Players in this draft Vs. Last year
 

Of the players in this years draft, who would have been high picks last year?

Honestly I think Stafford and Crabtree are the only two who could have been.

I really think the tackles would have been right at the top, too

It would be interesting to see if someone wants to try putting up a top 10-20 using this year and last years players... just to kinda gage this years talent.

You never know with the LT's and QB's. Last year the Dolphins, Rams and Chiefs all could have benefited from a QB in the top 5. Atlanta is the only one that drafted one, but had Ryan, Stafford, Sanchez and Flacco been considered the top QB's of the draft you never know.

Here is a list of the Top 20 from 2008, with their 2009 counterparts listed below each player:

1. Chris Long, DE; Virginia
- Matt Stafford, QB; Georgia

2. Glenn Dorsey, DT; LSU
- Aaron Curry, LB; Wake Forest

3. Darren McFadden, RB; Arkansas
- Jason Smith, OT; Baylor

4. Jake Long, OT; Michigan
- Michael Crabtree, WR; Texas Tech

5. Vernon Gholston, DE; Ohio State
- Eugene Monroe, OT; Virginia

6. Sedrick Ellis, DE; USC
- BJ Raji, DT; Boston College

7. Matt Ryan, QB; Boston College
- Malcom Jenkins, CB; Ohio State

8. Ryan Clady, OT; Boise State
- Brian Orakpo, DE; Texas

9. Keith Rivers, OLB; USC
- Jeremy Maclin, WR; Missouri

10. Rashard Mendenhall, RB; Wisconsin
- Beanie Wells, RB; Ohio State

11. Brian Brohm, QB; Louisville
- Michael Oher, OT; Ole Miss

12. Dan Connor, ILB; Penn State
- Mark Sanchez, QB; USC

13. Mike Jenkins, CB; South Florida
- Brandon Pettigrew, TE; Oklahoma State

14. Johathan Stewart, RB; Oregon
- Andre Smith, OT; Alabama

15. Derrick Harvey, DE; Florida
- Vontae Davis, CB; Illinois

16. Dominique Cromartie, CB; Tennessee State
- Everette Brown, DE; Florida State

17. Chris Williams, OT; Vanderbilt
- Rey Maualuga, ILB; USC

18. Phillip Merling, DE; Clemson
- Percy Harvin, WR; Florida

19. Devin Thomas, WR; Michigan State
- Tyson Jackson, DE; LSU

20. DeSean Jackson, WR; California
- Brian Cushing, OLB; USC

It's because of the positions people are looking at for this team...

The LT position is better on top, Smith and Monroe are both better prospects than Jake Long. If you put Ryan in the same class with Stafford and Sanchez they are all rated right together.

This class is very sad in general. 2010 will be awesome though. I would say this is a good year for WR's TE's and LB's. other than those positions. This draft sucks overall.

Um the draft isn't really any different than usual it's just that the positions people want the Chiefs to pick don't have an elite guy so now we get "this draft sucks"

And probably the best year you could ever have for O-linemen.

Pretty good for linebackers as well.

This

This is why people are saying this...it's the things worthy of a top 5 pick..

Franchise QB, there's possibly 2 but the Chiefs ruined that themselves...
Top flight LT, there are these but we don't need one.
Pass rushers, there aren't any.
Elite freak WR, there isn't one of those.

Its amazing how great Chris Long and Vernon Gholston looked in last years draft and were not heard of during their rookie season.

this year? the tackles in this class are great, as well as the centers but not a single guard is worthy of a a top 50 choice.

Duke Robinson could be in that range

hes close, but hes the only one even in the ballpark.

Same for Glenn Dorsey. Defensive lineman are never heard from in their rookie years.

If you were to throw all this year's players into last year's draft, I think this is how it goes:
MIA: J. Smith
STL: Monroe(I think if STL picks 1st they still take Monroe)
ATL: Ryan
OAK: C. Long
KC: J. Long
NYJ: Stafford
NO: Dorsey
CIN: Orakpo
NE: E. Brown

Except that many of those centers would be very good guards as well.

Guard is a position that a top 50 choice rarely warrants. Those guys can be found well past the third round.

Maybe it's just me but Brian Orakpo does not belong that high...and if we're going on just draft status there's no way he gets picked ahead of Gholston.

What I find interesting is that there were some who felt that Clint Sintim was every bit the player that Chris Long was last year and some thought that he was even better, but nobody seems to be talking about Sintim, a guy who led all linebackers in sacks last year.

Regardless of my insane hyperbole on the draft here of late, I'm hoping that the Chiefs trade down out of the #3 spot and give themselves a legit shot at Sintim, who is, IMHO, the best pure ROLB in this draft and has a chance to be a very good player for a long time in the pros. If we could get Sintim and a couple extra picks, I'd be ecstatic.

It's because Sintim ran a blah 40 and is a 3-4 player and nothing else so he isn't going to be rated as high as guys who can play in both schemes.

:shake: jared allen had 9 sacks tamba had 8 as rookies, defensive TACKLES arent heard from much but ends???

Depends what kind of end you draft...Allen honestly was surprising. Some guys like Hali for example was a near finished product so he was expected to be decent out of the gate his issue is the lack of top upside which has become apparent now.

That's different than drafting guys like Mario Williams or Osi Umeyiora who are freaks that need a bit of time to learn their position.

youre right except he said d-linemen were NEVER heard from their 1st year, i threw out the first 2 i could think of off the top of my head.

Mario Williams had 4 sacks his first year and people were all down on him.

ROFL still has nothing to do with what was said

It's generally a position where guys aren't awesome right away...it's not LB or RB which are easy positions to step into.

mecca..... i understand that, he said NEVER. thats not true(not even close)

You showed me, you're such a badass.

See post #24, that's what I was talking about.

But yes, DT's never do anything, and in the same vein rookie DE's rarely do much either.

So out of the thousands of DE's that have played as rookies you entered 2 as your evidence of how stupid I am?

IDK ive always believed that DL (DT or DE) always take a year to 2 years to fully grow into their potential. Ends hardly ever do anything their rookie year. your lucky to ever hit 10 sacks with a rookie.

You know I'm not a fan of Orakpo, either, but some team will be. But ya, good chance Gholston goes first now that I think about it. I must've been subconsciously discounting him because of last season. He probably would've gone to Cinci.

i wasnt trying to show you shit or be a badass, just saying NEVER is pretty strong, if what you meant was what mecca said you should have said it

ROFL WOW are you THAT insecure??? i already stated that i just threw out the two i could think of off the top. i'm sure i could find some more. dont feel like looking it up to prove it though. and BTW did i ever say how stupid you are??