If you could go back to the 2006 draft, knowing what you know now...who would you take with that #2 pick? Would you take Reggie again? For me it's up in the air, and it's impossible to tell how we/he/the rest of the league would have panned out if the Texans hadn't taken Mario Williams #1 and us taking Reggie with the #2.
At the time we would have looked like fools for passing on him even though we had Deuce. I don't remember at the time what our "needs" were, but I know we went with the "best player available" excuse. But as of 2010...is he still the BPA at that number 2 slot? As of right now, 11 players in the 1st round of that year were selected to the Pro Bowl. Reggie hasn't yet. (which isn't everything because the pro bowl is a popularity contest after all right?...right!)
In the end it comes down to this concept: "Does the player you're taking fit your team/scheme?" Take a look at Jay Cutler, he was a top 5 (or 10) QB in Denver...that team fit him and he fit them (not to mention he had Brandon Marshall to throw to). When he went to Chicago (he has...umm..devin hester(?) to throw to) his TD's went down and INT's went up.
So. Of all the players selected in the 1st round, who would you go back and select? Here's the list:
Orange = Pro Bowl
** SUPERBOWL
I give the Super Bowl more points because football is a team sport, and it takes a full team to make it to and win a superbowl. And like I said above the Pro Bowl is a popularity contest. My choice would be . He's a great player and high character guy. I think he could have made our already great O-line even better. So given everything..."With the 2nd pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, The New Orleans Saints select..."
Poll
Which 2006 '1st round draftee-pro-bowler" would you want after all is said and done?
Vince Young (1 vote)
D'Brickashaw Ferguson (5 votes)
Vernon Davis (6 votes)
Jay Cutler (0 votes)
Haloti Ngata (14 votes)
Antonio Cromartie (2 votes)
Davin Joseph (0 votes)
DeAngelo Williams (25 votes)
Nick Mangold (1 vote)
Joseph Addai (7 votes)
one of the other "non-pro bowler's" (4 votes)
REGGIE! (74 votes)
139 total votes


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