With the 32nd pick in the NFL Draft...

by mike_o on Mar 29, 2011 3:27 PM CDT

Nah, I'm not going there. There will be plenty of mock drafts leading up to the actual draft coming up in 3 or 4 weeks. What I will be looking at, however, are the players that have been picked at the end of the 1st round by other recent Super Bowl champions. With that in mind, here we go...

2010 - New Orleans Saints: Patrick Robinson, CB, Florida State. The most recent 32nd overall pick made 4 starts (out of 11 games total) for the Super Bowl XLIV Champions, recording 28 tackles with 2 passes defensed. Barring injury, the jury will still be out on this kid for another year or two.

2009 - Pittsburgh Steelers: Evander 'Ziggy' Hood, DT, Missouri. Although drafted as a DT, he was moved to DE. He was mostly a backup as a rookie, notching 8 tackles, 1 sack, and 2 passes defensed. 2010 was a more productive season for Hood, as he made starts in 9 of 16 games, recording 20 tackles and 3 sacks. Good-looking pick so far for the Steelers.

2008 - New York Giants: Kenny Phillips, FS, Miami(FL). The young safety spent his first season splitting time at FS with Michael Johnson (he still managed 5 passes defensed), but most of his playing time came on special teams. He became a starter in 2009, but after only 2 games was forced to have microfracture surgery on his left knee due to patellofemoral arthritis. However, Phillips was able to bounce right back in 2010, reclaiming his starting job and starting all 16 games for the Giants (5 passes defensed, 1 INT). A good return for New York out of the 32nd overall pick.

2007 - Indianapolis Colts: Anthony Gonzalez, WR, Ohio State. The other "Tony Gonzalez" (okay, not really) had a promising first two seasons, where he compiled a combined 94 catches, for 1,240 yards, and 7 TDs. However, he suffered a knee injury in the 2009 season opener that caused him to miss the entire season. 2010 was not too kind to Gonzalez either, as he lost his starting job and only had 5 catches for 67 yards before going down with another season-ending injury (PCL). This pick is a bust for Indy if he can't put it together in 2011.

2006 - New York Giants: Mathias Kiwanuka, DE, Boston College.* The pass-rush specialist has recorded 23.5 sacks and 7 forced fumbles over his 5-year career. He had played in at least 10 games each season until 2010, when he was limited to 3 games due to a herniated disc. Time will tell if he can come back from a tough injury like that, but he has been productive for the Giants to this point.

2005 - New England Patriots: Logan Mankins, G, Fresno State. Despite spending his collegiate years at the tackle position, the Patriots moved Mankins to guard and proceeded to reap the benefits. He started all 16 games for New England in his first 5 seasons, but played in only 9 in 2010 due to a contract dispute with the team. The 3-time Pro Bowler turned out to be an excellent value pick for the Patriots, nonetheless.

*Obviously, the Giants were not Super Bowl champions in 2006. They obtained the 32nd pick via trade from Pittsburgh.

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Meh...

I like the NFL draft and like talking about it but sometimes is gets to be too much. Like how people try to mock who will be selected in the 6th and 7th rounds. I guess its just for the fun, but still meh. Meanwhile nice post, the talk is that the #32 is always BPA I guess because it’s the best team so they don’t have too many needs (a la the Packers).

I gots to put the team on my back, doo.

by BlackPack-fan on Mar 29, 2011 5:13 PM CDT reply actions

Totally agree..

Some amount of draft talk is great..but after a while it just gets to be too much..

It is the off season though..what else is there..?

I love wins. Wins are good for the soul.- Barry Alvarez Sep 25, 2005

by White92 on Apr 4, 2011 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow. Not a bad string of picks. That makes me feel better picking at 32, especially with TT calling the shots.

Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!

Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV Champions!!!!

by Omaha Sun on Mar 29, 2011 5:29 PM CDT reply actions

if we could pull a patriots I would be very happy

I hope Kotsay gets hit by a dump truck and slips into a coma where he is stuck forever in Baseball purgatory having to bat against a three-headed, six-armed Lefty Hydra consisting of Billy Wagner, Damaso Marte, and Randy Johnson. - Shoeless In SC

by blackoutsox on Mar 29, 2011 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions

Trade it for a higher pick the next year?

Picking at the end of the night, you might get 2 or 3 teams eager to grab one of the sliders before everyone resets. Detroit did it last year with Best, so there’s the most recent example.

"Perhaps it was the Noid who should have avoided me." Mayor Adam West

by insertscreenname on Mar 31, 2011 7:26 AM CDT up reply actions

There’s some uncertainty about whether or not it would be possible to trade for a future year’s draft pick.

"I'm tired of pretending I'm not a rock star from Mars."

by Kuhl on Mar 31, 2011 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions

You can do it,

But since there might not be a draft next year, it could backfire.

"Perhaps it was the Noid who should have avoided me." Mayor Adam West

by insertscreenname on Apr 1, 2011 12:44 AM CDT up reply actions

I like the draft talk overall because its exciting when it finally happens...

and you get to see how it all played out. Plus it’s football which automatically makes it 100x more interesting than any other sporting events going on.

I hate it because, though I love guessing who will take who and where they will take them, I get sick of mock drafts after about 37 seconds…. especially these “professionals” who earn their paychecks making a new mock draft each week in the spring like Mayock or Kiper.

So I guess I put “Meh”.

by PhoenicianPakFan on Mar 29, 2011 7:28 PM CDT reply actions