Every offseason, some moves flame out. Most teams come out of free agency and the draft looking like winners, but by the time a season or two passes, not all of the moves they made look as rosy.
Whether it was the Chargers signing J.C. Jackson to a five-year, $82.5 million massive contract in 2022, the Raiders’ hiring of Pete Caroll last year or the Falcons signing Kirk Cousins to a $180 million deal only to draft Michael Penix Jr. a month later, there have been plenty of busts in recent memory. On the other side of the coin, there are also plenty of times a team missed out on a free agent or draft pick that could have been great. How many teams would have been better off had they signed DeMarcus Lawrence or sent a fourth-round pick for Joe Thuney?
