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These teams should have passed on these WRs

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    ATVZ400 Senior Member

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    You often hear the stories from NFL GMs and coaches about the player they really wanted to select but weren't able to pick during the NFL Draft because another team snatched them away just a pick or two earlier. But you don't hear them talk much about their one-pick misfires involving a player at the same position who was picked right after they made their choice — and who turned out to be a colossal oversight.

    Ten teams have made the most noteworthy one-pick misfires over the past decade involving wide receivers. Take a look at the receivers they chose — and the receivers they allowed to slip just one pick away in that year's draft.

    Miami: Remember Larry Shannon? Well, you have a better memory than mine if you did. He was the Dolphins' third-round pick out of East Carolina back in 1998. And although he made two game appearances, he never caught a pass in a regular season game. By contrast, the next receiver selected in that draft just ten picks later was a Hines Ward out of the University of Georgia, who has caught 719 passes for 8,737 yards and 65 touchdowns during his pro career. You've most likely heard of him.

    New England: With the 13th pick in the second round of the 2003 draft, the Patriots chose Texas A&M wide receiver Bethel Johnson, who provided more spark as a kickoff return specialist than he ever did as a receiver during his three seasons in New England. After making just 30 catches for the Patriots, he spent a year as a reserve receiver for Minnesota and was cut at the end of training camp by the Texans last year. If the Patriots would have chosen the next receiver selected in that draft instead, it's likely that they wouldn't have bothered to acquire Randy Moss last year. Quarterback Tom Brady would have already had his deep-threat receiver on board — Anquan Boldin — who was picked nine slots after Bethel Johnson when the Cardinals made their second-round pick. Boldin has 413 career catches for 5,438 yards and 29 touchdowns after five NFL seasons in Arizona

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