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Originally Posted by a1na2
What is the combined draft record of all of the other GM's in the league?
You guys seem to forget that there are more busts in the drafts than superstars. It's always been that way and always will.
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Okay just for fun... Let's look at Baltimore. I choose them since they are generally competitive, but have also lacked balance. So, I expected to see alot of offensive busts in their drafts.
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EXHIBIT A: BALTIMORE RAVENS
COMPLETE DRAFTS
2002 - Baltimore Ravens
(baltimore) 1 24 Ed Reed SS
(texans) 2 52 Anthony Weaver DE
(browns) 4 112 Dave Zastudil P
4 123 Ron Johnson WR
5 155 Terry Jones TE
6 195 Lamont Brightful WR
6 206 Javin Hunter WR
(vikes) 6 207 Chester Taylor RB
(chiefs?) 6 209 Chad Williams DB
7 236 Wes Pate QB
2001 - Baltimore Ravens
Rd Sel # Player Position School
(baltimore) 1 31 Todd Heap TE
(backup for browns) 2 62 Gary Baxter DB
(redskins) 3 92 Casey Rabach C
(unemployed) 4 126 Edgerton Hartwell LB
5 161 Chris Barnes --
6 194 Joe Maese C
7 231 Dwayne Missouri DE
2000 - Baltimore Ravens
Rd Sel # Player Position School
(browns) 1 5 Jamal Lewis RB
(oakland) 1 10 Travis Taylor WR
(atlanta) 3 75 Chris Redman QB
5 148 Richard Mercier G
(patriots) 6 186 Adalius Thomas DE
6 191 Cedric Woodard DE
1999 - Baltimore Ravens
Rd Sel # Player Position School
(baltimore) 1 10 Chris McAlister CB
(broncos) 4 105 Brandon Stokley WR (lions)
4 129 Edwin Mulitalo G
7 216 Anthony Poindexter DB
1998 - Baltimore Ravens
Rd Sel # Player Position School
(raiders) 1 10 Duane Starks CB
2 42 Pat Johnson WR
5 124 Martin Chase DT
5 133 Ryan Sutter DB
6 154 Ron Rogers LB
6 164 Sammy Williams T
7 241 Cam Quayle
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ANALYSIS
Total Drafted Players: 34
Players still on the Ravens roster: 3
. Ed Reed SS
. Todd Heap TE
. Chris McAlister CB
Players on other teams rosters: 12
. Chester Taylor RB ( vikes )
. Anthony Weaver DE (texans)
. Dave Zastudil P (browns)
. Gary Baxter DB (browns)
. Casey Rabach C (redskins)
. Jamal Lewis RB (browns)
. Travis Taylor WR (oakland)
. Chris Redman QB (altanta)
. Adalius Thomas DE/LB (patriots)
. Brandon Stokley WR (broncos)
. Edwin Mulitalo G (lions)
. Duane Starks CB (raiders)
Other players of note: 2
. Edgerton Hartwell LB (first year unemployed)
. Chad Williams DB (supposedly with the chiefs.. probably cut)
Perhaps I chose badly, since I forgot Baltimore won the 2001 Super Bowl. Only three players remain on their roster but ALOT of the other players were key contributors. And overall, 17 of those players are still around football, or were in a camp this summer.
And these players were alot more productive than those we chose.
Should I look at another team? Need a nomination of a team that has been fairly competitive consistently, but not an elite team.
Mark