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In a humorous side to another ridiculously bad example of needs drafting in this same 1995 NFL draft, the Philadelphia Eagles traded up for DT Mike Mumula. They gave Tampa Bay the number twelve, and two second round picks for the seventh over-all and a third round pick. 

 

The Bucs used the number twelve pick to take Warren Sapp, who many considered to be one the top two or three players available in the first round.

 

The Bucs then packed their newly acquired second round pick with their own second round pick and sent them to the Dallas Cowboys for the twenty-eighth pick of the draft. The Bucs selected FSU OLB Derrick Brooks, who many looked at as the best player in college football that year.

 

If you draft well, you are always selecting the absolutely best football player you possibly can. Regardless of position, you must continually select the players with the most talent.

First, it's "Mamula," and he was a DE/OLB, NOT a DT.

 

Second, it isn't a cautionary tale about needs drafting.  It's a cautionary tale about the ridiculousness of overvaluing underwear practices known as the combine.

 

Mamula had average college production and tested off the charts at the combine.

 

Regarding the Bucs moves...yes they made some great moves.  But there were reasons those players were available.

 

Sapp had questions regarding alleged positive marijuana tests and conditioning.

 

Brooks had questions regarding his slight frame.

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