dsciambi Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Good to see Fletcher getting some recognition alongside some very great players. http://thepigskindoctors.com/2010/04/10-great-undrafted-nfl-players/ London Fletcher was not taken in the NFL draft primarily to his small stature. That and maybe no one had ever heard of John Carroll University. He signed with the Rams as a free agent in 1998 and since then has become the model for undersized linebackers everywhere.After 12 seasons, Fletcher remains one of the hardest hitting linebackers in the league. He has tallied up 1,244 tackles, 30 sacks, and 15 interceptions. More impressive, he has never missed a game in his career. Here's the rest of the list: 10. London Fletcher 9. Wes Welker 8. Jeff Saturday 7. Antonio Gates 6. Adam Vinatieri 5. Priest Holmes 4. James Harrison 3. John Randle 2. Warren Moon 1. Kurt Warner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinisterJay Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Fletcher is a beast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 No Joe Jacoby? :bsflag: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Jacoby > Harrison or Welker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Dave Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Harrison is a one year wonder. Why is he the highest rated non-HOF'er on the list? All six guys after him have much better bodies of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAfan47 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Kurt maybe then best UDFA to make the HOF of all time.....People thought that he was done after New York.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxford Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 It is a crime or a conspiracy that Joe Jacoby is not on this list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1njskinsfan Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 No Joe Jacoby?:bsflag: sawa thread where he should go into hall before grimm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustAfan47 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 It is a crime or a conspiracy that Joe Jacoby is not on this list. Yeah Harrison, and Welker almost make this list irrelevant..BUT BUT...Fletch is on there so it's some what right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 They are all on the roster created by Extremeskins members of the All-Time NFL Undrafted Team. http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=198360&highlight=undrafted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sikizler Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 This is a very recent list. Other than Moon, who is obvious because of how accomplished he is, all of these players started their careers in the 90s. And hell, other than Randle, none started out in the second half of the 90s. Were there no great undrafted players in the 80s or earlier??? (In addition to Jacoby) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRagone Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I'd put Fletch above Welker easily, and probably put Harrison at #8. Objectively it'd be close between him and Fletch due to SB's and Def MVP. Vinatieri should've possibly been higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinned Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 IVinatieri should've possibly been higher Gotta disagree here. I don't think Kickers should make this list at all. The majority of kickers in the league probably went undrafted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzj Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 chopper dave, your AD sig is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRagone Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Gotta disagree here. I don't think Kickers should make this list at all. The majority of kickers in the league probably went undrafted... Which is a fair point. At the same time, the man has 4 rings and some of the clutchest kicks in super bowl history. I hate me some Patriots but gotta give the man his due there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DixieFlatline Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Jacoby and others before 1993 should be ranked higher than those after considering there were 12 rounds then and now its 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Dick "Night Train" Lane not being on there is the biggest crime of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogs87 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 No Joe Jacoby?:bsflag: my thought Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Acre Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 No Joe Jacoby?Kind of my reaction. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramdizzle Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 welker wouldnt be on this list if it wasnt for tom brady and co. Fletch has done the same things with three different teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Kinda surprised Brian Waters didn't make the cut... ...Why is Vinatieri on there? That's dumb. Out of the top ten ranked kickers last year according to NFL.com, 7 went undrafted: Garrett Hartley Rob Bironas David Akers Ryan Longwell Matt Prater Lawrence Tynes Robbie Gould Whenever a kicker is drafted early (see Nugent, Janikowski), the team is usually mocked--rightfully so. Year in and year out, it's not surprising to see the best kickers of the class to go undrafted. Our own Graham Gano can testify to that. Besides. Provided that the kicker isn't totally inept (Shaun Suisham), the stats he puts up are more often than not a reflection of his team's offensive play more so than his kicking abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 This is a very recent list. Other than Moon, who is obvious because of how accomplished he is, all of these players started their careers in the 90s. And hell, other than Randle, none started out in the second half of the 90s. Were there no great undrafted players in the 80s or earlier??? (In addition to Jacoby) There were some, but realize the draft used to have more rounds than just the 7 today. Weren't there close to 18 or 20 at one point? There were definitely 12 in the early 90s still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWCREDSKINS Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 No Joe Jacoby?:bsflag: I know. No knock on Fletch but I'd put Jacoby on there before him or anyone. People forget how dominant Jake was. I still think he's more worthy of the HOF than Grimm, though both are worthy. Hopefully Jake will get his just do sooner rather than later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaSkin Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Dick "Night Train" Lane not being on there is the biggest crime of all. Agreed. Lane is a strange case though. He wasn't coming out of college - he'd served four years in the army and didn't like his job in a factory so tried out for the Rams. Not that he's in Lane's class, but Rod Smith is also strangely absent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMeast Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 No Joe Jacoby?:bsflag: I am going to agree with you on this one. HTTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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