Dear NFL Films, please bring back Caught in the Draft. It’s such a fascinating and fun watch. NFL Network doesn’t need 9 shows a day speculating and debating which team has the best positioned bye week or deciphering Tom Brady’s latest tweet. Original programming like Caught in the Draft is actually worth tuning in for. Sincerely, Intelligent football fans
Not as many teams in the league, less draft picks before expansion teams. Also he played division II in college, but was one of best receivers in D-2. Not many players today are taken from d-2 in the draft now and very rarely do they make a big impact in the NFL. Why draft them on a long shot when they could sign them for a lot less money?
Anyone can hate on Mel Kiper but the man literally invented his job. I have so much respect for any man who can make himself a made man by simply picking a path and grinding away at it
Nobody gets more than 1 in 3 of the first round picks right in any given year. They get most of the right players but they usually end up on different teams. Kiper is no worse or better than anybody else, but nobody who does mock drafts ever gets close to getting it right.
Charlie Ward saved his body from a lot of pain and problems by going to the NBA, but if he was succesful in the NFL he could have made a lot more money
Not really sure about that the NFL didn't really start paying their player's BIG money until around the 2010+ era look at what Peyton Manning was making in the early to mid part of his career. ------> www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiqxo22gs7wAhVPuZ4KHfHxAmUQFjABegQIAhAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Foverthecap.com%2Fplayer%2Fpeyton-manning%2F1&usg=AOvVaw0oyrFFORBOtVoU-IgAiBi4
@@coffey1718 cmon now u trolling , he started in spots for the Knicks , u don’t make it to that level being a scrub , how many NBA players u know personally
Would love to see mel kipers draft grade over the years. He could have been right though, Dilfer's career would have been dramatically different playing with HOF Marshall Faulk and learning under Jimmy Harbaugh. Dilfer still under-rated today, he did take Baltimore to superbowl and won, something that Baltimore had trouble doing without him, maybe would not have won Superbowl without him and deserves a little more credit for that season than he has been given. Poor guy had to play in Tampa Bay when they used to be white and orange.
They were good for about 20 years: the 70's and the 80's. In the central division: 1970 #1 (8-6) 1973 #1 (10-4) 1975 #2 (11-3) 1976 #2 (10-4) 1981 Lost Super Bowl in a close game vs the 49ers 1982 7-2 strike year 1986 #2 10-6 1988 Super Bowl again, lost again in a close game again 1990 #1 9-7 Then they wouldn't have a winning season until 2005. However, they did have 7 winning season in 11 years: 2005 11-5 2009 10-6 2011 9-7 2012 10-6 2013 11-5 2014 10-5 2015 12-4
Well, Mel was dead wrong about Marshall Faulk. The fact that he was sandwiched with Wilkinson, Dilfer, and Shuler showed that Mel was more than a “little off” and shows how we overvalue QBs no matter how average they can be.
@@medicatedjay5698 And Charlie Ward wasn’t wrong. I felt he had more skill and ability than Shuler and Dilfer. His versatility would have been at worst an asset to any team. If Shuler and Dilfer were given high first-round grades, I don’t see why Ward wouldn’t have gone that high as well. Even as a Knicks fan, I would’ve loved to have seen what he could do in the NFL.
Make no mistake....Trent Dilfer was a horrible...HORRIBLE! One of the worst Quarterbacks to ever win a Superbowl, and he wasn't "Aided'by the Ravens defense in that game, he was SAVED by them!
What always interested me most about the Dilfer pick by Tampa Bay was that the current QB at that time was Craig Erickson. He was a game manager, and most people in Tampa felt fine with him at QB for that time. The Bucs had no plans to draft a QB, still working on the defense. Apparently Craig went and played golf on draft day, came home, had a message from his agent, and that's when he (Erickson) learned about Dilfer. He reportedly said to his wife, we'll be moving within the year. The moral is that in the NFL, even if you are doing OK, you can still be replaced by potential.
@@davidpierce9949 The kind of QB that while he wont light up defenses week in, week out, with 300+ yards and 3 TD's. He wont be throwing silly interceptions, knows when to take a short sack vs a big loss, and provides a balanced offensive attack with run and pass plays.
Being an athlete in professional sports means that your team is always looking to replace you with a younger, stronger, faster, and cheaper version of yourself. Contrast that with a 'regular' occupation such as accountant or electrician where, once you have passed some probationary period, you are generally set to work for many years.
Man shut up Tony Dungy put that team together peckerwood Gruden took credit Trent was subpar it was the defense that was the best . Shut up and learn the sport
I love how Jamal Anderson went third person about himself when comparing him to the likes of Brady and Terrell Davis. Those are the most comparable careers I’ve ever heard, his career and success is for sure at their level.........
He was a beast and had an all time great year in 1998, but had his career cut short from an injury. Definitely was a steal in the 7th round. The dude is confident, which probably part of what helped him succeed
Come on man. Please upload the 2004 caught in the draft. That’s the only one that neither you nor NFL Fanzone have uploaded. AND, PLEASE, 2008 FIRST ROUND!
Mel Kiper he’s one of those guys who have inserted himself in the NFL and has never gone away. He writes words and opinions, and has never played a down a football in his life. His input has never been asked for by any team in the NFL.
Jimmy Johnson built a dynasty for the 90’s via smart drafting and 51 trades in three years. After he left Jerra was left to his own vices and showed his football prowess by sending the Cowboys back to the stone age with only two trades. Not going to mention the horrendous draft choices Jerra made because that’s low hanging fruit.
In a much smaller setting Jets longtime PR man Steve Gutman also called out Mel Kiper in 1989 when he ripped them for taking Jeff Lageman in the first round, surprisingly he did well as a Jet unlike many other infamous first round busts.
@@tbirum neither. He wasn't drafted top 5, nor was he drafted way late. Quite the coincidence is that he was drafted around the same time Aaron was drafted, but the hype wasn't there. One thing is for certain is that be has some big shoes to fill!
@@RIPdBOON HUGE shoes to fill. I do say "Ryan Leaf" type of documentary is still a possibility. Not because he was a top 5 draft pick, but because the packers Traded up to get him while still having A-Rod on their roster and because it is (in part) one of the reasons A-Rod might end up leaving the Packers. Imagine if A-Rod does leave the Packers and Jordan Love ends up putting up Ryan Leaf type numbers and is out of the league in 3 years time and the packers spend the next decade looking for a Franchise QB and A-Rod ends up taking his new team to the Superbowl and winning it in the next 2-3 years like Peyton Manning did or Brady did. THEN it would fall into the category of a "Ryan Leaf" type of documentary. At least that is my opinion. But I guess we will see.
And what a season the Colts had a year later in 1995! Beating the heavily favored Chiefs @ their own stadium! and coming so close vs Pittsburgh in the AFC championship...But I think if they would have made it to the SB the Cowboys beat them anyway, that team was too stacked.
And 30 plus years after Jimmy doing what he did in Dallas with trades/drafting/value we still have clowns like Gettleman taking Barkley 2nd in the draft.
Well, looking at that right now, Barkley is just alittle shy of 1,000 yards, leads the NFL in rushing & the Giants are 7-2, so far, not to bad at all!!
Eugene Lipscomb is another very troubled NFL player who carried the nickname of “Big Daddy”, and they said nearly the same thing about him in that he had all of the talent in the world, but his other demons interfered with his football career. Eugene was a Korean War veteran if I am not mistaken, and I can certainly understand why he had off field issues.
I looked him up. He was a 3x probowler and 2x 1st team all pro so I'd say he was pretty successful. More than Wilkinson. That all being said Wilkinson had a decent career really. He had 8 sacks twice.. that's good for a DT.. very good.
The only way Barry Switzer could have won a Super Bowl was with a loaded team. When he had to start coaching the team went 6-10 in 1997 and done in before 1998.
So the 3 national titles in college means he couldn’t coach? Even before Barry got their Jerry was screwing up the recipe they used to cook up the first super runs. He did the same with Barry. It was in documentary.
@@jaymccormack6875 Why does one thing have to lead to another? Jimmy Johnson was the architect and Barry was the janitor who kept the building running smoothly for awhile. Eventually he would have to coach the Cowboys and that was the end.
I love seeing old draft hot takes now that we have the benefit of hindsight. Criticizing taking Marshall Faulk instead of Heath Shuler or Trent Dilfer is a wild one.
With 18 picks in one Draft, you better hit on a few of those guys .... geeeeezzz Edit: Also, ive always felt bad for Trent Dilfer, he was a young guy with above average talent and had he had someone to help him develop properly and had he had a chance to grow without being chased around for his life every snap, and had he had a somewhat talented team around him .... who knows man. Who knows.
@@chrisjacobs9101 please don't respond with an idiotic statement like that ever again. How the hell could he play better when the number 1 defense of the year kept scoring, preventing him from making plays in the first place? When the defense scores, trent doesnt get to play the next drive.
@@davidpierce9949 You're right, I don't know for sure. No one truly does. Based on the way Jimmy Johnson had the Cowboys playing, utilizing each and every member of the team towards a common goal..... the way the team respected the coaching staff and vice versa... barring any unforeseen complications such as player injuries, death, suspension Johnson built that team and Switzer didn't earn the players' respect.
Jimmy used to bring railroad bums and hookers into the locker room And. Have every player and every coach participate in murdering them. Every week of every season and off season. Everyone was in it together and created very tight bonds. Leon left missed 6 weeks from sepsis from shattering a hookers teeth so badly it went deep into his hands and wrist and forearm. He almost died from particles of her teeth going under his skin he didn’t know acout
I like how David Shula is the authoritative voice they went with for how boring the combine would be. Maybe him being bored by his future in the league is why he didn't accomplish much, aside from being Don Shula's son. That's just my two cents
I can't help but laugh at Trent Dilfer and his "I manipulated the draft" claim. Guess that's one way to explain dropping to where he did. Very comical ...
Charlie Ward saying he wasn't being arrogant for stating, that he wouldn't commit to football if he wasn't picked in the 1st round. He made a business decision before the drafts, pure and simple
“Sure it was with Jimmy’s team but we didn’t screw it up.” Cowboys fans have been saying those exact words for over 20 years. Jimmie earned the right to leave when he was ready to leave.
Video idea!... NFL films documentary on just the Dallas Cowboys making 51 trades, more the entire NFL put together Jimmy Johnson says in this film! U could get reactions from other teams at the time n what not and really pick Jimmy Johnson's brain area in this one and thoughts at the time etc.. include management,players and opposition at the time! I'm surprised NFL film's hasn't already done it cause it's potentially an Awesome video!...
