In 1988 the Raiders selected the first WR of the draft, and the Cowboys selected the 3rd

In 1988 the Raiders drafted Tim Brown, which turned out to be a great player, the Packers selected Sterling Sharpe despite having Michael Irvin still available. That draft reminded me so much of this one, it may even be identical.

Raiders went for another speedster [Henry Ruggs] just like they did in 1988, the second WR picked was Jeudy despite Lamb still being out there, and Dallas will have to settle for the best receiver of the class then.

Hall of Fame pick? Too early to tell, but this has the makings of the 1988 Draft.

Mookie said:

In 1988 the Raiders drafted Tim Brown, which turned out to be a great player, the Packers selected Sterling Sharpe despite having Michael Irvin still available. That draft reminded me so much of this one, it may even be identical.

Raiders went for another speedster [Henry Ruggs] just like they did in 1988, the second WR picked was Jeudy despite Lamb still being out there, and Dallas will have to settle for the best receiver of the class then.

Hall of Fame pick? Too early to tell, but this has the makings of the 1988 Draft.

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Nice dude...fond memories!! Good catch!

Mookie said:

In 1988 the Raiders drafted Tim Brown, which turned out to be a great player, the Packers selected Sterling Sharpe despite having Michael Irvin still available. That draft reminded me so much of this one, it may even be identical.

Raiders went for another speedster [Henry Ruggs] just like they did in 1988, the second WR picked was Jeudy despite Lamb still being out there, and Dallas will have to settle for the best receiver of the class then.

Hall of Fame pick? Too early to tell, but this has the makings of the 1988 Draft.

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This is the kind of content I come here for.

Good times

Were it not for a career ending neck injury, Sharpe would likely have been the best of the three. JMO.

Plankton said:

Were it not for a career ending neck injury, Sharpe would likely have been the best of the three. JMO.

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I was gonna say at their peak.....I'm not so sure if Sharpe wasn't the most talented.

I don't think any of the three teams regretted their pick. In his prime, there was Rice and then there were Sharpe and Irvin a tier below him. Most would have taken Sharpe over Irvin. He was more explosive.

Brown had a HOF career himself.

You couldn't go wrong with have any one of three on your team. Good find.

Plankton said:

Were it not for a career ending neck injury, Sharpe would likely have been the best of the three. JMO.

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Same may be said of Irvin even though nearing the end anyway.

Tough choice with those 3.

Coach Landry's last first round pick was a damn good'n.
MICHAEL IRVIN

Crossed my mind earlier today as to why Denver went with Jeudy over Lamb.

Anyone see anything on that?

Plankton said:

Were it not for a career ending neck injury, Sharpe would likely have been the best of the three. JMO.

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He was really, really good.

fivetwos said:

Crossed my mind earlier today as to why Denver went with Jeudy over Lamb.

Anyone see anything on that?

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I have a buddy that is a huge Denver fan. He follows them like we do Dallas, so he knows what is going on with that team. He loved Lamb and wanted Elway to draft Ceedee instead of Jeudy, so he’s been upset since Thursday, haha.

Anyway, he said that Elway was really wanting a guy that ran perfect routes in order for Lock to have a WR that is always exactly where he thinks he’ll be. That is more Jeudy, though Lamb runs good routes.

He also said the Elway feels like Lamb is more like Sutton and the he wanted a complement to Sutton who had some different traits than him.

So that’s his take but I guess he could be wrong. He probably isn’t though.

AsthmaField said:

He also said the Elway feels like Lamb is more like Sutton and the he wanted a complement to Sutton who had some different traits than him.

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yep

Sutton turned out to be a stud

Mookie said:

In 1988 the Raiders drafted Tim Brown, which turned out to be a great player, the Packers selected Sterling Sharpe despite having Michael Irvin still available. That draft reminded me so much of this one, it may even be identical.

Raiders went for another speedster [Henry Ruggs] just like they did in 1988, the second WR picked was Jeudy despite Lamb still being out there, and Dallas will have to settle for the best receiver of the class then.

Hall of Fame pick? Too early to tell, but this has the makings of the 1988 Draft.

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Picking lamb still hasnt erased the hatred i have for Jerry for passing on Moss. lol

Mookie said:

In 1988 the Raiders drafted Tim Brown, which turned out to be a great player, the Packers selected Sterling Sharpe despite having Michael Irvin still available. That draft reminded me so much of this one, it may even be identical.

Raiders went for another speedster [Henry Ruggs] just like they did in 1988, the second WR picked was Jeudy despite Lamb still being out there, and Dallas will have to settle for the best receiver of the class then.

Hall of Fame pick? Too early to tell, but this has the makings of the 1988 Draft.

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Totally forgot about Sterling Sharpe.

Tecmo Superbowl days.

cowboyec said:

Coach Landry's last first round pick was a damn good'n.
MICHAEL IRVIN

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Ken Norton Jr. was the 2nd round pick in the same class (1988).

And always planning ahead, Gil Brandt, Tex Schramm and coach Landry selected a DT named Chad Hennings from the Air Force Academy in the 11th round who would serve for four years (A-10 Thunderbolt pilot) before joining the Cowboys in 1992.

Regarding Michael Irvin, the Playmaker was on dallascowboys.com earlier this month re-living a cherished classic moment in team history, the Super Bowl XXVII beat down of the Buffalo Bills. The video is 1 hour 24 minutes long and it's so awesome listening to Irv and Tony Casillas reminisce.

Cowboys Classics: Super Bowl XXVII
Watch Michael Irvin and Tony Casillas break down the Cowboys' 52-17 win over Buffalo in Super Bowl XXVII. The two players, along with Brad Sham and Nick Eatman re-live the full broadcast of iconic victory!

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Good post......didn't think of that one.

fivetwos said:

Crossed my mind earlier today as to why Denver went with Jeudy over Lamb.

Anyone see anything on that?

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Denver sees Jeudy as the superior route runner.

Which is slightly the case but Lamb who is more than sufficient in routes, has a dynamic catch radius that cannot be taught and is Denard Hopkins, Julio Jones level.

rocyaice said:

I was gonna say at their peak.....I'm not so sure if Sharpe wasn't the most talented.

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Yeah, let's not forget he only got a few seasons with Favre, too.

Before Favre: Randy Wright, Don Majkowski, Anthony Dilweg, Mike Tomczak. He spent 4 solid years playing with bad/mediocre passers. Only one Pro Bowl appearance in those four guys' careers. 3 of them finished their careers with more INTs than TDs (and the only one who threw fewer picks than TDs only played 2 years before quitting, so he probably just benefited from a small sample size there). The best two names on that list were a 10th rounder and an undrafted guy. Sharpe wasted away for 4 years before Favre emerged.

He suffered that neck injury after the 1994 season, just as Favre was starting to blow up too. He caught double-digit TDs each of his 3 years when Favre was the main starter, with a peak of 18 scores in 94. If not for the injury, he'd have been there to collaborate with Favre during his epic 3-year stretch in 95, 96, and 97 when Favre won the MVP 3 straight years.

If his neck injury didn't rob him of getting to play during those 3 MVP years Favre had, his numbers would be off the chart. They were arguably already off the chart anyway. Michael Irvin played 5 extra seasons and played for a team who added a #1 pick franchise QB the year after he arrived... and he has the exact same number of TD catches in his career. Sharpe was no joke.