The 10 Best First Overall Picks In NFL Draft History

[Zool]

Its all about the bling bling, hes this generation's Terry Bradshaw.

Hadn't thought of it that way, but you are spot on.

[ThunderDan]

Ya know, I hear this all the time and as a horse lover, it's just plain mean to horses. You need to stop it. People love horses. Elway, not so much.

Seriously, I didn't see the horse until I looked at the photo a second time.

[pbmax]

Pictures like this make me wonder why I have not simply moved to a warm coast somewhere.

[Just Jeff]

Pictures like this make me wonder why I have not simply moved to a warm coast somewhere.

Is one of the coasts of Green Bay warmer than the other?

[pbmax]

Is one of the coasts of Green Bay warmer than the other?

I wouldn't call either warm, but the Bay coast is warmER than the Lake Michigan coast. Still not what I had in mind.

[Guiness]

I think the discussion of horses et al. are fitting because there's not much you can say about the first overall pick. Most of the time there's a pretty good consensus about who the first overall pick should be, so the team takes it and hopes the masses are correct. I think the best picks are the ones that required some risk and creativity - like the Chargers taking Eli then trading him for . That worked out well for them, helped them put a very good team on the field for a few years.

I'd like to note that the West coast of Lake Ontario is 1) also no warmer than it's East coast, and 2) effectively means Hamilton, and you don't want to go there.

[woodbuck27]

Kelley bailed for the CFL, but he did eventually play for the Bills obviously. He did it the right way. The other two pretty much just thew bitch fits but were not willing to back up their words by playing in a different league.

Actually Jim Kelley signed to play with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL.

In two (2) seasons he threw for 9842 yards and 83 TD's and he was picked 45 times. He was the USFL MVP in 1984 with 5219 yards passing and 44 TDs.

Jim Kelly joined the Buffalo Bills for the 1986 season and played through the 1996 season.