What actually happened: Traded up, drafted QB Jay Cutler 11th overall
Where he was actually picked: Eighth overall by the Bills
Again, maybe in this alternate timeline, the Denver Broncos still end up with Cutler because he's not selected in this re-draft. That's worth the risk because there's no way they'd re-select him 15th overall, let alone 11th. He spent just three seasons there, and the Broncos failed to make the playoffs during that stretch.
Donte Whitner would make a lot more sense here. After all, John Lynch was on his last legs at the safety position, and aside from a short but impressive late-career stretch for Brian Dawkins, the next few years featured duds like Nick Ferguson, Hamza Abdullah, Marquand Manuel, Marlon McCree and Quinton Carter at safety for the Broncos.
