There have been a number of responses that suggest that a comparison of Shanahan to Ozzie Newsome and the folks up in New England would be a better way to evaluate. Asked and answered. Below you will find New England and Baltimore drafts from 2006 - 2008, which is the same period that Shanahan was drafting, in addition to the fact that you need 2-3 years to really evaluate a draft.
Reminder:
The (+) by the names are guys who turned into legitimate NFL ball players. The (*) represents guys who are at least still in the NFL.
Again...Bruce Allen drafting terrifies me (http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=4900&type=team)
2008 NFL DRAFT |
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Round |
NEW ENGLAND |
Round |
BALTIMORE |
#1 |
+Jerod Mayo |
#1 |
+Joe Flacco |
#2 |
Terrence Wheatley |
#2 |
+Ray Rice |
#3 |
*Shawn Crable |
#3 |
*Tavares Gooden |
#3 |
Kevin O’Connell |
#3 |
*Tom Zbikowski |
#4 |
*Johnathan Wihite |
#3 |
+Oniel Cousins |
#5 |
Matt Slater |
#4 |
*Marcus Smith |
#6 |
Bo Rudd |
#4 |
David Hale |
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#6 |
+Haruki Nakamura |
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#7 |
Justin Harper |
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#7 |
Allen Patrick |
New England [2008] = 3 of 3 needs met (1 LB still starting – 2 LB & CB legit players)
Baltimore [2008] = 3 of 4 needs met (2 QB & T still starting – 3 unidentified needs starting, 2 still in NFL)
2007 NFL DRAFT |
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Round |
NEW ENGLAND |
Round |
BALTIMORE |
#1 |
+Brandon Meriweather |
#1 |
+Ben Grubbs |
#4 |
Clint Oldenburg |
#3 |
*Yamon Figures |
#5 |
Justin Rodgers |
#3 |
+Marshal Yanda |
#6 |
Mike Richardson |
#4 |
*Antwan Barnes |
#6 |
Justise Hairston |
#4 |
+Le’Ron McClain |
#6 |
Corey Hillard |
#5 |
*Troy Smith |
#7 |
Oscar Lua |
#6 |
*Prescott Burgess |
#7 |
Mike Elgin |
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+Jared Gaither |
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New England [2008] = 4 of 4 needs met (1 S starting – 7 out of the 8 picks no longer in NFL)
Baltimore [2008] = 1 of 4 needs met (1 LB 2nd String – 4 unidentified needs legit, 3 still in NFL)
2006 NFL DRAFT |
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Round |
NEW ENGLAND |
Round |
BALTIMORE |
#1 |
*Laurence Maroney |
#1 |
+Haloti Ngata |
#2 |
Chad Jackson |
#2 |
+Chris Chester |
#3 |
+David Thomas |
#3 |
David Pittman |
#4 |
Garrett Milles |
#4 |
Demetrius Williams |
#4 |
+Stephen Gostkowski |
#4 |
P.J. Daniels |
#5 |
*Ryan O’Callaghan |
#5 |
+Dawan Landry |
#6 |
+Jeremy Mincey |
#5 |
*Quinn Sypniewski |
#6 |
Dan Stevenson |
#6 |
+Sam Koch |
#6 |
Le Kevin Smith |
#6 |
Derrick Martin |
#7 |
Willie Andrews |
#7 |
Ryan Lacasse |
New England [2006] = 4 of 6 needs met (1 K still starting – 3 unidentified needs met OL, DL, TE)
Baltimore [2006] = 3 of 4 needs met (1 DB still starting – 3 unidentified needs met DT, OL, P)
2006 – 2008 Drafts Historically
Belichick: 5 out of 25 guys drafted that are legitimate NFL players
Ozzie: 12 out of 27 guys drafted that are legitimate NFL players
Cerrato: 4 out of 21 guys drafted that are legitimate NFL players
Shanahan: 12 out of 20 guys drafted that are legitimate NFL players