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Cleveland Browns: Cutting Len Dawson
The Browns haven't had a Hall of Fame quarterback in the Super Bowl era.
Dallas Cowboys: Trading the Shaun Alexander pick for Joey Galloway
Galloway played only four seasons with the Cowboys, never topping 1,000 yards in a season.
Denver Broncos: Failing to get Russell Wilson the first time
Wilson went to nine Pro Bowls in 10 seasons with the Seahawks, who took him in the third round, and helped beat the Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII. While Osweiler played a key role on a 2015 Broncos team that won a title, he never panned out as an NFL quarterback.
Dallas Cowboys: Trading the Shaun Alexander pick for Joey Galloway
Galloway played only four seasons with the Cowboys, never topping 1,000 yards in a season.
Denver Broncos: Failing to get Russell Wilson the first time
The Broncos could have avoided what looks like a bad trade for Russell Wilson by simply drafting him many years ago. apparently then-general manager John Elway, who took the 6-foot-7 Osweiler. Wilson went to nine Pro Bowls in 10 seasons with the Seahawks, who took him in the third round, and helped beat the Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII.
Detroit Lions: Having Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson retire
We'll cheat a little here. Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson weren't ones the Lions didn't acquire when they could have; both had Hall of Fame careers for Detroit. But both superstars retired in their prime, in part because of persistent losing with the team. Those two abrupt retirements became emblematic of the Lions' futility for the entire Super Bowl era.
Green Bay Packers: The whole 1989 draft
The 1988 Packers were well on their way to getting the No. 1 overall draft pick in 1989. Then, inexplicably, a 2-12 team won its final two games. They got the second pick, and that shift changed NFL history. The Dallas Cowboys got the first pick and took Troy Aikman. The Packers were in great shape, in retrospect, with the second pick. Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas and Deion Sanders, three of the greatest players ever, were on the board. The Packers took Tony Mandarich, perhaps the greatest bust in NFL Draft history. It ended up OK for the Packers, who ended up with Brett Favre three years later, but they had a shot at four Hall of Famers in the 1989 draft and somehow ended up with Mandarich, who was unremarkable in 31 starts for the Packers.
Houston Texans: Taking David Carr over Julius Peppers
David Carr was a good prospect and it made sense that the expansion Texans wanted to make a quarterback their first-ever pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. In retrospect, putting Carr behind a horrible offensive line was bad for Houston and ruinous for Carr's career. The player who went second overall, Julius Peppers, is fourth all time with 159.5 career sacks and is considered a great bet to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024, his first year of eligibility.
Indianapolis Colts: Trading John Elway
John Elway put the Colts in a tough spot. He threatened to go play baseball if the Colts drafted him first overall in 1983. The Colts drafted him and then-general manager Ernie Accorsi was adamant the team should not trade the once-in-a-generation talent.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Sticking with Blake Bortles, ignoring Patrick Mahomes or Deshaun Watson
NUFF SAID
Kansas City Chiefs: Letting Rich Gannon walk
The Chiefs wanted to make it work with Elvis Grbac at quarterback, and that kept Rich Gannon on the bench. Gannon played well at times when Grbac was hurt, but after the 1998 season he left as a free agent.
Las Vegas Raiders: The missed John Elway trade
It's too bad the Al Davis-Pete Rozelle feud didn't happen in the social media era. It would have been even more entertaining.
The feud was the epicenter of a big controversy involving the 1983 draft and one of the greatest quarterbacks ever. The Raiders thought they had a deal with the Chicago Bears to acquire the sixth overall pick of the draft, which they would have packaged to move up to No. 1 overall and draft John Elway. The deal was never finalized. Davis, the Raiders' owner, accused Rozelle, the NFL commissioner, of getting involved and having the Bears nix the deal due to the NFL's distaste for the Raiders, which included Davis' lawsuit against the league over relocation.
Cleveland Browns: Cutting Len Dawson
The Browns haven't had a Hall of Fame quarterback in the Super Bowl era.
Dallas Cowboys: Trading the Shaun Alexander pick for Joey Galloway
Galloway played only four seasons with the Cowboys, never topping 1,000 yards in a season.
Denver Broncos: Failing to get Russell Wilson the first time
Wilson went to nine Pro Bowls in 10 seasons with the Seahawks, who took him in the third round, and helped beat the Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII. While Osweiler played a key role on a 2015 Broncos team that won a title, he never panned out as an NFL quarterback.
Dallas Cowboys: Trading the Shaun Alexander pick for Joey Galloway
Galloway played only four seasons with the Cowboys, never topping 1,000 yards in a season.
Denver Broncos: Failing to get Russell Wilson the first time
The Broncos could have avoided what looks like a bad trade for Russell Wilson by simply drafting him many years ago. apparently then-general manager John Elway, who took the 6-foot-7 Osweiler. Wilson went to nine Pro Bowls in 10 seasons with the Seahawks, who took him in the third round, and helped beat the Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII.
Detroit Lions: Having Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson retire
We'll cheat a little here. Barry Sanders and Calvin Johnson weren't ones the Lions didn't acquire when they could have; both had Hall of Fame careers for Detroit. But both superstars retired in their prime, in part because of persistent losing with the team. Those two abrupt retirements became emblematic of the Lions' futility for the entire Super Bowl era.
Green Bay Packers: The whole 1989 draft
The 1988 Packers were well on their way to getting the No. 1 overall draft pick in 1989. Then, inexplicably, a 2-12 team won its final two games. They got the second pick, and that shift changed NFL history. The Dallas Cowboys got the first pick and took Troy Aikman. The Packers were in great shape, in retrospect, with the second pick. Barry Sanders, Derrick Thomas and Deion Sanders, three of the greatest players ever, were on the board. The Packers took Tony Mandarich, perhaps the greatest bust in NFL Draft history. It ended up OK for the Packers, who ended up with Brett Favre three years later, but they had a shot at four Hall of Famers in the 1989 draft and somehow ended up with Mandarich, who was unremarkable in 31 starts for the Packers.
Houston Texans: Taking David Carr over Julius Peppers
David Carr was a good prospect and it made sense that the expansion Texans wanted to make a quarterback their first-ever pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. In retrospect, putting Carr behind a horrible offensive line was bad for Houston and ruinous for Carr's career. The player who went second overall, Julius Peppers, is fourth all time with 159.5 career sacks and is considered a great bet to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024, his first year of eligibility.
Indianapolis Colts: Trading John Elway
John Elway put the Colts in a tough spot. He threatened to go play baseball if the Colts drafted him first overall in 1983. The Colts drafted him and then-general manager Ernie Accorsi was adamant the team should not trade the once-in-a-generation talent.
Jacksonville Jaguars: Sticking with Blake Bortles, ignoring Patrick Mahomes or Deshaun Watson
NUFF SAID
Kansas City Chiefs: Letting Rich Gannon walk
The Chiefs wanted to make it work with Elvis Grbac at quarterback, and that kept Rich Gannon on the bench. Gannon played well at times when Grbac was hurt, but after the 1998 season he left as a free agent.
Las Vegas Raiders: The missed John Elway trade
It's too bad the Al Davis-Pete Rozelle feud didn't happen in the social media era. It would have been even more entertaining.
The feud was the epicenter of a big controversy involving the 1983 draft and one of the greatest quarterbacks ever. The Raiders thought they had a deal with the Chicago Bears to acquire the sixth overall pick of the draft, which they would have packaged to move up to No. 1 overall and draft John Elway. The deal was never finalized. Davis, the Raiders' owner, accused Rozelle, the NFL commissioner, of getting involved and having the Bears nix the deal due to the NFL's distaste for the Raiders, which included Davis' lawsuit against the league over relocation.