The first overall pick can be an incredibly valuable, franchise-changing asset, but all first overall picks aren't created equal. Finish with the league's worst record when Andrew Luck or Peyton Manning are in the draft pool, as the Colts have, and you can paper over holes around the roster for years to come. Other years, teams aren't so lucky. The Chiefs were only able to come away with a decent tackle when they had the top pick in 2013 and grabbed Eric Fisher.
In 1991, the New England Patriots found themselves in similarly frustrating straits.