The 2006 All-Impact Team

[YardRat]

SI's all-rookie team at the halfway point, per the magazine, don't know if there's a link on the website yet. Whitner is the representative for SS. Nice article about the impact this year's rookie crop is having on NFL teams already.

I'm a proponent of drafting big guys early, but this is interesting...

LT-Marcus McNeill-Chargers-2nd round
LG-Daryn Colledge-Packers-2nd
C-Nick Mangold-Jets-1st
RG-Jahri Evans-Saints-4th
Ryan O'Callghan-Patriots-5th

DT-Haloti Ngata-Ravens-1st
DT-Barry Cofield-Giants-4th

...Only two of seven 'big men' were drafted in the first...three on day two. Noticeably absent = D'Brickashaw Ferguson.

Decent evidence that you don't have to use a first-rounder to get a starting (and effective) lineman.

[YardRat]

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Here's a link to the entire team in the photo gallery...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0611/gallery.nfl.all.rookie.team/content.1.html

[DraftBoy]

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Who was the FS?

[YardRat]

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FS-Danieal Manning-Bears-2nd

12 of the 29 total were first rounders. Seven were Day 2 picks. One, Jon Ryan-K-Packers, was a FA.

[PECKERWOOD]

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DeMeco Ryans has to be in there, also.

[Inetpub]

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Why isnt JP in there? Hes a rookie. His numbers are WAY better than Vince Youngs. Peter King is biased.

[patmoran2006]

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Right... I mean the excuse I hear EVERYDAY is he "hasnt even started 16 games yet".. That makes him a rookie right?

[BuffaloBillsStampede]

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panties in a bunch?

[Kenny]

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So far... Whitner > Huff!!!

[ICE74129]

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Really? And how has picking lower linemen the last 10 years worked out for the bills?

And Who says Dbrick won't be one of the best in the game. Way to take one persons opinion and spin it the way you want.

[patmoran2006]

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I think SImpson has been better than Whitner so far.
and thats not an insult on whitner either.. I really like SImpson.

[Dr. Lecter]

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Gee, where is the best player in the NFL, Vernon Davis?

I thought he was going to change the TE position forever?

[BillsNick]

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Gee, where is the best player in the NFL, Vernon Davis?

I thought he was going to change the TE position forever?

Broken leg

[patmoran2006]

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Exactly.. are you kidding me?

[Dr. Lecter]

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And before he was doing nothing (I know since I have on a few teams).

The point is, early in one's career evaluation is not easy.