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r/NFL from 5 years ago: Redditors predict where the 2018 draft class will be in 5 years (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by LAZYTOWWWWWN@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community

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[–] Florida__Man__@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (18 children)

These predictions are basically why tanking is a bad strategy

[–] BootyDoodles@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (4 children)

As always, depends. The Jags out-tanked the Jets for the 2021 draft, and the "surefire" consensus #1 pick of Trevor Lawrence has lived up to be very solid.

[–] The_Captain_Planet22@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It's easy to forget that Lawrence had been annoited the #1 pick his freshman year. When you talk about best prospects of all time the list is Elway, Manning, Luck, Lawrence. The real surprising part is that the next 4 1st rd QB's will all be backups next year

[–] basics@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

They tried their hardest to fuck it up by hiring Urban Meyer, though.

[–] Kershiser22@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If a team tanks, I think they need to get a franchise altering player with that pick.

Jury is still out on Lawrence. But it's promising.

Jury still out on Travon Walker, and not looking great so far.

Too soon for Bryce Young.

Of the other 21 first overall picks of the 2000's, I think these guys were franchise altering (in a good way).

Michael Vick (though derailed off field)

Carson Palmer (slightly derailed by injury and then contract dispute, but overall I think worthy of #1)

Eli Manning

Jake Long

Matthew Stafford

Cam Newton

Andrew Luck

Jared Goff (I guess.)

Myles Garrett

Joe Burrow

So that's 8 out of 21 that would have been worthy of tanking for. And I'm being generous on a couple.

[–] Asderfvc@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tanking is definitely worth trying. I don't get why people say it doesn't work. You have to have some top end picks somewhere on the roster to succeed.

[–] BukkakeKing69@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It depends on how one tanks. If you're shipping off guys in their 20s to do it, it's probably not good. Look at the Panthers shipping away CMC and DJ Moore. If your team naturally sucks and it's late in the season then it's different.

[–] Starman_Delux@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Very solid, I just can't stand the fucking pre-draft hype.

People were talking about TLaw like he was football jesus and called him a generational talent and the league was fucked and Brady should go ahead and retire because the true GOAT was here.

It was so fucking annoying. Dude played in the fucking ACC, lets calm down.

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