Best and Worst Draft Picks

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http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6687794

This was a pretty quick and interesting read. Just curious, who on this board was around to watch Jack Thompson suit up for the Bengals?

[HairOnFire]

Just curious, who on this board was around to watch Jack Thompson suit up for the Bengals?

Yeep.

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Good read.

[HairOnFire]

I thought it was goofy. Does anyone really think that drafting Carl Lewis in the 12th round was the worst move the Cowboys have ever made?

Or how about RB Robert Edwards being named as the worst draft pick ever for the Patriots?

Over and over again some players were called busts despite being seriously injured while others had injury excuses made for their fate.

[jjakq27]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6687794

This was a pretty quick and interesting read. Just curious, who on this board was around to watch Jack Thompson suit up for the Bengals?

Me. On paper the pick made sense. Kenny Anderson seemed to be on the decline the year or two prior to that. Thmpson had alot of skill and talent. He had a great big smile and a seemingly warm personality that people gravitated towards. He had a catchy nickname too (The Throwin' Samoan). However, he was in love with his arm. I don't think he really had a grasp of the game and probably got by in college with his arm.

I remember him overthrowing a receiver by 20 yards on a 40-50 yard fly pattern. I don't remember too much else other than he was given several opportunities to replace Anderson and never really did.

He is part of NFL lore though. He was traded to Tampa Bay for their first pick in 1984 which turned out to be the first pick overall. The Bengals negotiated with QB Steve Young and thought they had a deal, until the LA Express of the USFL signed him to a $1M per year deal which was unheard of in those days.

The Bengals then traded down to New England for No. 16 an 28. The Bengals already owned the No. 7 pick. In that draft they selected, Ricky Hundley (7), Pete Koch (16) and Brian Blados (28). They then selected a guy named Norman Julius Esiason in the second round (No. 38).

As much as I like TJ, I think you could make a case for Tim Krumrie. I think he was a 10th round pick in 1983. His battles with No. 1 pick Dave Rimington in training camp are legendary.

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That`s a great story jjakg27. I like to delve into ancient bengals history sometime. I was born in 1980 so... it`s like hearing about sputnik being launched.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6687794

This was a pretty quick and interesting read. Just curious, who on this board was around to watch Jack Thompson suit up for the Bengals?

As much as I like TJ, I think you could make a case for Tim Krumrie. I think he was a 10th round pick in 1983. His battles with No. 1 pick Dave Rimington in training camp are legendary.

I would choose Krumrie over Housh. I would do so solely because Krumrie is one of the few impact D players the bengals can lay fame to. And he being in the 10th round should lock it up.

[jjakq27]

The addendum to the Jack Thompson story is that the trade with us shows why Tampa Bay was so bad for so long. They gave us a first round pick for a guy with a sub-50% completion percentage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Thompson_(football_player)