Playmaker21
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It's a great day to be a 12th! Today is the day our Seattle Seahawks and the hated New England Patriots land in Arizona for their week leading up to Super Bowl XLIX.
I am a fan of looking at unique and/or unusual aspects of the game. Both teams are such a unique contrast of what a lot of fans think it takes to win in the NFL (Fantasy Football vs Real Football). Both teams feature a lot of non-first round skill position guys. Marshawn Lynch is the only former first round pick on either team in the skill positions. And as we know, it was Buffalo that took him in the first, not the Seahawks.
But we have a rare and unique match-up at QB in Super Bowl XLIX. For the first time since Super Bowl XXXVIII following the 2003 season, there is not at least one former first round pick starting for either team at QB. And it marks only the 9th time in 49 Super Bowl's that at least one of the starting QB's was not a first round pick.
Super Bowl II (1967)
Green Bay Packers - Bart Starr (17th Round Pick NFL Draft 1956)
vs
Oakland Raiders - Daryle Lamonica (12th Round Pick AFL Draft 1963, 24th Round Pick NFL Draft 1963)
Super Bowl XI (1977)
Oakland Raiders- Ken Stabler 2nd Round Pick NFL Draft 1968
vs
Minnesota Vikings - Fran Tarkenton (3rd Round Pick NFL Draft 1961, 5th Round Pick AFL Draft 1961)
Super Bowl XVI 1982
San Francisco 49ers - Joe Montana (3rd Round Pick 1979)
vs
Cincinnati Bengals - Ken Anderson 3rd Round Pick 1971 NFL Draft)
Super Bowl XVII 1983
Washington Redskins- Joe Theismann (4th Round Pick NFL Draft 1971)
vs
Miami Dolphins - David Woodley 8th Round Pick 1980
Super Bowl XXIII 1989
San Francisco 49ers - Joe Montana (3rd Round Pick 1979)
vs
Cincinnati Bengals - Boomer Esiason 2nd Round Pick 1984
Super Bowl XXXVI 2002
New England Patriots - Tom Brady (6th Round Pick 2000)
vs
St.Louis Rams - Kurt Warner (Undrafted 1994)
Super Bowl XXXVII 2003
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Brad Johnson (9th Round Pick 1992 Draft
vs
Oakland Raiders - Rich Gannon 4th Round Pick 1987 Draft
Super Bowl XXXVIII 2004
New England Patriots- Tom Brady (6th Round Pick 2000 Draft)
vs
Carolina Panthers - Jake Delhomme (Undrafted 1997)
Super Bowl XLIX 2015
Seattle Seahawks - Russell Wilson (3rd Round Pick 2012 Draft)
vs
New England Patriots - Tom Brady (6th Round Pick 2000 Draft)
I am a fan of looking at unique and/or unusual aspects of the game. Both teams are such a unique contrast of what a lot of fans think it takes to win in the NFL (Fantasy Football vs Real Football). Both teams feature a lot of non-first round skill position guys. Marshawn Lynch is the only former first round pick on either team in the skill positions. And as we know, it was Buffalo that took him in the first, not the Seahawks.
But we have a rare and unique match-up at QB in Super Bowl XLIX. For the first time since Super Bowl XXXVIII following the 2003 season, there is not at least one former first round pick starting for either team at QB. And it marks only the 9th time in 49 Super Bowl's that at least one of the starting QB's was not a first round pick.
Super Bowl II (1967)
Green Bay Packers - Bart Starr (17th Round Pick NFL Draft 1956)
vs
Oakland Raiders - Daryle Lamonica (12th Round Pick AFL Draft 1963, 24th Round Pick NFL Draft 1963)
Super Bowl XI (1977)
Oakland Raiders- Ken Stabler 2nd Round Pick NFL Draft 1968
vs
Minnesota Vikings - Fran Tarkenton (3rd Round Pick NFL Draft 1961, 5th Round Pick AFL Draft 1961)
Super Bowl XVI 1982
San Francisco 49ers - Joe Montana (3rd Round Pick 1979)
vs
Cincinnati Bengals - Ken Anderson 3rd Round Pick 1971 NFL Draft)
Super Bowl XVII 1983
Washington Redskins- Joe Theismann (4th Round Pick NFL Draft 1971)
vs
Miami Dolphins - David Woodley 8th Round Pick 1980
Super Bowl XXIII 1989
San Francisco 49ers - Joe Montana (3rd Round Pick 1979)
vs
Cincinnati Bengals - Boomer Esiason 2nd Round Pick 1984
Super Bowl XXXVI 2002
New England Patriots - Tom Brady (6th Round Pick 2000)
vs
St.Louis Rams - Kurt Warner (Undrafted 1994)
Super Bowl XXXVII 2003
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Brad Johnson (9th Round Pick 1992 Draft
vs
Oakland Raiders - Rich Gannon 4th Round Pick 1987 Draft
Super Bowl XXXVIII 2004
New England Patriots- Tom Brady (6th Round Pick 2000 Draft)
vs
Carolina Panthers - Jake Delhomme (Undrafted 1997)
Super Bowl XLIX 2015
Seattle Seahawks - Russell Wilson (3rd Round Pick 2012 Draft)
vs
New England Patriots - Tom Brady (6th Round Pick 2000 Draft)
