1. Cam 2. Von...2011 NFL Draft Appreciation Thread

[T.he I.nformant]

for em

When you get drafted 1 and 2 you get drafted to some teams that need you in the worst way and that are placing their faith, hopes, and dreams in your hands. They are betting on you being that transformational, franchise player who turns things around and helps them contend for a Lombardi trophy.

There's a lot of nikkas who falter under the pressure. nikkas that just don't reach their full potential and don't meet the lofty expectations.

And then you have nikkas like Cam (your 2015 NFL MVP ) and Von (that's my future HOF, dominant pass-rushing, eccentric LB ). nikkas that put they team on they backs and carry them to the muthafukkin Super Bowl. The Panthers and Broncos got it right in 2011.

Sure, you can probably do a draft appreciation for any year but I don't know if you'll find another year in which the top two picks (who line up on opposite ends of the ball) have matched up against one another in the final game of the season after leading their teams to the SB.

These nikkas special

Dab on em, Cam

Get em, Von

So, show your love to Cam, Von, and the rest of the 2011 Class. You got some HOFs, All Pros, Pro Bowlers, One-Hit Wonders, Always Injured, and Busts. We're bout to find out who the best of the best is in SB50.

 

[SoulController]

1 1 Carolina Panthers Cam Newton † QB Auburn SEC 2010 Heisman Trophy winner[N 2]
1 2 Denver Broncos Von Miller † LB Texas A&M Big 12
1 3 Buffalo Bills Marcell Dareus † DE Alabama SEC
1 4 Cincinnati Bengals A. J. Green † WR Georgia SEC
1 5 Arizona Cardinals Patrick Peterson † CB LSU SEC
1 6 Atlanta Falcons Julio Jones † WR Alabama SEC from Cleveland [R1 - 1]
1 7 San Francisco 49ers Aldon Smith † LB Missouri Big 12
1 8 Tennessee Titans Jake Locker QB Washington Pac-10
1 9 Dallas Cowboys Tyron Smith † OT USC Pac-10
1 10 Jacksonville Jaguars Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri Big 12 from Washington [R1 - 2]
1 11 Houston Texans J. J. Watt †

GOAT top end of a draft. 9 Pro Bowlers, 8 of them have made All Pro

Robert Quinn, Mike Pouncey, Kerrigan and Solder in the next group

 

[THE MACHINE]

1 1 Carolina Panthers Cam Newton † QB Auburn SEC 2010 Heisman Trophy winner[N 2]
1 2 Denver Broncos Von Miller † LB Texas A&M Big 12
1 3 Buffalo Bills Marcell Dareus † DE Alabama SEC
1 4 Cincinnati Bengals A. J. Green † WR Georgia SEC
1 5 Arizona Cardinals Patrick Peterson † CB LSU SEC
1 6 Atlanta Falcons Julio Jones † WR Alabama SEC from Cleveland [R1 - 1]
1 7 San Francisco 49ers Aldon Smith † LB Missouri Big 12
1 8 Tennessee Titans Jake Locker QB Washington Pac-10
1 9 Dallas Cowboys Tyron Smith † OT USC Pac-10
1 10 Jacksonville Jaguars Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri Big 12 from Washington [R1 - 2]
1 11 Houston Texans J. J. Watt †

GOAT top end of a draft. 9 Pro Bowlers, 8 of them have made All Pro

Robert Quinn, Mike Pouncey, Kerrigan and Solder in the next group

 

[No..Money..Mo..Problems]

1 1 Carolina Panthers Cam Newton † QB Auburn SEC 2010 Heisman Trophy winner[N 2]
1 2 Denver Broncos Von Miller † LB Texas A&M Big 12
1 3 Buffalo Bills Marcell Dareus † DE Alabama SEC
1 4 Cincinnati Bengals A. J. Green † WR Georgia SEC
1 5 Arizona Cardinals Patrick Peterson † CB LSU SEC
1 6 Atlanta Falcons Julio Jones † WR Alabama SEC from Cleveland [R1 - 1]
1 7 San Francisco 49ers Aldon Smith † LB Missouri Big 12
1 8 Tennessee Titans Jake Locker QB Washington Pac-10
1 9 Dallas Cowboys Tyron Smith † OT USC Pac-10
1 10 Jacksonville Jaguars Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri Big 12 from Washington [R1 - 2]
1 11 Houston Texans J. J. Watt †

GOAT top end of a draft. 9 Pro Bowlers, 8 of them have made All Pro

Robert Quinn, Mike Pouncey, Kerrigan and Solder in the next group

Could you imagine If you had a crystal ball and traded all your decent players and future picks and had like 3-4 picks in the top 11 of that draft.

Cam Newton
Von Miller
Julio Jones
JJ watt

Dynasty right there

 

[malbaker86]

 

[Keengcong]

coulda had JJ... instead we got Jake Locker...

 

[#1 pick]

1 1 Carolina Panthers Cam Newton † QB Auburn SEC 2010 Heisman Trophy winner[N 2]
1 2 Denver Broncos Von Miller † LB Texas A&M Big 12
1 3 Buffalo Bills Marcell Dareus † DE Alabama SEC
1 4 Cincinnati Bengals A. J. Green † WR Georgia SEC
1 5 Arizona Cardinals Patrick Peterson † CB LSU SEC
1 6 Atlanta Falcons Julio Jones † WR Alabama SEC from Cleveland [R1 - 1]
1 7 San Francisco 49ers Aldon Smith † LB Missouri Big 12
1 8 Tennessee Titans Jake Locker QB Washington Pac-10
1 9 Dallas Cowboys Tyron Smith † OT USC Pac-10
1 10 Jacksonville Jaguars Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri Big 12 from Washington [R1 - 2]
1 11 Houston Texans J. J. Watt †

GOAT top end of a draft. 9 Pro Bowlers, 8 of them have made All Pro

Robert Quinn, Mike Pouncey, Kerrigan and Solder in the next group

This draft was on some GOAT shyt. Tennessee and Jax

 

[SoulController]

this should be a clear example why you dont pick QB's just to do it. someone gonna take Connor Cook and Wentz too damn high and will regret it

 

[mamba]

This Super Bowl is Cam versus Von.

Yet, cacs want to paint it as Cam versus Peyton.

 

[tremonthustler1]

This was the draft before the lockout so nobody could trade players, just picks

 

[#1 pick]

this should be a clear example why you dont pick QB's just to do it. someone gonna take Connor Cook and Wentz too damn high and will regret it

It's tough but teams overdrafting QB's seem to have cooled off over the last 3 years.

 

[#1 pick]

This was the draft before the lockout so nobody could trade players, just picks

The Falcons traded their whole draft for Jones but at least he's the best WR in Football.

 

[SoulController]

It's tough but teams overdrafting QB's seem to have cooled off over the last 3 years.

its ironic too, because the year teams did that was in '14 and Carr/Teddy look like hits (Teddy being a solid starter at worst)

i understand the pressure to get a franchise QB, but you cant force it. look at the Titans and Jags, same boat they were in when they took those guys. TEN somehow got worse

 

[#1 pick]

its ironic too, because the year teams did that was in '14 and Carr/Teddy look like hits (Teddy being a solid starter at worst)

i understand the pressure to get a franchise QB, but you cant force it. look at the Titans and Jags, same boat they were in when they took those guys. TEN somehow got worse

Exactly, the problem with overdrafting is usually the team who overdrafts normally sucks. But when underdrafting, they go to a team that's one piece away and everyone is looking at you like your stupid like why you didn't draft him.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

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