Ted Sundquist is possibly one of the most overlooked and underrated GMs of the past 20 years. His resume looks like a guide on how to build teams through the draft and with trades.
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Maybe the most telling is the trade he made to acquire Champ Bailey in exchange for Clinton Portis. Don’t get me wrong, Portis had a nice career, but Bailey was the face of the Broncos franchise for a decade and at a much more valued position. In retrospect, Sundquist made the call to trade Portis who had just four more good years, in exchange for a player with nine great years in the tank.