@@holocade4908 he is right TB advanced statistics are terrible, he’s won more playoff games with 3 picks than Rodgers has with 3 TDs. Belicheat help build Patriots and Ravens SB rosters original(which he infamously went on the coach anyway), has winning record without TB. TB has never been on team that wouldn’t win 9+ games without him and has never had a coach that isn’t going into the hall of fame.
@@mramisuzuki6962 Brady also won 13 playoff games when he threw 13 or more tds, which happens to be more than Rodgers has won altogether. In fact if Rodgers triples his playoff win total, he will still be behind Brady. Belichick has never had anything to do with the Ravens (Belichick and Billick aren't the same person) 2019 Patriots with Brady 12-4, 2019 Bucs with #1 pick Winston 7-9 2020 Patriots with #1 pick Newton 7-9, 2020 Bucs with Brady 11-5 + SB Win Be careful when there are so many facts that expose you when you are spouting nonsense.
@@nortonmalcontent8778 Yeah man just go ahead and ignore the Bucs defense holding Mahomes to just 9 points against a horribly injured offensive line no less. He also had a bunch of weapons to throw to as well Gronk, Mike Evans, Chris Goodwin, Antonio Brown as well as an elite offensive line. Literally the only thing Tampa Bay needed was a QB that didn't throw 5 interceptions a game to be a playoff contender. In fact if you look at that 7-9 record most of those losses were either by one point or happened in overtime. Bottom line the Bucs were much better then their record showed. If you put Josh Allen or Arron Rodgers on that same team the same result would happen with them Winning a ring. How's that for spouting nonsense pal?
Alex Smith was the absolute perfect quarterback for Kansas City's rebuild. He got us winning again, towards the end of it he was actually kind of killing it too. When we drafted Mahomes he didn't take it badly like Farve (Rodgers too ironically) and really helped mentor him, which was especially helpful because the things Smith was great at were the things Pat lacked out of college. C- draft for San Fran, easy A for Kansas City.
Rodgers hasn’t taken it badly like Farve at all… if you paid any attention you’d see the interviews with Love and other talking highly about how well Rodgers mentors Love and how he loves to do it.
Yeah I don't think he did a bad job with this list it's just not amazing another example is Cam saying he's not a "good passer" when he's 1000 Yards back of Kurt Warner and Troy Aikman to HOF players. That's with Newton only having 11 seasons under his belt and missing a ton of games, I feel like rushing took over there for what he's known for
@@n_a8917 Bledsoe gets a ton of disrespect, and I'm not even a Patriots fan, but respect him for his talent before he was replaces by Brady and Romo. I'm a bit protective of his overall legacy, so it's all good. I love all three of those guys, it's just they make Bledsoe look like chop liver, these days, constantly and he was a stud. ✌
*1970’s* 0:13 _TB 12_ (4 SuperBowls) 0:38 Jim Plunkett 0:54 Walt Patulsky 1:07 John Matuszak - F 1:22 _Ed “Too Tall” Jones_ (Super Bowl Champion) 1:39 Steve Bartkowski 2:02 *Lee Roy Selmon* (Hall of Famer) 2:20 Ricky Bell 2:37 *Earl Campbell* 3:01 Tom Cousineau *1980s* 3:14 Billy Sims, 1985 Knee Injury 🤕 3:29 George Rodgers, drug issues 3:46 Kenneth Sims 4:06 _John Elway,_ Walked away from Indy 4:15 Irving Fryar 4:34 *Bruce Smith* 4:42 *Bo Jackson* - F 4:47 Vinny Testaverde 5:10 Aundray Bruce 5:24 *_Troy Aikman_* *1990s* 5:45 Jeff George 6:07 _Russell Maryland_ C 6:19 Steve Entman 6:31 Drew Bledsoe 7:00 Dan Wilkinson 7:17 Ki-Jana-Carter 7:35 KeShawn Johnson 7:54 *_Orlando Pace_* 8:05 *_Peyton Manning_* #18 ‘98 8:19 Tim Couch *2000s* 8:44 Courtney Brown 8:54 Michael Vick 9:24 David Carr 9:48 Carson Palmer 10:17 Eli Manning [like John Elway] 10:30 Alex Smith 11:05 Mario Williams 11:19 JeMarcus Russell 11:35 Jake Long 11:52 Matthew Stafford *2010’s* 12:16 Sam Bradford 12:35 Cam Newton 13:04 Andrew Luck 🍀 ⛈ 13:40 Eric Fisher 13:55 Jadeveon Clowney 14:16 Jameis Winston 14:46 Jared Goff 15:22 Myles Garrett 15:41 Baker Mayfield 16:08 Kyler Murray 16:22 Joe Burrow *2020s* 16:33 Trevor Lawrence
Imagine taking JaMarcus Russell and then Calvin Johnson and Joe Thomas go directly after Not to mention - Adrian Peterson, Patrick Willis, Marshawn Lynch, Darrell Revis, Joe Staley, Greg Olsen, Eric Weddle, Ryan Kalil and Marshal Yanda
The idea that the Colts got nothing for Elway and the Chargers got nothing for Eli Manning is completely false, as both were traded for value immediately after being drafted. In exchange for Elway, the Colts got a first round pick and the draft rights to Chris Hinton, who made six Pro Bowls during his time with the franchise. He wasn't Elway, but that is better value than the majority of the players on this list. For Eli, the Chargers got the draft rights to Philip Rivers (who is arguably as good as Eli) and multiple future picks, including a first rounder that turned into Shawne Merriman. Both teams would probably make that exact trade all over again.
When I first watched the video, I thought the grades made sense, if you only looked at the value that specific player brought to that specific team. But then I became more inclined to think as you did, that those sorts of grades were separated from reality: you need to know the sum total of the transaction, at least in the cases where the players didn't actually play for the drafting team. That being said, I don't agree with Manning/Rivers only because the Giants got two Super Bowls from "Manning". Now, I don't think Eli was ever elite, he kind of Dilfer-ed his way into those rings (hence why I put his name in quotation marks). But he, at least in those seasons, managed the critical plays very well, stepped up when needed, and didn't lose it (in fact, played out of his socks) for the Giants when it mattered in the postseason. A few other QBs probably could have done the same job placed in the same situation, but that's conjecture. Fact is Rivers didn't get to a Super Bowl, and while many of his playoff losses weren't his fault (see torn ACL game), he also didn't produce clutch games when the Chargers really needed them. His postseason stats were "average" at best. I'll admit, Super Bowls aren't everything. Rivers had far better regular season career stats, and was as durable as a tank. With him under center and slinging the ball around, the Chargers were never out of the game. Plus he was an entertainer, and a much more likable guy than Eli (and I usually prefer the quieter athletes who just go about their business). But I bet in retrospect the Chargers would have much preferred those Super Bowl titles, assuming that Manning could have done enough with them. Speaking of conjecture, maybe those titles might have convinced the city to find a way to get a new stadium built and would have kept them in San Diego (nah, Spanos is an idiot). Just my opinion.
He's absolutely right about Elway though. If you think a 6 time pro bowl lineman is equivalent to an arguably top 10 all time QB, you're insane. The other big issue is that Indy knew Elway wouldn't play for them before the draft and took him anyway when they could've drafted Dan Marino instead
Before watching it, I already know many non QB’s like Fisher, Clowney, etc here will be prob crazy underrated I’ll always feel bad for careers like Couch, Carr, Bradford and Luck. Some great modern talents who were ruined by injuries
@@BrandonMossIsGay He was OROY. Those Rams teams OLs def did not keep him from getting sacked. And even led the league in completion despite his injuries
@@alexolds9840 Denver... or Indianapolis... hell, it isn't even a sure thing that they would've beaten Pittsburgh. The Bengals' defense was pretty bad, and #3 seeds with bad defenses don't make many Super Bowl trips.
@@hofghost2456 So what? There are nearly a dozen teams that got swept by a team in the regular season and beat them in the playoffs, including last year's Super Bowl champion. Previous results don't determine future results, dum dum. 😜
@@PrimePlayzGames True. Taylor might not have been but Pittman would have cause he was taken with a second round pick from the then Redskins. Only way the Colts get Pittman and Taylor is if they don't trade their first for Buckner and use it to get one of those two. So big loss either way
I think "F" grades should be reserved for complete failures. Players who managed to be solid or have even one good season should at least be in the C/D range.
I’d do it this way: Hall of Famers: A+ Made an impact as rookies: A/B Multiple all-pro seasons without HOF election:A/B Decent but not outstanding careers: C/D Busts: D/F Draft is about one thing: how good of a player they turn out to be. This is true pretty much of any player taken anywhere in the top quarter of the first round, not just the #1, but naturally those players are taken with the highest expectations of all. (Though the fact that some draft classes are better than others also should be a factor in these rankings.)
@@HighlightDepot Even still, some of these players had solid seasons, but because they didn't flourish into stardom with the first team they were with they are given an "F". It just seems that the author had difficulty with a grading system at the lower levels. A "D" isn't great, but at least it shows that the player played a bit with the team.
@Fries as a MAJOR Eli Manning fan I think he deserved an A-. In all honesty he was frustratingly inconsistent but he did win 2 Super Bowls by beating the patriots (nothing much needs to be said about the 2007 pats) . He’s also the most clutch qb of all time
You know, I don’t agree with your takes 100% of the time (I’d say we align on about 80% of topics you discuss), even when I disagree you deliver such watertight supporting points that I have to respect the delivery. I clicked on this page like a month ago because I thought it was a joke and found some of the best sports analysis on RUclips
Billy Sims had a short but brilliant career so he should’ve garnered at least an A. Earl Campbell & Walter Payton each ruled the AFC & NFC respectively in running for years. Campbell’s an A+
That Rodgers talk is revisionist history. His style was drastically rebuilt by McCarthy at GB. Those SF teams stunk. Rodgers would have been wasted by SF.
I doubt it. Rodgers would have excelled anywhere he went minus Detroit, which is just a black hole. The reason Rodgers fell was because, kind of like current Ohio State, California at the time was pumping out QB’s into the NFL. And they had great college stats but were huge busts in the NFL. So people thought Rodgers might just be a California system QB.
@@one1blue apparently a lot of teams that passed on him either, didn’t need a quarterback or didn’t have the cap space for a first round qb. Apparently first round qb contracts back then were not good for the team.
This is one of the laziest videos I've ever seen. I don't think this guy has it in him to actually rate the best player from every franchise, that would require work. All this guy had to do was look up every #1 pick and look at their stats, absolutely no context or even an attempt at context here. This is a terrible video. I dislike.
This video shows how the league moved from drafting running backs with the top pick in the 70s and 80s to drafting quarterbacks afterward, when the league moved toward a pass-first league.
I think Vick deserves a better grade than Palmer. Vick won a few playoff games and won 57% of his regular season games with the Falcons. Palmer didn’t win a single playoff game and only won 47% of his regular season games with the Bengals. Plus the Falcons fell to 4-12 the year after Vick got locked up while the Bengals actually improved from 4-12 to 9-7 after ditching Palmer.
When I first read the title I got excited, because my Uncle Tommy Nobis was the number 1 pick in 1966 and had a HOF worthy career. Needless to say I was disappointed when I read the title again
How does drafting Manning and trading him for Philip Rivers get you an F? Just because he refused to play on the Chargers doesn't mean it was a bad draft. They also got 3 draft picks for him.
I agree. If a team trades a #1 pick, the value of that trade should be considered instead of just slapping an F on the pick since the team never used the player. It's pretty silly not to evaluate the value of the trade actually.
Peyton Manning threw 399 TDs for the Colts. The statement insinuates that both Barry and the viewer of the video have thrown 0 TDs for the Colts, which is the same number that John Elway threw. But if it was Peyton Manning watching the video that wouldn’t be true because he threw 399
If Peyton Manning was watching the video then yes it would be incorrect. That was the joke. Because Peyton Manning is probably not watching this video. So the statement is correct
@@willjohnson1602 so you're saying that John Elway threw touchdowns as a member of the Indianapolis Colts... 🧐 That's interesting, so how many touchdowns did he throw then?
Love these compilation videos...just wish for this one you started just a little earlier. I think there's a lot to say about the 1969 first overall pick! Maybe he deserves his own video, idk.
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty, this list makes me super sad for Jags fans. I wouldn't even know who to put in mine between Bob Lily, Roger Staubach, Randy White, Drew Pearson, Tony Dorsett, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and, of course, Tom Landry.
Ok for clarity, its about the team drafting, so if a dude is a terrible player with the team who drafted him. but a hof with a different team, then its a bad grade
It's amazing how much importance teams putting getting up in the draft considering how seldom top picks turn into good.players, let alone franchise changers.
That’s why the smart ones trade down you’re just as likely to get a good or even great player later elway Peyton manning and Andrew luck are like once a decade type guys. High draft picks used to be even worse before they restructured the rookie deals
Baker Mayfield might very well be remembered as the guy who had more commercials than touchdowns or even wins. Seriously, I feel like I see him in at least one new commercial every week. If you ask Siri who leads the league in commercials, and it doesn't respond with "Baker Mayfield", along with a link to each and every commercial he's in, it really should. I think he's in at least a dozen or so. Not bad for a guy who seems to have done precious little on the field, eh?
The thing about Troy Aikman’s regular season stats is that football outsiders is really high on his peak years. He was in the top five in DVOA in each of 1991-95 and ranked first overall in 1993 and 1995. If not for Emmitt Smith having an overwhelming amount of goal-to-go touchdowns Aikman’s career would be even more favorable.
Got unbelievably enraged at the Joe Burrow B- at first until i realized the video is old and pre-playoff run. It's still very offensive I'd say B+ personally, and could *maybe* be persuaded into just a B, but i do respect that his rookie season was an absolute let down because of the injury. If we included this playoff run, ESPECIALLY if Cincinnati actually gets their first lombardi then he automatically jumps to an A, I would say.
Barry: "Elway is one of the greatest Quarterbacks in NFL history but he ended up throwing as many touchdown passes for the Colts as you and me" Peyton Manning (Who I know watches your channel): "Hey! Not 'me' buddy."
Ki-Jana Carter is really the incomplete that turned into an F. The one guy on the list that nobody will ever really know for certain what his career would have been.
If you can find it, Alex Smith gave a Ted Talk. The great majority was about Smith's horrible leg injury and his recovery. Great stuff. Alex Smith is a good human.
NFL is definitely my 3rd favorite league to follow but these videos you post are great. I always look forward to your weekly reviews and these miscellaneous videos.
My take on tlaw is that he has not played well but it’s hard to do when your offensive line gets folded a third of a second into every play. We will likely see some good numbers out of him in the future but I don’t think anything good will come out of his career if he stays in Jacksonville
I feel so bad for David Carr on a human level. I haven’t see him lately but if he can still walk, talk, and be cogent for the next 20 years, I’d be surprised [and very happy]. He got rocked in there every game.
Narrator: Jeff George, the “poster boy for wasted talent in the qb position?” Ryan Leaf: “hold my beer…” Rick Mirer: “hold my beer…” Testaverde: “hold my beer…” Matt Leinart: “hold my beer…”
I think what I learned most about this, is Barry McCockiner definitely does not like the Cowboys. His grades for their first-round picks are laughable. Troy Aikman never left Dallas, won three Super bowls for them, and is in the Hall of Fame, but is not an A+? Russell Maryland also won three super bowls with them and dominated at his position, but is a C? give me a break.
For real. Aikman kept "better" qb's like Farve and Young from winning a lot more Superbowls by out playing them in the playoffs. Cowboys were dogs against San Francisco in 92, and Aikman came out and took care of business. He may not have had MVP seasons, but half the time the guy was concussed, or just handing it off to Emmit and not making mistakes. To say he wasn't an A+ is pretty insulting.
As a Broncos fan, all I learned was that: 1) We never had the first overall pick, and 2) Our best QB's both came from the Colts. Do you think we can get Andrew Luck out of retirement for a few years in Denver?
Him talking about Luck: "It still hurts that he's not playing" Me: Well it hurt him TO play thanks to the fact he was on his back for most of the games he played
Whoa! Jim Plunkett D-? Are you serious? TD-INT ratio in the 1970's was not like it is today. You need to revisit that. Okay, now I can watch the rest of the video.
I initially thought that too but you have to realize that this rating is based on the player's performance with the team that drafted him. He didn't do anything with the Buccaneers. He was known more for his Raiders stuff
Guess who saw a Vince Young jersey-wearing guy outside today, said "Nice shirt", and got a response in "Greatest scrambler ever!". I left that city 17 minutes later.
I really feel for Alex Smith. Through no fault of his own, he was drafted before AR. That will forever be tied to him. I was really bummed to see him hurt to badly, but him coming back to play a bit was inspirational.
I dont understand how 9ers getting smith instead of Rodgers cost them a few super bowls when Rodgers has been on better teams and won 1… He also was able to sit behind Favre which I really believe helped him.
only complaint is giving players like Elway and Eli Manning F's. Since they were traded it wasn't like the teams got NO RETURN for them (as opposed to Bo Jackson and Tampa Bay, which should be an F).
The Patriots only missed the playoffs 3x since Bledsoe was drafted almost 30 years ago. He and Parcels built the foundation for Brady:Belechiks greatness.
Had Carolina & Indy protected Cam Newton and Luck & built around them better than they did, we’d be talking about them like we do Peyton/Brady in the 2000s
The fact that Newton stared at the football in the Super Bowl instead of at least fighting for it on that fumble says he's an F. And that's why he's still unemployed. No fight.
Its amazing how often teams picked RBs as the first overall pick in the 70s and 80s you could pretty much copy and paste the same bio.... looked good, started well, got injured.....
Problem with these rankings seems to be that the gradings are inconsistent - some players are ranked clearly by their HOF credentials while others are graded “F” for no reason other than that they never played for the team that drafted them. I think the only worthy F’s are the total draft busts, and anyone who was an impact player (as any #1 draft pick in any sport should be) rates as an A at minimum, even if their career was cut short.
While it is true that Eli Manning and John Elway never played for the teams that drafted them, you can't call them "F" picks, because they each brought back quality in trades, Manning brought back possible HOFer Philip Rivers, and Elway brought back Pro Bowl lineman Chris Hinton. It is fair to call Bo Jackson and Tom Cousineau Fs because, not only did they not play, they also weren't tradeable assets.
Lawrence has shown absolutely nothing resembling a first overall pick, let alone a first round qb. Really none of the qb’s have aside from Mac Jones. Are they all just in poor situations or not all that good? I think Wilson and Lance were taken too early based on need
I really despise college football, all the teams suck. I just watch the NFL. That being said, I continually heard about how Trevor Lawrence was a "generational player" at his position (which is funny because I hear that almost every year). I decided to watch his college highlights, a lot of his biggest games. It was just him throwing bubble screens and drag routes 5 yards in front of the LOS. There was NOTHING that I saw that impressed me. I was actually shocked at how simple his job was. Snap, throw to first option within a second, watch receiver take it all the way. I mean, he did his job in college football but the NFL game is far different. His play this year has reflected that. He looks like he doesn't know how to play football and that might be because he spent a few years at a college that made the game really simple for him. I didn't see anything that stood out at all.
@@logicaldude3611 College football is much worse than it used to because for the last 15-20 years teams often play their best athlete at QB. In other words, QBs for many teams basically run around all over the place, don't learn pocket presence or how to read a defense, and then proceed to be shellshocked by the speed of NFL defenses if they make it to the pros. Back in the good old days the college game better resembled the professional game.
"Grading every NFL 199th overall pick since 1970"
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@@holocade4908 he is right TB advanced statistics are terrible, he’s won more playoff games with 3 picks than Rodgers has with 3 TDs. Belicheat help build Patriots and Ravens SB rosters original(which he infamously went on the coach anyway), has winning record without TB. TB has never been on team that wouldn’t win 9+ games without him and has never had a coach that isn’t going into the hall of fame.
@@mramisuzuki6962 Brady also won 13 playoff games when he threw 13 or more tds, which happens to be more than Rodgers has won altogether. In fact if Rodgers triples his playoff win total, he will still be behind Brady.
Belichick has never had anything to do with the Ravens (Belichick and Billick aren't the same person)
2019 Patriots with Brady 12-4, 2019 Bucs with #1 pick Winston 7-9
2020 Patriots with #1 pick Newton 7-9, 2020 Bucs with Brady 11-5 + SB Win
Be careful when there are so many facts that expose you when you are spouting nonsense.
@@mramisuzuki6962 don’t care
@@nortonmalcontent8778 Yeah man just go ahead and ignore the Bucs defense holding Mahomes to just 9 points against a horribly injured offensive line no less. He also had a bunch of weapons to throw to as well Gronk, Mike Evans, Chris Goodwin, Antonio Brown as well as an elite offensive line. Literally the only thing Tampa Bay needed was a QB that didn't throw 5 interceptions a game to be a playoff contender. In fact if you look at that 7-9 record most of those losses were either by one point or happened in overtime. Bottom line the Bucs were much better then their record showed. If you put Josh Allen or Arron Rodgers on that same team the same result would happen with them Winning a ring. How's that for spouting nonsense pal?
Alex Smith was the absolute perfect quarterback for Kansas City's rebuild. He got us winning again, towards the end of it he was actually kind of killing it too. When we drafted Mahomes he didn't take it badly like Farve (Rodgers too ironically) and really helped mentor him, which was especially helpful because the things Smith was great at were the things Pat lacked out of college. C- draft for San Fran, easy A for Kansas City.
I hope Mahomes has given Alex some presents or something after he signed his contract with KC. He owes a lot of his success to Smith
Rodgers hasn’t taken it badly like Farve at all… if you paid any attention you’d see the interviews with Love and other talking highly about how well Rodgers mentors Love and how he loves to do it.
Thought c minus was a bit low. Those sf teams were not good by any means. Mike martz seriously set back that offense.
@@spark6306 the main difference too was packers didn’t warn Rodgers at all they were looking to take a qb. Chiefs and Andy Reid did
Yeah I don't think he did a bad job with this list it's just not amazing another example is Cam saying he's not a "good passer" when he's 1000 Yards back of Kurt Warner and Troy Aikman to HOF players. That's with Newton only having 11 seasons under his belt and missing a ton of games, I feel like rushing took over there for what he's known for
"Drew Bledsoe was the Matthew Stafford of the 90s."
That's a ridiculously spot on comparison lol
Drew Bledsoe won playoff games tho.
@@kendrickallen7952 Bill makes a big difference
@@n_a8917 Drew Bledsoe won playoff games before Belichick even got there. And Parcels drafted him. How many playoff games did Parcels win in Dallas? 🤔
@@kendrickallen7952 fair enough. i was a huge Bledsoe fan as a kid (when I lived in NH), so I don't hate on him. He was a stud.
@@n_a8917 Bledsoe gets a ton of disrespect, and I'm not even a Patriots fan, but respect him for his talent before he was replaces by Brady and Romo. I'm a bit protective of his overall legacy, so it's all good. I love all three of those guys, it's just they make Bledsoe look like chop liver, these days, constantly and he was a stud. ✌
Can we take a moment to appreciate how quickly Barry has been pumping out this McCockin' good content lately?!
@@Pennywise467 Uhh you mean shut up like you don't believe him right?
Expect it to keep coming RUclipsrs always upload a ton in December cause the ad revenue is so good for that month
Hes growing fast as hell. I remember when he only had like 33k subs
Take a moment for this fucking comment…
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*1970’s*
0:13 _TB 12_ (4 SuperBowls)
0:38 Jim Plunkett
0:54 Walt Patulsky
1:07 John Matuszak - F
1:22 _Ed “Too Tall” Jones_ (Super Bowl Champion)
1:39 Steve Bartkowski
2:02 *Lee Roy Selmon* (Hall of Famer)
2:20 Ricky Bell
2:37 *Earl Campbell*
3:01 Tom Cousineau
*1980s*
3:14 Billy Sims, 1985 Knee Injury 🤕
3:29 George Rodgers, drug issues
3:46 Kenneth Sims
4:06 _John Elway,_ Walked away from Indy
4:15 Irving Fryar
4:34 *Bruce Smith*
4:42 *Bo Jackson* - F
4:47 Vinny Testaverde
5:10 Aundray Bruce
5:24 *_Troy Aikman_*
*1990s*
5:45 Jeff George
6:07 _Russell Maryland_ C
6:19 Steve Entman
6:31 Drew Bledsoe
7:00 Dan Wilkinson
7:17 Ki-Jana-Carter
7:35 KeShawn Johnson
7:54 *_Orlando Pace_*
8:05 *_Peyton Manning_* #18 ‘98
8:19 Tim Couch
*2000s*
8:44 Courtney Brown
8:54 Michael Vick
9:24 David Carr
9:48 Carson Palmer
10:17 Eli Manning [like John Elway]
10:30 Alex Smith
11:05 Mario Williams
11:19 JeMarcus Russell
11:35 Jake Long
11:52 Matthew Stafford
*2010’s*
12:16 Sam Bradford
12:35 Cam Newton
13:04 Andrew Luck 🍀 ⛈
13:40 Eric Fisher
13:55 Jadeveon Clowney
14:16 Jameis Winston
14:46 Jared Goff
15:22 Myles Garrett
15:41 Baker Mayfield
16:08 Kyler Murray
16:22 Joe Burrow
*2020s*
16:33 Trevor Lawrence
Here before he types in T-Law’s name and time stamp
Wow nice
Colts had 1 good first overall pick, and if Andrew Luck comes out of retirement and signs with Denver, that will be extremely ironic.
@@Pennywise467 comeback player of the year is for players returning from season ending injures
Thanks.
Orlando Pace: “Seems like a pretty f’ing good pick to me!”
Made the entire video worth it.
Dude has balls to use the F word in RUclips nowadays
Imagine taking JaMarcus Russell and then Calvin Johnson and Joe Thomas go directly after
Not to mention - Adrian Peterson, Patrick Willis, Marshawn Lynch, Darrell Revis, Joe Staley, Greg Olsen, Eric Weddle, Ryan Kalil and Marshal Yanda
To a lesser extent: Reggie Nelson and Paul Posluszny
The raiders must have been slapping themselves silly and begging for Calvin Johnson or Adrian Peterson afterwards tbh
I remember watching that draft and hoping it was Calvin
Funny how the 2 worst teams in nfl history got the mega stars
2 top 5 guys at WR and RB....top 5 all time
The idea that the Colts got nothing for Elway and the Chargers got nothing for Eli Manning is completely false, as both were traded for value immediately after being drafted.
In exchange for Elway, the Colts got a first round pick and the draft rights to Chris Hinton, who made six Pro Bowls during his time with the franchise. He wasn't Elway, but that is better value than the majority of the players on this list.
For Eli, the Chargers got the draft rights to Philip Rivers (who is arguably as good as Eli) and multiple future picks, including a first rounder that turned into Shawne Merriman. Both teams would probably make that exact trade all over again.
When I first watched the video, I thought the grades made sense, if you only looked at the value that specific player brought to that specific team. But then I became more inclined to think as you did, that those sorts of grades were separated from reality: you need to know the sum total of the transaction, at least in the cases where the players didn't actually play for the drafting team.
That being said, I don't agree with Manning/Rivers only because the Giants got two Super Bowls from "Manning". Now, I don't think Eli was ever elite, he kind of Dilfer-ed his way into those rings (hence why I put his name in quotation marks). But he, at least in those seasons, managed the critical plays very well, stepped up when needed, and didn't lose it (in fact, played out of his socks) for the Giants when it mattered in the postseason. A few other QBs probably could have done the same job placed in the same situation, but that's conjecture. Fact is Rivers didn't get to a Super Bowl, and while many of his playoff losses weren't his fault (see torn ACL game), he also didn't produce clutch games when the Chargers really needed them. His postseason stats were "average" at best.
I'll admit, Super Bowls aren't everything. Rivers had far better regular season career stats, and was as durable as a tank. With him under center and slinging the ball around, the Chargers were never out of the game. Plus he was an entertainer, and a much more likable guy than Eli (and I usually prefer the quieter athletes who just go about their business). But I bet in retrospect the Chargers would have much preferred those Super Bowl titles, assuming that Manning could have done enough with them. Speaking of conjecture, maybe those titles might have convinced the city to find a way to get a new stadium built and would have kept them in San Diego (nah, Spanos is an idiot). Just my opinion.
He's absolutely right about Elway though. If you think a 6 time pro bowl lineman is equivalent to an arguably top 10 all time QB, you're insane. The other big issue is that Indy knew Elway wouldn't play for them before the draft and took him anyway when they could've drafted Dan Marino instead
@@brocksells197nut relative to the other #1 overall picks value. Those lineman were a C
this video definitely says more about the organizations more than anything.
Earl Campbell should be A+. He was amazing.
This guys grades are bias and trash.
That Kyler Murray take aged TERRIBLY lol
Before watching it, I already know many non QB’s like Fisher, Clowney, etc here will be prob crazy underrated
I’ll always feel bad for careers like Couch, Carr, Bradford and Luck. Some great modern talents who were ruined by injuries
Carr wasnt good u could see it made a lot of bad throws had terrible awareness.
@@larisaryabokon8604 Man got shook so much from opposing defenses, I can’t blame him
Sam badford lol get outta here with that trash
@@BrandonMossIsGay He was OROY. Those Rams teams OLs def did not keep him from getting sacked. And even led the league in completion despite his injuries
@@LessGo7921 true i guess
The A for Kyler Murray aged like JaMarcus Russell's Career X'D
If Palmer wouldn't have torn his ACL in the '05 playoffs they had a great chance of being in the SB that year.
They probably would've lost to Denver if you ask me.
@@alexolds9840 Denver... or Indianapolis... hell, it isn't even a sure thing that they would've beaten Pittsburgh. The Bengals' defense was pretty bad, and #3 seeds with bad defenses don't make many Super Bowl trips.
nah, steelers would've still won the super bowl
@@mrcnub the bengals swept the Steelers that year goofy
@@hofghost2456 So what? There are nearly a dozen teams that got swept by a team in the regular season and beat them in the playoffs, including last year's Super Bowl champion. Previous results don't determine future results, dum dum. 😜
I still cry to this day everytime I hear a what Ig about Andrew. We would’ve been a dynasty with him Nelson and Taylor.
Taylor might have not been on the colts if luck stayed
Eh, give or take. A lot can happen in a mans decision making. But Taylor was in the second round
@@PrimePlayzGames True. Taylor might not have been but Pittman would have cause he was taken with a second round pick from the then Redskins. Only way the Colts get Pittman and Taylor is if they don't trade their first for Buckner and use it to get one of those two. So big loss either way
Don’t forget Leonard and the 🐐 Rodrigo
Don't forget about Leonard.
Joe Burrow with an “overrated shortened 1st year”…. Playing behind arguably an all time horrific offensive line!!
I know right. I'm a Chiefs fan and that's just a disgusting act as Joe Buck would say
Jamie Winston should always be remembered as that one guy who got a 30 and 30 in football.
I think "F" grades should be reserved for complete failures. Players who managed to be solid or have even one good season should at least be in the C/D range.
I’d do it this way:
Hall of Famers: A+
Made an impact as rookies: A/B
Multiple all-pro seasons without HOF election:A/B
Decent but not outstanding careers: C/D
Busts: D/F
Draft is about one thing: how good of a player they turn out to be. This is true pretty much of any player taken anywhere in the top quarter of the first round, not just the #1, but naturally those players are taken with the highest expectations of all. (Though the fact that some draft classes are better than others also should be a factor in these rankings.)
It’s for the team they played for and keep in mind they wasted a 1st ovr pick on them
@@HighlightDepot Even still, some of these players had solid seasons, but because they didn't flourish into stardom with the first team they were with they are given an "F". It just seems that the author had difficulty with a grading system at the lower levels. A "D" isn't great, but at least it shows that the player played a bit with the team.
He didn't do this for the NBA vidoes.(Only football). He's a LeBron James fan also😂🤣
@Fries as a MAJOR Eli Manning fan I think he deserved an A-. In all honesty he was frustratingly inconsistent but he did win 2 Super Bowls by beating the patriots (nothing much needs to be said about the 2007 pats) . He’s also the most clutch qb of all time
You know, I don’t agree with your takes 100% of the time (I’d say we align on about 80% of topics you discuss), even when I disagree you deliver such watertight supporting points that I have to respect the delivery. I clicked on this page like a month ago because I thought it was a joke and found some of the best sports analysis on RUclips
Billy Sims had a short but brilliant career so he should’ve garnered at least an A. Earl Campbell & Walter Payton each ruled the AFC & NFC respectively in running for years. Campbell’s an A+
That Rodgers talk is revisionist history. His style was drastically rebuilt by McCarthy at GB. Those SF teams stunk. Rodgers would have been wasted by SF.
I wouldn't say drastically, but there's no doubt he was in a good situation behind Favre in GB.
I doubt it. Rodgers would have excelled anywhere he went minus Detroit, which is just a black hole.
The reason Rodgers fell was because, kind of like current Ohio State, California at the time was pumping out QB’s into the NFL. And they had great college stats but were huge busts in the NFL. So people thought Rodgers might just be a California system QB.
@@one1blue apparently a lot of teams that passed on him either, didn’t need a quarterback or didn’t have the cap space for a first round qb. Apparently first round qb contracts back then were not good for the team.
While he won a Super Bowl in 2010 with the packers. He would’ve won 3 Super Bowls with the 2011-2013 49ers easily.
Lol OOOK
1973 John Matulszak was traded for an all pro DT and a pick that became HOF LB Robert Brazile so really they got insane value
Same applies to the Elway and Eli picks - Chris Hinton & Philip Rivers gotta count for something.
Next time, rate the best player from every franchise in the NFL
This is one of the laziest videos I've ever seen. I don't think this guy has it in him to actually rate the best player from every franchise, that would require work. All this guy had to do was look up every #1 pick and look at their stats, absolutely no context or even an attempt at context here. This is a terrible video. I dislike.
@@logicaldude3611 have you watched any of his other content? He is very capable and already knowledgeable.
This video shows how the league moved from drafting running backs with the top pick in the 70s and 80s to drafting quarterbacks afterward, when the league moved toward a pass-first league.
I think Vick deserves a better grade than Palmer. Vick won a few playoff games and won 57% of his regular season games with the Falcons. Palmer didn’t win a single playoff game and only won 47% of his regular season games with the Bengals. Plus the Falcons fell to 4-12 the year after Vick got locked up while the Bengals actually improved from 4-12 to 9-7 after ditching Palmer.
Palmer was kind of a prick and I don't remember him being all that great.
@@ryanjacobson2508 After the Steelers shredded his knee he became an average QB. Before that you could see the talent.
Jared Goff just got his first NFL win without Sean McVay as his Coach.
As a Lions fan, FINALLY
When I first read the title I got excited, because my Uncle Tommy Nobis was the number 1 pick in 1966 and had a HOF worthy career.
Needless to say I was disappointed when I read the title again
The Tyler Rose is absolutely an A+ not just an A. Earl Campbell undoubtedly is A+.
The GOAT has blessed us with a new video 🙏
Barry has a 144 passer rating he has 650 touchdown 60 interception and has won 7 superbowls and a 5 time nfl mvp
How does drafting Manning and trading him for Philip Rivers get you an F? Just because he refused to play on the Chargers doesn't mean it was a bad draft. They also got 3 draft picks for him.
I agree. If a team trades a #1 pick, the value of that trade should be considered instead of just slapping an F on the pick since the team never used the player. It's pretty silly not to evaluate the value of the trade actually.
“He ended up throwing as many touchdowns for the Colts as you and me. F”. Peyton Manning watching this video: 😳
Why would Peyton Manning be surprised at the John Elway statement???
Peyton Manning threw 399 TDs for the Colts. The statement insinuates that both Barry and the viewer of the video have thrown 0 TDs for the Colts, which is the same number that John Elway threw. But if it was Peyton Manning watching the video that wouldn’t be true because he threw 399
@@willjohnson1602 so you're basically saying that Barry's statement about John Elway is incorrect then???
If Peyton Manning was watching the video then yes it would be incorrect. That was the joke. Because Peyton Manning is probably not watching this video. So the statement is correct
@@willjohnson1602 so you're saying that John Elway threw touchdowns as a member of the Indianapolis Colts... 🧐 That's interesting, so how many touchdowns did he throw then?
The worst part of this video was the lack of Puppy Time.
Love these compilation videos...just wish for this one you started just a little earlier. I think there's a lot to say about the 1969 first overall pick! Maybe he deserves his own video, idk.
Who was it?
@@icarusmarioFAN oj simpson haha
@@icarusmarioFAN OJ
OJ was a “nice” pick in 69.
@@BigPat216 Impactful player on and off the field
Great video. No big jokes or anything, just good, informative content. Love to see it!
Video idea: Every NFL team's Mount Rushmore
That's a great video idea.
For my Jags: Jimmy Smith, Tony Boselli, Fred Taylor, and MJD
@@WriterBrandonMcNulty, this list makes me super sad for Jags fans. I wouldn't even know who to put in mine between Bob Lily, Roger Staubach, Randy White, Drew Pearson, Tony Dorsett, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin and, of course, Tom Landry.
@@MaddDogg316 Eh, they were all great, underrated players I loved to watch. Just wish I could add an elite QB to that Rushmore.
Ok for clarity, its about the team drafting, so if a dude is a terrible player with the team who drafted him. but a hof with a different team, then its a bad grade
That slow pan down the picture of JaMarcus Russell's bloated body at training camp killed me.
It's amazing how much importance teams putting getting up in the draft considering how seldom top picks turn into good.players, let alone franchise changers.
That’s why the smart ones trade down you’re just as likely to get a good or even great player later elway Peyton manning and Andrew luck are like once a decade type guys. High draft picks used to be even worse before they restructured the rookie deals
Big ben and tom brady are such good people. There also great quarterbacks, much better than rodgers and mahomes
true and big ben is such a gentleman with women
Kareem hunt respects woman.
@@phantacarrytemari Very gritty and hard working man
He respeck waman.
Ray Rice and Zac Stacy’s respeck for waman is over 9000
Barry posting on a Friday so classy
Baker Mayfield might very well be remembered as the guy who had more commercials than touchdowns or even wins. Seriously, I feel like I see him in at least one new commercial every week. If you ask Siri who leads the league in commercials, and it doesn't respond with "Baker Mayfield", along with a link to each and every commercial he's in, it really should. I think he's in at least a dozen or so. Not bad for a guy who seems to have done precious little on the field, eh?
Burrow has earned his respect so far in Cincy. 🔥
He was a beast in college and a young lion in NFL. If Cincinnati OL doesn't kill him he will have a ring soon
The video just started..
"Gotta take a dig at Brady."
Never change, my dude. 😂
"He is handsome though" ~ Barry
"I heard that" ~ Jimmy G
*cough cough*- Tebow
Fantasy football drafts based on handsomeness. Lol
Drew Bledsoe was really good with Buffalo for a couple seasons in the early 2000’s… a lot of people forget that…
The thing about Troy Aikman’s regular season stats is that football outsiders is really high on his peak years. He was in the top five in DVOA in each of 1991-95 and ranked first overall in 1993 and 1995.
If not for Emmitt Smith having an overwhelming amount of goal-to-go touchdowns Aikman’s career would be even more favorable.
Got unbelievably enraged at the Joe Burrow B- at first until i realized the video is old and pre-playoff run. It's still very offensive I'd say B+ personally, and could *maybe* be persuaded into just a B, but i do respect that his rookie season was an absolute let down because of the injury. If we included this playoff run, ESPECIALLY if Cincinnati actually gets their first lombardi then he automatically jumps to an A, I would say.
I cant get enough of football and I love your videos Barry!!!
Video Idea: The Ultimate NFL, picking the best players from each position
He should also do an analysis on Ben “the woman respecter” roethlisberger.
@@oakonion8860 he actually did. just look up barry mccockiner ben roethlisberger
Barry: "Elway is one of the greatest Quarterbacks in NFL history but he ended up throwing as many touchdown passes for the Colts as you and me"
Peyton Manning (Who I know watches your channel): "Hey! Not 'me' buddy."
I'm impressed with how well the grades matched the description of value.
Ki-Jana Carter is really the incomplete that turned into an F. The one guy on the list that nobody will ever really know for certain what his career would have been.
Love how Barry uses *orn music in his videos 😂😂😂😂
Barry has become my favorite nfl RUclipsr lol loving the great content lately
If you can find it, Alex Smith gave a Ted Talk. The great majority was about Smith's horrible leg injury and his recovery. Great stuff. Alex Smith is a good human.
I would love to you grade a entire 1st round of a draft like the 2011 one or the 2014 draft
Another banger by the man himself
Tim Couch is probably retroactively pissed he was drafted No.1 and not No.2 where he would've been coached by Andy Reid
NFL is definitely my 3rd favorite league to follow but these videos you post are great. I always look forward to your weekly reviews and these miscellaneous videos.
I love watching this from the future seeing Kyler Murray being rated above Joe Burrow
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Never change, Barry
The Kyler one ended so badly
My take on tlaw is that he has not played well but it’s hard to do when your offensive line gets folded a third of a second into every play. We will likely see some good numbers out of him in the future but I don’t think anything good will come out of his career if he stays in Jacksonville
Well, they learned to de-Urbanize the organization.
Loosened up the play a bit, y’know?
I feel so bad for David Carr on a human level. I haven’t see him lately but if he can still walk, talk, and be cogent for the next 20 years, I’d be surprised [and very happy]. He got rocked in there every game.
So Keyshawn Johnson was basically the 90’s OBJ?
Enjoying these videos. Good stuff
What better way to greet me after a short day at work than a nice joint and a new video by Barry
This is gonna be a classic.
Narrator: Jeff George, the “poster boy for wasted talent in the qb position?”
Ryan Leaf: “hold my beer…”
Rick Mirer: “hold my beer…”
Testaverde: “hold my beer…”
Matt Leinart: “hold my beer…”
I think what I learned most about this, is Barry McCockiner definitely does not like the Cowboys. His grades for their first-round picks are laughable. Troy Aikman never left Dallas, won three Super bowls for them, and is in the Hall of Fame, but is not an A+? Russell Maryland also won three super bowls with them and dominated at his position, but is a C? give me a break.
What I learned is Barry is a know nothing idiot. Elway and Eli getting Fs.
For real. Aikman kept "better" qb's like Farve and Young from winning a lot more Superbowls by out playing them in the playoffs. Cowboys were dogs against San Francisco in 92, and Aikman came out and took care of business. He may not have had MVP seasons, but half the time the guy was concussed, or just handing it off to Emmit and not making mistakes. To say he wasn't an A+ is pretty insulting.
@@clanc433 You just made a point on why he’s not a great quarterback, he handed off most of the time.
@@JJG86 he said Elway is a great QB
@@goatkenz Then why did he grade him F?
As a Broncos fan, all I learned was that: 1) We never had the first overall pick, and 2) Our best QB's both came from the Colts. Do you think we can get Andrew Luck out of retirement for a few years in Denver?
Great video, love the direction you are moving in
Nice! Next do who should have been picked 1st each draft!
Hey I’m a new subscriber, what are your thoughts on Tom Brady?
He is a huge fan! Nothing but praise for the GOAT!
Hes a Brady superfan trust us
@@IwhowasdatXD960 Yeah he has shrine of him in his basement! He worship it twice a day!
He has nothing but respect for the man, did I mention he’s 44 years old?
Campbell isn’t arguable, he is the greatest power back in nfl history
Him talking about Luck: "It still hurts that he's not playing"
Me: Well it hurt him TO play thanks to the fact he was on his back for most of the games he played
Whoa! Jim Plunkett D-? Are you serious? TD-INT ratio in the 1970's was not like it is today. You need to revisit that. Okay, now I can watch the rest of the video.
I initially thought that too but you have to realize that this rating is based on the player's performance with the team that drafted him. He didn't do anything with the Buccaneers. He was known more for his Raiders stuff
I agree. Jim Plunkett lead teams to 2 Superbowl victories.
**Troy Aikman's mustache can't hurt me**
5:44
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"Sam Bradford legendary thief when it came to stealing money" 🤣
I hope this channel gets way more popular so he can post way more often, this is gonna be a banger, another jomboy of football yes let’s get it!
I had no idea Elway rocked the Beiber cut.
Guess who saw a Vince Young jersey-wearing guy outside today, said "Nice shirt", and got a response in "Greatest scrambler ever!". I left that city 17 minutes later.
To be fair, I'd give the Emtmans and Ki-Jana Carters who were clearly diminished by injury an Incomplete.
I really feel for Alex Smith. Through no fault of his own, he was drafted before AR. That will forever be tied to him. I was really bummed to see him hurt to badly, but him coming back to play a bit was inspirational.
I dont understand how 9ers getting smith instead of Rodgers cost them a few super bowls when Rodgers has been on better teams and won 1… He also was able to sit behind Favre which I really believe helped him.
this is very good. I’m not sure why Palmer scored a full letter grade higher than Vick
TIL my brain had combined JeMarcus Russell & Jameis Winston into one person
Would throw the most INTs ever
only complaint is giving players like Elway and Eli Manning F's. Since they were traded it wasn't like the teams got NO RETURN for them (as opposed to Bo Jackson and Tampa Bay, which should be an F).
The Patriots only missed the playoffs 3x since Bledsoe was drafted almost 30 years ago. He and Parcels built the foundation for Brady:Belechiks greatness.
Had Carolina & Indy protected Cam Newton and Luck & built around them better than they did, we’d be talking about them like we do Peyton/Brady in the 2000s
that joe burrow grade didn't age well
Almost instantly after this
As a colts fan, thinking about Luck still gives me immense pain and sadness
Well. . . That's karma for how they let that GM do Peyton and the rest of the team.
I love you Barry ur vids are amazing your tbh the only RUclipsr who is actually (entertaining)
The fact that Newton stared at the football in the Super Bowl instead of at least fighting for it on that fumble says he's an F. And that's why he's still unemployed. No fight.
Its amazing how often teams picked RBs as the first overall pick in the 70s and 80s you could pretty much copy and paste the same bio.... looked good, started well, got injured.....
Barry even though I hate you for your Najee Harris take, videos like these are why I love you as wel
Problem with these rankings seems to be that the gradings are inconsistent - some players are ranked clearly by their HOF credentials while others are graded “F” for no reason other than that they never played for the team that drafted them. I think the only worthy F’s are the total draft busts, and anyone who was an impact player (as any #1 draft pick in any sport should be) rates as an A at minimum, even if their career was cut short.
While it is true that Eli Manning and John Elway never played for the teams that drafted them, you can't call them "F" picks, because they each brought back quality in trades, Manning brought back possible HOFer Philip Rivers, and Elway brought back Pro Bowl lineman Chris Hinton. It is fair to call Bo Jackson and Tom Cousineau Fs because, not only did they not play, they also weren't tradeable assets.
Hes an Eagles fan, thats why he gave Vick a B. H e just hates the giants lol
This is more of a grade for these team’s player development, since some of these players were much more effective after a change of scenery
New to football and esp football history, so a question: is there any back today who plays like Earl Campbell (see 2:42)? That’s insane
derrick henry. marshawn lynch was closer but he retired a few years ago
Lawrence has shown absolutely nothing resembling a first overall pick, let alone a first round qb. Really none of the qb’s have aside from Mac Jones. Are they all just in poor situations or not all that good? I think Wilson and Lance were taken too early based on need
I really despise college football, all the teams suck. I just watch the NFL. That being said, I continually heard about how Trevor Lawrence was a "generational player" at his position (which is funny because I hear that almost every year). I decided to watch his college highlights, a lot of his biggest games. It was just him throwing bubble screens and drag routes 5 yards in front of the LOS. There was NOTHING that I saw that impressed me. I was actually shocked at how simple his job was. Snap, throw to first option within a second, watch receiver take it all the way. I mean, he did his job in college football but the NFL game is far different. His play this year has reflected that. He looks like he doesn't know how to play football and that might be because he spent a few years at a college that made the game really simple for him. I didn't see anything that stood out at all.
@@logicaldude3611 its more that he got tons of hype for winning the natty as a true freshman
@@logicaldude3611 user name checks out
@@logicaldude3611 College football is much worse than it used to because for the last 15-20 years teams often play their best athlete at QB. In other words, QBs for many teams basically run around all over the place, don't learn pocket presence or how to read a defense, and then proceed to be shellshocked by the speed of NFL defenses if they make it to the pros. Back in the good old days the college game better resembled the professional game.
@@logicaldude3611 all the teams suck", sounds like modern day nfl also.