6. 2011 Philadelphia Eagles
Via blog.pennlive.com
Backup quarterback Vince Young was really pumped to join the Philadelphia Eagles before the 2011 NFL regular season, to the point that he referred to the Philadelphia roster as being a Dream Team. Along with re-signing Michael Vick, the Eagles acquired big names such as Nnamdi Asomugha, Ronnie Brown, Cullen Jenkins, Jason Babin and others. As has been the case for the Eagles many times, the dream turned into a nightmare. Philadelphia struggled throughout the bulk of the campaign, and a hot run during the holiday season was not enough to push the Eagles into the playoffs. Meanwhile, division rivals the New York Giants won the Super Bowl the subsequent February. Ouch.
5. 2004 New York Yankees
Via thegreedypinstripes.com
The 2004 New York Yankees seemed destined to make history after the Yanks added Alex Rodriguezto a stacked roster that already had Derek Jeter, Jason Giambi, Orlando Hernandez, Kevin Brown, Mariano Rivera and others. New York won the American League East and then jumped out to a 3-0 lead over hated rivals the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. You likely know how the story ended. Boston won back-to-back games at home to remain alive, Curt Schilling and his bloody sock shut the Yankees down in Game 6, and the Red Sox blew the Yankees out in New York to complete the comeback.
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