I was curious at QB successes and failures in top 20 picks of the NFL Draft. In the 10 year period, ten quarterbacks became solid starters for their respective teams while 12 did not work out.
2008: Hits: 2 (Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco); Misses: 0
2007: Hits: 0; Misses: 1 (JaMarcus Russell)
Note: Brady Quinn drafted 22
2006: Hits: 1 (Jay Cutler); Misses: 2 (Vince Young, Matt Leinart)
Showing posts with label Philadelphia Eagles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philadelphia Eagles. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Monday, December 27, 2010
NFL needs to stop postponing games
Another week and another NFL game involving the Minnesota Vikings is changed. The blizzard that has hammered the United States East Coast has postponed the Vikings / Eagles game from Sunday night to Tuesday. The blizzard is expected to dump more than a foot of snow on Philadelphia.
Let me take you back to another famous game played in Philly: the 1948 NFL Championship game.
Philadelphia was already well in the midst of an actual blizzard. The Eagles played the Chicago Cardinals in for the championship game in an era where men were treated like men.
Steve Van Buren, Philly's star halfback who was in the fifth season of his Hall of Fame career, had to walk down 12 blocks down Broad Street after having ridden three trolleys from his home to the Eagles stadium. He then set a then-NFL record by running for 196 yards and scored the only touchdown of the game to help Philadelphia win their first championship.
Van Buren celebrated with his teammates, then walked up Broad Street 12 blocks and rode three trolleys home.
I understand most of NFL history prior to 1967 doesn't count but there was a time when NFL players were real men.
Let me take you back to another famous game played in Philly: the 1948 NFL Championship game.
Philadelphia was already well in the midst of an actual blizzard. The Eagles played the Chicago Cardinals in for the championship game in an era where men were treated like men.
Steve Van Buren, Philly's star halfback who was in the fifth season of his Hall of Fame career, had to walk down 12 blocks down Broad Street after having ridden three trolleys from his home to the Eagles stadium. He then set a then-NFL record by running for 196 yards and scored the only touchdown of the game to help Philadelphia win their first championship.
Van Buren celebrated with his teammates, then walked up Broad Street 12 blocks and rode three trolleys home.
I understand most of NFL history prior to 1967 doesn't count but there was a time when NFL players were real men.
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