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PFF rebuilding the 2010 draft...think they had us confused with the Chargers cause we traded down with them for 28...heres some of the players we passed on from 12 to 28 by trading back, safe to say we screwed up on this trade bad.

EDGE Brandon Graham, Michigan (Round 1, Pick 13)​

S Earl Thomas III, Texas Round 1 Pick 14

EDGE Jason Pierre-Paul, USF (Round 1, Pick 15)​

G Mike Iupati, Idaho (Round 1, Pick 17)​

EDGE Jerry Hughes, TCU (Round 1, Pick 31)​

LB NaVorro Bowman, Penn State (Round 3, Pick 91)​

T Bryan Bulaga, Iowa (Round 1, Pick 23)​

S Kam Chancellor, Virginia Tech (Round 5, Pick 133)​

WR Golden Tate, Notre Dame (Round 2, Pick 60)​



12. Miami Dolphins: QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma (Round 1, Pick 1)​

Bradford didn’t live up to the hype attached to being drafted No. 1 overall, but Miami desperately needed a quarterback in 2010, with Chad Henne as their best option.

Bradford started his career poorly but actually earned PFF passing grades between 72.0 and 77.0 in four consecutive seasons from 2012 to 2016 with three teams, excluding his lost 2014 campaign due to a torn ACL.

28. San Diego Chargers: T Alejandro Villanueva, Army (Undrafted)​

Villanueva, who played tight end, wide receiver, defensive lineman and offensive lineman throughout his college career, went undrafted in 2010 but became a key member of the Pittsburgh Steelers' offensive line, starting 107 of his 113 career games.

In his seven-year career, he recorded a single-season PFF pass-blocking grade below 79.0 just once, with three seasons above 80.0.

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2010 NFL Redraft: Rebuilding the first round based on PFF grades and data

PFF's database allows us to go back in time and analyze previous NFL drafts at a high level. Here is how the 2010 NFL Draft could have played out with hindsight.
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PFF top 32 CB…Ramsey on there but not for us much longer.

14. JALEN RAMSEY, MIAMI DOLPHINS​

The Dolphins' trade for Ramsey likely hasn’t gone exactly how they hoped when they gave up a third-round pick and tight end Hunter Long in 2023, but he’s still been one of the most talented cornerbacks in the NFL.

Ramsey ranked 25th in PFF advanced coverage grade and allowed just two touchdowns in coverage in 2024.

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PFF Cornerback Rankings: Top 32 ahead of the 2025 NFL season

Sauce Gardner and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Pat Surtain II headline PFF's top cornerbacks ahead of the 2025 NFL season.
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From the Athletic about Vikings and Ramsey:

One big fish is still out there, and he’s down in Miami. Multiple Vikings staffers are familiar with Jalen Ramsey. O’Connell coordinated the Los Angeles Rams offense in 2021, when Ramsey last earned All-Pro honors. Offensive coordinator Wes Phillips, edge rushers coach Thad Bogardus, defensive line coach Marcus Dixon and vice president of player health and performance Tyler Williams spent time with Ramsey on that Rams staff.

But there’s some risk involved. Ramsey will turn 31 in October. Acquiring him might require trading draft capital the Vikings have wanted to accumulate after parting with several picks the last couple of seasons.

There are two other considerations. First, Ramsey’s current contract could leave the Vikings in a precarious position for 2026. The amount of money Miami might be willing to absorb in a potential trade would matter. Second, bringing Ramsey into the fold would impede the path to playing time for youngsters like Mekhi Blackmon and Dwight McGlothern.

Minnesota is spending more than $357 million on the 2025 roster, which is the most in the NFL. This isn’t a Super Bowl-or-bust situation, but the Vikings are unquestionably committed to winning in the short term. If Ramsey or any other available cornerback maximizes those chances, you can bet there has been an internal conversation about it.

Then again, maybe the Vikings’ key decision-makers feel the same way Blackmon does about the present state of the cornerback position.

Minnesota could also try to entice teams to run the ball more often. The fewer times the ball is in the air, the fewer times its cornerbacks need to cover.

Does it sound like the strategy hinges more on hope than reason? What if, you might be wondering, Murphy or Rodgers suffers an injury? Would the Vikings be OK relying on Okudah, Blackmon or McGlothern full-time? If not, wouldn’t it make more sense for the Vikings to act on a player of Ramsey’s caliber now, rather than wait for veteran options like they did last fall?

This is the push-pull. These are questions that might be worth revisiting down the road. Get creative for Ramsey, and it would affect the team’s future flexibility. Pass on a defensive back with as versatile a skill set as he has, and who’s to say this won’t be one of the sliding doors that shape what could have been?

Any potential move will depend on whether the Vikings’ decision-makers believe what Blackmon does. Nothing they’ve done thus far would indicate otherwise.
 
Every teams worst move this century…I’ll let you guess which Dolphins move made the list:

16. Miami Dolphins​

Biggest mistake: Tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton (2019-22)

There are some gray areas the NFL seems willing to tolerate when it comes to its rulebook. It's remarkable to see how many free agent contracts that teams are somehow able to negotiate in the opening hours of the league's "legal tampering period," a phrase that doesn't make sense in any other context. Teams might have conversations with agents about whether their players are happy in their current location or if they would be interested in a potential trade.

Attempting to make offers to players and coaches who are under contract to other teams, however, crosses the line for the NFL. Dolphins ownership, according to the NFL sanctions, repeatedly tried to negotiate deals with Brady while he was under contract to the Patriots and Buccaneers and simultaneously tried to negotiate a deal to get Payton to join the organization as its coach.


Sometimes, when these deals are completed and there's a subsequent grievance, teams are able to hammer out a deal. The Jets, for example, got a first-round pick from the Patriots as the primary return for Bill Belichick when he resigned as the coach in New York. But the Dolphins didn't even land Brady or Payton, were fined $2 million and stripped of first- and third-round picks in the 2023 and 2024 drafts, respectively.
 
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Every teams worst move this century…I’ll let you guess which Dolphins move made the list:

16. Miami Dolphins​

Biggest mistake: Tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton (2019-22)

There are some gray areas the NFL seems willing to tolerate when it comes to its rulebook. It's remarkable to see how many free agent contracts that teams are somehow able to negotiate in the opening hours of the league's "legal tampering period," a phrase that doesn't make sense in any other context. Teams might have conversations with agents about whether their players are happy in their current location or if they would be interested in a potential trade.

Attempting to make offers to players and coaches who are under contract to other teams, however, crosses the line for the NFL. Dolphins ownership, according to the NFL sanctions, repeatedly tried to negotiate deals with Brady while he was under contract to the Patriots and Buccaneers and simultaneously tried to negotiate a deal to get Payton to join the organization as its coach.


Sometimes, when these deals are completed and there's a subsequent grievance, teams are able to hammer out a deal. The Jets, for example, got a first-round pick from the Patriots as the primary return for Bill Belichick when he resigned as the coach in New York. But the Dolphins didn't even land Brady or Payton, were fined $2 million and stripped of first- and third-round picks in the 2023 and 2024 drafts, respectively.
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"Worst move of the century" - sounds like it needs it's own thread, lots of subject matter there.
 
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"Worst move of the century" - sounds like it needs it's own thread, lots of subject matter there.
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Here’s their top 4 worst moves this century…anyone noticing a trend? Trading for and resigning veteran QBs seems to be the kiss of death.

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4. San Francisco 49ers​

Biggest mistake: Trading three first-round picks to move up for Trey Lance (2021)

49ers fans probably won't be surprised at my pick. I've repeatedly written in defense of the 49ers taking a big swing on Lance's upside given their roster construction and the limitations, injury history and contract afforded Jimmy Garoppolo. But this turned out terribly. The 49ers have enjoyed the benefits of having an excellent quarterback on a rookie deal over the past few seasons, but it has been through seventh-round pick Brock Purdy, not Lance.

Whatever logic there might have been in making the move, there's no way to treat it as anything but a failure after the fact. The 49ers gave up three first-round picks to move up to No. 3 in the 2021 draft; their selection eventually went to the Cowboys and became Micah Parsons. The Dolphins used the picks the 49ers sent as part of swaps that added Jaylen Waddle, Tyreek Hill and Bradley Chubb to their roster. The missing cost-controlled talent San Francisco lost as part of the Lance and Christian McCaffrey deals turned into meaningful roles for Logan Ryan and Oren Burks in Super Bowl LVIII and Isaac Yiadom and De'Vondre Campbell this season. It will only hurt more as Purdy earns a massive raise this offseason.


Compared with the moves ahead of Lance on this list, though, salary alone makes this a less painful deal. The 49ers paid Lance only $27.3 million for his two-plus seasons. That's too much, but it's way less than the teams ahead of them on this list shelled out for their quarterbacks in similarly sized swaps.

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3. New York Jets​

Biggest mistake: Trading for Aaron Rodgers (2023)

This could just as easily be drafting Zach Wilson ahead of Ja'Marr Chase, Penei Sewell, Pat Surtain, DeVonta Smith and Micah Parsons in the top 12 of the 2021 draft. There are also other failed Jets free agent signings and nearly inexplicable trades to consider.

The Rodgers trade stands head and shoulders above the rest because it came with so much baggage. Trading for him made the Jets hire Nathaniel Hackett as offensive coordinator. It led them to sign Randall Cobb and Allen Lazard as free agents and bring on Tim Boyle as a backup quarterback. The trade for Davante Adams wouldn't have happened if the Jets weren't doing whatever they could to try to kick-start a moribund offense with Rodgers' old friend from Green Bay.

On top of that, the Jets moved down two spots in the first round of the 2023 draft and sent a pair of second-round picks to the Packers to acquire Rodgers, only avoiding shipping off a first-round pick because Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles four snaps into his debut season in New York. He also took a pay cut of nearly $34 million after the trade, a move that might count as the best thing he did for the organization.


The Jets gave up two Day 2 picks and paid $75 million for a quarterback who missed almost all of his first season with the team before posting a 53.9 QBR in his second season, a mark that ranks 22nd among all quarterbacks. Fans of this franchise might not have seen this coming, but Rodgers ranked 26th in his final season with the Packers, and the idea he was anything short of a major risk was always short-sighted. No one could have anticipated just how poorly this trade would go, but the Jets have a worse winning percentage with Rodgers (.333) than they did with Wilson (.364) as the starter.

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2. Denver Broncos​

Biggest mistake: Trading for (and extending) Russell Wilson (2022)

I liked the decision to trade for Wilson at the time, but you don't need me to explain how it panned out. The Broncos sent two first-round picks, two second-round picks and three players to the Seahawks in the deal. The two first-rounders alone turned into cornerstones in left tackle Charles Cross and cornerback Devon Witherspoon. Derick Hall and Boye Mafe, the two second-rounders, have flashed up front on defense.


On top of that, the Broncos gave Wilson a massive extension after completing the deal. They ended up paying about $123 million for two years with Wilson under center, moving on after last season to avoid triggering another $37 million in guarantees for the 2025 campaign. He wasn't terrible during his time with the Broncos, but he also didn't look nearly as dynamic or creative as he was in Seattle. The Broncos are now quite happy with rookie passer Bo Nix, and Wilson has found a new home in Pittsburgh.

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1. Cleveland Browns​

Biggest mistake: Trading for Deshaun Watson and signing him to a five-year, $230 million contract(2022)


What else could it be? In addition to the decision to build the franchise around a player who had been accused of more than 20 cases of sexual assault and inappropriate conduct, the Browns paid a spectacular premium to acquire the quarterback from the Texans. After Watson's camp initially removed the Brownsfrom the running, Cleveland responded by giving Watson a fully guaranteed deal worth $230 million, which included financial protections if he were to be suspended by the league, as he would be for a large part of the 2022 campaign.

The Browns also sent three first-round picks to the Texans as the bulk of the package to acquire Watson, with Houston using those selections to move around the draft and revitalize its organization. By my estimate, Cleveland spent more than $300 millionbetween cash and draft capital to acquire him. It also let go of Baker Mayfield, who has been a competent starter at a fraction of that cost for the Buccaneers since the start of last season.

In return, the Browns landed a quarterback who ranked last in QBR across his 19 starts with them. Watson was overseeing one of the worst offenses in league history this season before tearing his Achilles in October. The team is still on the hook for more than $90 million in guaranteed money after this season. It's difficult to imagine how a trade could go any worse than this deal has for Cleveland.
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The worst decision every NFL team has made over the past five years, ranked 32 to 1

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Bill Barnwell article on offseason signings who could flop or excel, couple of AFC East related notes but no Fins on there.

Justin Fields, QB, New York Jets​

Signed from Steelers as unrestricted free agent

This might not be Fields' last chance as a starter, but it's probably his last chance at entering an offseason with a meaningful guarantee to start somewhere. Traded by Chicago to Pittsburgh for a Day 3 draft pick last year, he did enough in six starts with the Steelers to earn interest in free agency from the quarterback-needy Jets. His new deal guarantees him $30 million of the $40 million he's owed over the next two seasons.

The hope for Fields is that the Jets lean into his strengths in the QB run game, which the Bears didn't really do. The Steelers jumped a little further in, but after he averaged just over five designed runs (excluding scrambles and kneel-downs) across his six games as a starter, he was benched for Russell Wilson.

While the Steelers went 4-2 with Fields throwing just one interception on 161 pass attempts, the best version of a Fields-led offense has to commit to his ability to create explosive plays. He has taken sacks on nearly 12% of his dropbacks as a pro, plays that usually kill drives. His 40.9% success rate as a passer ranks 24th out of 25 quarterbacks with at least 1,200 dropbacks over the past four seasons, per NFL Next Gen Stats. With all of those negative or neutral plays, he has to produce big plays to survive as an NFL passer.


Will new Jets offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand build an offense that consistently plays to Fields' strengths? Engstrand had been with the Lions since 2020, seeing up close how coordinator Ben Johnson elevated Detroit's offense. The Jets used their first-round pick on tackle Armand Membou and made an affordable addition on the interior in former Packers center Josh Myers. There's a legitimate No. 1 wideout here in Garrett Wilson. If it's ever going to happen for the 26-year-old Fields, now's the time.

Joey Bosa, Edge, Buffalo Bills​

Acquired from the Chargers as an unrestricted free agent

"If he could just stay healthy." You know the story with Bosa. After a 10.5-sack, 20-knockdown season in 2021, the 2016 No. 3 pick has been unable to stay on the field. Injuries have cost him 23 games over the past three seasons and limited him to a part-time role in 13 more. He had to take a pay cut to stay with the Chargers last offseason, and that wasn't enough to keep him around for a final go-round in 2025.

When Bosa has been healthy enough to play a significant portion of the snaps, he has been good, if not the superstar we saw earlier in his career. Leaving those 36 games I mentioned aside and looking at the 15 where he was able to suit up for more than 50% of the offensive snaps, he racked up eight sacks and 17 knockdowns. His pass rush win rate from the edge last season was 11.1%, which isn't spectacular, but it was right in line with Josh Sweat and Jonathon Cooper.

If Bosa is going to succeed somewhere, the Bills are an ideal landing spot. Coach Sean McDermott has a track record of getting more out of defenders than other coaches have elsewhere, which includes Jordan Phillips up front and Taylor Rapp, Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde in the secondary. Buffalo has a deep edge rotation. Bosa is nominally taking Von Miller's spot in the lineup -- after the former Broncos star tore an ACL in 2022, he only played about 33% of the defensive snaps in his final season in Buffalo. No Bills edge rusher played more than 67% of the defensive snaps during the regular season.


The injury prevented Miller from making the impact the Bills wanted when they signed him to a six-year, $120 million contract. They are signing Bosa with the hope he can be a difference-maker in the postseason when they have their seemingly inevitable matchup against the Chiefs. Spotting the five-time Pro Bowler's snaps during the regular season to help keep him healthy before expanding his workload in the playoffs would make sense.

Of course, the Bills have to make it to the postseason, and Bosa has to make it to the regular season. He already has been sidelined by a calf injury that is expected to keep him out until training camp. While that wouldn't be the end of the world, Chargers fans can attest to how the timeline for his injuries can linger on months past their expected ending. A healthy Bosa would be the exact sort of addition the Bills need. It's just not clear whether we'll ever see that guy for 17 games again.

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