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2002 SFL Team Draft- A Look Back
By Bryan Mellon
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2002 SFL Team Draft- A Look Back

We began a discussion on Discord earlier today about the original team draft. I told folks I would do some sort of article tonight about how team?s and owners fared as we go into this season with GM jos on the line via the Hot Seat. (No job are truly on the line as any active GM will not be removed from the league, they simply have a good possibility of switching teams.)

Here?s how the team draft turned out:

Pick 1 | Indy Colts | GM Ian Coyle | Org team OVR 83
Regular season record: 35 Wins | 13 Loses | 3rd in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs ?02, ?03 & ?04- Conference champion in ?02
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Pick 2 | Philly Eagles | GM Leo Jones | Org team OVR 88
Regular season record: 21 Wins | 26 Loses | 1 Tie | 22nd in career win percentage
Post season info: Has not yet made the post season
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Pick 3 | Baltimore Ravens | GM Norbert Huszti | Org team OVR 99
Regular season record: 32 Wins | 16 Loses | 6th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs ?02 & ?03- Conference champion in ?03- Super Bowl Champion in ?03
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Pick 4 | Oakland Raiders | GM Garth Pearce | Org team OVR 88
Regular season record: 27 Wins | 21 Loses | 12th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?02 & ?04
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Pick 5 Cincinnati Bengals | GM Brady Tinnin | Org team OVR 70
Regular season record: 23 Wins | 25 Loses | 19th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?04
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Pick 6 | New Orleans Saints | GM Oliver Ratajczak | Org team OVR 79
Current GM Nathan Jones took over for Mr. Ratajczak before season 1 began.
Nathan Jones regular season record: 23 Wins | 25 Loses | 20th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?02
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Pick 7 | Green Bay Packers | GM Gary Hickman | Org team OVR 86
Regular season record: 35 Wins | 13 Loses | 2nd in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?02, ?03 & ?04
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Pick 8 | San Fran 49?ers | GM Peter Fenger | Org team OVR 74
Regular season record: 29 Wins | 19 Loses | 10th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?03 & ?04
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Pick 9 San Diego Chargers | GM AC Cepparuio | Org team OVR 79
Regular season record: 26 Wins | 22 Loses | 13th in career win percentage
Post season info? Playoffs in ?02
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Pick 10 Miami Dolphins | GM Russell Warner | Org team OVR 86
The Dolphins have had several GM?s including:
Russell Warner | Regular season record: 2 Wins | 2 Loses | 19th in career win percentage
William Steinbrink | Regular season record: 2 Wins | 7 Loses | 33rd in career win percentage
Ben Fowers | Regular season record: 0 Wins | 3 Loses | Lst (36th) in career win percentage
Daren Roberts | Regular season record: 20 Wins | 11 Loses | 1 Tie | 8th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?03 & ?04- Conference champion in ?04
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Pick 11 Minnesota Vikings | GM Neal Wintermute | Org team OVR 86
Regular season record: 22 Wins | 26 Loses | 22nd in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?04
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Pick 12 Seattle Seahawks | GM Rock Hewko | Org team OVR 83
Regular season record: 18 Wins | 30 Loses | 28th in career win percentage
Post season info: Has not yet made the post season.
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Pick 13 St Louis Rams | GM Justin Walstead | Org team OVR 88
Regular season record: 26 Wins | 22 Loses | 14th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?02 & ?03- Conference champion in ?02 & ? 03- Super Bowl champion in ?02
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Pick 14 Atlanta Falcons | GM Dhani Aldila | Org team OVR 70
Regular season record: 32 Wins | 16 Loses | 5th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?03
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Pick 15 Chicago Bears | GM Brent Lachapelle | Org team OVR 77
Regular season record: 29 Wins | 19 Loses | 9th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?02 & ?04
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Pick 16 Arizona Cardinals | GM Tyler Richardson | Org team OVR 70
Regular season record: 12 Wins | 36 Loses | 32nd in career win percentage
Post season info: Has not yet made the postseason.
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Pick 17 New York Jets | GM Kevin Mullendore | Org team OVR 86
Regular season record: 31 Wins | 17 Loses | 7th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?02 & ?03
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Pick 18 Tampa Bay Bucs | GM Paul Criswell | Org team OVR 92
Regular season record: 26 Wins | 22 Loses | 15th in career win percentage
Post season info: Has yet to make the post season
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Pick 19 Detroit Lions | GM Brad Barber | Org team OVR 86
Regular season record: 9 Wins | 39 Loses : 34th in career win percentage
Post season info: Has yet to make the post season
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Pick 20 Carolina Panthers | GM Daryl Breck | Org team OVR 68
Regular season record: 28 Wins | 20 Loses | 11th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?03 & ?04
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Pick 21 Tennessee Titans | GM Gary Cohen | Org team OVR 90
Regular season record: 14 Wins | 34 Loses | 31st in career win percentage
Post season info: Has yet to make the post season.
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Pick 22 New England Patriots | GM Travis Robbins | Org team OVR 74
Regular season record: 37 Wins | 11 Loses | Most career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?02, ?03 & ?04
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Pick 23 Pittsburgh Steelers | GM Bill Ryan | Org team OVR 77
Regular season record: 20 Wins | 27 Loses | 24th in career win percentage
Post season info: Has yet to make the post season
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Pick 24 New York Giants | GM Romeo Mendez | Org team OVR 81
Regular season record: 24 Wins | 24 Loses | 18th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?02
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Pick 25 Washington Redskins | GM Bryan Mellon | Org team OVR 79
Regular season record: 33 Wins | 15 Loses | 4th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?002, ?03 & ?04- Conference champion in ?04- Super Bowl champion in ?04
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Pick 26 Jacksonville Jaguars | GM Jason Arnold | Org team OVR 86
Regular season record: 9 Wins | 39 Loses | 35th in career win percentage
Post season info: Has yet to make the post season
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Pick 27 Kansas City Chiefs | GM Tim Miller | Org team OVR 74
Regular season record: 24 Wins | 23 Loses | 17th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?03
Mr. Miller left the SFL prior to the 2005 season, Riley Breckheimer is the new Chiefs GM.
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Pick 28 Houston Texans | GM Wade Pearce | Org team OVR 44
Regular season record: 18 Wins | 30 Loses | 29th in career win percentage
Post season info: Playoffs in ?04
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Pick 29 Buffalo Bills | GM Dan Scholze | Org team OVR 77
GM Dan Scholze regular season record: 4 Wins | 6 Loses | 25th in career win percentage
Post season record: Did not make the post season.
GM Brandon Lindgren regular season record: 15 Wins | 23 Loses | 27th in career win percentage
Post season info: Has yet to make the post season.
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Pick 30 Cleveland Browns | GM Tom Collins |Org team OVR 77
Regular season record: 19 Wins | 29 Loses | 26th in career win percentage
Post season info: Has yet to make the post season.
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Pick 31 Denver Broncos | GM Tom Riddell | Org team OVR 90
Regular season record: 26 Wins | 22 Loses | 16th in career win percentage
Post season info: Has yet to make the post season.
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Pick 32 Dallas Cowboys | GM William Cook | Org team OVR 72
Regular season record: 15 Wins | 33 Loses | 30th in career win percentage
Post season info: Yeah, right! These loser have not even sniffed the post season
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Misc info:

Only one team drafted in the top 10/ GM have not made the playoffs. That team is the Philadelphia Eagles and GM Leo Jones.

Four of the bottom ten teams/GM?s have made the playoffs with one team making the post season all three seasons and winning a championship (Washington Redskins/GM Bryan Mellon)

St Louis Rams & GM Justin Walstead is the only GM to make multiple championship games

Four teams have made the playoffs in each season thus far; Indy Colts and GM Ian Coyle , Washington Redskins and GM Bryan Mellon, Green Bay Packers and GM Gary Hickman plus the New England Patriots and GM Travis Robbins.

The Dolphins have had the most GM with three however their current GM, Daren Roberts still have the 22nd most career wins and is 8th in career winning percentage.

Two of the top 12 drafted teams/GM enter 2005, our 4th season on the hot seat in the Philly Eagles and GM Leo Jones and the Seattle Seahawks and GM Rock Hewko.
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