The biblical maxim that the last shall be first is the only upside of the whole basement-dwelling team thing in the NFL.
Every year, the general manager in charge of the front office of the previous year’s worst team, a man who is usually in a brand new job because his predecessor was fired, has the chance to go before anyone else in the National Football League when it comes to acquiring players at various stages. From the first pick in each round of the NFL Draft to sitting atop the waiver wire as players are released, there’s at least some silver lining on the heavy cloud that hangs over a team at their lowest point.