Charlton was useless but went 28th. Carpenter was in the teens I believe. Claiborne went 6th or whatever AND cost another pick (2nd?) to get there.
I agree if Cannon got hurt, he should probably be left off. I didn't realize (or more likely I just forgot) that was the issue. That's why I left Sherrard off.
I don't remember much further back than the mid 80s so I'll defer to you on the earlier ones.
Feh.
I am angered far more by Taco Charlton than I am Bobby Carpenter.
The amount of anger is what talent they passed on. Some drafts are weaker than others.
We passed on Watt for Charlton. That is undeniable.
When Carpenter was picked this is what was available:
Antonio Cromartie, Tamba Hali, Laurence Maroney and especially Manny Lawson.
I don't think Lawson was all that. Hali would have been a better choice.
But that draft has proven to be full of busts. It all comes down to team fit sometimes.