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The Worst Trade For Every NFL Team In History

By Erik Lambert

31 Dec 1995: Quarterback Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers avoid pressure during a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers won the game 37-20. Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport
31 Dec 1995: Quarterback Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers avoid pressure during a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers won the game 37-20. Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport /
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BALTIMORE – DECEMBER 25: Kyle Boller #7 of the Baltimore Ravens drops back to pass against the Minnesota Vikings during the first quarter on December 25, 2005 M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Nick Wass/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE – DECEMBER 25: Kyle Boller #7 of the Baltimore Ravens drops back to pass against the Minnesota Vikings during the first quarter on December 25, 2005 M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Nick Wass/Getty Images) /

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Making big mistakes to try and cover up other mistakes is a common practice in the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens learned that the hard way. Here was a team that had just won the Super Bowl with Trent Dilfer at quarterback. While he wasn’t anything special, it was clear the team responded to him and he knew how to win with what they had.

Yet he was still allowed to leave in 2001. In his place, the team signed veteran Elvis Grbac. Though they made the playoffs, they didn’t even get back to the AFC championship. Grbac retired in 2002 and the Ravens had to make due with Jeff Blake and Chris Redman that year. They finished 7-9. It was apparent a big move was needed to arrest the deteriorating QB situation.

Having missed out on the man they wanted in the 2003 draft (Byron Leftwich) they gave up a 2nd and a future 1st round picks to jump into the 19th spot of the first round to grab Cal quarterback Kyle Boller. He certainly looked the part at 6’3 with a rocket right arm. He just wasn’t all that good. Boller hovered in and out of the starting lineup the next few years, going 20-22 as a starter with 45 touchdowns and 44 interceptions.

The worst part? The 1st round pick they gave up eventually became star nose tackle Vince Wilfork, who would return to haunt them for years in New England.

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