NFL draft lore is riddled with the stories of players that looked like the next big thing, sure to lead their teams into NFL gambling success, only to fade in sports betting oblivion. Every sports betting fan can think of at least a player or two that was pegged as the next savior of an NFL franchise and then fade into oblivion, or worse yet, become the answer to some sports betting trivia question.

Brian Boswell, Steve Entman, Ryan Leaf…the list goes on and on and their failure to transform their respective teams into forces within the NFL gambling odds still haunts many of the NFL’s franchises. No team is immune to the NFL draft day failure but there are some teams that certainly have a better track record when it comes to drafting players that actually have a positive impact on the team’s chances in the 8.

Team’s that are desperate (and in today’s NFL culture of win at all costs, many team’s fit that bill) seem to reach even further on draft day and that generally does not have a positive effect on their chances in the NFL gambling lines. Franchises will pass over the sure thing at an unglamorous position like lineman or secondary and shoot for the stars by taking a skill position player at a draft slot higher than they ought to and that generally turns out to be a bust.

As any quality NFL gambling expert will tell you, production on the field is more important than a gaudy numbers at the NFL combine, however, too many teams fall in love with the work out warriors on draft day and lose sight of the bigger picture. And that’s exactly why some teams continue to find themselves on the wrong side of the sports betting odds and pile up losing seasons.