The thing with Bridgewater is that there was a question at the time whether his knee injury was so bad that he might lose the leg, let alone play again. Aaron Donald is certainly the pride of this class. As for Manziel, file under WTF.
Mike Evans too. Probably one of the more understated receivers in the league. He has had over 1000 yards every year he has played and is in the top 30 statistically for yards and just outside the top 10 for receiving touchdowns during his career. And half of that time was without a very good QB, although he has had very good QB play for the past five years.
I will always love Teddy as well. But he was not that good. The year he got hurt we were really hoping for a breakout. But people remember him for being much better than he actually was.
OBJ half-season with the Rams was a mini-redemption arc. He was more than just “on the roster” for the Super Bowl win. Appreciate the brevity overall, but could’ve included that.
mike evans my favorite player about to be 9th all time for receiving tds record holder most 1k seasons to start a career, only 1 player with more 1k seasons jerry rice and hes only 31 so fun watching him
Jadeveon Clowney made his Pro Bowls based on versatility, QB hurries, and run stopping, which is suuuuper rare. He never topped 10 sacks in his PB years (or actually any year since), but the Texans had him playing literally every position in the front 7. He lined up as MLB and shot the A gap on multiple occasions. He would play inside on the line at times. Idk if he quite deserved Pro Bowls those years but I'm not gonna research what players were in the SB or declined the PB to make him a selection.
And the Browns hardly ruined Justin Gilbert. It was a stupid pick. But he was immature, always in trouble, and cared less about his career than Manziel. That should tell you something. Gilbert was just as bad a pick as Johnny. He ruined his own career, trust me.
Shazier was on his way to a Hall of Fame career. Sadly a horrible spinal injury ended that. Thankfully Ryan was able to regain his ability to walk again. He will always be one of my favorite Steelers.
Overall great draft. Biggest bust definitely Manzel. Darnold being the biggest hit, with Mike Evans a close 2nd. Honestly Evans and Darnold will go down as one of the best, if not best at their positions. This may be one of the greatest drafts, as it seems like at least 80-85% of the picks were either good, great, or legendary.
This was the draft I have nightmares about as a lions fan. It killed Matthew Stafford hall of fame chances. The lions were in desperate need for a WR. They only had Calvin Johnson and newly acquired and unproven Golden Tate on the roster. But the 2014 draft was stacked with WR talent. All they had to do was draft the best one available. Which happened to be Odell Beckham or even reach for the next best option Brandin Cooks. Instead they drafted Ebron but still needed a WR so they promoted Jeremy Ross from the practice squad. Ebron dropped everything and the offense repetitively stalled out when teams had the secondary to bracket Calvin and keep up with Tate since we couldn't run the ball and Ross couldn't beat one on one coverages. Imagine what Odell would have done with the defense focused on Megatron. Even when they picked Ebron Mel Kiper said I thought they would go with Odell because it was a perfect fit.
Ryan Shazier was sadly the biggest 'Bust' of this entire class. not because of anything he could have done differently. Rather because of his talent and potential impact on the sport at large. When he received his injury, I swear I have never heard a crowd at Accrisure go that quiet. And for good reason. In just two years, he had become the Steelers "primary' defenseman, in a way that Troy Palamulu was before him and Minka Fitzpatrick would eventually grow into after him. It's really too bad, when you think about all of the title chances missed by the Steelers because of this one injury, but its impossible not to salivate over what might have been!!
Crazy draft. A few superstars developed. Some more surprising than others. But we also saw a number of busts. Wasn’t the greatest year/draft class if you ask me.
Seems like the Cowboys have this nasty habit of drafting Hall-of-Fame offensive linemen. Since the common draft era, Zach Martin in this draft was already the 4th one that will end up in the HoF, after Rayfield Wright, Larry Allen and Tyron Smith. Tyron Smith and Zach Martin are locks to get in, with their all-pro credentials and being on the 2010 All-Decade Team. The only team that rivals the Cowboys is the Steelers. Since 1967, they also drafted 4 HoF offensive linemen: Mike Webster, Dermontti Dawson, Alan Faneca and Maurkice Pouncey (not eligible yet but should be a lock, comparable credentials to Martin's and Smith's).
So what is that, about a 10% hit rate. I'd like to know the average of hit or miss with 1st round picks and it could be favorable with guys that lasted more than 5 years
10%? About 13-17 of these players were hits. Unless your definition of hit is "Will probably be inducted into the Hall of Fame", in which case yeah, there are "only" 2 slam dunk HOFers and 2 other guys with solid cases. But if it is "good player" for the team that drafted them, which is the general definition of "hit", even Clowney, who significantly under delivered for a 1st overall pick, still has had a very good career and is hardly a miss.
Haslam claimed a homeless man told him to draft Manziel, GM Ray Farmer said Haslam had no influence on him taking Manziel. Yeah, right. The guy who’s paying your salary while owning the team had no influence on making that universally panned pick. Manziel was nothing but a bag of question marks, personality and athleticism-wise (to have any NFL success) but the Browns just had to go full Browns at the time.
The Eagles traded down and then all the guys they targeted got taken and they panicked and took Marcus Smith way too early. He was projected to be a day three guy and ESPN didn't even have any footage or stats ready when he was taken. Smith himself was in the bathroom alone at home when he was picked because he never dreamed he'd be taken in the first round. It was a terrible pick at that spot, but in fairness the player never should have been taken that high and never got a real chance to develop because of a bonehead panic move by the GM.
They didn't have any footage of a guy who led the country with 16 sacks? And he was projected day 3 despite those 16 sacks and very admirable combine measurements? I like the story you told but it feels like it's got some plot holes.
Theres not one thing that Aaron Donald couldn’t accomplish thought, and that’s getting a sack against the Philadelphia Eagles, a testament to how good Jason Kielce and Lane have been.
Best two guys were Donald and Evans with OBJ, Martin, Mosely, Barr, Mack, and Ford as solid runners up. Worst were Russell, Manziel, Robinson, and Gilbert. Three of those guys wound up playing for the Browns with two being drafted by them. Yuck!
@@carterware9389 Yeah, but the position, and both are future HOFers. And didn't mean to slight Martin. He clearly was also a great pick. Came in the same years as Bittonio. The one thing the Browns did right.
@@carterware9389 Yeah, it is. Sorry, it just is, and every knowledgeable football person will unanimously agree with that. Martin is a great player, though, and an important contributor to his team's success. Just not as important as Evans, who is also a Hall of Famer, and one of the best receivers of the last 20 years.
No such thing as a false start on the defense. Dee Ford was lined up in the nuetral zone. All false starts are on offense and requires the play to be stopped inmediately.
I remember, after that OBJ catch...EVERYONE thought he'd have a better career than Mike Evans. Guess what? Evans is going into the HoF. OBJ has been...meh.
When they did that "documentary" on poooor Johnny Football, his own sister said it was a crock. He had already shown himself to be a fathead in college. Johnny Manziel and deShaun Watson, Jimmy Haslam is the gift that keeps giving.
So, let's see, one sure hall of famer Donald, two possible hall of famers Evans and Mack. The rest of the draft not good, I guess mostly because of injuries.
Justin Gilbert was a man coverage corner who was drafted by a team who used mostly zone coverage. Then he was traded to Pitt who…sea zone coverages. IIi think he would have been a solid CB if he went to the right team.
Justin Gilbert was a man coverage corner who was drafted by a team who used mostly zone coverage. Then he was traded to Pitt who…sea zone coverages. IIi think he would have been a solid CB if he went to the right team.
What topic should I do next?
Maybe a video about New Mexico state
Whitney Merciless
CFL players who made it in the NFL
@@smallbutmightymma6171 Jim Kelly, Doug Flutie, Joe Kapp.
What happened to Jeremy Langford.
Mike Evans a first ballot HOF WR. Go Bucs!
Other notable players in this draft:
Davante Adams
Derek Carr
Shaq Barrett
Kyle Van Noy
Jarvis Landry
Allen Robinson
The thing with Bridgewater is that there was a question at the time whether his knee injury was so bad that he might lose the leg, let alone play again. Aaron Donald is certainly the pride of this class. As for Manziel, file under WTF.
Johnny Bench is why owners should not make picks.
Yeah not mentioning the ACL is kind of a miss in this video
Mike Evans too. Probably one of the more understated receivers in the league. He has had over 1000 yards every year he has played and is in the top 30 statistically for yards and just outside the top 10 for receiving touchdowns during his career. And half of that time was without a very good QB, although he has had very good QB play for the past five years.
Zack is a beast
@user-otzlixrnot a bust he was good for what he was which was a game manager
Evans is a beast, very underrated player. People understand he is good but never want to give him full credit on how good and how consistent.
A lock for 1,000 yards every year
Dude has balled wit bad qb's good qb's great qb's in tampa it hasn't matter who is under center as long as evans is healthy he has produced
As a Vikings fan, I will always love Teddy Bridgewater. He was always a safe QB you can trust to not do too much.
I will always love Teddy as well. But he was not that good. The year he got hurt we were really hoping for a breakout. But people remember him for being much better than he actually was.
@@theninjaofmusic I used to watch him play HS ball down here.
@@memyself898 I'm sure that was awesome.
I liked him in Denver too, he was a very solid QB for us broncos fans.
He couldn’t take a hit
Steelers fans 100% miss shazier, imagine him with tj :(
I bet they do, Handsome Squidward was a very good player
Ohio state fans miss shazier. That guy was a beast.
@16castta ye but you guys had shazier as long as you could, we lost him early 😭
@@thecrazynodak😂😂😂
He used to headbutt ppl. & they never threw a flag
I loved it that the Bears drafted Kyle Fuller CB from VA Tech.
He was a damn good corner for va tech and for the Chicago bears. Bear down!
@@sedatedsith That class was more known for best defensive players.
OBJ half-season with the Rams was a mini-redemption arc. He was more than just “on the roster” for the Super Bowl win. Appreciate the brevity overall, but could’ve included that.
Odell was on pace to win Super Bowl mvp before he went down
Great video! Informative without going way off topic.... Ever. Really well done mate.
Zack Martin
HOFer
A+ pick
Greg Robinson played at Auburn. Other than that great vid!
Maybe he was thinking of Cam Robinson
Greg Robinson never played for Alabama. He played for Auburn.
Jason Verrett had all the talent to be a top corner but was made of glass. Will never forget him holding Antonio Brown to 3 Catches & 43 yds
No one ruined Justin Gilbert but himself
mike evans my favorite player about to be 9th all time for receiving tds record holder most 1k seasons to start a career, only 1 player with more 1k seasons jerry rice and hes only 31 so fun watching him
4 HOF in this class.... Mack, AD, Mike Evans, Zack Martin
Maybe Devante Adams too
Came because you used my graphic as the thumbnail, stayed because the good video. Well done my friend.
Jadeveon Clowney made his Pro Bowls based on versatility, QB hurries, and run stopping, which is suuuuper rare. He never topped 10 sacks in his PB years (or actually any year since), but the Texans had him playing literally every position in the front 7. He lined up as MLB and shot the A gap on multiple occasions. He would play inside on the line at times. Idk if he quite deserved Pro Bowls those years but I'm not gonna research what players were in the SB or declined the PB to make him a selection.
And the Browns hardly ruined Justin Gilbert. It was a stupid pick. But he was immature, always in trouble, and cared less about his career than Manziel. That should tell you something. Gilbert was just as bad a pick as Johnny. He ruined his own career, trust me.
My takeaway: Drafting linemen good; drafting d-backs bad.
Wow! I really like this video and pace of it. Definitely subscribed!
Jimmie Ward is the best FS in that draft class
Shazier was on his way to a Hall of Fame career. Sadly a horrible spinal injury ended that. Thankfully Ryan was able to regain his ability to walk again. He will always be one of my favorite Steelers.
Those were sad day’s as a Lions fan, we call it BH (before Holmes)… Eric Ebron🤢🤮
What a Draft for QBs. Bridgewater is top 3 QBs of this class along with Jimmy G. And Derek Carr. Man what a talented Draft but such QBs
Overall great draft. Biggest bust definitely Manzel. Darnold being the biggest hit, with Mike Evans a close 2nd. Honestly Evans and Darnold will go down as one of the best, if not best at their positions. This may be one of the greatest drafts, as it seems like at least 80-85% of the picks were either good, great, or legendary.
Darnold?
He probably means Donald, as in Aaron
The biggest bust was definitely Greg Robinson considering he went 2nd overall and Manziel went in the 20’s
Hi, I really enjoyed this, thank you
The best kick returns in history can it be one of your next vids?
This was the draft I have nightmares about as a lions fan. It killed Matthew Stafford hall of fame chances. The lions were in desperate need for a WR. They only had Calvin Johnson and newly acquired and unproven Golden Tate on the roster. But the 2014 draft was stacked with WR talent. All they had to do was draft the best one available. Which happened to be Odell Beckham or even reach for the next best option Brandin Cooks. Instead they drafted Ebron but still needed a WR so they promoted Jeremy Ross from the practice squad. Ebron dropped everything and the offense repetitively stalled out when teams had the secondary to bracket Calvin and keep up with Tate since we couldn't run the ball and Ross couldn't beat one on one coverages. Imagine what Odell would have done with the defense focused on Megatron. Even when they picked Ebron Mel Kiper said I thought they would go with Odell because it was a perfect fit.
So the Rams drafted the best guy and the worst guy in the same draft.
Ryan Shazier was sadly the biggest 'Bust' of this entire class. not because of anything he could have done differently. Rather because of his talent and potential impact on the sport at large. When he received his injury, I swear I have never heard a crowd at Accrisure go that quiet. And for good reason. In just two years, he had become the Steelers "primary' defenseman, in a way that Troy Palamulu was before him and Minka Fitzpatrick would eventually grow into after him. It's really too bad, when you think about all of the title chances missed by the Steelers because of this one injury, but its impossible not to salivate over what might have been!!
Rams had bad luck with OT as five years earlier they picked Jason Smith at number 2 also Both Robinson and Smith were complete bust
Greg Robinson played for Auburn not Alabama
Forget the Pro Bowl. It is the only accolade you can get because a player better than you decides not to go. All Pro is what matters.
This video just goes to show that the acronym NFL really does stand for Not For Long. Even if you’re a 1st round pick.
Crazy draft. A few superstars developed. Some more surprising than others. But we also saw a number of busts. Wasn’t the greatest year/draft class if you ask me.
Evan’s has 100TDs btw but great video as always
He has 99 recieving TDs one fumble recovery TD
Seems like the Cowboys have this nasty habit of drafting Hall-of-Fame offensive linemen. Since the common draft era, Zach Martin in this draft was already the 4th one that will end up in the HoF, after Rayfield Wright, Larry Allen and Tyron Smith. Tyron Smith and Zach Martin are locks to get in, with their all-pro credentials and being on the 2010 All-Decade Team.
The only team that rivals the Cowboys is the Steelers. Since 1967, they also drafted 4 HoF offensive linemen: Mike Webster, Dermontti Dawson, Alan Faneca and Maurkice Pouncey (not eligible yet but should be a lock, comparable credentials to Martin's and Smith's).
It’s crazy how many of these players played for the 49ers at some point.
I was today years old when I realized Clinton-Dix was drafted 10 years ago. Wanted him so bad on the Eagles.
W Video. Deserves more likes
4 of those 1st round picks played for the saints ⚜️
Still question the Ebron pick. Surely the Lions learned from it right?
Hhahhahahahahahah nope laporta was also picked in the first round hahahahah
@@mateoedwinLaporta is one of the better TEs
@@mateoedwin laporta was drafted in the 2nd round
What are you talking about? The Lions have had outstanding drafts for the last few years.
@@mateoedwin laporta was drafted in the 2nd round though.
10 years later, Lions’ fans still hate Eric Ebron.
So what is that, about a 10% hit rate. I'd like to know the average of hit or miss with 1st round picks and it could be favorable with guys that lasted more than 5 years
10%?
About 13-17 of these players were hits. Unless your definition of hit is "Will probably be inducted into the Hall of Fame", in which case yeah, there are "only" 2 slam dunk HOFers and 2 other guys with solid cases.
But if it is "good player" for the team that drafted them, which is the general definition of "hit", even Clowney, who significantly under delivered for a 1st overall pick, still has had a very good career and is hardly a miss.
Haslam claimed a homeless man told him to draft Manziel, GM Ray Farmer said Haslam had no influence on him taking Manziel.
Yeah, right. The guy who’s paying your salary while owning the team had no influence on making that universally panned pick. Manziel was nothing but a bag of question marks, personality and athleticism-wise (to have any NFL success) but the Browns just had to go full Browns at the time.
Absolutely No One:
Blake Bortles: 🤪
Dee Ford is my favorite Chiefs player of all time :D
3 sure fire hall of famers in the first round wow
Greg Robinson played college football at auburn, not bama sir!! RMFT!!!
My fantasy team is still named Clinton-Dix Lewinsky. That is all.
The Eagles traded down and then all the guys they targeted got taken and they panicked and took Marcus Smith way too early. He was projected to be a day three guy and ESPN didn't even have any footage or stats ready when he was taken. Smith himself was in the bathroom alone at home when he was picked because he never dreamed he'd be taken in the first round. It was a terrible pick at that spot, but in fairness the player never should have been taken that high and never got a real chance to develop because of a bonehead panic move by the GM.
I want a 30 for 30 episode on the Marcus Smith pic itself. FLY EAGLES FLY.
They didn't have any footage of a guy who led the country with 16 sacks? And he was projected day 3 despite those 16 sacks and very admirable combine measurements? I like the story you told but it feels like it's got some plot holes.
Kinda crazy how easy it is to flame out in the NFL
Mike Evans is the only reason anybody ever heard of Johnny manziel.
Deon buchannon sheesh i remember him a beast user in madden lol
Theres not one thing that Aaron Donald couldn’t accomplish thought, and that’s getting a sack against the Philadelphia Eagles, a testament to how good Jason Kielce and Lane have been.
Best two guys were Donald and Evans with OBJ, Martin, Mosely, Barr, Mack, and Ford as solid runners up. Worst were Russell, Manziel, Robinson, and Gilbert. Three of those guys wound up playing for the Browns with two being drafted by them. Yuck!
lol Zack Martin has 7 first team all pros and Mike Evans has 0
@@carterware9389 Yeah, but the position, and both are future HOFers. And didn't mean to slight Martin. He clearly was also a great pick. Came in the same years as Bittonio. The one thing the Browns did right.
@@nhennessy6434receiver isn’t more important than guard play, and even if you think it is Zack is first ballot and Evans isn’t.
@@carterware9389 Yeah, it is. Sorry, it just is, and every knowledgeable football person will unanimously agree with that. Martin is a great player, though, and an important contributor to his team's success. Just not as important as Evans, who is also a Hall of Famer, and one of the best receivers of the last 20 years.
I remember 6 of them, 5 for good reasons and johnny manzel for all the wrong reasons
I always felt bad for Birdgewater. Wish he could have stayed healthy.
The moral of the story? Keep your house removal service on speed dial...
@6:34 defensive players don't have False Starts.
No such thing as a false start on the defense. Dee Ford was lined up in the nuetral zone. All false starts are on offense and requires the play to be stopped inmediately.
Cooks got the concussion during the Super Bowl game after Malcolm Jenkins hit him
The NFL draft just like recruiting is a crapshoot. Sometimes you hit sometimes you miss nobody knows until they get on the field.
15:32 my guy ❤
taylor lewan was forced to retired due to a bad surgery and sued the doctor
I think the biggest bust of this draft was the pick the colts could of had here but instead gave to the browns for Trent Richardson 🥴🥴🥴
I completely forgot about Ebron
1:24 he was in Philly last year
*Mike Evans has 99 receiving TD’s
And 100 total TD’s
When fast forwarding the video why is DeAndre Swift's name tagged in the video I'm confused he was drafted in 2020
No clue
I remember, after that OBJ catch...EVERYONE thought he'd have a better career than Mike Evans. Guess what? Evans is going into the HoF. OBJ has been...meh.
Seeing everyone taken before Aaron Donald is comical
Imagine picking Sammy Watkins over future HOFer Mike Evans!
The Bills were a mess at QB for Watkins. He did decent with the Chiefs and Rams. Solid #2 but was never going to be a top #1 WR
do the 83 draft..pleeeeese!!!!
Took Eric ebron over Donald 🤯. Suh and Donald would have been legend.
People forget the browns drafted 2 all time busts this yr
Cleveland browns passed on Carr and Bridgewater, twice.
10:00 His uniform and pads look like they're melting.
Jerry Jones had to be talked out of drafting Manziel.
When they did that "documentary" on poooor Johnny Football, his own sister said it was a crock. He had already shown himself to be a fathead in college. Johnny Manziel and deShaun Watson, Jimmy Haslam is the gift that keeps giving.
Mack wanted 100 million dollars contract and the Raiders said goodbye
10 friggin years already, the older I get the faster time goes.
Lot of dudes in this draft with terrible injury luck.
So, let's see, one sure hall of famer Donald, two possible hall of famers Evans and Mack. The rest of the draft not good, I guess mostly because of injuries.
Zack Martin a likely hall of famer too.
Manzel sucked in Montreal!
Sorry, but even by NFL standards of weird first names, "Ha Ha" is right up there...
Well it's a nickname soooooo
12 teams could have had Aaron Donald.
Subtitle: How many players from one draft can be ruined by the Browns?
Browns: Yes
ASU and skattebo!! 5-1 time for a video
Geaux Vols!!!
Justin Gilbert was a man coverage corner who was drafted by a team who used mostly zone coverage. Then he was traded to Pitt who…sea zone coverages. IIi think he would have been a solid CB if he went to the right team.
2018 draft was better
What happened to the entire 2014 second round!
Mostly nothing good.
Justin Gilbert was a man coverage corner who was drafted by a team who used mostly zone coverage. Then he was traded to Pitt who…sea zone coverages. IIi think he would have been a solid CB if he went to the right team.