. Dan Morgan 16. Marcus Stroud 17. Nate Clements 18. Santana Moss 19. Kyle Vanden Bosch 20. Todd Heap 21. Kareem McKenzie 22. Andre Carter 23. Aaron Schobel 24. Shaun Rogers 25. T.J. Houshmanzadeh 26. Ryan Diem 27. Rudi Johnson 28. Kendrell Bell 29. Deuce McAllister 30. Alge Crumpler 31. Gerard Warren 32. Antonio Pierce Revised list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
.AirMcNair. 1,232 Posted October 22, 2011 List has been updated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites