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The Worst Cuts All 32 NFL Teams Have Ever Made

By Erik Lambert

SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Quarterback Trent Green #10 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass against the San Diego Chargers on November 30, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The Chiefs won 28-24. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - NOVEMBER 30: Quarterback Trent Green #10 of the Kansas City Chiefs throws a pass against the San Diego Chargers on November 30, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The Chiefs won 28-24. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /
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ST. LOUIS, MO – OCTOBER 25: Marc Bulger #10 of the St. Louis Rams passes against the Indianapolis Colts at the Edward Jones Dome on October 25, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO – OCTOBER 25: Marc Bulger #10 of the St. Louis Rams passes against the Indianapolis Colts at the Edward Jones Dome on October 25, 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) /

New Orleans Saints

15. . QB. West Virginia. Marc Bulger . 22. player

Most people these days remember Marc Bulger as the man who replaced Kurt Warner in St. Louis, taking over the Greatest Show on Turf offense. None remember that it wasn’t the Rams who actually drafted him. That honor went to the New Orleans Saints. They scooped him up in the 6th round of the 2000 draft, just a few picks ahead of Tom Brady. Amazingly he didn’t even make it to the final cuts before getting waived.

After bouncing over to Atlanta for a brief moment, the Rams picked him up. In 2002, injuries forced him into the starting lineup and he went 6-0 in games he started and finished. That’s how he ended up becoming the starter. From there he would lead the team to two playoff appearances and reach two Pro Bowls.

The Saints had just traded for Aaron Brooks the same year Bulger was drafted. So it was bad timing more than anything that led them to the unfortunate oversight.

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