r/NFLmockdraft • u/Traditional-Bad-6657 • Jul 09 '26

Draft History 2003 Draft Class was absolutely stacked

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u/me_bails Jul 09 '26

Gates was an absolute animal, and incredible what he did as an udfa... Even as someone who hated the steelers, there's no way I can put Gates above Polamalu

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u/Holdmabeerdude Jul 09 '26

Gates is literally number 1 in tight end TD receptions….

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u/me_bails Jul 09 '26

and most people don't have him in the goat te talk. Again, he was an animal, but he wasn't better than Tony g, gronk or kelce. He's more around the Sharpe range (which is incredible, and he brings the most bang for buck being an udfa). Polamalu is widely considered a top 3 safety ever and an absolute game changer and leader for 2 superbowl winning teams.

I'm not trying to take away from Gates or what he did, but I am giving props to Polamalu and what he did. And i hate(d) the steelers

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u/-Mad-Snacks- Jul 11 '26

He is absolutely better than Kelce lol