The GREATEST Draft In NFL History (1983)

A look back at the 1983 NFL draft, which would go down as the greatest in NFL history.
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[@shifty1927]

Darrell Green is such a beast. Starting cornerback at 42. Still fastest man on the team when he was over 40. (Deion Sanders and Champ Bailey were on that team. ) 83 was a great year for me. Green is drafted, Redskins win superbowl and Orioles win World series.

[@noble6882]

Yeah cause Washington didn't have a baseball team at the time right? Had to go with the next closest team in Baltimore😄

[@shifty1927]

@@noble6882 exactly. Thats why redskins and Orioles are my teams. Even though my great uncles company (psi-net) had the naming rights to the ravens stadium when they first opened. He gave us box access for their first superbowl year and we (my dad and I) still stayed loyal to the skins. Funny thing is the skins beat the ravens both years they won the sb.

[@rbsanta2024]

Do you remember when there was a televised competition among the football players. The fastest runner, obstacle course and many other competitions all on display. Darrell Green was a participant many times. He was always the fastest.

[@shifty1927]

@@rbsanta2024 i dont remember them. (Born in 88) Im aware of them and how dominant DG was though.

[@w41duvernay]

Probably the greatest last 1st rounder EVER in the NFL draft. Just the perfect for a Redskins team that needed secondary help badly.

[@Sammytwo4]

Dan Marino had the quickest release ever. He wasn't sacked much because of it. He never won a Super bowl, but came close.

[@big8dog887]

Which is what made him the perfect quarterback to match up against the 1985 Bears, a game which is arguably bigger in NFL history than many Super Bowls.

[@Sammytwo4]

@@big8dog887 What about The Raiders and the Fins? 84. Marino's 2nd year. LA was coming of the super bowl against the skins, the Fins were headed to Marino's First. Duper & Clayton, were killing it. In Miami, the Raiders upset the Fins. Fins 🐻 Bear's was on Monday night. The Bear's were undefeated Fins pulled it out. Check me, off the top of my head?

[@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle]

Too bad Marino ran into the Bills from 88-99 or he probably would have won a SB. Couldn't get out of his own division most of the time.

[@Sammytwo4]

@@WhydoIsuddenlyhaveahandle The NFC owned the AFC during the time.

[@mlm32809]

@@big8dog887 The Bears ONLY loss that season, a Monday night shredding by Marino and company. I watched that game live that night and loved it!

[@bonzobonanza]

Funny how next year (1984), we also got the greatest draft in NBA history

[@yuviclipz]

1996 is the greatest nba draft

[@tj-nh7lt]

2003 is the greatest nba draft

[@TheDiesel408]

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[@TheDiesel408]

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[@rlyfoolio]

@@TheDiesel408How is it glaze?

[@zoeledwards6617]

There was also some who also had great careers in the 1983 nfl draft like Roger Craig, Henry Ellard, Gary Anderson, Darryl Talley(Jim Kelly teammate), and Curt Warner.

[@jojijoestar7233]

Damn, I thought you misspelt Kurt Warner for a hot second there aha

[@jpmnky]

The Beats had a great first round, Jimbo Covert who was Marino’s roommate at Pitt, and Willie Gault.

[@cj-we3jf]

@@jojijoestar7233 same i was like no way he played since 1983

[@Rockhound6165]

@@jpmnky they got Richard Dent in the 8th round that year too. Dave Duerson as well. The Bears did the best of all of them that year.

[@Rockhound6165]

Eric Dickerson, Richard Dent, Charles Mann, Wes Hopkins, Leonard Marshall, Johnny Hector, Dave Duerson, Mark Clayton, Tim Krumrie, Karl Mecklenberg, and Anthony Carter were all drafted that year. Carter was drafted by Miami then traded to Minnesota. Imagine how Marino's career would have turned out had Miami held onto him.

[@nikolaivista920]

This draft was the best quarterback draft class ever. But I think the 1989 draft was the best all positions draft ever. Just read who was drafted in 1989: Troy Aikman, Barry Sanders, Deion Sanders, Derrick Thomas, Eric Metcalf, Steve Atwater, Andre Rison, Carnell Lake, Darryl Johnston, Mark Stepnoski, Tony Tolbert, Tony Martin, Dave Meggett, Mark Sclereth, and Bobby Humphrey. That 89 draft class was loaded with greats from all positions, not just QB. And all the beforementioned pro-bowlers went on to have great careers, some of them became 1st ballot hall-of-famers!

[@DMS-pq8]

Bobby Humphrey was nothing special in the NFL

[@huggeebear]

Just wanted to give props to the visual design team. Great execution of 2.5D graphics and transitions. And to the research team for their meticulous research. It's a great channel, I just wish we could put faces to the team.

[@rapid13]

Chargers v Dolphins is one of my favorite games to rewatch every so often. Fouts and Marino just put on a clinic all game. So much fun! I remember watching it live on TV.

[@ufcman8015]

If you are talking about the 1982 game that went to overtime that Kellen Winslow went crazy then Marino wasn't there yet. he came the next year. David Woodly and Don Strock were the qb's for the Dolphins. hell of a game.

[@rapid13]

@@ufcman8015 Reading is hard, I know. My comment pretty much says Fouts and Marino, ya?

[@mlm32809]

Back when the Chargers actually cared about fans, before they did San Diego dirty since the city said no to using tax dollars for a new stadium. Dan Marino, the greatest qb to not win a Super Bowl.

[@Paul-cj1wb]

​@@rapid13 And he told you that Marino was not on that legendary game if that's what you were referring to, although Fouts was. Marino and Fouts rarely played against each other because they were on different divisions.

[@conner474]

I remember Winslow going to the sidelines from exhaustion. The chargers offense was sick with Wes chandler , Winslow,Joiner , Chuck Muncie

[@STEPHEN1463]

Darrell Green til this day is my mom's favorite NFL Player of all time. We live in Virginia. Washington is our team.

[@Thedudedougreal]

Still can’t beat the giants tho 😂

[@RealAmericanIntelligence]

Darrell Green is arguably the best cornerback ever, topping even Sanders.

[@doc-di2kc]

how could I not remember this draft class my first year in high school the best time for music and styles and good TV shows wow where did the time go!!!

[@Kenny060359]

1974 Steeler draft had four hall of famers and one free agent hall of famer.

[@thegadflygang5381]

Poor Jim Kelly. One of the alltime greats, hates the cold but gets OVER A DECADE IN FREEZING BUFFALO. Then gets to 4 super bowls only to never win 1

[@bthamus8334]

Poor Dan Marino. Only one SB loss and was beat every year by Jim Kelly! Marino was such a loser... Even Bubby Brister has more SBs and rings than Dan Dan the philandering man! 😅

[@billtingting7106]

That is sad...but Marino only got there once and loss and Dan the Man is said to be a much better QB. At least Kelly can say he got there more than Marino.

[@thegadflygang5381]

@billtingting7106 100% although at the end of the day they were all lucky enough to play football for a living and make millions Dan atleast got alot more fame like magazine covers, movie rules etc while living in frieken Miami during the 80s & 90s which is a bonus onto itself Just found the Kelly thing to be an amusing spate of bad breaks. Especially considering he was on the best team of that era

[@peterjohnson1734]

Kelly was a great field general, and the Bills had some memorable battles against Marino led Dolphins teams. Talent wise those Buffalo teams were as good as any, but from some reports, they liked to party too much, and Marv Levi's coaching style might not have been the right recipe to handle that group of players.

[@markko17]

What they've left out in the Elway story is that the Colts' head coach Frank Kush had done everything he could to destroy Jack Elway, John's father, career when they were both college coaches. Elway said at the time, his decision had nothing to do with Baltimore the city or the people but had everything to do with who was the Colts' coach.

[@traceywoodward1354]

I'm curious...what did frank kush do exactly?

[@chicagojeff]

That alcoholic owner was a trainwreck as well

[@jasona9]

I recall John Elway stating that he only wanted to play for a team WEST of the Mississippi.

[@awilliams5007]

@@jasona9 elway overrated. Only won on terrells play.

[@charlesanderson8335]

​@@awilliams5007 have really watch him played, 5 superbowl visit and 2 rings

[@debbaedke3170]

I remember falling in love with Elway after this draft. This is the year I really started paying attention to football on Sundays.

[@jasona9]

John Elway was an easy player to fall in love with, but he had his growing pains....... during his rookie season he was BENCHED in favor of Veteran Steve Deberg. Mile High had fans holding signs that read, "ELWAY NOWAY". Still, it was inevitable that he would become a remarkable QB.

[@Ari3558]

I don’t blame Elway for not wanting to play for the Colts

[@4363HASHMI]

Is that why he poached Peyton Manning?

[@JonDowd]

Art schlicter didn’t want to either

[@KamikazeJustice]

He didn't want to play for the Packers, either. Elway's a big baby.

[@JuanPuercoIsCalling]

@@KamikazeJusticeToo bad.

[@billyz5088]

~~ and it was a pleasure to see Elway get destroyed in 3 super bowls in 4 years ..

[@darrencleman2869]

Eric was an amazing talent.I still remember how effortless his stride seemed. He was a time bomb in every game exploding for at least one run over 50+ for a touchdown. He was one of kind.

[@bvbxiong5791]

As a life-long Raiders fan who grew up watching football during the Bronco's Elway era...this is the first time I heard that we could have had Elway instead. I hated Elway cause he dominated the AFC West. I cannot believe the commissioner veto'd our trade!?!? W T F. Can they do that? How TF was that allowed? Al Davis was right about Elway, willing to bet the future of the franchise on him and yet some suit, with too much power, shot him down!?!? UNBELIEVABLE. We need major compensation for that BS tampering.

[@RichGannon12]

Raiders could have drafted Dan Marino 😢

[@Makeitliquidfast]

Thats the year i got married, in August and im still going strong with my foreign wife 41 years later, 83 was a great year.

[@davidlucasmachado2831]

Foreign women.....is the way to go 👍🏽

[@timothydrummond3097]

Aww❤

[@truthseeker9454]

Congratulations to you both!

[@Makeitliquidfast]

@@truthseeker9454 thank you so much

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

I was born in 83 😀

[@corey1106]

I know hes not john elway, but chris hinton was a stud left tackle, he went to 7 pro bowls and got a 1st team all pro

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

Yeah but stud left tackles don't win Super Bowls or create winning records. What's worse is that Indy traded Hinton away (along with Andre Rison) to draft one of the greatest QB busts of all time in Jeff George.

[@Iamhungey]

To be fair had the Jets chosen Marino, they likely would have ruin him.

[@NAT-turners-Revenge]

😅😅

[@NazriBuang-w9v]

Lies again? Google Drive USD SGD

[@Iamhungey]

@@NazriBuang-w9v ?

[@bthamus8334]

To be fair... Miami ruined Marino too! 😆

[@jet5757]

Marino won shit in Miami.. ZERO SUPERBOWL WINS! The only stat that matters, so therefore the scrub dolphins ruined marino

[@chancewebster7953]

The quarterbacks were 2-9 in the Super Bowl. 0-9 for a long time until the Elway and Davis led Broncos won back to back Super Bowls in the late 90s.

[@gwynwellliver4489]

Thank goodness Elway went to Denver. 1983 was the year I started watching football as a 13 year old. Elway was electric and made me a Broncosfan.. Growing up in western PA, Kelly should have been able to handle the cold. I did! Still can't get over that the Steelers passed on Marino.

[@jamesfields2916]

I think why Elway didn't want to play for Baltimore was because Jack Elway couldn't stand Colts ciach Frank Kush.

[@rothed16]

And a Shoutout to Jim Kelly for playingbin my HomeTown Houston Gamblers team. I had a team poster on my wall in my room!❤

[@jeremylucas8143]

Bro blitz is a top youtuber

[@nonstop]

So true 😋

[@wol4djr]

1981 NFL Draft also had 8 Hall of Famers, with LT, Ronnie Lott, Howie Long…….

[@wol4djr]

@@elizabethchase6528 didn’t want to name them all, LT changed the game none of the ‘83 class even came close to that!

[@wol4djr]

@@elizabethchase6528 I didn’t whole, but here’s the list Mike Singletary Lawrence Taylor Ronnie Lott Howie Long Ricky Jackson Russ Grimm Kenny Easley Sam Mills Are you happy now since YOU couldn’t look it up yourself you 2 year old!

[@wol4djr]

@@elizabethchase6528 plus 12 Super Bowl Wins to 6 Super Bowl Wins!

[@ferret312001]

The year the Pats took Tony Eason, passing on Dan Marino...😢

[@patricksmith5282]

@@elizabethchase6528I doubt that seriously. Montana, Rice, Taylor, Craig, etc. was a machine. The Steelers outside of Marino didn’t have the players.

[@BTKVENOM43]

‘83 and ‘89……probably the best ones

[@nigelkhan9278]

This draft also consisted of HOF Richard Dent, Mark Bortz, Mark Clayton, Charles Mann, Greg Townsend, Anthony Carter, Karl Mecklenburg and Jesse Sapolu. My NY Jets drafted Ken O’Brien. What if the NY Jets drafted Dan Marino?

[@jerryleeelvisberryrichard6247]

Also LT Jimbo Covert was a HOFer for the Bears. Covert, Gault, Duerson, Bortz, Richardson and Thayer were all drafted by Bears in 83 and started for SB champs 2 years later. C Jay Hilgenberg I believe was a rookie free agent that year too.

[@sandyboggs8099]

Henry ellard

[@RexStone14]

Can you do a video about where the 19 wide receivers drafted before Stefon Diggs are now

[@atg1338]

Who the f cares! That dudes a crybaby diva

[@kevin7151]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.

[@HipsterShiningArmor]

For what it’s worth, the 1983 draft doesn’t have the most HOFers of any draft in NFL history. The 1964 draft had 10, although that draft was a little bit top heavy, as it was nowhere near as deep as the 1983 draft. However, 1957 had 9 HOFers and was just as deep, with a ton of great players aside from just the ones with busts in Canton. And while we’re not far enough into the future to be able to determine how many HOFers they’ll have, I imagine 2011 will have a considerable amount as well

[@zionnewkirk4838]

2017 might be in that argument sooner rather than later.🤔

[@HipsterShiningArmor]

@@zionnewkirk4838 yeah most likely, although 2017 has a bit of the 1964 or 1967 thing where it isnt quite as deep as some of the other great drafts

[@careycutrie978]

First televised draft. 8 am on a Tuesday morning. The entirety of the draft was held on one day. 😳 😮😊

[@jasona9]

The San Diego Chargers had the opportunity to obtain John Elway via TRADE, but in traditional Charger style....BLEW IT! In the "GREATEST Draft in NFL History (1983)", the Chargers had three FIRST ROUND PICKS, including #5, #20, & #22. Dan Fouts was holding out and wasn't yet under contract. It was reported that the Colts were offering Elway to the Chargers for the RIGHT package. I believe they wanted TWO of the Chargers First Rounders (#5 & #22). Getting back a Top 10 Draft Pick would have assured Baltimore of being able to obtain another elite QB. Other players were being discussed to be included as well, including former 4th round pick and Chargers back-up QB Ed Luther. Owner Gene Klein would not pull the trigger! Some speculated that Klein used the "Elway to San Diego" rumors to get Veteran and future HOF quarterback Dan Fouts to sign his new contract. In retrospect, the Chargers could have done MUCH MORE with their three picks. The ended up with LB Billy Ray Smith, RB/WR Gary Anderson (who began his career with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL) and DB Gil Byrd. Good players, four PRO BOWLS between them, but not one of the three are in the Hall of Fame.

[@MarkRizzo62]

Loved watching Dickerson run, he seem so smooth!

[@alfredmcglothen6050]

Crazy I didn’t know Richard Dent who was drafted by my Bears , was drafted in the 8th round which doesn’t exist anymore. We had 2 hall of famers from that draft .

[@chaddwamboldt9763]

As a Seahawk who was 11 years old when this draft happened, you see Curt Warner being drafted right after Dickerson and he's basically the reason why we went to that '83 AFC Championship game, only to lose by the Raiders because often irratic Dave Kreig laid a huge turd and the Raiders destroyed us, even after us beaten them twice during the regular season. The Raiders went to destroy the Redskins in the SB, so I'm hear to tell ya, that those Seahawks were the 2nd best team in the league that year. If not for that damn Kingdome turf that got Warner's knee, there's no telling how far he'd gotten in the league but anyone who is old enough and ever got to see him play, would argue that even given the very small selection size, similar to Gale Sayers and Bo Jackson, Curt Warner would absolutely be in that discussion of the best ever.

[@MegaRrrccc]

It happened because the colleges changed their red shirt rule in 1982 allowing an extra year if the player missed a year due to injury. This allowed players who would have come out in 1982 to come out in 1983.

[@robbiefindlay]

A great Draft. They rate Eric Dickerson as the best Nr2 Overall Pick. Have they never heard of Lawrence Taylor? LT is the best Nr2 overall Pick of all time.

[@davidalexander8996]

Roger Craig should definitely be a Hall of Famer. Gary Anderson shouldn't be penalized solely for the 1998 NFC title game miss. Darryl Talley might have a case as well. Come the next one to two decades we'll see how 2011 stacks up as a Hall of Fame legacy.

[@Rockhound6165]

Not to nitpick but the Gary Anderson in this draft was a RB. The kicker was drafted in 1982.

[@1Tomrider]

And best single draft by a team ever was the 1965 Bears, getting Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers both in the first round!

[@dannyburleigh1]

The Bears actually won the Superbowl in January of 1986 but it was for the 1985 football season! There were 2 Pinback Buttons or more that came out around that time and 1 says 1985 and the other says January 1986/the date of the 1985 nfl football season SUPERBOWL! "I know too much!"

[@Enfield-1853]

Bobby Beathard said on a draft show a few years ago, the Redskins were going to take Marino at 28, if Miami did not take him with the 27th pick. Imagine Marino with Joe Gibbs. Marino would have multiple Super Bowl rings. Wining Super Bowl 17 probably cost the Redskins Super Bowls in the future. Bad part, it would wipe out Doug Williams win. Now imagine if Bobby would have moved up in second round and got Green. Two first ballot HOFs in a row😊

[@brandanduran5625]

So crazy to think that when the Steelers were in their drought in the 80s Dan Marino falls to them. Lot of close calls in the playoffs while Dan was playing. I think he would’ve been all the difference for one of those 80s or 90s teams to win it all.

[@LuigiL75]

1983 was a special year for so many reasons…😢

[@tonyrobinson8050]

The Pittsburg Steelers don't make many mistakes in the draft, but they did in 1983 not drafting Dan Marino.

[@LuigiL75]

Absolutely…Marino in Pittsburgh would have been EPIC 😮

[@markroberts2277]

ESPN has a great 2 hour 3O/3O about that draft.

[@KkWtdt]

I Know I’m not the only one who notice that random floating box on the left hand corner around <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="453">7:33</a> it showed a few times before and after as well

[@JustKandyMan1]

I may not have been born in 83 but it still makes me sick knowing Pittsburgh skipped over Marino, i understand they still have a defensive mentality and Rivera was starting to come on it makes me think if they could of squeezed in another ring with Marino at the helm.

[@ashleighelizabeth5916]

I was around back then and I feel the same way about Dallas passing on him as well, especially given the disaster that was Gary Hogeboom and Steve Pelleur.

[@wildwillie5408]

more than one SB had they taken Marino. they had some really good teams that came up short due to lack of a true franchise QB till Ben came on the scene.

[@MichaelJW72]

The Cowboys also reportedly made a stronger offer than the Broncos which would have included Danny White who was a top QB in the league at that time. For some reason Jim Irsay vetoed it.

[@ThePipemiker]

Everyone had a little Marino envy back in the day. I remember when Marino and Elway went toe to toe in 1984. He made Elway look like a bust.

[@chrisrobinson8339]

My Steelers blew it by not drafting Marino.

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

People say the Jets dropped the ball but Marino was a Pittsburgh Panther and a local talent. He was an easy fit.

[@Rockhound6165]

The Steelers and 25 other teams many of whom needed QB's.

[@Iamhungey]

@@A_KZbin_Commenter Not to mention the Jets doesn't have the best history for QB development, they likely would have ruin him.

[@THE_HMRC]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="750">12:30</a> ...The announcer says that Marino's marks would eventually be surpasses by 'one quarterback or another'.....errrrr....NO. Those marks were surpassed by ONE QUARTERBACK: TOM BRADY. Tom Brady ranks first all-time in: Wins: 251. Pro Bowls: 15. Super Bowl MVP Awards: 5. Completions: 7,753. Attempts: 12,050. Passing Yards: 89,214. Passing Touchdowns: 649.

[@aegisofhonor]

with all the controversy surrounding Elway threatening baseball, I think the Colts should have picked Dickerson.

[@tomjones7057]

My Favorite has always been Dan Marino.

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

Wow, I didn't know Elway could have been a Raider.

[@molusco1059]

Dickerson the best 2nd pick in the first round? LT anyone?

[@hshprod.3754]

Make a video about 1943 when Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined into one team

[@nickma71]

Marino was the best in the class. Then Kelley, then Elway. Dan Reeves's top rated defense got Denver to 3 Super Bowls where Elway made an ass of himself. He was just as bad against Green Bay, but Terrell Davis had his back. Elway had the unfortunate reality of playing for Dan Reeves, as already mentioned. Put him in Buffalo or San Francisco and he has their numbers.

[@louisabrams9590]

The class of 1960 becomes the most star-studded in NFL football 🏈 history

[@soylentteal]

I learned later that Dallas offered the Colts decidedly more for Elway than Denver did, but they passed.

[@PeteyThePanda]

Bruce Matthews the greatest offensive lineman ever came out of this draft

[@garyrobbins283]

There was actually a trade under consideration where Elway could have wound up playing for the Seahawks.

[@trackinggod8087]

My only trivia question relates to this video: Name three players who were drafted by the KC Royals who went on to become starting quarterbacks in the NFL? . . . . John Elway, Dan Marino, Todd Blackledge.

[@brendanmccormack8374]

That’s 2x Super Bowl Champion Darrell Green tyvm

[@markregan5882]

Bruce Matthews was unbelievably good...

[@williamtell5365]

Amazing

[@cabininthewoods7326]

Boy did the Jets blow that pick. Dolphins must have been shocked being handed Marino.

[@john-bl9cm]

My brother was drafted in 1983 with these guys in the fifth round

[@john-bl9cm]

He played with most of them in that East-West shrine All star game

[@nickma71]

Pro-Bowl is voted by the fans, and not to be confused with All-Pro. I thought of that with Bruce Matthews whom is both.

[@porterwake3898]

By far the greatest draft class in NFL history.

[@SurprisedBakedBuns-nq6cd]

If the Steelers would have chosen Dan Marino they have been to more Super Bowls! It would have been a perfect pick after Bradshaw retired!

[@BrandonKohout]

John Elway Jim Kelly And Dan Marino

[@JohnnyLightningV10]

How many superbowls by all three😂

[@BrandonKohout]

@@JohnnyLightningV10 John Elway won two. Jim Kelly and Dan Marino didn’t win any super bowls.

[@JohnnyLightningV10]

@@BrandonKohout That's pathetic 2017 is the best draft

[@ORagnar]

@@JohnnyLightningV10 @JohnnyLightningV10 2 days ago "How many superbowls by all three" -- Elway went to 5 and won 2. Kelly went to 4 and won zero. Dan Marino went to 1 and won zero. But, getting to 10 Super Bowls, just getting there, is not trivial. 7/6/24, 5:40 p.m.

[@JohnnyLightningV10]

@ORagnar Again how many superbowls and when people say superbowls not by how many they lost 🤣🤣🤣....Patrick Maholmes has won more than all 3 with less than 10 years playing. 2017 best draft class

[@eponz4354]

I met Dan Marino. Super cool guy.

[@lakebay972]

The Cowboys blew it TWICE! Once for not drafting Marino and the other for not trading away Danny White for John Elway. White could've gone to the Colts, played for Frank Kush like he did in Arizona State; Colts could've moved to Phoenix instead of Indianapolis. Match made in Heaven; good but not great. Yet, Elway would've got the Cowboys a few more Super Bowls. Marino would've also made the Cowboys the Team of the '80s and not a laughingstock joke.

[@lazysob2328]

Elway didn’t want to play for Kush, the team had nothing to do with it. The coach was not someone Elway thought he could get along with. Kush was the problem !

[@daviddorger6916]

83 was the best draft for QBs. 96 was the best overall

[@RaiderSerge]

We could've had Marino! (Al Davis was in Court!) Raiders4Life!

[@paulbedichek5177]

John was the greatest of all time, we, the Broncos used our first round pick for him.

[@manatalk]

University of Hawaii had 8 sign on to NFL teams.

[@RoyalMela]

1979 NHL Draft was superb. But 2015 draft could outshine 1979.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Shame on everyone, except the Washington Redskins, for passing up on Dan Marino!

[@dariushamilton3259]

If the Colts had a crystal ball and drafted Marino Colts might still be in Baltimore

[@Keeshonden]

Stats oriented QBs look good. Teams that want to win championships should avoid them. Joe the GOAT didn't have all the stats but he won 4 SBs. Joe's only fault was injuries or he would have won at least 2 more SBs.

[@celestialscripture]

Legends.

[@al.g.7125]

O'Brien had a good career with the Jets. BU obviously passing on Marino was a big mistake.

[@murphyjdm]

Seems like Pete Rozelle hurt Baltimore way more than Al Davis.

[@arythma80]

I would take Marino over Elway every day of the week! Elway didn't do anything meaningful until an offensive genius was his coach.

[@giamarshall6323]

Don’t forget the USFL expansion draft from that year

[@jeffrose5622]

"It's extremely rare for a draft to put out 5 HOF players in a single draft". The Steelers got 5 HOF players in 1974 all by themselves.

[@thomascolucci4815]

Dont yall miss the days when men where men, an football was allowed to be football, crazy how the nfl has changed..

[@joshuacoleman6245]

ty

[@nealroberts5844]

Can u imagine if he would have played for the raiders

[@perryanderson5642]

ELWAY Had the Strongest Arm in NFL History and was the Best NFL PLAYER EVER! Just had his Birthday yesterday on June 28th.

[@ckobo84]

Terry Bradshaw potentially was stronger considering he broke both the high school and NCAA record in the Javelin. But Bradshaw didn't really try to throw a football with his whole body and really drive the ball, he was just an arm thrower.

[@atg1338]

No he didn't have the strongest arm in nfl history 🤣🤣🤣 and he's absolutely not the best player ever🤣🤣🤣 did you get dropped on your head as a kid🤔

[@zroadie]

Old head here, Elway is my favorite QB of all time. You're always gonna get kickback anytime you claim someone is the G.O.A.T. of whatever. It's failproof clickbait.

[@atg1338]

@@zroadie 5 super bowls shows how great he was....

[@jamesroberts1810]

Not the strongest arm... jeff george

[@grazynazambeanie5963]

For the 199 over all pick we take Tom Brady

[@rawnchydeard4669]

Not even a mention about Curt Warner? Dude.

[@badlandskid]

Jets. lol. They butt fumbled that day too

[@MarkSmith-vy3tq]

Kinda disappointing. I'll admit upfront, I was interested in the QBs more than anything else. O'Brien was briefly mentioned, but Eason & Blackledge? Nothing. And they did have their moments. Again, my fault for wanting 83 QB review instead of 83 draft class.

[@Stephen-to7jx]

And Eason led the Patriots to the Super Bowl in 86. I know the result. but they still got there and before Elway. And they beat the Dolphins and Marino on the way.

[@jaybarnes8034]

Zack Hample was in the draft too.

[@MrNavy97]

Burgundy and gold 😮. You mean the Redskins 👍

[@mysteriouse5891]

Marino just kept going ...