Running List of Ridiculous Player Statments During the Lockout

It seems as though the players cannot keep their mouths shut.  I'm going to keep a comprehensive list of what these guys said and make some comments to go with it.  Enjoy.

3.15.11-"It's like modern day slavery, you know? People kind of laugh at that, but there are people working at regular jobs who get treated the same way, too. With all the money, the owners are trying to get a different percentage, and bring in more money."-Adrian Peterson, Vikings RB


I already ripped into him for this one, so I'll avoid it. But here's some more...

"Well, show us.' We want more information, and they want to bull****, going around, saying this and that, just open it up and give us the information we want. If they have nothing to hide, just give us the information"

Adrian. Adrian. Adrian.  You make $10 Million a year, and you're saying the LEAGUE is bull****ing you?  Have you even run a business?  Don't you think these teams want a competitive advantage over each other?  How about you get Wal-Mart together with Target and they look over how they spend their money.  Yeah.  Good one.  Oh...and the NFL has already given an unprecedented amount of financial info to a 3rd party arbitrator.  Is that not enough, Adrian?

NOTE: *Rashard Mendenhall and Leonard Weaver have stated the same thing publicly, but for sake of keeping it sort of fresh, I'll avoid posting lengthy posts about them.*

3.16.11-"Goodell's full of it. He's a liar. You're a blatant liar. 'It's our league, it's we, we love the players, we want the league,' but what have you done for the players? What have you done, in all honesty, to improve the game, besides fine guys, besides take money away from guys, besides change a game that you've never played? … He's done nothing to improve the game."-Kevin Burnett, Chargers LB

Kevin Burnett?  Is he even in the NFL anymore?  Anyway.  Let's start with your question, 'what have you done for the players?'  Well where do we start?  Roger Goodell has expanded the league continually.  Goodell has acknowledged and taken action on the concussion problem.  If anyone doesn't believe that Tagliabue's regime didn't believe concussions were an issue, go to 8:20-9:12  in the clip below.   Oh and the fining?  That's trying to make the game safer, Kevin.

3.18.11-“He and the owners lie to the public every day,” Pitts said of Goodell.  “That letter is the equivalent of spam!  How is it all of sudden he now wants to negotiate when he knows that window has closed. A Trade Association can not collectively bargain! The courts must now decide.”-Chester Pitts, Seahawks G


Thankfully, Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com pointed out how you were wrong.  The two sides can negotiate using lawyers.  That's all.  Thanks for playing, Chester.  Enjoy your "spam" you bumbling oaf.


4.6.11-"He needs to stop crying about blood tests and HGH. He needs to try to get a deal done, that's what he needs to do. He's been on this crusade about HGH, but he needs to be on a crusade about getting these owners together and trying to work out a deal. To me, he's a joke, because every time I look, he's talking about performance enhancements instead of talking about trying to figure out a way to make sure football is played in August."-Derrick Mason, Ravens WR


No, the players need to stop crying about a needle being too intrusive.  The players need to stop taking these performance enhancing drugs.  Oh and he tried to get a deal done with you guys, but you know...you players are totally unreasonable and would rather have the legal system do its thing than actually negotiate for the greater good of football.  You guys are holding it back, not the NFL.

4.27.11-According to Chester Pitts (no long quote here) Commissioner Roger Goodell is a "fraud" and the NFL's counsel Jeff Pash is a "consistent turd".   Roger Goodell made legitimate points about the NFL Draft, salary cap, etc., being in danger.  That is how Pitts has responded.

If anyone reading this wonders "well, why can't they just get a deal done already?!" think of these quotes.  There are sure going to be more to come.  It's only April.  The night is young.

Ranking the QBs: 2002 NFL Draft

David Carr # 1 Overall to the Houston Texans

David Carr was the first QB in Houston Texans history.  He was soon shuffled out and was given little respect for being the guy to take all the hits for a growing franchise.  Was he the best QB in 2002?

Career Stats
79 GS
1340/2242 Comp/Att
59.8% Comp
14,313 Yards
65 TDs
70 INTs
75.1 QB Rating

Per Game:
17/28 59.8% 181 Yards .8 TDs .88 INTs

Joey Harrington #3 Overall to the Detroit Lions

Joey Harrington tried unsuccessfully with several teams.  We already saw the number 1 QB wasn't great, how about the 2nd QB taken?

Career Stats
66 GS
1424/2538 Comp/Att
56.1% Comp
14,693 Yards 
79 TDs
85 INTs
69.4 QB Rating


Per Game:
21/38 56.1% 223 Yards 1.2 TDs 1.3 INTs


Patrick Ramsey #32 Overall to the Washington Redskins

Patrick has been with 9 different teams, yet only has 24 starts.  A colossal disappointment for the Redskins, Ramsey never panned out to projections.  Lets see how he stacks up.


24 GS
511/913 Comp/Att
56% Comp

5,930 Yards
35 TDs
30 INTs
74.9 QB Rating

Per Game:
21/38 56% 247 Yards 1.5 TDs 1.25 INTs

David Garrard #108 Overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars

78 GS
1406/2281 Att/Comp
61.6 Comp
16,003 Yards
89 TDs
54 INTs
85.8 QB Rating

Per Game:
18/29 61.6% 205 Yards 1.1 TDs .69 INTs


Well, looking at the numbers, it's clear that the 2002 NFL Draft's best QB was David Garrard.  Garrard has been underwhelming to say the least, but he's got the best stats and has one less start than David Carr while being taken 107 picks after him to a team with a QB already.  This draft was embarrassingly weak at QB, most QBs never panned out and are out of the league.

Mock Draft picks 21-32

For the sake of time, I'm not going to do a write up for each team, but I need to finish the mock draft.

Link to picks 1-10
Link to picks 11-20

21.  Kansas City-Corey Liuget, DT Illinois

22. Indianapolis-Benjamin Ijalana, OT Villanova

23. Philadelphia-Tyron Smith, OT USC

24. Washington-Ryan Mallet, QB Arkansas

25. Seattle-Jake Locker, QB Washington

26. Baltimore-Danny Watkins, OG Baylor

27. Atlanta-Ras-I Dowling, CB Virginia

28. Arizona-Adrian Clayborn, DE Iowa

29. Chicago-Mohammad Wilkerson, DE Temple

30. NY Jets-Akeem Ayers, OLB UCLA

31. Pittsburgh-Gabe Carimi, OT Wisconsin

32. Green Bay-Cam Heyward, DE Ohio St.

Ranking Each Draft's QBs: 2001 NFL Draft

Michael Vick #1 Overall to the Atlanta Falcons

Michael Vick, one of the most controversial players, was taken first overall in this draft. Whether or not you agree with his criminal record, you can't deny he's one of the best players in the NFL right now. Let's look into it:

Career Stats
74 GS
1169/2115 Comp/Att
58.3% Comp
14,604 Yards
93 TDs
58 INTs
80.2 QB Rating

Per Game:
16/29 58.3% 197 Yards 1.26 TDs .78 INTs

Drew Brees #32 Overall to San Diego

Drew Brees was the 2nd QB off the board, but he fell to the second round. 35,000 yards and 235 TDs later, Brees is making people question why Vick was taken first.

135 GS
3145/4822 Comp/Att
65.2% Comp
35,266 Yards
235 TDs
132 INTs
91.7 QB Rating

Per Game:
23/36 65.2% 261 Yards 1.75 TDs .98 INTs

Quincy Carter #53 Overall to the Dallas Cowboys

Quincy had an okay career with Dallas. He made the playoffs and added a bit of a spark to the Dallas Cowboys team. Let's see how much he helped.

34 GS
542/960 Comp/Att
56.5% Comp
6,337 Yards
32 TDs
37 INTs
71.7 QB Rating

Per Game:
16/28 56.5% 186 Yards .94 TDs 1.09 INTs

Chris Weinke #106 Overall to Carolina

Weinke wasn't good for much more than being the joke that Chris Berman could never make on NFL Primetime. Chris "Touch My" Weinke had some pretty awful games, lets see.

20 GS
386/709 Comp/Att
54.4% Comp
3,904 Yards
15 TDs
26 INTs
62.2 QB Rating

Per Game:
19/35 54.4% 195 Yards .75 TDs 1.3 INTs

So let's look at the rankings here. This one isn't too hard, it's pretty much a two horse race.

1. Brees
2. Vick
3. Carter
4. Weinke

Brees has been much more consistent. Vick is definitely more of a threat at any given time, but Brees gives you the best chance to win. Carter and Weinke had short stints and had pretty bad stats. Part 3 Coming soon!!

Ranking Each Draft's QBs: 2000 NFL Draft

I decided to undertake an interesting endeavor.  I'm going to rank the QBs from each draft from 2000-2010.  For this experiment each QB must have at least 16 starts.  I will grade based off of performance only, not wins.  Let's go!

Chad Pennington #18 Overall to the NY Jets

Chad has had a tough career lately, but he had some flashes of greatness with the Jets.  How does he stack up?

Career Numbers:
81 Starts
1632/2471 Comp/Att
66% Comp
17,832 Yards
102 TDs
64 INTs
90.1 QB Rating

Averages:
20/30 66% 220 Yards 1.25 TDs .79 INTs

Marc Bulger # 168 Overall to the New Orleans Saints

Bulger proved to be a solid starter in the NFL despite falling to pick 168, how does he stack up?

Career Numbers
95 Starts
1969/3171 Comp/Att
62.1% Comp
22,814 Yards
122 TDs
93 INTs
84.4 QB Rating

Averages:
21/33 62.1% 240 Yards 1.28 TDs .98 INTs


Tom Brady #199 Overall to the New England Patriots
One of the best QBs of all time, do his numbers stack up?

143 Starts
2996/4710 Comp/Att
63.6 Comp%
34,744 Yards
261 TDs
103 INTs
95.2 QB Rating

Averages:
21/33 63.6% 243 Yards 1.83 TDs .72 INTs

Out of a weak QB class, 3 solid starters emerged.  What do the stats show?

1. Tom Brady
2. Chad Pennington
3. Marc Bulger

There you have it folks.  The only 3 QBs that mattered in the 2000 NFL Draft ranked.  Brady has the yardage of Bulger, the INT % of Pennington, and he crushes both with TDs.  If you're in a pass happy offense, take Bulger, if you're in a conservative offense, take Pennington.  If you're looking for the best QB in the 2000 NFL Draft, take Brady.