Based on school history, conference history, experience, and financial risk, the Rams should not take Sam Bradford with the first pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. These are the slides used in my presentation found on my blog: http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com

1. NFL Draft Nerd Presents

2. + 3 Reasons the Rams Shouldn’t Take a Chance on Sam Bradford http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

3. 3 Reasons why the Rams shouldn’t take a chance on Sam Bradford Taking any QB in the 1st round is a risky business decision 4x cost with at best a 2x chance of success vs 2nd round http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

4. Since 2000, 26 QBs have been taken in the 1st round Matthew Stafford - 2009 Phillip Rivers - 2004 J.P. Losman - 2004 David Carr - 2002 Vince Young - 2006 Chad Pennington - 2000 Jay Cutler - 2006 Aaron Rodgers - 2005 Patrick Ramsey - 2002 Kyle Boller - 2003 Jason Campbell - 2005 Matt Ryan - 2008 Alex Smith - 2005 Joe Flacco - 2008 Byron Leftwich - 2003 Ben Roethlisberger - 2004 Carson Palmer - 2003 Eli Manning - 2004 Mark Sanchez - 2009 Michael Vick - 2001 Matt Leinart - 2006 Joey Harrington - 2002 Josh Freeman - 2009 Rex Grossman - 2003 JaMarcus Russell - 2007 Brady Quinn - 2007 Source:

5. Of those 26, only 7 have started Conference Championship Games (27%) Matthew Stafford - 2009 Phillip Rivers - 2004 J.P. Losman - 2004 David Carr - 2002 Vince Young - 2006 Chad Pennington - 2000 Jay Cutler - 2006 Aaron Rodgers - 2005 Patrick Ramsey - 2002 Kyle Boller - 2003 Jason Campbell - 2005 Matt Ryan - 2008 Alex Smith - 2005 Joe Flacco - 2008 Byron Leftwich - 2003 Ben Roethlisberger - 2004 Carson Palmer - 2003 Eli Manning - 2004 Mark Sanchez - 2009 Michael Vick - 2001 Matt Leinart - 2006 Joey Harrington - 2002 Josh Freeman - 2009 Rex Grossman - 2003 JaMarcus Russell - 2007 Brady Quinn - 2007 Source:

6. Of those 26, only 7 have started Conference Championship Games (27%) Phillip Rivers - 2004 If you remove the guys who rode a top 10 defense, it becomes 4 out of 26 (15%) Ben Roethlisberger - 2004 Eli Manning - 2004 Michael Vick - 2001 Source:

8. Quincy Carter – 2001

9. Tavaris Jackson – 2006

10. Kellen Clemens – 2006

11. John Beck – 2007

12. Kevin Kolb – 2008

13. Chad Henne – 2008

14. Pat White – 2009Drew Brees, 2nd Round Pick 2001 1 of 9 (11%) QBs drafted in the 2nd Round since 2000 have started Conference Championship Games http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

15. And, it’s expensive 2001 Draft Example 2001 Salary Cap: $67,400,000 2002 Salary Cap: $71, 100,000 Source: http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

16. 2 Year QB Salary Averages Salary Analysis of 1st and 2nd Round QB’s Drafted Since 2000 It is more than 3.5-4X more expensive to draft a QB in the 1st round than in the 2nd round Source: http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

17. 3 Reasons why the Rams shouldn’t take a chance on Sam Bradford Taking any QB in the 1st round is a risky business decision 4x cost with at best a 2x chance of success vs 2nd round Where you trained matters History is not on OU’s side or even the Big 12’s http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

18. Number of OU QBs Who Took an NFL Snap Since This Guy Was President: =0 Source: http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

19. Only One Big 12 QB Has Ever Started a Super Bowl Vince Ferragamo, Nebraska Super Bowl XIV, 1980 Source:

20. The Only Big 12 QB to Start a Conference Championship Game Since 1980 Kordell Stewart, Colorado AFC Championship Starter 2001, 1997 Source: http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

21. 3 Reasons why the Rams shouldn’t take a chance on Sam Bradford Taking any QB in the 1st round is a risky business decision 4x cost with at best a 2x chance of success vs 2nd round Where you trained matters History is not on OU’s side or even the Big 12’s Bradford isn’t all that experienced http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

22. College Attempts: Past and Present 1stRounders, 2000-2009 Top 2010 Prospects 2ndRounders, 2000-2009 Top prospects according to: Sources: post-2000, NCAA; pre-2000, various http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

23. 3 Reasons why the Rams shouldn’t take a chance on Sam Bradford Taking any QB in the 1st round is not a good business decision 4x cost at 2x chance of success vs 2nd round Where you trained matters History is not on OU’s side or even the Big 12’s Bradford isn’t all that experienced I like: McCoy, LeFevour, or Skelton in later rounds http://nfldraftnerd.blogspot.com/

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