The Houston Oilers also did it in 1971 taking Dan Pastorini in the first round and Lynn Dickey in the third. Both had long careers as starters in the NFL. There were two other times it happened ...

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The Houston Oilers also did it in 1971, taking Dan Pastorini in the first round and Lynn Dickey in the third. Both had long careers as starters in the NFL. There were two other times it happened ...

That last time a team grabbed back-to-back draft quarterbacks in the first five rounds came all the way back in 1971 when the Oilers grabbed Dan Pastorini (first round) and Lynn Dickey (third round).

Dan Pastorini was the No. 3 pick by the Oilers in 1971, and he led them to back-to-back AFC Championship Games in 1978 and 1979 before being sent to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Ken Stabler.

DATING BACK TO when the franchise was the Houston Oilers, it did find success drafting quarterbacks. Dan Pastorini was the No. 3 pick by the Oilers in 1971, and he led them to back-to-back AFC ...

Plunkett was a backup for two seasons before an injury to Dan Pastorini brought him back into the starting role. Plunkett capitalized, and led the Raiders to a Super Bowl victory over the ...

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The franchise launching in 1995 limits the options here, but Munnerlyn carved out a 10-year career as a seventh-round pick. The No. 216 overall choice out of South Carolina, Munnerlyn became a key ...

If he would have had an arm like (Jim) Plunkett or speed like (Archie) Manning or (Dan) Pastorini, he would have been rated much higher. It was pretty much my decision (to draft him)." Devine on ...