If you think this is bad, in 1974 the Buffalo Sabres drafted Taro Tsujimoto from Japan making him the first ever Japanese player drafted by an NHL team. Trouble is, Tsujimoto didn't exist.
Okay how the heck does that even happen??? 😂 Like I’m thinking someone had to prank the team’s front office with a fake scouting report about a hockey player overseas and you believe it
@@JWex-jy7sk At the time, the World Hockey Association was competing with the NHL for talent, and in that year, the NHL conducted the draft via conference call and in secret to prevent the newer league from poaching talent. Punch Imlach, who was General Manager of the Sabres at the time, was reportedly fed up with the slow drafting process, so he decided to have some fun at the expense of the NHL and its long-time president Clarence Campbell. Enlisting the team's PR Director, he eventually created a fictional player and team (Taro Tsujimoto from the Tokyo Katanas), and ultimately "drafted" him. Eventually, the pick was rendered invalid after Imlach revealed the ruse.
You're not kidding! According to PFR, Mecklenburg not only had the highest career Approximate Value of any 12th rounder in the entire decade of the '80s, but the 5th best AV in Broncos history, higher than guys like Tom Jackson and Randy Gradishar 😮😮😮
Four years later, in 1988, the Cincinnati Bengals went to the Super Bowl with an MVP quarterback, the best offensive line in football, and one of the best defensive backfields. That MVP quarterback, 3 of those offensive lineman, a starting defensive back, and the starting kick returner (who returned a kick for a TD in the Super Bowl) were all drafted... in 1984. So let's cut the Bengals some slack for screwing up in the 12th freaking round.
Could've been even better too if they hadn't blown the 7th and 16th overall picks on Ricky Hunley and Pete Koch. *D'OH!* Perhaps somebody can explain to me why they used two first rounders on a LB and DT after finishing first in total D, 3rd VS both the pass and run, and 6th in points allowed in '83.
Concerning Bob Hayes: He played college football at Florida A&M as a halfback.He was the first and possibly the only man,to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
You forgot to mention that the NFL, for the first time had a USFL AND CFL Supplemental Draft in 1984. That’s why he wasn’t eligible to be drafted in the regular draft. This supplemental draft was a one time thing. Rocket Ismail signed in Canada before the NFL draft, but was still drafted in 91.
so what? Back in those days you couldnt draft a player and then own his rights? So when his CFL contract ended he could play for them? Or maybe the Bengals could buy him out of his pre existing CFL contract? I dont really get it. You were able to do that in the 60s and you are able to do it now. So why wasnt that a thing to do in the 80s?
Converting burners into receivers ended when the offenses got too sophisticated and when the rules changed to favor the passing game. Bob Hayes played when passing was a more desperate move. As such, his yards-per-catch were really up there: 20 yards per catch. It really was an all-or-nothing proposition. Even into the 1970s, this was true. Cliff Branch, for example, averaged 17 yards per catch during the 1970s and early '80s. But times were changing. Jerry Rice, the greatest receiver of all time, averaged below 15 yards per catch. Chris Carter went to the Hall averaging about 12 yards per carry. And so on. By the 1980s, converting burners into receivers pretty much stopped. Renaldo Nehemiah played just three years. Lam Jones played for 6. The era was over. Skill over speed. Carl Lewis would have almost certainly failed.
You mentioned how the Bengals took Ricky Hunley in the first round that year, only to not be able to sign him. This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about how their trading of him to Denver was part of a series of bizarre trades the Broncos made that offseason.
Wow when I thought about dumbest draft pick in Bengals history, I'm thinking Dan Wilkinson over Marshall Faulk in 1994 or Akili Smith instead of taking the Saints draft and more.
If you think this is bad, in 1974 the Buffalo Sabres drafted Taro Tsujimoto from Japan making him the first ever Japanese player drafted by an NHL team. Trouble is, Tsujimoto didn't exist.
Okay how the heck does that even happen??? 😂
Like I’m thinking someone had to prank the team’s front office with a fake scouting report about a hockey player overseas and you believe it
If he ever makes an NHL channel, he’ll have to make a video on that
@@JWex-jy7sk Actually it was the Sabres GM pranking the NHL with their 11th round pick.
@@JWex-jy7sk At the time, the World Hockey Association was competing with the NHL for talent, and in that year, the NHL conducted the draft via conference call and in secret to prevent the newer league from poaching talent. Punch Imlach, who was General Manager of the Sabres at the time, was reportedly fed up with the slow drafting process, so he decided to have some fun at the expense of the NHL and its long-time president Clarence Campbell. Enlisting the team's PR Director, he eventually created a fictional player and team (Taro Tsujimoto from the Tokyo Katanas), and ultimately "drafted" him. Eventually, the pick was rendered invalid after Imlach revealed the ruse.
@@Tubewings The name "Punch Imlach" sounds like a prank in and of itself.
"It's easy to miss Canada, all tucked away down there"--Homer Simpson
D'oh!!!
"Hey...there's a NEW Mexico!"
Karl Mecklenburg was a 12th round pick.
One of the best Broncos ever.
You're not kidding! According to PFR, Mecklenburg not only had the highest career Approximate Value of any 12th rounder in the entire decade of the '80s, but the 5th best AV in Broncos history, higher than guys like Tom Jackson and Randy Gradishar 😮😮😮
Four years later, in 1988, the Cincinnati Bengals went to the Super Bowl with an MVP quarterback, the best offensive line in football, and one of the best defensive backfields. That MVP quarterback, 3 of those offensive lineman, a starting defensive back, and the starting kick returner (who returned a kick for a TD in the Super Bowl) were all drafted... in 1984. So let's cut the Bengals some slack for screwing up in the 12th freaking round.
Could've been even better too if they hadn't blown the 7th and 16th overall picks on Ricky Hunley and Pete Koch. *D'OH!* Perhaps somebody can explain to me why they used two first rounders on a LB and DT after finishing first in total D, 3rd VS both the pass and run, and 6th in points allowed in '83.
@@DolFan316 If they really wanted a LB at 7, Wilber Marshall was available. The Bears grabbed him at 11.
When I think of Carl Lewis, I think of the National Anthem.
Uh oh. I’ll make up for it now.
There was another reason why Anthony Carter was a 12th round pick
Hell of a thing to see the hometown Crusaders referenced in a video.
Concerning Bob Hayes: He played college football at Florida A&M as a halfback.He was the first and possibly the only man,to win an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
Willie Gault could have been had the 1980 Olympics not been boycotted...
You forgot to mention that the NFL, for the first time had a USFL AND CFL Supplemental Draft in 1984. That’s why he wasn’t eligible to be drafted in the regular draft. This supplemental draft was a one time thing. Rocket Ismail signed in Canada before the NFL draft, but was still drafted in 91.
so what? Back in those days you couldnt draft a player and then own his rights? So when his CFL contract ended he could play for them? Or maybe the Bengals could buy him out of his pre existing CFL contract? I dont really get it. You were able to do that in the 60s and you are able to do it now. So why wasnt that a thing to do in the 80s?
I’m guessing Anthony Carter signed with the USFL before the NFL Draft. Otherwise he might have been taken in the first round.
My EXACT thought. He played in the United States Football League! Therefore, the NFL passed over him until Round 12.
Converting burners into receivers ended when the offenses got too sophisticated and when the rules changed to favor the passing game.
Bob Hayes played when passing was a more desperate move. As such, his yards-per-catch were really up there: 20 yards per catch. It really was an all-or-nothing proposition. Even into the 1970s, this was true. Cliff Branch, for example, averaged 17 yards per catch during the 1970s and early '80s. But times were changing. Jerry Rice, the greatest receiver of all time, averaged below 15 yards per catch. Chris Carter went to the Hall averaging about 12 yards per carry. And so on. By the 1980s, converting burners into receivers pretty much stopped. Renaldo Nehemiah played just three years. Lam Jones played for 6. The era was over. Skill over speed.
Carl Lewis would have almost certainly failed.
Bro you dragged this out a little too long but good video nonetheless
Shows you how far things have come with help of computers and the internet.
You mentioned how the Bengals took Ricky Hunley in the first round that year, only to not be able to sign him. This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made a video about how their trading of him to Denver was part of a series of bizarre trades the Broncos made that offseason.
Gordie Lockbaum was drafted in 88 by the Steelers.
He said defender. Gordie Lockbaum was a two-way player and didn’t exclusively play defense.
And the Chiefs drafted McGovern the next year.
I'm surprised the Bucs didn't do something like that back then (that Bo Jackson mess in '86 has its own category)! 😄
Wow when I thought about dumbest draft pick in Bengals history, I'm thinking Dan Wilkinson over Marshall Faulk in 1994 or Akili Smith instead of taking the Saints draft and more.
What about Ki-Jana Carter in 1995?
8:47 never heard of Jim Browner. Guess by name he had to be better than Jim Brown, right? 😅
I’m sorry, WHAT????
JaguarGator7?
What happened to JaguarGators 1-6?
They may that mistake.
This is irritatingly blurry.
nhl buff. sabres and ott. sens once drafted players that didn't even exist.
Didn't the Bulls draft Carl Lewis in a high round
Actually 10th round, pick 208 in 1984.
They drafted two gold medalists