The 10 Most Incompetent Front Offices in the NFL, Ranked

Ah, the NFL—a league of elite athletes, brilliant coaching minds, and front offices that sometimes seem to be run by a group of fans who won a contest. While some organizations make masterful moves that set them up for years of success, others appear to be throwing darts at a board labeled “good decisions” with their eyes closed.

Today, we’re looking at the 10 most incompetent front offices in the NFL. Buckle up, because this ride is bumpy, and the GPS is broken.

10. Chicago Bears

Just when you think the Bears are turning a corner, they remind you that they’re the Bears. Drafting quarterbacks has been a disaster for decades (Mitchell Trubisky over Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson still haunts Chicago), and despite having a passionate fanbase, they can’t seem to put together a consistent winner. They get credit for drafting Caleb Williams (assuming they don’t mess that up), but history suggests they’ll find a way to botch it.

9. New York Giants

The Giants are like that friend who peaked in high school and keeps reminding you about it. Since their last Super Bowl win in 2011, they’ve been a mess of bad contracts, questionable drafts, and an obsession with Daniel Jones that defies logic. They paid him like a franchise QB, only to turn around and say, “Oops, never mind.”

8. New Orleans Saints

The Saints are allergic to the concept of a rebuild. Instead of admitting they need to start over post-Drew Brees, they just keep restructuring contracts and pushing cap problems into the future like procrastinating on a term paper. Eventually, the bill is going to come due, and it’s going to be ugly.

7. New England Patriots

Bill Belichick is gone, and now we’re left with a franchise that might finally have to face the reality that drafting and developing talent isn’t as easy as Tom Brady made it look. They’ve been searching for an offensive identity since Brady left, and their solution haven’t been great. Good luck to Mike Vrabel, who will certainly try to clean up this mess.

6. Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jaguars have had flashes of competence (hello, 2017 AFC Championship run), but their front office is a revolving door of questionable decisions. They lucked into Trevor Lawrence, but their inability to build a stable organization around him is concerning. Between bad coaching hires, draft whiffs, and contract mismanagement, Jacksonville often feels like it’s stuck in permanent rebuilding mode.

5. Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders love chaos like it’s a core value of the franchise. Whether it’s overpaying free agents, hiring head coaches who are fired before their contract ink dries, or drafting players who flame out instantly, they just can’t seem to get out of their own way. They also had the genius idea of hiring Josh McDaniels, despite all evidence suggesting that was a terrible plan.

4. Arizona Cardinals

For a team that somehow lucked into Kyler Murray, the Cardinals sure do love making things difficult for themselves. They dumped their coach, Kliff Kingsbury, after pretending for years that he was an offensive mastermind, and their draft strategy often feels like they’re trying to outthink the room—and failing. If you like watching a team constantly reset itself, this is the franchise for you.

3. Carolina Panthers

Remember when the Panthers traded the farm for Bryce Young and then immediately made his situation worse by surrounding him with zero weapons? Good times. Carolina has been in a state of flux since the Cam Newton days, and their front office seems to operate with no clear long-term plan. Owner David Tepper treats hiring coaches like speed dating, and it’s no wonder they can’t get any traction.

2. New York Jets

The Jets’ strategy is simple: swing for the fences and miss spectacularly. Whether it’s trading for an aging Brett Favre, betting everything on Zach Wilson, or going all-in on Aaron Rodgers, this front office is the definition of chaos. They have talent, but do you trust them to build around it properly? Neither do we.

1. Dallas Cowboys

Congratulations, Cowboys—you take the top spot! Jerry Jones may have built an empire, but as a general manager, he’s his own worst enemy. Dallas has an absurd amount of talent but refuses to make the necessary moves to push them over the top. Every year, they promise a Super Bowl, and every year, they find a way to fall short—usually in hilarious fashion. Their reluctance to move on from bad coaching, inability to build roster depth, and knack for making headlines without making progress makes them the NFL’s most frustrating franchise.