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Let's start with a goofy/sophomoric one. NFL scouting reports oftentimes refer to players as having "bubble butts". For which position is a bubble butt a huge plus? (Yes, I have the emotional maturity of a 12-year-old.)
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Center
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Offensive tackle
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Tight end
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Wide receiver
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Which of these phenomenal players was not an overall #1 pick in the draft. We're not talking first rounders here. We're talking about the first name off the board.
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Troy Aikman
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Peyton Manning
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Orlando Pace
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Barry Sanders
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Tony Mandarich is one of the all-time biggest NFL draft busts. Anyone who has watched video of his college interviews would swear he's the "Before" face in an acne commercial. Which current NFC North team overlooked his obvious steroid abuse and drafted him #2 overall, ahead of Barry Sanders?
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Chicago Bears
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Detroit Lions
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Green Bay Packers
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Minnesota Vikings
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During the legendary 2004 NFL Draft, future two-time Super Bowl winning QB Ben Roethlisberger was the last person left in the green room prior to being selected #11 overall by Pittsburgh. Which of these quarterbacks was taken ahead of Roethlisberger that year?
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J.P. Losman
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Eli Manning
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Philip Rivers
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Manning and Rivers but not Losman
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Which of these much less accomplished players was the only one taken after Ben Roethlisberger in 2004?
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Michael Clayton
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Robert Gallery
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Reggie Williams
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Kellen Winslow II
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Which of these WRs was not a first round draft pick by Indianapolis?
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Anthony Gonzalez
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Marvin Harrison
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Reggie Wayne
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They were all first round picks (take that, Detroit Lions!)
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The Indianapolis Colts have drafted an offensive player with their first round pick in 10 out of the last 15 years. Who was the last defensive player they took in the first round?
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Dwight Freeney
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Marlin Jackson
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Bob Sanders
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The Colts have players on defense? Since when?
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Proving that a great QB can come from anywhere in the draft, how many draft picks of difference are there between where Peyton Manning was selected and where Tom Brady was selected?
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76
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114
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198
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254
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If you didn't know, Tom Brady was drafted #199 in the sixth round. The man with whom he split snaps at Michigan, Drew Henson, a later NFL washout, was drafted where?
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#37
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#73
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#192
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He was undrafted, because he was a New York Yankee at the time.
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Perhaps the most famous recent player for draft pick trade involved Randy Moss changing jerseys to become a New England Patriot. What did his new team give up in exchange for the rights to Moss?
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A first round pick
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A fourth round pick
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A seventh round pick
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Whatever they gave up to Oakland, it was totally worth it to the Raiders to get rid of Moss.
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What had the Raiders previously given up in their trade with the Minnesota Vikings to acquire Randy Moss?
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The #7 overall pick
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A seventh round pick
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Napoleon Harris
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All of the above
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Now, let's talk draft busts. Which of these was not a #1 overall player in the draft?
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LaVar Arrington
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Courtney Brown
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Ki-Jana Carter
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Tim Couch
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The first three players off the board in the 1999 draft were all quarterbacks. Which of these players was not one of those three?
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Tim Couch
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Daunte Culpepper
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Donovan McNabb
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Akili Smith
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My wife likes to point out that she has the same number of college starts as this player, zero. Despite not starting a single game in college, this quarterback was still selected in the seventh round of the draft. Who pulled off this highly unlikely feat?
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Derek Anderson
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Matt Cassel
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Brad Smith
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Kurt Warner
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Over the last three years (2006-2008), statistics show that this NFL team has seen the smallest percentage of drafted players make their team.
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Detroit Lions
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Indianapolis Colts
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New England Patriots
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St. Louis Rams
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Shockingly, the answer to that last question was the Patriots. Continuing that theme that even the best teams miss a lot, which of these disappointing players is not a first or second round draft pick of the Patriots over the past five years?
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Marquise Hill
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Chad Jackson
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Brandon Meriweather
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Samson Satele
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Focusing on the positive, the reigning Defensive Rookie of the year, Jerod Mayo (go Vols!), was a first round pick for the Patriots. Which team did they fleece in the prior year's draft to get this pick and whom did that team foolishly feel was a better choice than the #10 pick the following year?
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Dallas Cowboys/Anthony Spencer
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Indianapolis Colts/Tony Ugoh
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Jacksonville Jaguars/Reggie Nelson
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San Francisco/Joe Staley
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Bill Polian is arguably the most successful draft evaluator of the past ten years in terms of avoiding busts. Which of these was not a first round pick of the Colts?
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Dallas Clark
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Dwight Freeney
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Edgerrin James
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Robert Mathis
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Also in the discussion for best drafters of the past decade are the Baltimore Ravens, who firmly believe in building a dominant defense through the draft. Which of these was not a first round draft pick of the Ravens?
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Ray Lewis
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Ed Reed
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Bart Scott
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Terrell Suggs
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Prior to his decision to make mortal enemies of man's best friend, Michael Vick was the #1 overall pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 2001. Whom did the Falcons (effectively) trade in order to move up from their spot at #5?
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Reche Caldwell
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Tim Dwight
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Ladanian Tomlinson
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All of the above
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Three years later, San Diego made a similar trade with the New York Giants when Eli Manning refused to play for the Chargers. Which of these Pro Bowl players did not wind up being part of that amazing trade?
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Nate Kaeding
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Shawne Merriman
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Philip Rivers
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Michael Turner
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Which of these superstars was not a first round draft pick in the 2000s?
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Anquan Boldin
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Larry Fitzgerald
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Albert Haynesworth
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Adrian Peterson
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Which of these current Pro Bowl players was picked prior to round four?
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Jared Allen
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Nnamdi Asomugha
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Brandon Marshall
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Michael Turner
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Proving that there are always diamonds in the rough, which of these 2009 Pro Bowl players was the only one actually drafted?
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Cortland Finnegan
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James Harrison
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Jason Peters
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Kurt Warner
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In fantasy football drafts, I am known as Crazy David due to my affinity to work any deal I can in order to get my fix. Which NFL team operates similarly, making the most Draft Day trades of anyone in the 2000s?
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Baltimore Ravens
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Indiapolis Colts
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New England Patriots
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Tennessee Titans
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