One Boom, One Bust.

It is all most a certainty that Andrew Luck will be the first pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. It is looking more and more like a team is going to trade up to get Heisman Winner Robert Griffin III with the second pick. History says one of these guys will be a boom the other a bust. Which one is which?

History in this blog starts in 1983. We started here because the 1983 NFL draft class is widely considered the best QB Draft Class ever. The #1 Draft pick in 1983 was John Elway. We all know what he did! The #2 QB picked was Todd Blackledge from Penn State drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs. Did you know the Chiefs passed on guys like Dan Marino and Jim Kelly to take Blackledge? (Do you think they are wishing for a redo?) My point is one Boom and one Bust.

In 1987 the #1 Draft pick was Vinny "forget about it" Testavarde. The #2 QB taking was Kelly Stouffer Colorado State who went to the St.Louis Cardinals. Now Testavarde might not of made as big of boom as others but he did have a long NFL career. On the other hand Stouffer not so much. One Boom,One Bust.
(On a side note the most succesful quarterback in the 1987 draft was Rich Gannon who went in the 4th Round #98 to New England.)


In 1989 The Dallas Cowboys took 2 quarterbacks with #1 picks. Troy Aikman was the first overall pick and Steve Walsh was their #1 in the supplemental draft that same year. One Boom,One Bust.

In 1993 it was Bledsoe & Mirer. One Boom & One Bust!

In 1998 we may have had our most infamous Boom-Bust ever with Manning-Leaf. Peyton Manning went BOOM BOOM BOOM like dynamite, while Ryan Leaf was out of the NFL in record time and got busted breaking into a college or some such.

1999 was supposed to be the best QB class since 83. The first 3 picks were all QBs for the first time in NFL Draft History. #1 Tim Couch(bust) to CLE #couldofhadCulpeper, #2 Donovan McNabb to Philly #hegotbooed (boom), and #3 Akili Smith to Cincy #who? (bust). #thiswasyearsbeforetwittersothoughtIwould#itnow

In 2005 it was Alex Smith or Aaron Rodgers. Now some may argue that Alex Smith wasn't a bust but I beg to differ. When you go #1 overall and deliver what he has delivered I would say bust. Rodgers on the other hand has won a Super Bowl and maybe the best QB in the NFL. That's a BOOM!

Now in 2012 it's Luck or RG III. I think Indy is sold on taking Luck #1 overall. From everything I've seen or read Robert Griffin will go #2. RG III should make a big Boom in the NFL! Luck on the other hand, well one Boom and One Bust.

Plugs.
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