A championship, three finals and four last places, off a roster that has never once been worth what it cost.
The Alligators are the only franchise with a title whose every route into the roster is underwater. Minus 435 off the draft and minus 658 by every other route. They have rostered Adrian Peterson for eight seasons at plus 349, Patrick Mahomes for eight at plus 291, and Jamaal Charles at plus 219, and the franchise is still more than a thousand points below replacement across nineteen years.
The one title, in 2014, was built on Jordy Nelson, who produced plus 76 across fifteen starts. That is the smallest figure any championship on this site was built on. The two finals since, 2018 and 2022, were both lost, and the 2018 one was lost by 1 point with Patrick Mahomes scoring 31 for the losing side.
Four last places is second only to Sweep The Leg, and they are spread across the whole run: 2008, 2015, 2017, 2023. Seven top-four finishes against those four, and the two states sit next to each other. The 2014 championship came the year before a last place. The 2018 final came the year after one.
Linda M. ran this franchise for twenty years and handed it to Parker M. in 2025. He inherits the worst recent top-two record in the league bar one, minus 26 with no hits across five boards, and the first draft of his own on Saturday.
All six positions, in detail. The callout above is the glance.
| Pos | Player | Here | Starts | Titles together | Franchise PAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Patrick Mahomes | 2018–2025 | 107 | — | +291 |
| RB | Adrian Peterson | 2007–2014 | 96 | 1 | +349 |
| WR | Cooper Kupp | 2018–2024 | 75 | — | +194 |
| TE | Greg Olsen | 2011–2018 | 63 | 1 | +29 |
| K | John Kasay | 2011 | 14 | — | +13 |
| DEF | Chargers | 2010 | 11 | — | +9 |
| Kept | ||
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| Traded for |
Five places. Who, when, and compared to whom.
One title, and Jordy Nelson produced more of it than anyone: +76 across 15 starts.
Every man who started a game in a championship season, in lineup order. One title, one drawer.
| Player | Pos | Starts | Points | PAR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | QB | 1 | 26 | 1 | |
| Eli Manning | QB | 2 | 48 | 1 | |
| Cam Newton | QB | 2 | 39 | -3.4 | |
| Jay Cutler | QB | 11 | 242 | -12 | |
| Jamaal Charles | RB | 14 | 211 | 41 | |
| Denard Robinson | RB | 2 | 26 | 4.5 | |
| Adrian Peterson | RB | 1 | 9 | -1.9 | |
| Stepfan Taylor | RB | 1 | 0 | -10.0 | |
| Chris Johnson | RB | 1 | 1 | -10.2 | |
| Alfred Morris | RB | 13 | 137 | -22 | |
| Jordy Nelson | WR | 15 | 221 | 76 | |
| Emmanuel Sanders | WR | 11 | 149 | 42 | |
| Brandon LaFell | WR | 2 | 27 | 6 | |
| Rueben Randle | WR | 1 | 4 | -6 | |
| Brian Hartline | WR | 1 | 3 | -6.6 | |
| Victor Cruz | WR | 5 | 38 | -7.5 | |
| Julian Edelman | WR | 6 | 48 | -11 | |
| Brian Quick | WR | 2 | 4 | -15 | |
| DeSean Jackson | WR | 5 | 23 | -27 | |
| Greg Olsen | TE | 14 | 120 | 25 | |
| Jermaine Gresham | TE | 1 | 3 | -2.0 | |
| Jordan Cameron | TE | 1 | 5 | -3.3 | |
| Stephen Gostkowski | K | 13 | 125 | 13 | |
| Caleb Sturgis | K | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
| Mason Crosby | K | 2 | 19 | -0.1 | |
| Patriots | DEF | 14 | 112 | 4.8 | |
| Chicago Bears | DEF | 1 | 5 | -3.2 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | DEF | 1 | 5 | -4 |