NFL Draft...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Give me a f'n break. What % of 4th rounders and above become starters? 25%? 30%? The Jets got a Super Bowl MVP for a guy who probably has a 15-20% chance to start. Draft picks after the 1st round are incredibly overvalued. Pittsburgh selected a guy named Stevenson Sylvester with the Jets' fifth round pick. Santonio Holmes for Stevenson Sylvester. Even if Sylvester becomes a starter, what's the chance he becomes as valuable as Holmes? 5% at best?

This isn't a rip on the Steelers, but spare me the "4th and 5th rounders are gold!" rhetoric.

What is with the Super bowl MVP stuff? Dexter jackson was the Super Bowl MVP too. Holmes is a good WR but no one is confusing him with Jerry Rice

I think you are mistaken about 4th/5th rd draft picks being overvalued. Not only are there a ton of pro bowl level players drafted there (Holmes hasnt been a pro bowl level player btw) but teams get control of the players for a number of years and dont have to pay them much.

List of notable 4th/5th rounders in last 10 years (Pro Bowl selection)

Dante Hall (pb)
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (pb)
Shane Lechler (pb)
Rudi Johnson (pb)
Alex Brown (pb)
David Garrard (pb)
Randy McMichael
Scott Fujita
Rocky Bernard
Jonathan Goodwin (pb)
Bradie James
Terrance McGee (pb)
Asante Samuel (pb)
Robert Mathis (pb)
Mike Scifres (pb)
David Diehl (pb)
Dan Koppen (pb)
Shaun Phillips
Jerricho Cotchery
Nathan Vasher (pb)
Stacy Andrews
Jared Allen (pb)
Gibril Wilson
Micheal Turner (pb)
Kyle Orton
Marion Barber (pb)
Jerome Mathis (pb)
Brandon Jacobs
Kerry Rhodes
Darren Sproles
Chris Canty
Trent Cole (pb)
Owen Daniels (pb)
Max Jean-Giles
Jahri Evans (pb)
Leon Washington
Stephen Gostkowski (pb)
Brandon Marshall (pb)
Elvis Dumervil (pb)
Clint Session
Le'Ron McClain (pb)
William Gay
Brent Celek
Johnny Knox (pb)