Best draft class of the decade?

[Daltonb1219]

Which draft class do you think is the best of the 2000's

I think it's the 04 class 07 in 2nd

 

[rymflaherty]

Good question, but not sure off the top of my head. I'm looking at some of the 1st rounds and and pretty much every year has some big stars and some big busts, so it probably comes down to the later picks.....and too lazy to go through all 7 rounds of every year :lol:

I agree though that 04 would probably be in the running - if nothing else, simply for the 1st rd. Quarterbacks. I could be forgetting some people, but I've thought the 07 class has been underwhelming at best. Granted, there are a few big names like every year, but there are a ton of guys who haven't done anything yet or are already (or on there way) out of the league.

Out of the most recent years (which are still fresh in my head) I really like 08 at this point. I think it's too early to tell for sure, but a ton of guys have already been producing at a high level, or shown potential.....so we'll see.

 

[Willywanker]

2001 was a pretty decent draft
Brees
tomlinson
Vick
Chad Johnson
reggie wayne
shaun rogers
Crumpler
Heap
steve smith
some other decent O and D line.

 

[Daltonb1219]

Yea i was just looking at 01's after i read rymflaherty's post. I think it could be 2nd i still think the 04 draft is the best.

 

[dfr52]

I''m going to say 2000.

QB's: Pennington, Brady, Bulger
RB's: Lewis, Alexander, Jones, Droughns
WR's: Coles, Burress, D.Jackson
TE: Franks
OL: Samuels, Tauscher

DL: Abraham, Hovan, Darren Howard, KGB
LB: Urlacher, Bullocks, Arrington, Dhani Jones, Adalius Thomas

KR: Dante Hall

 

[KOBEARODLT]

2001 was a pretty decent draft
Brees
tomlinson
Vick
Chad Johnson
reggie wayne
shaun rogers
Crumpler
Heap
steve smith
some other decent O and D line.

+1 ridiculous year

richard seymour was in there to if i remember correctly.

 

[KOBEARODLT]

I''m going to say 2000.

QB's: Pennington, Brady, Bulger
RB's: Lewis, Alexander, Jones, Droughns
WR's: Coles, Burress, D.Jackson
TE: Franks
OL: Samuels, Tauscher

DL: Abraham, Hovan, Darren Howard, KGB
LB: Urlacher, Bullocks, Arrington, Dhani Jones, Adalius Thomas

KR: Dante Hall

only problem with this is the fact taht most of them are already washed up

 

[Daltonb1219]

I''m going to say 2000.

QB's: Pennington, Brady, Bulger
RB's: Lewis, Alexander, Jones, Droughns
WR's: Coles, Burress, D.Jackson
TE: Franks
OL: Samuels, Tauscher

DL: Abraham, Hovan, Darren Howard, KGB
LB: Urlacher, Bullocks, Arrington, Dhani Jones, Adalius Thomas

KR: Dante Hall

Well since you want to make a probowl of it :lol:
2004
QB's:Manning, Rivers, Roethlisburger
RB's: Jackson, Micheal Turner, Kevin Jones
WR's: Fitzgerald,Roy Williams, Micheal Jenkins
TE's: Winslow Jr, Cooley
OL: Galllery ,Shuan Andrews

DL: Jared Allen, Will Smith, Wilfrok,

D'Backs: Sean Taylor, Bob Sanders

Kicker: Keading
Punter: Andy Lee

 

[Card Magnet]

I'll narrow it down for you :

2004, just going from the Miami Hurricanes drafted.

Round 1, 5th overall - Sean Taylor
Round 1, 6th overall - Kellen Winslow Jr
Round 1, 12th overall - Jonathan Vilma
Round 1, 17th overall - DJ Williams
Round 1, 19th overall - Vernon Carey
Round 1, 21st overall - Vince Wilfork


If you need more convincing, here's the guys from the lesser-quality college programs...
Ben Roethlisberger
Philip Rivers
Eli Manning
Roy Williams WR
Julius Jones
Larry Fitzgerald
DeAngelo Hall
Will Smith
Ben Watson
Bob Sanders
Chris Cooley
Jared Allen
Michael Turner

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_NFL_Draft

 

[Daltonb1219]

Miami might had destroyed the 1st round. But Iowa had some one picked in the 1st 2nd and 3rd!

 

[Card Magnet]

Miami might had destroyed the 1st round. But Iowa had some one picked in the 1st 2nd and 3rd!

Miami also had three in the 7th round, and one undrafted but signed as a free agent (Jarrett Payton).

I'll take 6 in the first over three over the first three any day

 

[Daltonb1219]

But to be fair i dont think any NFL fan other then Miami fans know who

DJ Williams
Vernon Carey

even are. Do they even play football any more?

 

[Card Magnet]

But to be fair i dont think any NFL fan other then Miami fans know who

DJ Williams
Vernon Carey

even are. Do they even play football any more?

Yea, DJ Williams having only over 100 solo tackles and 3.5 sacks is pretty sad for a linebacker.

Vernon Carey sucks too...he's just a starting tackle for Miami.

 

[Daltonb1219]

But to be fair i dont think any NFL fan other then Miami fans know who

DJ Williams
Vernon Carey

even are. Do they even play football any more?

Yea, DJ Williams having only over 100 solo tackles and 3.5 sacks is pretty sad for a linebacker.

Vernon Carey sucks too...he's just a starting tackle for Miami.

Well at least he is still in the NFl

But 100 tackles in 6 years is horrible. Chad Greenway did better then that this year.

 

[Card Magnet]

But to be fair i dont think any NFL fan other then Miami fans know who

DJ Williams
Vernon Carey

even are. Do they even play football any more?

Yea, DJ Williams having only over 100 solo tackles and 3.5 sacks is pretty sad for a linebacker.

Vernon Carey sucks too...he's just a starting tackle for Miami.

Well at least he is still in the NFl

But 100 tackles in 6 years is horrible. Chad Greenway did better then that this year.

That's this year ::facepalm:: :lol:

105 tackles over 14 games this year, 3.5 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles. THIS YEAR.

08 - 93 tackles, 2.5 sacks in 11 games
07 - 141 tackles, 2.5 sacks in 16 games

 

[Daltonb1219]

[quote="Card Magnet":158pb9uj]

But to be fair i dont think any NFL fan other then Miami fans know who

DJ Williams
Vernon Carey

even are. Do they even play football any more?

Yea, DJ Williams having only over 100 solo tackles and 3.5 sacks is pretty sad for a linebacker.

Vernon Carey sucks too...he's just a starting tackle for Miami.

Well at least he is still in the NFl

But 100 tackles in 6 years is horrible. Chad Greenway did better then that this year.

That's this year ::facepalm:: :lol:

105 tackles over 14 games this year, 3.5 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles. THIS YEAR.

08 - 93 tackles, 2.5 sacks in 11 games
07 - 141 tackles, 2.5 sacks in 16 games[/quote:158pb9uj]
OHHHHH well you didnt say this year so i thought you meant career.

 

[Card Magnet]

No, I meant year. DJ Williams is pretty solid.

 

[dfr52]

The class of 05 is pretty strong as well.

 

[ross9013]

2001. 2004 is a close second in my mind. Just too much talent came into the league in 2001.

 

[IndyManning18]

My Favorite is 2001!
Michael Vick
LaDainian Tomlinson
Richard Seymour
Santana Moss
Reggie Wayne
Todd Heap
Drew Brees
Kyle Vanden Bosch
Alge Crumpler
Chad Johnson
Robert Ferguson
Chris Chambers
Travis Henry
Shaun Rogers
Rudi Johnson
Correll Buckhalter
T. J. Houshmandzadeh

Undrafted
Rob Bironas
Marcel Shipp
Antonio Pierce
Nick Harper
Dominic Rhodes
Shayne Graham