Rookie contracts too much?

[sportscurmudgeon]

Was Vince Young an impact player?

How about Reggie Bush?

Some guys are overhyped and some are really productive at the NFL level.

Peyton Manning was a #1 pick; he was worth it. That year, Ryan Leaf went #2; he wasn't.

Tim Couch was a # 1 pick and he wasn't worth it. That year, Donovan McNabb went #2; he was.

Has Sean Taylor been worth is lofty draft status for the Redskins? If you like to see big hits on defense as highlight plays, then he has. If you don't like seeing your safety chasing a receiver into the end-zone on a TD pass or arriving a step and half late to break up a TD pass, then he hasn't.

Has Carlos Rogers been worth his "Top Ten status". Certainly not yet...

Was LaVar Arrington worth a #2 overall pick? How about Chris Samuels at #3?

The draft is an inexact science. Remember, every team in the NFL passed over Tom Brady FIVE times because he was a sixth round pick. And so the contracts given to top picks are an equally inexact science...

[BeastsoftheNFCeast]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Was Vince Young an impact player?

How about Reggie Bush?

Some guys are overhyped and some are really productive at the NFL level.

Peyton Manning was a #1 pick; he was worth it. That year, Ryan Leaf went #2; he wasn't.

Tim Couch was a # 1 pick and he wasn't worth it. That year, Donovan McNabb went #2; he was.

Has Sean Taylor been worth is lofty draft status for the Redskins? If you like to see big hits on defense as highlight plays, then he has. If you don't like seeing your safety chasing a receiver into the end-zone on a TD pass or arriving a step and half late to break up a TD pass, then he hasn't.

Has Carlos Rogers been worth his "Top Ten status". Certainly not yet...

Was LaVar Arrington worth a #2 overall pick? How about Chris Samuels at #3?

The draft is an inexact science. Remember, every team in the NFL passed over Tom Brady FIVE times because he was a sixth round pick. And so the contracts given to top picks are an equally inexact science...

My point was that it is an inexact science, and that is a big reason why i say that contracts are too big. The big money should go to proven players.

[skinsfan_nn]

Originally Posted by BeastsoftheNFCeast

My point was that it is an inexact science, and that is a big reason why i say that contracts are too big. The big money should go to proven players.

Well of course it's not an exact science, were aren't doing a math problem. These guys have never played at this level, so it's more of an educated guess. You win some you lose some, that simple.

Don't forget your first rounders are getting the bulk of the nice deals, based on what they've done up to that point in college. When you get in the mid/late rounds they aren't getting "big money"