The_Philster
07-16-2003, 06:26 PM
Charging ahead
Perhaps 10 years from now we'll all look back on the 2001 NFL Draft and smile with that all-knowing nod that everything worked out the way it was supposed to. San Diego traded out of the top spot that year, allowing Atlanta to snare QB Michael Vick. The Chargers tabbed RB LaDainian Tomlinson with the No. 5 pick acquired from the Falcons, then took QB Drew Brees at No. 32 in Round 2.
At the time, many pundits questioned whether it was the right move for the Bolts. After all, Vick is supposed to be the prototype quarterback for the new-age NFL....
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/preview/news/2003/07/16/chargers_teamtowatch/)
Perhaps 10 years from now we'll all look back on the 2001 NFL Draft and smile with that all-knowing nod that everything worked out the way it was supposed to. San Diego traded out of the top spot that year, allowing Atlanta to snare QB Michael Vick. The Chargers tabbed RB LaDainian Tomlinson with the No. 5 pick acquired from the Falcons, then took QB Drew Brees at No. 32 in Round 2.
At the time, many pundits questioned whether it was the right move for the Bolts. After all, Vick is supposed to be the prototype quarterback for the new-age NFL....
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/preview/news/2003/07/16/chargers_teamtowatch/)