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Is Tom Brady the best draft pick in history of all sports?

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tk421

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Dec 8, 2010 3:18 PM
Paragraphs people, paragraphs. Please.
Dec 8, 2010 3:18pm
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Dec 8, 2010 3:33 PM
This thread title should read best value draft pick in all sports
Dec 8, 2010 3:33pm
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Dec 8, 2010 3:46 PM
lhslep134;592794 wrote:This thread title should read best value draft pick in all sports

Yeah. Best draft pick in history means best player in history, essentially. That is not Brady. Best value draft pick means a guy who was drafted low who became a superstar that makes you wonder, "How the fuck did he not go early?!?" Brady definitely is a contender for best value pick.
Dec 8, 2010 3:46pm
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Dec 8, 2010 3:50 PM
Commander of Awesome;591117 wrote:So is this the best draft pick, the best draft pick value? I think the discussion changes a bit depending on the parameters.
lhslep134;592794 wrote:This thread title should read best value draft pick in all sports
Heretic;592818 wrote:Yeah. Best draft pick in history means best player in history, essentially. That is not Brady. Best value draft pick means a guy who was drafted low who became a superstar that makes you wonder, "How the fuck did he not go early?!?" Brady definitely is a contender for best value pick.

An Echo in here?

If if best draft pick, then the answer is Jim Brown, if its best value...answer is Jim Brown. Get the best football player of all time with the 5th pick?! /homerism.
Dec 8, 2010 3:50pm
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Dec 8, 2010 4:06 PM
Heretic;592818 wrote:Yeah. Best draft pick in history means best player in history, essentially.

So you are saying that Ben Watson would be the best pick ever?
Dec 8, 2010 4:06pm
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Dec 10, 2010 2:01 AM
Where did he go in the draft? I know Marino went mid 2nd rd.....I know a few Steeler hall of famers went 4th rd
Dec 10, 2010 2:01am
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Dec 10, 2010 2:04 AM
lhslep134;592794 wrote:This thread title should read best value draft pick in all sports
Agreed. He's obviously way up on the list for that.
Dec 10, 2010 2:04am
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Dec 10, 2010 11:34 AM
In soccer, thought not a draft, Barcelona signed Lionel Messi as a 12 year old and put him in their "minor league" system. Tough to get better than that!
Dec 10, 2010 11:34am
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Dec 10, 2010 6:03 PM
Bart Starr a 17th rd pick Qb'd 5 NFL championship teams was a good bargain.
Dec 10, 2010 6:03pm
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Dec 10, 2010 6:12 PM
Riderfan;595712 wrote:Bart Starr a 17th rd pick Qb'd 5 NFL championship teams was a good bargain.

I didnt think there was a better "value" pick than Brady, but I have to agree with Bart Starr at this point. Although it is a close one. Bart Starr was the 200th player drafted and Tom Brady was drafted 199. Forget the rounds because of the amount of teams now, compared to back then.
Dec 10, 2010 6:12pm
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Dec 11, 2010 5:08 AM
september63;595715 wrote:I didnt think there was a better "value" pick than Brady, but I have to agree with Bart Starr at this point. Although it is a close one. Bart Starr was the 200th player drafted and Tom Brady was drafted 199. Forget the rounds because of the amount of teams now, compared to back then.

Yeah but the QB position is a lot tougher and more demanding now than it was then.
Dec 11, 2010 5:08am
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Dec 12, 2010 10:49 AM
^ Not really. Back when Unitas and Starr played, the quarterbacks called their own plays. They were also free game to the defense. They were not protected like today.
Dec 12, 2010 10:49am