Here is the link guys http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/news/story?id=3329687 This is truly incompetence and its best. I seriously don't know how you can have a guy like Ahman Green and Brian Westbrook ahead of a future first ballot Hall of Famer. And by the way why in the hell is Terrel Davis 4th? I know he was great for the 4 years he played in the league, but he isn't a hall of famer. I have truly come to the conclusion that ESPN really doesn't like the Jets because they dissed the Jets receivers already by saying a guy like Deion Branch is better than Coles. Thoughts?
It's fine if you think ESPN hates the Jets, but your reasoning is because they think Branch is better than Coles?
I guess i'm just citing another example, my main point out of all of this is how is Curtis Martin not one of the 50 top draft steals of all time?
I see your point, but where did My Favorite Martin do his damage? With the team that drafted him? No sir. Top-ten trade steals of all time, maybe.
Martin was drafted in the 3rd round. As the 74th pick, he'd be the 2nd earliest pick on that list. He was a great value pick by the Pats, but not a steal compared to other people on that list.
There were only two players on that list that were drafted in the 3rd round...everyone else was drafted below that round. Martin could be on the list, but there were only 15 players and all of them deserve to be on it.
I would think Jessie Armstead would be on there he was i thought a good solid linebacker for many years Tackles 991 Sacks 40 Interceptions 12 pick 207
Its a joke if you think Branch is better than Coles and hopefully Curtis will get his respect in due time...
I see the point about switching teams, maybe in 15 years Kerry Rhodes will be on that list, hopefully that is a dream that comes true. I'll say this, with these last two years Rhodes has had he is already a big steal for a 4th round pick.
With what he has shown up to this point, I would be thrilled with his production if he was a first round pick.
Steve Largent? Ahman Green? Keenan McCardell? None of these guys did their best work with the team that drafted them yet they showed up on the list.
hey we should just be happy there were so many jets on the list yesterday or the day before, biggest draft busts.... oh wait thats not good yeah martin did get jilted in this exercise, yes i think there is alot of jets hatred at espn, i think it has to do with where espn is located. its quite disgusting actually living in this area, there used to be jets and giants fans, now there are patsies and red sox fans. where they were 10 years ago? im not sure but they sure as hell werent around here.
There were some crappy RB's picked before Curt: Round 1 1. Cincinnati - Ki-Jana Carter, RB Penn State 17. N.Y. Giants - Tyrone Wheatley, RB Michigan 18. Oakland - Napoleon Kaufman, RB Washington 19. Jacksonville - James Stewart, RB Tennessee 21. Chicago - Rashaan Salaam, RB Colorado Round 2 44. New Orleans - Ray Zellars, RB Notre Dame 46. Dallas - Sherman Williams, RB Alabama 51. San Diego - Terrell Fletcher, RB Wisconsin Round 3 74. New England - Curtis Martin, RB Pittsburgh
wow that was an UGLY draft for rbs. carter was a TOTAL BUST, wheatley wasnt much better. kaufman was a decent change of pace for oakland stewart i remember from college but not so much in the nfl. salaam never really thought he was that good and he ended up not being good at all. zellars, remember him well from nd. cant say i remember anything about him in the nfl though. sherman williams was supposed to be a nice 3rd down guy coming out of college but never did shit. i dont really remember terrell fletcher. damn looking at that its pretty amazing the garbage that got selected before curtis did that year.
The numbers and dates are off the top of my head, so keep that in mind in case I am off a tad. James (Little Man) Stewart scored 5 touchdowns for Jacksonville against Philadelphia in a 1997 game. In a December 2000 game at the Jets, he ran 37 times for 164 yards. That loss helped keep the Jets out of the playoffs.
The Jet oversight on the draft steal list is Joe Klecko. I was shocked not to see his name on the list. He was a 6th round pick and made the pro-bowl at three positions. I don't understand why he isn't in the HOF, let alone anywhere on this list.
