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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/LubyankaSquare on 2024-04-02 18:17:35.
They say that hindsight is 20/20, and that’s especially true for the NFL draft. According to every casual NFL fan, the Bears were morons for taking Trusbisky over Mahomes… even though all conventional logic at the time said that Mahomes was a lesser prospect- if anything, it was a bit of a surprise that Watson dropped to 12!
The one that really, really bugs me is the notion that Jadeveon Clowney was an all style, no substance prospect who got big off of one big hit against Michigan. Nothing could be farther from the truth: Clowney was the consensus best high school prospect in the country who was a genuine force as a sophomore, and only slipped as a junior because he was injured throughout the season. He was a 6’5, 265 lb 4.53 running monster who was seen as a special type of prospect.
There are a whole bunch of these takes, especially on Reddit (see: anything about Josh Allen), but what are some of the worst ones you’ve heard?