Top 10 Draft Slides!

Lamar Jackson's still on the board Brady Quinn is still on the board Johnny Manziel is still sitting there why is he dropping like this and which teams might take him he's just starting to run out of options he might slip out of this first round had to wait five hours a long day what better way to start this list than with one of the best Redemption stories in football from a draft day slide in a subpar start to his career Geno Smith was dealt a bad hand but after a 2022 comeback Player of the Year campaign he turned out to be anything but a waste of a pick as a top QB Prospect in 2013 Smith was slated to be the first signal caller off the board in many mock drafts instead the West Virginia product was faced with a nightmare draft slide if he gets past the Raiders at 12 he might slip out of this first round he's just starting to run out of options with the QB needy bills picking at 16 draft experts believe this was the last chance for Smith to be selected in the first round you haven't heard Gino's name with buffalo in a very long time yeah in fact I'm I'm told Rich the organization is is really not big fans of Geno Smith I'd be shocked if that happened the Buffalo Bills select EJ Manuel quarterback Florida State the first quarterback taken is not Gino Smith and as day one came and went in unprecedented fashion Smith remained in the green room until round two Geno Smith had a very long first night the West Virginia quarterback is back for night number two the Jets are getting ready to pick Ian there's been a lot of Buzz about a possible quarterback is it massive is it possibly Geno Smith New York Jets select Gino Smith [Music] tells me there are four or five games they're not even worthy of a fifth round grade it's a dream come true for me to finally live out my dream and you know the work's just beginning for me 10 NFL seasons later and Smith's career is summed up perfectly by this viral quote they wrote me off I ain't right back though debate heading into the 2006 draft was about which quarterback was the better Prospect between Vince Young Jake hotler and Matt Weiner all three had their respective upsides but only one had a Heisman Trophy considered to have been the first overall pick had he left USC after his 2004 season lineart made the questionable decision to stay an extra year people will question Corey whether he should have come out last year have been the first draft pick in the entire draft but after the Tennessee Titans decided to make Vince Young their quarterback of the future with the third overall pick the QB debate began to intensify with just two prospects left Jay Cutler it gets there more quickly he's got the bigger arms you notice one thing about my ladder a lot of times he has to have perfect anticipation in terms of leading the receiver because his arms straight as Mike alluded to maybe is not considered Elite with draft experts calling his arm strength into question leinert faced the issue of becoming the last man standing in the green room he is still in the green room waiting to hear his name called he's gonna drop further down this NFL draft QB needy teams were initially hesitant to trade up for either player but luckily for liner A team out west ended his Slide the Arizona Cardinals select Matt leiner quarterback USC you never want to be that last guy in the room it's been difficult you know I try to try to keep your head up and you realize that there's really nothing you can do it's out of my hands I did everything I could and I think it's a blessing it's going to be awesome plus the West Coast you know it's fun despite not having the same kind of success in the NFL as he did in College leinert's Drop still provided enough Draft Day drama to Warrant him a spot on our top 10 list from 2011 to 2017 nobody caught more touchdowns than Dez Bryant over his NFL career Bryant blossomed into one of the best receivers of his time but before he became a pro the former College All-American experienced a hefty Draft Day slide issues with Brian's character surfaced during the pre-draft process but despite the narrative surrounding him the All-American whiteout was still expected to be the first receiver taken Denver which started at 11 and then moved down to 13 and then moved down to 24 has just popped up to 22. to take who I don't think it's Dez yes it could be Dez or Demaryius Thomas the Denver Broncos select demerius Thomas wide receiver Georgia Tech with Denver passing on Bryant in favor of Demaryius Thomas it was clear who'd be the next receiver taken if one were to come off the board soon I'm gonna go out in the limb here and say the next two picks in this draft are Dez Bryant for the New England Patriots paired with Randy Moss are you kidding me the Dallas Cowboys the Dallas Cowboys select Dez Bryant Jerry I don't think she's ever gotten over some of the things that Randy Moss did to develop to the Dallas Cowboys when he came he doesn't want to make that same mistake and let this guy this time of talent get away he's gonna have to grind him off the field now you got to work hard with him off the field if you do that you've got a pro ball wide receiver Brian proved the doubters wrong by becoming the next great cowboy wide receiver to wear the famed number 88. the New England Patriots select running back Curtis Martin boy if he's healthy he's real good some honorable mentions Curtis Martin's Hall of Fame career ultimately renders any pre-draft concerns surrounding him irrelevant the pit panther was an intriguing Prospect coming out of college but durability issues caused Martin to Free Fall Scout said he could have been a first-round pick if he had stayed an extra year but New England took him with the 74th and the rest is history Oklahoma State Thurman Thomas should have been a top draft pick coming out in 1988 but his draft stock plummeted after suffering a knee injury in college Buffalo was willing to take a chance on him with their second round selection and boy did it end up paying off in a year in which Heisman Trophy winners bookended the first round of the draft who could have expected a future MVP of the league to drop to the 32nd pick overall with four quarterbacks taken in the first 10 picks in 2018 Lamar Jackson was hoping to become the fifth QB selected in the first round but his team started passing on him the Hope began to dwindle we have a trade Saints moving up to 14 tell us about it two possible targets I'll give you one Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson who was in the Saints building and they loved I really believe that it's going to be quarterback Lamar Jackson the New Orleans Saints select Marcus Davenport but New Orleans passing on Jackson was only the tip of the iceberg Lamar Jackson's still on the board where could Lamar Jackson potentially land in this draft the Bengals the Ravens the Saints we thought were doing it they didn't do it and the Patriots I just don't see Bill Belichick going with a quarterback right here in Lamar Jackson they were having these conversations Baltimore what would our offense look like with Lamar Jackson with insiders linking two potential teams to Jackson the question remained why are teams passing on him I think a couple things hurt him to be honest with you he didn't time in the 40th at the combine he didn't time in the 40 on his pro day and I felt that when you're going into your pro day you play to your strengths and his strengths is his ability to run there's times where he stares things down he doesn't see underneath coverage he struggles in the pocket when that first look isn't there with the picks flying by time was running out in the first round that is until Baltimore traded back into the first round to grab the final pick on day one makes sense I I would jump up and down if this is who it is the Baltimore Ravens select Lamar Jackson it's a risk it's a gamble no no question we talk about electrifying upside a little bit raw in the past game what could you have done differently that you could have gotten out of that room quicker nothing I'm happy to be a raven it don't even matter five years in the Lamar Jackson's career and one MVP later it's safe to say that the teams who didn't see it in 2018 are kicking themselves today in 2007 quarterback Brady Quinn became synonymous with draft slides a slight debate surrounded Quinn and fellow top prospect JaMarcus Russell over who was the best QB in the draft the Raiders who picked first had their hands full I know we keep talking Russell but does Russell give them the best opportunity to win right now Russell and LSU's Sugar Bowl beat down of Quinn and the Fighting Irish might have swayed the minds of NFL teams over who was the better Prospect when he thinks he's got to really drive the football to his outside he loses narrative unfolding Oakland decided to choose the guy with the cannon for an arm with the first pick the Oakland Raiders select Demarcus Russell Russell off the board the attention of NFL teams should have all turned to Quinn right well not so fast the Cleveland Browns select left tackle Joe Thomas Wisconsin the Browns passed on Quinn and unfortunately for Notre Dame's Golden Boy The Fall didn't stop there Brady Quinn is still on the board I think that's somewhat surprising to both Minnesota and Miami judging by the look of Brady Quinn I think it's surprising to Brady Quinn that he's not uh you know what though Miami sat at pick number nine with many thinking the QB needy Dolphins would take Quinn ending his Draft Day nightmare if you don't have a secure quarterback situation I think it's got to be Brady Quinn right here the Miami Dolphins select Ted Ginn [Applause] experts the reason was more apparent than most thought he does have occasional accuracy issues he's not a natural thrower of the football maybe he's dropping because this guy is in some people's mind a product of the system and maybe people feel he's been almost maxed out or what you see is what you get but as the end of the day Drew near a trade began to develop the Cleveland Browns have been calling around the league try to move up into the first round to try to snag Brady Quinn Cleveland Browns select Brady Quinn quarterback Notre Dame after waiting over four hours and 10 minutes in The Green Room Brady Quinn is about to come out on the stage look at that face of a relieved young man how did you feel back there in that green room I never anticipated things going the way they did um you know I figured nine would probably be the stopping point and you know once the the Dolphins uh you know picked up again I really wasn't sure what to expect I'm happy to be the place that I wanted to be in people talk about losing money I never had that money there you go how can you lose it if you never had it although Scouts and experts were proven right in their assessment of Quinn that his accuracy was suspect and couldn't rise to the occasion in big games at least he got a chance to Don the jersey of his home State team from one Browns QB to the next you can't talk about Draft Day slides without mentioning Johnny Football as the most electrifying player in the 2014 draft class there were plenty of potential Landing spots for Manziel including number one overall to the Houston Texans the Houston Texans are now on the clock could it possibly be Johnny Manziel the realistic chances of Manziel going number one weren't as good as Jadeveon clowneys that being said the QB needy Jaguars were on the clock two picks later looking to take their guy of the future the Jacksonville Jaguar select flaked Bortles wow there you have it the first quarterback of this draft selected is not Johnny Manziel as Menzel began to drop after two potential Landing spots the hype surrounding him started to build that would put the Vikings the quarterback leading team on the clock there at eight there's been a lot of Tampa Bay Manziel Mania also the Browns now said eight overall is this Johnny Manziel is this Johnny Football Browns fans are on the edge of their seats will they be getting John yeah can't wait for this pick the Cleveland Browns select Justin Gilbert oh defensive Oklahoma State still sitting in the Green Room the attention on the giraffe turned to the one guy left that mattered most Johnny Manziel 10th overall on your draft board is still sitting there I'm just going to say it right now we're in Johnny Football watch right now I'm not gonna lie it seemed impossible that arguably the most accomplished player in the draft one with a Heisman in his trophy case could keep falling as he did while Menzel did have some character concerns it was his playing style that caused his Draft Day slide I want him to climb the pocket here it's a clean pocket instead what the feels most comfortable to him is open space that's the problem we know he's got a ways to go to become a pocket passer as the first round went on Dallas's selection at 16 loomed large Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was smitten with Manziel and the idea of keeping Johnny Football in Texas seemed too good to pass up the Dallas Cowboys select Zach Martin another pick another pass but with Cleveland using their second first round pick to trade up to number 22. it seemed as if Johnny would hear his name called soon and you can hear the chat in the Radio City Music Hall for Johnny the Cleveland Brown select Johnny Manziel quarterback Texas A M how hard was the win I was tough but um I went into this saying I thought whatever team drafted me whatever team fell in love with me it would be the right situation for me while Johnny Football's NFL career was anything but fruitful his Draft Day slide provided one of the most exciting moments in draft history Philadelphia has selected from the University of California wide receiver DeSean Jackson more honorable mentions thought to be too small and weak for a first round selection to Sean Jackson turned into one of the most electrifying players to ever play the game Philly took the flashy playmaker in the second round and Jackson has put those concerns to rest throughout his career St Louis Rams selects Stephen Jackson running back from Oregon State a proven commodity at Oregon State running back Stephen Jackson slipped to 24th overall where the Rams grabbed what became one of the best backs of the decade Jackson missed the combine after sustaining a knee injury during his final year in college which caused his draft a slide to the late first round luckily for St Louis it allowed them to grab a franchise player for years to come Warren Sapp's 1995 slide was the definition of Draft Day drama the Miami defensive lineman went into the first round as a consensus top pick but his fate was unjustly altered the night before the draft their background check by NFL security has produced seven positive drug tests by sap we were still confident going into draft day but we had no idea that he would fall out of the top ten Warren Sapp has never had any multiple tests of that nature that's a complete untrue how could I go to the University of Miami flunk seven drug tests and nobody know it until 11 30 at night the night before the draft please tell me that yeah despite the Stout defense from Sapp's Camp teams were still wary what happened was once a couple teams begin to back away from a player who should have been drafted higher then everybody begins to back away but his sap continued to fall a certain team's faithful set their sights on the Miami defensive tackle [Applause] with the ninth pick in the first round the New York Jets select tight end from Penn State Kyle Brady after another potential landing spot came and went Sapp began to lose hope it was a nightmare it was an absolute Nightmare and if Brady Quinn ain't sitting there or Aaron Rodgers ain't sitting there until the 24 pick guess who's the poster child for steel dropping in the draft two picks later another team was ready to put sap back on the roller coaster ride again the Minnesota Vikings have Dennis Green is the coach Tony Dungy as their defensive coordinator you couldn't ask for a better player for what they want to do out of three technique then Warren Sapp with the 11th pick in the first round the Minnesota Vikings select defensive end from Florida State Derek Alexander Derek Alexander is a fine player but certainly was not as high up as Warren Sapp all hope seemed lost after the Vikings passed on sap until the Buccaneers Came Calling just one pick later what are you hearing on the phones right now wow my phone's ringing right now so let's see let's do it hello rosenhouse lo and behold 12 picks later I'm landing in Tampa with 12 consecutive double-digit lost Seasons only silver lining in a real real dirty dog day in my life that I would be playing 80 miles from my mother's home it wasn't no game she missed I knew that when it's all said and done about four or five years from now I'll put my money on warrants out being the best player in the NFL that statement couldn't have been more accurate as sap LED Tampa to a Super Bowl title in 2002 on his way to a Hall of Fame career Randy Moss's Draft Day slide in 1998 will haunt NFL teams forever the generational Talent with unparalleled athleticism had all the makings of a future Superstar heading into the draft there was just one issue do you take a risk and just go them because he's a great football player or is there a red flag if you're going to invest the first round pick in a player there better not be any question marks in regard to his past performances off the field you have to err on the side of Carson because it can be very destructive to your salary cap Moss's slide began to ramp up as the Dolphins couldn't acquire the seventh pick from the Saints in Hope of drafting him one one pick later the Cowboys passed on him as well the Dallas Cowboys select defensive end from North Carolina Greg Ellis despite the challenging time for Moss there was still hope for his first round draft status Vikings hoping to learn from history in 95 they wanted Warren Sapp Tony Dungy was pounding on the table they passed on him regretted that later the Minnesota Vikings have selected wide receiver from Marshall University Randy Moss if you see a big grin in Minnesota it's Brian billis the offensive coordinator he's got to be grinning ear to ear in what might be the luckiest moment in Vikings History one of the best receivers ever fell into their lap and took the league by storm The Following Season as only Randy Moss could laughs the 1983 draft boasted what most consider the greatest quarterback class ever while John Elway went number one overall to the Colts and Jim Kelly went 14th to the bills won more future franchise quarterback was still left on the board a record six QBs were selected with Mourinho being the last to go people were questioning whether you know I was going to be you know good enough to be you know a good player in the league and all that stuff so what happened there were rumors about him in Pittsburgh that he was a party guy and uh you know that's why he dropped quarterbacks continued to fly off the board at an unprecedented Pace the Mourinho slide continued with Jim Kelly and Tony Eason drafted at 14 and 15 respectively on top of the erroneous rumors a subpar season at Pittsburgh had NFL teams looking more at what was wrong with Mourinho rather than what was right you know I threw more interceptions that I did touchdowns and that was because a couple games that I you know through a lot of interceptions and games one was Penn State I think I threw five and uh you know after you throw three what's the difference when mourinho's Hometown Steelers were up at 21 there was hope that Pittsburgh would take the player they had been so enamored with ever since he was the starter at Central Catholic High School alas Chuck Knoll decided to continue rebuilding his defense instead as the first round dwindled to the final five selections the Jets were on the clock at pick 24 needing a quarterback New York opted for the little known Talent out of UC Davis Ken O'Brien with two picks left in the first round Don Shula and the Dolphins took their chances on the pit QB the Dolphins select quarterback Dan Marino of Pittsburgh ironically enough mourinho's draft a slide to Shula and the Dolphins couldn't have put him in a better situation as he became one of the most prolific passers in NFL history [Applause] breaks the all-time NFL records number 32 overall the San Diego Chargers have selected quarterback from Purdue Drew Brees at six feet tall draft experts considered Drew Brees Too Short they thought he lacked arm strength too while the majority failed to see the potential of the undersized Breeze coming out of college he never doubted his abilities at the next level the Chargers took the future Hall of Famer in the second round of the 2001 draft [Music] [Applause] Drew Brees has done it you have just witnessed history into New Orleans Drew Brees is the NFL's all-time leading passer welcome to the 2005 National Football League college draft well is it Alex Smith well is it Aaron Rodgers quarterback round one of the 2005 draft was intense as expected coming into the night Headliners Aaron Rodgers and Alex Smith were projected as top picks but only one could go number one overall to the San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers select Alex Smith quarterback Utah we felt that Aaron was probably a ready to play sooner than Alex was but in the end we were kind of saying with our developing team we felt a little bit that Alex may be the little better in the long run could it have been anyone else but Aaron Rodgers to end up as our number one draft slide of all time on that fateful night the Cal prospects sat in the Green Room for roughly four and a half hours you kind of joke with the guys in The Green Room on the bus over like hey who's going to be the last one in there you know we all thought we're going top ten well it's not that funny when it's You spurned by his hometown 49ers Rogers began the Free Fall of all free Falls that evening a lot of people did not have Aaron Rodgers as a top 10 quarterback he has flaws he has blemishes while the throwing mechanics issue provided the main reasoning for Roger's slide another logistical reason was in play first round contracts at that time were not what they are today they were onerous and first round quarterback contracts were even more onerous teams either didn't need a quarterback didn't have cap space for a quarterback or had head coaches whose jobs were on the line and probably didn't want a rookie quarterback playing in a so-called QB friendly system under Jeff Tedford caused draft experts to thank Rogers abilities wouldn't immediately translate to the next level and that naturally Drew comparisons to tedford's other college prodigies Trent delfer Akili Smith and Joey Harrington among others with the 24th selection in the 2005 NFL draft the Green Bay Packers select Aaron Rodgers quarterback California some things are definitely worth waiting for an Aaron Rodgers quarterback at a cow had to wait almost five hours what was this day like for you well it wasn't the easiest day but uh yeah it was a long day not a lot of things went the way we thought they'd go but uh I'm just so excited about being able to go to a team that wants me entertainment I can learn from the greatest quarterback of our day right now and I'm just excited to get out of that green room and I couldn't be happy with the team that picked me and went next year and the years it comes gonna look like being a packer nearly 20 years later Rogers has shown that all that negative noise surrounding him pre-draft was just smoking mirrors

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