P-Rez25

Twenty-five players have entered the NFL as top-five overall draft choices since 2003.

Twelve of the 18 teams responsible for those selections haven't won a playoff game since drafting in the top five.

Ten failed to finish last season with a winning record.

Seven have made two top-five selections since 2003, but only one of them, the New York Jets, has a playoff victory to show for its investments.

Those seven teams -- Oakland, Detroit, Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Arizona, Houston and the Jets -- have shown improvement in some cases. But only three of the 14 players they selected among the top five have appeared in a Pro Bowl. Former Lions receiver Charles Rogers, chosen second overall in 2003, isn't even in the league.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft0...t&lid=tab2pos1

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bigboy

The thing is, is that usually bad teams are bad across the board..bad coaching, bad ownership, bad players. The draft picks alone arent going to win games for teams in that bad a situation.
The players help but they can only do so much.

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gruntbygod

Personally, I woud rather have 2 picks in the bottom 15 than 1 in the top 5. The guarenteed money is just to much for unproven talent. Granted you are more likley to hit on a superstar high, but but at all the money that gets tied up to guys like Jonathan Sullivan, Charles Rogers, Robert Gallery, Mike Williams (LT) and players like that that never amount to anything

RoyWilliams

They really need a structured system.

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