OT: Sony Michel waived by Rams

[bresna]

I just posted a data set showing only 30% of 1st round picks ever play in a Pro Bowl... Therefore, 70% do not... Not hard to imagine the percentage is worse for #31 instead of #1-#10...

Let's check that... the last 20 years of #31:
2022 DB Daxton Hill. Michigan – Cincinnati (Active – 1 season)
2021 DE Odafe Oweh, Penn St – Baltimore (Active – 2 seasons – no Pro Bowls)
2020 CB Jeff Gladney, TCU – Minnesota (1 year career – no Pro Bowls - deceased)
2019 T Kaleb McGary, Washington – Atlanta (Active – 4 year career – no Pro Bowls)
2018 RB Sony Michel, Georgia - New England (Active – 5 year career – no Pro Bowls) – 2 Super Bowl wins
2017 LB Reuben Foster, Alabama - San Francisco (2 year career – no Pro Bowls)
2016 G Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M – Seattle (Active – 7 year career – no Pro Bowls)
2015 LB Stephone Anthony, Clemson - New Orleans (5 year career – no Pro Bowls)
2014 DB Bradley Roby, Ohio St. - Denver (Active – 9 year career – no Pro Bowls) – 1 Super Bowl win
2013 C Travis Frederick, Wisconsin – Dallas (6 year career – 5 Pro Bowls)
2012 RB Doug Martin, Boise State - Tampa Bay (7 year career – 2 Pro Bowls)
2011 DE Cameron Heyward, Ohio State – Pittsburgh (active – 12 year career – 5 Pro Bowls)
2010 DE Jerry Hughes, TCU – Indianapolis (Active – 13 year career – no Pro Bowls)
2009 RB Beanie Wells, Ohio State – Arizona (4 year career – no Pro Bowls)
2008 DB Kenny Philips, Miami – Giants (6 year career – no pro Bowls) – 1 Super Bowl win
2007 TE Greg Olsen, Miami – Chicago (14 year career – 4 Pro Bowls)
2006 DB Kelly Jennings, Miami – Seattle (6 year career – no Pro Bowls)
2005 DT Mike Patterson, USC – Philadelphia (10 year career – no Pro Bowls)
2004 WR Rashaun Woods, Oklahoma St – San Francisco (1 season – no Pro Bowls)
2003 DB Nnamdi Asomugha, California – Oakland (3 Pro Bowls)

20 players. 5 have been Pro Bowlers. This 25% number is a bit below the 30% overall for all first rounders. You appear to be right.

Note the Super Bowl numbers. Only 3 of them won a Super Bowl. And only Sony Michel won 2. It's also interesting to note that all 3 Super Bowl winners have never been selected to the Pro Bowl.

 

[zipster9]

Pats picked the WRONG RB from Georgia.... Nick Chubb should have been their pick... Way better at receiving and bigger back.

 

[PatsFan2]

You might want to look at Chubb's scouting reports and medicals coming out of UofG. They weren't better than Sony's.

There is a reason EVERY team in the NFL passed on Chubb in the 1st round.

That is why the draft is a dice roll on every player drafted after Rd1-15th pick

I remember Sony was the choire boy.

 

[bresna]

Pats picked the WRONG RB from Georgia.... Nick Chubb should have been their pick... Way better at receiving and bigger back.

Ok... let's see how that was in college... which one is Chubb and which one is Michel? Hint: your guess would likely be wrong.

Rec​	Yds​	Avg​	TD​
18​	213​	11.8​	2​
4​	32​	8​	1​
5​	86​	17.2​	1​
4​	30​	7.5​	0​

Rec​	Yds​	Avg​	TD​
7​	106​	15.1​	1​
26​	270​	10.4​	3​
22​	149​	6.8​	1​
9​	96​	10.7​	1​

I would even guess that the Patriots drafted Michel over Chubb because Michel was a slightly better receiver and his scouting report had him as "Excellent in blitz pickup".

FWIW, both are 5'11". One is 225. The other is 215. They are not that different in size.

BTW - I wonder if the posters second guess the Giants for choosing Saquon Barkley over Chubb? After all, Barkley has only made the Pro Bowl twice to Chubb's 5 selections. Chubb has played in 2 playoff games (2020) while Barkley's first playoff game is in two weeks. Clearly, the Giants blew it with their selection of Barkley.

The other RB drafted before Chubb (and Michel) was Rashaad Penny, who hasn't done much for the Seahawks. I wonder if the Seahawks' forums have several threads ripping the Seahawks for their pick?

 

[Actual Pats Fan]

I still can't figure out after watching Michel and Chubb on tape how BB you went with Michel. Chubb was clearly superior.

Bill has a blind spot.

He often misses the obvious, although he simultaneously possesses keen intuition.