The Colts' Daniel Jones re-signing looks worse by the week. Indianapolis committed to him before Week 6, and the quarterback delivered another turnover-plagued performance that validated every doubt about the decision. This wasn't a subtle miss. Jones has the ball skills to function in this league, but he finds new ways to beat himself every Sunday. The Colts had other options and chose poorly.
The Patriots made a different kind of mistake. Trading for A.J. Brown without a long-term deal in place was short-term thinking from a team going nowhere. New England gave up draft capital for a receiver who could walk next offseason. Brown is elite, but the timing and structure scream desperation rather than planning.
Week 6 exposed teams that swung for the fences and whiffed. Indianapolis and New England both made moves that looked like they were built on hope instead of evaluation. The Colts needed a quarterback and grabbed the first available option. The Patriots wanted to salvage their season and threw resources at it. Neither worked out.
These aren't minor roster tweaks. They represent real money and real draft picks spent on solutions that solved nothing. That's how you end up in the lottery.