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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Fantastic work! I've been making this argument for years; it's not only pedigree (in the form of draft round) but also consistency...'01-'06 Manning relied heavily on 1st rounder Harrison (six of the top fifteen targets over his career). '02-'10--with five years of overlap with Harrison--Manning had 1st rounder Wayne (eight of the top 23). 1st rounder Demaryius was the constant from '12-'14, with three of the top-10 totals.
That's three 1st rounders, spanning 13 seasons (01-14, minus the lost 2011), with 17 of the top 23 targets in Mannings career. The other six targets in the top-23 are Decker (twice), Sanders, Clark, Welker and Garcon--and Sanders was a 2nd, Decker a 3rd.
Eight guys, three first rounders, one second, one UDFA, and three 1st rounders were 'binkies' that formed a continuous stretch, with some overlap, from 2001-2014.
Compare that to the top-23 on Brady's list:
Welker (UDFA) five times, '07-'12
Gronk (2nd) twice recently
Moss (1st) twice mid
Edelman (7th) twice recently
Brown (7th) twice early
Patten (UDFA) twice early
Givens (7th) twice early-mid
Branch (2nd) twice early-mid
Lafell, Hernandez, Caldwell and Lloyd all on the list once.
Twelve guys, one first rounder, two 2nd rounders, 3 UDFA, one 8th, two 7th, and after Welker the longest stretch is two years by multiple players.
I'm interested. Please either post it out here or send it as a personal message on the board. Thanks.That's easy for me to do. Everything you see there is from an excel spread sheet. I can even send a copy to whoever is interested. You can then play with the numbers however you like