The Player Each Team Will Most Regret Passing On in the 2014 NFL DraftBy Dan Hope May 24, 2014 
Despite the months of preparation that go into determining who the best prospects in each year’s NFL draft are, many draft selections—including some of those who were graded as early-round picks throughout the league—will fail to live up to their potential at the next level.Figuring out which players will be busts is as much of a crapshoot as the draft itself. Nonetheless, there are some players who slipped down the board that stand out as having the potential to make teams regret not drafting them when they had the chance.There’s been some obvious examples of players a multitude of teams shouldn’t have passed up in recent drafts, such as 2010 fourth-round pick Geno Atkins and 2012 No. 75 overall pick Russell Wilson.A player doesn’t need to emerge as a superstar, however, for a team to end up regretting passing him up. A prospect the team let fall just might end up being better, or could have addressed a greater need left unfilled, than the player the team drafted instead.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Scott Crichton, DE, Oregon State (Round 3)The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a huge upgrade to their defensive line by signing free-agent defensive end Michael Johnson this offseason, but they still would have been smart to select another pass-rusher in this year’s draft, especially when Oregon State’s Scott Crichton was still available at their third-round slot.Crichton, one of the most skilled and well-rounded defensive players in this year’s draft, was selected by the Minnesota Vikings three picks later. While Crichton might have fallen in the draft due to his limited burst as a pass-rusher, he has the skill to get after quarterbacks while he is also a strong edge-setting run defender.However, instead of drafting a player who could immediately bolster an improved defensive end rotation, the Buccaneers made a surprising pick in selecting West Virginia running back Charles Sims with the No. 69 overall selection.Sims is a solid runner who might be the best receiver out of the backfield in this year’s draft class, but he seems like an unnecessary selection for a team that already had Doug Martin, Mike James and Bobby Rainey in its stable of running backs.That’s not to say Sims won’t be productive or prove valuable as an offensive role player, but Martin has three-down back capability while the running back position in itself has lost value. The Buccaneers might have been better off drafting Crichton, or adding another impact player to their defense, and looking for a running back in the later round of the draft.If you would like to view every team.... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2068327-the-player-each-team-will-most-regret-passing-on-in-the-2014-nfl-draft#articles/2068327-the-player-each-team-will-most-regret-passing-on-in-the-2014-nfl-draft/page/31
