NFL Modern Era Draft
Monday, October 6, 2008
I'm taking part in a fantasy draft of sorts over at 2+2. Basically 32 teams are drafting and you try to make the best team possible using only players from 1985 to the present. I just made my first pick, #6 overall. 1-5 went as follows:
1. LT
2. Peyton Manning
3. Tom Brady
4. LdT...?
5. Joe Montana
Here is my pick:
Round 1, Pick 6
Steve Young, QB
I really want to go with a QB considering my next pick isn't until like 58...
His reign at the top may have been shorter lived than many of the other great QBs who will be selected in this draft but it compares favorably to any of them in terms of brilliance. Two-time league MVP, Super Bowl MVP, highest ever career passer rating, etc.
The thing that really separates Young from the other QB options remaining for me is his scrambling ability. He ran for over 400 yards in a season 5 times in his 4149 career rushing yards is still 2nd all-time for a QB behind only Randall Cunningham. He also holds the record for career rushing TDs by a QB with 43.
Young's 6.8 adjusted net yards per attempt during his 49er years is just ridiculous. For comparison, Montana's as a Niner was 6.2, Manning's career ANY/A is 6.5...
He has three seasons in the top 10 all-time for ANY/A and no other QB has more than one.
Like Nath with Montana I am picking Young at 33. In 1994 he passed for 3969 yards, 35 TDs, 10 Int, 8.6Y/A, 7.5 ANY/A... he won the league MVP and had one of the greatest SB games of all-time passing for 350 yards, a SB record 6 TDs and also lead the game with 49 yards rushing.
You can follow along and read people's picks here if you are interested. All discussion is here.
Posted bySL__72 at 12:40 AM
Labels: NFL Modern Era Draft, Steve Young