2000 Draft...Who Went Before Tom Brady ? - New England Patriots Forums

PaulThePat · 11-09-2007, 10:45 AM

Apologies if this has already been done...but in reading another thread it mentions (as we all know) that Tom Brady was drafted in the 6th round of the 2000 draft. As it happens it turned out to be one of the most important 6th round picks this or any other franchise has taken

My questions are:

1. Who did we take in the first 5 rounds ?
2. Were there other teams who looked at Tom and passed on him ?
3. Have any of the QB picks taken ahead of Tom proven to be big time busts ?

FirstAndGoal · 11-09-2007, 10:47 AM

He wasn't just a 6th round pick, he was a 6th round comp. pick. The list is long. You can find it if you google it.

PaulThePat · 11-09-2007, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by FirstAndGoal

He wasn't just a 6th round pick, he was a 6th round comp. pick. The list is long. You can find it if you google it.

Yep...just found the Wiki page for the 2000 draft and I didn't realise that Pennington was a 1st rounder that year. Overall it actually looked a terrible year for QB's which makes it all the more amazing Tom was in till the 6th.

unoriginal · 11-09-2007, 10:54 AM

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The only first-round QB was Chad Pennington. It was universally regarded as a poor class for QBs, despite the fact Bulger and Brady are now two of the best in the game today. Not many QBs could therefore be considered "busts." Except Giovanni Carmarzi or however its spelled. He was the 49ers' third round pick and he never even played a down.

Here's a rough breakdown:
1) Bill Belichick - Coach
Spectacular pick at a position teams normally don't draft.
2) Adrian Klemm - LOT
Talented, but oft-injured. Ended up being just a body.
3) J. R. Redmond - RB
Skipped out of town to Arizona as quick as he could, but while here made some big plays.
4) Greg Robinson-Randall - ROT
Also just a body, and got bounced from the team after a really poor training camp in 2002. Did help a bit in 2001 however.

And then I forget. Tight ends and defensive lineman that didn't pan out.

I believe there were a bunch of scrubs taken in the last three rounds, the only other two of note being Antwan Harris, who was a decent special teamer until he fell apart playing safety for Lawyer Milloy in 2003, and Patrick Pass.

ATippett56 · 11-09-2007, 10:54 AM

The 2000 NFL Draft:

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/ful...0&round=round1

Tommysgirl · 11-09-2007, 10:56 AM

Noodle Arm Pennington was drafted 1st because he could throw the long ball and Tom couldn't.

unoriginal · 11-09-2007, 10:56 AM

To add to that I should note that apperantly BB was evaluating draft prospects based off of Bobby Grier's scouting information, as he didn't have time to properly prepare for the draft. That explains the uneven quality of this draft.

And to the OP, couldn't you have Google'd this?