Ryan Tannehill and Overdrafting Quarterbacks: An NFL Epidemic

April 15, 2012   ·   Dan Hope   ·   Jump to comments

Every team who could have upgraded at the quarterback position made a mistake when they allowed California quarterback Aaron Rodgers to fall to the 24th pick of the 2005 NFL Draft. With that selection, the Green Bay Packers drafted him to be the heir apparent to Brett Favre, their legendary quarterback.
Seven years later, Rodgers has already led the Packers to a Super Bowl championship and has won an NFL MVP award. After a decade of Peyton Manning and Tom Brady dominating the argument for NFL’s best quarterback, Rodgers may finally be the player to surpass them.
To be fair to the many teams that passed on Rodgers, there were definite concerns about him as a draft prospect. Aspects of his game that have become strengths for him since, including downfield accuracy and decision-making, were concerns about him at the time.
Rodgers was a very talented prospect, and many thought he would be the No. 1 overall pick in 2005 of the San Francisco 49ers, who ins...

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