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That quote has been said by many athletes in all sports over the years Christian Wilkins Jersey , but it’s actually traced back to a college player who went on to a Pro Bowl NFL career, Santana Moss. Moss made the comment while at the University of Miami after the Hurricanes defeated rival Florida State in the 2000 Orange Bowl.What does the quote have to do with this article? Well, the games get no bigger than the Super Bowl, and the highest individual honor a player in the Big Game can get is the Super Bowl MVP. It’s usually many great plays which lead a player to this honor, but sometimes all it takes is one big time player making a big time play in this big time game in order to walk away with the trophy.Forty-one different players have won the Super Bowl MVP prior to Super Bowl LII. Twenty-one of those players are already enshrined in the Hall of Fame and many more will join them once they become eligible such as Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. But those are the players and the names that everyone remembers hoisting up the trophy after the game. What about those long-forgotten Super Bowl MVPs who had their 15 minutes of fame in the Big Game and did nothing before or afterwards? We will look back at those forgotten heroes as we present the 15 worst players to win Super Bowl MVP. Perhaps no team in the last 15 years has had a greater series of failed drafts than the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders last made the playoffs in 2003 and haven’t had a winning season since Michael Deiter Jersey , coming closest with an 8-8 record in both 2010 and 2011. With eight top 10 picks since 2004 and very little to show for it, one is left wondering what might have been had management and ownership made some more informed decisions at the draft. Of course hindsight is 20-20, but the beauty of counterfactual thinking is that it allows us to imagine a world in which the errors of the past were corrected. What sort of dynasty might exist if these series of first round failures and botched trades had gone down differently?Playing the part of a wiser general manager, I undertake the task of redrafting every Raiders first round pick since 2001. Keep in mind, the Raiders were actually quite successful in the early 2000s, with a string of postseason appearances Daniel Jones Jersey , two AFC Championship games, and their Super Bowl loss to Tampa Bay in the 2002-03 season. This makes those picks less disastrous since they fell late in the first round. However, there was still talent available that fell further and I examine just how strong this team could have been.One final note: the Raiders made a couple of ill-advised trades in 2011 that resulted in no first round picks in either 2011 or 2012. I still examine those years, pointing out some guys that could have been good selections had the Raiders retained those picks, but I make no official selections since the picks didn't exist. This list primarily examines replacement options for players actually drafted by the Raiders, seeking to construct the ultimate Oakland Raiders fantasy roster. Given that the 2015 draft class has yet to prove themselves on the field Dexter Lawrence Jersey , we'll leave that group alone and assume that the Raiders' selection of Amari Cooper will pay off. With all that in mind, here are the draft choices that should/could have been.