Cold Hard Football Facts rates the drafts 2001-2010 - Fins get a D

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I'm cool with that. It's yet another reason why some of these stats guys need to get out more. -EK

Well, it is a good measure of how good the team drafts. 

In the decade SD drafted not one, not two, but three pro-bowl, franchise quality QBs.   Someone in their scouting office is pretty good at finding QBs. 

[Spider-Dan]

Who was the third one, besides Brees and Manning/Rivers?  SD can't get credit for drafting Manning and Rivers.

[Phishfan]

You both are forgetting about John Jerry who started 10 games for Miami. You are also forgetting about Reshad Jones who started 2 games and Nolan Carroll who started 1.

There are potentially 6 players that will make significant contributions in 2011 from the 2010 draft. Odrick, Misi, Jerry, Edds, Carroll and Jones. In my humble opinion 2010 will come to be looked at as a terrific draft class.

I used Hoodie's criteria, so those guys don't qualify based on that.

[Spider-Dan]

Jerry should have qualified.  He started over half of his games.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

There are potentially 6 players that will make significant contributions in 2011 from the 2010 draft. Odrick, Misi, Jerry, Edds, Carroll and Jones. In my humble opinion 2010 will come to be looked at as a terrific draft class.

There are potentially....lots of things.  Potentially Mallott could have a better career than Brady.  

Let's stick to what has actually happened.  Particularly if we judge from one team to another.  Every team has a bunch of players that potentially could have a break out this year.  

Potentially 2010 could go down as a bust of a draft for the Dolphins and 2011 as the greatest since Marino.  But that is just speculation.  

[Pappy13]

Let's stick to what has actually happened.

Ok, let's stick to what happened.

Misi started 11 games.
Jerry started 10 games.
Odrick started 1 game.
Reshad Jones started 2 games.
Nolan Carroll started 1 game.

That's 25 starts from the rookie class of 2010 DESPITE 2 season ending injuries. That's DAMN good and that IS what actually happened.

Time to get down from the soap box Hoodie. There's speculation and then there's observation, critical analysis and expected results based on a relatively small subset of data. They aren't the same thing.

[Phishfan]

Jerry should have qualified.  He started over half of his games.

I was thinking he took over for injury, but maybe I'm wrong.