2016:
Pick 1: Rams QB Jared Goff Vs. Pick 2 Eagles QB Carson Wentz:
In this scenario pick 2 was the winner. Carson Wentz started the year off playing amazing, he lead the Eagles to a great start and took down teams like the Steelers but then the Lions came and stunned them for their first loss and Wentz started playing worse. Its mostly because the Eagles have horrible receivers but Wentz was great, Goff didn't play even half the season and was horrible. Easy pick here: Pick 2 Wins!2015:
Pick 1: Buccaneers QB Jameis Winston Vs. Pick 2 Titans QB Marcus Mariota:
Pick 2 takes the W again. Even though this has been a close battle throughout their 2 seasons, Mariota was an elite QB this season and the Titans would have made the playoffs if he hadn't gotten injured in the 2nd to last game of the season while Winston was playing very well but not elite like
Mariota. Pick: Pick 2 Wins!
2014:
Pick 1: Texans DE Jadeveon Clowney Vs. Pick 2 Rams OT Greg Robinson:Pick 1 picks up its first win here! Both Robinson and Clowney were huge busts in their first few seasons but this season sets them apart. Jadeveon Clowney had a breakout pro bowl season this year becoming the anchor of a J.J. Watt-less defense. 6 sacks on the season and he was also amazing in the Texans playoff win vs the Raiders. Pick 1 takes the win over a O-lineman who has literally done nothing his whole career. Pick: Pick 1 Wins!
(Skipping 2013 because the top 2 picks were 2 O-lineman that haven't been that good throughout their careers)
2012:
Pick 1: Colts QB Andrew Luck Vs. Pick 2 FREE AGENT QB Robert Griffin III:Pick 1 will take another win to tie the score here. Andrew Luck has been an elite QB pretty much every year of his career. He was great this past season and will likely be a future hall of famer. His contract makes him the highest paid player in NFL history. Robert Griffin III was rookie of the year the year he got drafted but has been an injury prone bust the rest of his career. He was recently released by the Browns and likely won't play much starter football again in his career. Pick 1 Wins!
2011:
Pick 1: Panthers QB Cam Newton Vs. Pick 2 Broncos LB Von Miller:This may have been the best draft class ever and this is the closest pick I'm going to have to make. I've gotta take Cam Newton here though because he has made a much bigger impact on the Panthers than Von Miller has on the Broncos. Cam won MVP and has been leading the Panthers for years now while Von Miller has been great but not as impactful as Cam Newton. Pick 1 Wins and gains the lead 3-2 over the pick 2s!
2010:
Pick 1: Vikings QB Sam Bradford Vs. Pick 2 Dolphins DT Ndamukong Suh:Pick 2 wins in a heartbeat here. Suh has been one of the best defensive players the NFL has seen, he was huge for the Lions when they drafted him and will likely be a future hall of famer. Sam Bradford has moved around the league and been mostly a bust. He kept getting injured on the Rams and then wasn't great on the Eagles but was decent this season on the Vikings. Pick 2 Wins still though!
2009:Pick 1: Lions QB Matthew Stafford Vs. Pick 2 Retired OT Jason Smith:
This is probably the easiest one yet. Its a top QB that was an MVP candidate this season vs an OT that no one has heard of an retired. Stafford has been an elite QB almost every year of his career and last season was one of his best and it was even without Calvin Johnson! Matthew Stafford easily wins this. Pick 1 Wins!
So to sum it up, the no. 1 overall picks have turned out to be better than the 2nd picks. Out of the 7 drafts I did, 1 overall won 4-3 and they would have won 5-3 if I had counted boring 2013 because Eric Fisher was in fact better.
Thanks for reading! :)
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