Draft class value

[Luvnit2]

(06-25-2015, 11:09 AM)djs7685 Wrote: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000498528/article/teams-that-got-most-value-out-of-draft-classes-in-last-decade?Campaign=facebook_cfb_reineking

I read that article and it made me think of some of the heartbreaking drafts we've seen here over the past 10 years. Now, the last 4 or 5 have been decent, but before that, there were some very upsetting and crazy events.

2005 Bengals

David Pollack
Odell Thurman
Chris Henry
Eric Ghiaciuc
Adam Kieft
Tab Perry
Jonathan Fanene

I was on the Tab Perry hype-train in a big way, Fanene was solid, and we all know the tragic ending to our first 3 picks that year.

I honestly believe this group could have been on NFL.com's list had they all played out normal careers. Seeing a list like this always makes me reflect back on our draft classes, and boy were there some stinkers over the last 10 years. Don't look at 2007 and 2008 if you've already forgotten about them, dang those were bad.

Good thread.

The interesting thing is I now see the greats in our division taking similar risks early in drafts. The Ravens drafted Perriman who is a huge boom or bust pick (not character, but skill do to drops). We still take a few minor risks, but for the most part ML (I believe he changed it) said no more and fixed that aspect of building our team.