O-line...receivers, tight ends, running backs and of course the quarterback. How many starters were number one picks? None.

Second stringer Robert Meacham was a 27th overall out of Tennessee.

Maybe...just maybe...coaching has a little bit of importance...in how to move the ball,

Spread it out and let Drew be Drew

Are you talking first round pics or 1st overall?

Tiger2003;1036630 wrote:Are you talking first round pics or 1st overall?

This. Alot of great offenses are doing it without #1 draft picks. See New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers.

I would assume he means 1st round draft picks.

Drew Brees: 2nd round
Pierre Thomas: Undrafted
Marques Colston: 7th round
Lance Moore: Undrafted
Jimmy Graham: 3rd round

For every second or seventh round super star there are a string of second and seventh round busts. I am sure coaching plays a little into that, but not as much as the sheer desire and athletic ability of the individual players involved.

Has to be 1st round, there are only 11 first-overall picks playing in the league now.

But I'll play along and look at some other playoff teams:

Packers (3rd in total offense)
Aaron Rodgers: 1st round
Ryan Grant (undrafted)/James Starks (6th round)
Greg Jennings: 2nd round
Jordy Nelson: 2nd round
Jermichael Finley: 3rd round

Patriots (2nd in total offense)
Tom Brady: 6th round
BenJarvus Green-Ellis: Undrafted
Deion Branch: 2nd round
Wes Welker: Undrafted
Rob Gronkowski: 2nd round

Giants (8th in total offense)
Eli Manning: 1st round
Ahmad Bradshaw (7th round)/Brandon Jacobs (4th round)
Victor Cruz: Undrafted
Hakeem Nicks: 1st round
Jake Ballard: Undrafted

Lions (5th in total offense)
Matthew Stafford: 1st round
Kevin Smith: 3rd round
Calvin Johnson: 1st round
Titus Young: 2nd round
Brandon Pettigrew: 1st round

Steelers (12th in total offense)
Ben Roethlisberger: 1st round
Rashard Mendenhall: 1st round (Moore, 4th round)
Mike Wallace: 3rd round
Antonio Brown: 6th round
Heath Miller: 1st round

Ravens (15th in total offense)
Joe Flacco: 1st round
Ray Rice: 2nd round
Anquan Boldin: 2nd round
Torrey Smith: 2nd round
Ed Dickson: 3rd round

Thought this was a rather amazing piece of info. The Saints have 26 players on their roster that were either undrafted(19) or 7th round picks(7).

Who's their other first rounder? Mark Ingram?

Sean Payton is like the new bill parcells he knows talent