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NFL Compensatory Picks: The best every team has ever had

By Erik Lambert

27 Jan 2002 : Brian Dawkins of the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFC Championship Game against the St.Louis Rams at the Dome at the America's Center in St.Louis, Missouri. The Rams advance to the Superbowl after winning 29-24. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
27 Jan 2002 : Brian Dawkins of the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFC Championship Game against the St.Louis Rams at the Dome at the America's Center in St.Louis, Missouri. The Rams advance to the Superbowl after winning 29-24. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images /
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CHICAGO – SEPTEMBER 27: Long snapper Patrick Mannelly #65 of the Chicago Bears blocks on a kick attempt by place kicker Robbie Gould #9 in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on September 27, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO – SEPTEMBER 27: Long snapper Patrick Mannelly #65 of the Chicago Bears blocks on a kick attempt by place kicker Robbie Gould #9 in the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on September 27, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Sam Rogers (LB, Buffalo Bills)

The Buffalo Bills had a ton of success in the 90s and unfortunately, they didn’t have Sam Rogers in his prime for it.

Rogers was the 64th overall selection in the 1994 NFL Draft out of Colorado, and carved out a really nice career between three different teams.

He finished his NFL career with 378 tackles and 30 sacks, and had the best year of his career when he played in all 16 games in 1999, racking up 68 tackles, three tackles for loss, and eight tackles for loss.

Patrick Mannelly (LS, Chicago Bears)

People never realize how important a good long snapper is until they don’t have one. It can often be taken for granted when there’s a guy has that position locked down and rarely ever makes a bad snap, making life simple for his kickers and punters. It remains a crime to this day that Patrick Mannelly never went to a Pro Bowl. The former Bears long snapper was a 6th round pick in 1998 and would hold that position down for the next 15 years, missing just 11 games total during that entire run. It’s not a coincidence the best special teams era in Bears history was during that time.

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