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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
There were definitely several people who were quite vocal about the idea that the No. 1 overall pick (or anyone taken in the top 5) could not be a player who needed to develop/might need to spend some time sitting before he was a capable NFL player.
Fisher to a small extent and Joeckel to a much larger one were trumpeted as the "safe" and "right" picks because of this.
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and the guys that ended up being the best day 1 starters not only fell out of the top 10, but had red flags galore. (Star and Richardson)