SBAlki
04-23-2007, 09:56 PM
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6687794
Denver Broncos
Best overall pick: S Steve Atwater, Round 1, Pick 20, 1989
The heart of the Broncos defense (along with the player below) for 10 years. Remember, they didn't draft John Elway.
Best value pick: LB Karl Mecklenburg, Round 12, Pick 310, 1983
You expected a running back? Sure, the Broncos are good at finding those, but if they still had a Round 12 in the draft today, people would be allowed to text a number and determine which player their favorite team would pick. Mecklenburg went to six Pro Bowls. Grabbing Shannon Sharpe and Tom Nalen in the seventh round were fantastic moves in their own right, and had Terrell Davis featured for one more year, he'd probably be worth more than Mecklenburg. Rod Smith, on the other hand, wasn't drafted. If he had been, he'd probably be their best value. There's also about 10-15 other guys in the nineties alone who would qualify on this list for most teams. The point: the Broncos are really, really good on Draft Day
Worst pick: DB Willie Middlebrooks, Round 1, Pick 24, 2001
Middlebrooks is one of the better "worst picks" a franchise can have, relative to guys like Curtis Enis or Tony Smith. Middlebrooks had a five-year career, but he was never the corner the Broncos wanted; then again, neither was Deltha O'Neal until he went to Cincinnati. Eventually, the Broncos decided to just let the league develop cornerbacks for them and, instead, developed players who could do most everything else.
I thought this was interesting. Interesting article for the great debate on this board about whether we are good or bad drafters.
Denver Broncos
Best overall pick: S Steve Atwater, Round 1, Pick 20, 1989
The heart of the Broncos defense (along with the player below) for 10 years. Remember, they didn't draft John Elway.
Best value pick: LB Karl Mecklenburg, Round 12, Pick 310, 1983
You expected a running back? Sure, the Broncos are good at finding those, but if they still had a Round 12 in the draft today, people would be allowed to text a number and determine which player their favorite team would pick. Mecklenburg went to six Pro Bowls. Grabbing Shannon Sharpe and Tom Nalen in the seventh round were fantastic moves in their own right, and had Terrell Davis featured for one more year, he'd probably be worth more than Mecklenburg. Rod Smith, on the other hand, wasn't drafted. If he had been, he'd probably be their best value. There's also about 10-15 other guys in the nineties alone who would qualify on this list for most teams. The point: the Broncos are really, really good on Draft Day
Worst pick: DB Willie Middlebrooks, Round 1, Pick 24, 2001
Middlebrooks is one of the better "worst picks" a franchise can have, relative to guys like Curtis Enis or Tony Smith. Middlebrooks had a five-year career, but he was never the corner the Broncos wanted; then again, neither was Deltha O'Neal until he went to Cincinnati. Eventually, the Broncos decided to just let the league develop cornerbacks for them and, instead, developed players who could do most everything else.
I thought this was interesting. Interesting article for the great debate on this board about whether we are good or bad drafters.