5 years of Quarterbacks

I thought before the 2010 draft rolls along, this would be an interesting time to look at the past 5 drafts at the quarterback position - of course, with the biased eye to see where our own Chad Henne ranks in comparison.

Here is how i would rank 50 of them in my own opinion (name-round/pick-team):

Hall of Fame
1. Aaron Rogers 1/24 gb
2. Vince Young 1/3 ten
3. Matt Ryan 1/3 atl
4. Chad Henne 2/26 mia
Good to Go
5. Joe Flacco 1/18 bal
6. Mark Sanchez 1/5 nyj
7. Matt Stafford 1/1 det
8. Kevin Kolb 2/4 phi
9. Jay Cutler 1/11 den
10. Josh Freeman 1/17 tb
Okay for Now
11. Matt Cassell 7/16 ne
12. Kyle Orton 4/5 chi
13. Matt Lienert 1/10 ari
14. Alex Smith 1/1 sf
In a Pinch
15. Tyler Thigpen 7/7 min
16. Jason Campbell 1/25 was
17. Derek Anderson 6/39 cle
18. Trent Edwards 3/28 bef
19. Brodie Croyle 3/21 kc
Maybe One Day
20. Troy Smith 6/37 bal
21. Brady Quinn
22. Charlie Whitehurst
23. Tavaris Jackson
24. Ryan Fitzpatrick
Cross Your Fingers
25. Jamarcus Russell
26. Bruce Gradkowski
27. Kellen Clemons
28. Andrew Walter
29. Colt Brennan
You're Not a QB
30. Brad Smith
31. Pat White
Good Luck (if you ever play)
32 - 47. Rhett Bomar 5/15, Nate Davis 5/35, Stephen McGee 4/1, Erik Ainge 5/27, John David Booty 5/2, Jeff Rowe 5/14, Ingle Martin 5/15, Omar Jacobs 5/32, Charlie Frye 3/3, David Greene 3/21, Stefan Lefours 4/20, Adrian McPherson 5/16, Dennis Dixon 5/21, Isaiah Stanbeck 4/4 and Josh Johnson 5/25.
Should've Drafted a Punter instead
48. John Beck
49. Kevin O' Connell 3/31 ne
Worst QB pick of the last 5 years
50. Brian Brohm 2/25 gb


Things I learned:
* Drafting is hard. Look at all those busts and and mediocre players throughout every round. But if you really want a good QB, you probably should be drafting one in the first or second.
* Chad Henne is golden. I'm a homer, but i really would rank him in the top five QBs drafted in the last five years. Its close between he and flacco, sanchez, stafford and kolb, but i would select him before them. hopefully in a few years he'll prove me right. Thank gosh GB drafted Brian Brohm the pick before him.
* Tyler Thigpen isn't too shabby, and Pat White - I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but he needs to complete a pass before he ranks any higher.

 

1. the rank system was just a quick opinion of how i thought they compared with each other, and to provide fodder for discussion.

2. "hall of fame" wasnt supposed to actually suggest theyd make the HOF, i dont see how you could be so easily confused =). the headings were mostly tongue in cheek and just made me laugh, so dont go sharing them with children. but heck with that, chad henne is definitely absolutely going to be in the hall of fame, and how dare u disagree.

3. jamarcus russell is the worst pick in 5 years since he was a #1, youre all totally right with that, but i would prefer him to be my quarterback than brian brohm. so in an attempt not to get a headache with weighted algorithms, i just decided to fawn over henne's fine balls.