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Trent Dilfer was the #6 pick in the draft. He wasn't some undrafted scrub. It's tough to remember that given how he's thought of as the backup/savvy veteran type, but he was supposed to be a can't-miss type of prospect.

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So he was the Cade McNown of his generation.

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Wow. 1994 might be the worst draft in NFL history. This is the top 10:

Dan Wilkenson
Marshall Faulk
Heath Shuler
Willie McGinest
Trev Alberts
Trent Dilfer
Bryant Young
Sam Adams
Antonio Langham
Jamir Miller

Faulk was great and there were some decent, useful pieces in there but that's pretty awful.

After Shuler and Dilfer, the next QBs taken were Perry Klein, Doug Nussmeier, Jim Miller, Gus Frerotte, Jay Walker, Steve Matthews, and Glenn Foley.

A kid out of Northern Iowa named Kurt Warner went undrafted.

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Good Lord! That is a lot of suck.

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Anyone remember the 94 draft coverage when Kiper was all over the Colts' GM at the time for not going with Schuler and sticking with Harbaugh?

Did Ed Farmer show up in the postgame in baseball pants as he is required to do when Chicago teams clinch a division? Or is it just a farmer needs to show up in baseball pants (would explain the Iowa hayseed in the Cubs clubhouse when they clinched in 08)

I won 50 bucks once betting a family member who insisted Elizabeth was married to Matt I said "No she's married to the one who sucks"

Tim is to Matt Hasselbeck and Eli is to Peyton Manning as Jim is to John Belushi

One time a few years ago the CC typist made an error. I was watching the Cubs game with someone who is hard of hearing.

What Chip Caray said was "Jon Lieber is Good"

But what the CC typist wrote was "Jon Lieber is God"

Shortly thereafter Jon went down with a bad elbow.

I thought God has a Bad Elbow would make a good philsophical book title.

Jim Miller might be the best of all of them except Warner.

A fun Jim Miller story. When he was a Bear we saw him at the Davis Street Fish Market and he ordered shark.

For years I'd say "I saw a Bear eating shark"

Listening to Doug and OB and people are calling in complaining about Lovie not challenging the Joe Webb touchdown run.

People are funny.

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speaking of funny, the terry's peeps/cubbiegirlshamus sandwich directly above me would likely taste great with some four loko.

best part? you shone the cubbiegirlshamusignal in the top part of the sandwich's bun. just read that post again and remember "ask and ye shall receive" =D

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Ajent would cut me. No thank you sir.

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Remember that

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

I sure hope the CC'ist was fired after such an egregious error.


IB I thought the same thing about Hester. I think he isn't very good at speaking in public/ in front of the cameras. It was pretty cool hearing him give props to all the special teams guys.

I remember when people thought the Bears ST was going to such because they lose Brendon Ayanbadejo

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How dare you forget about the great Tim Shaw!

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I get your point but Bryant Young was possibly the most dominant defensive tackle in the league while he played

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

You're right, I sold Young a bit short there.

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IIRC Mcginest and Adams were pretty good too.

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The Devin Hester returns were things of beauty in the 3rd quarter. He nearly ran the second half opening kickoff back for a TD, while his 64 yard punt return that gave the Bears a 27-7 lead on the Vikings was the play of the game for me last night. It also started quite a debate this morning on "The Dan Patrick Show".

The poll question on DanPatrick.com asked Hester will make the Pro Football Hall of Fame when his career ends. As it stands now, while all 4 of Dan's staff feel #23 will make the Hall, Dan and two of his guests, NFL/FOX Sports' analysts Tony "Goose" Siragusa & Troy Aikman, weren't so sure the "Windy City Flyer" is worthy of induction. 57% of those on the poll on the show's home page, myself included, isn't so sure Hester's HOF worthy.

A lot of those guys played a lot of years - Faulk, McGinest, Adams, Young, Big Daddy.

You want a top 10 of suck - I submit the 1984 Draft -

1 Irving Fryar
2 Dean Steinkuhler
3 Carl Banks
4 Kenny Jackson
5 Bill Maas
6 Mossy Cade
7 Ricky Hunley
8 Leonard Coleman
9 Rick Bryan
10 Russell Carter

But, the entire draft was saved, my friend, wit' selection number 11 -
11 Wilber Marshall

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You know me like that.

I remember reading about that draft in sports illustrated. The Patriots were not all that thrilled with having to select Irving Fryar, who I think had some issues.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.