2005 FIRST ROUND LITTERED WITH BUSTS

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Offseason Plans and Some Links
Published 5/5/2008 by TBird41 at The Ragnarok
... The Vikings weren't the only team that had an awful 2005 draft. As Pro Football Talk explains, the 2005 first round was full of players that didn't turn out (just another reason why trading for Jared Allen is more likely to work out than keeping the picks or using them to move up in the draft) ...

Quick Hits: Guns, death and football (part 2)
Published 5/5/2008 at Goal-Line Stand
... , I’m guessing that mean’s he’ll hang ‘em up. Regardless, this shouldn’t surprise anyone. Tomlinson will be 29 by the time next season gets underway. We’d be shocked if he stuck around more than four more years. • We’ve discussed in this spot how bad the 2005 draft is looking. Pro Football Talk takes a closer look . Alex Smith… Cedric Benson… Cadillac Williams… Pacman Jones… Troy Williamson… Antrel Rolle… Mike Williams. Yikes.

Dallas Cowboys Roundup: Is Roy Williams on a diet?
Published 5/6/2008 by Tuna Helper at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
... ProFootballTalk.com took a look at the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft and it wasn’t pretty. Antrel Rolle. Carlos Rogers. Mike Williams. Travis Johnson. Whew. That’s a traveling circus of busts. Until they got to this name: DeMarcus Ware. ...

Commenter Post: The 2004 NFL Draft Was Sick
Published 5/7/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... With the 2008 NFL Draft now in the books, I am reminded of the popular saying that it takes a full three to four years to properly evaluate a team’s draft choices. And so, inspired by PFT’s look back at the 1st round of 2005 (coupled with my TBL commenting-withdrawal), I decided to go back a year further to see how well the first-rounders from 2004 have fared thus far. The short answer: pretty damn good. (I know, this is all very topical). ...