The QB class of 1983 was legendary, with 6 quarterbacks taken in the first round. Three of those first rounders are in the Hall of Fame. But the interesting thing is the order that they were taken:
1. John Elway
7. Todd Blackledge
14. Jim Kelly
15. Tony Eason
24. Ken O'Brien
27. Dan Marino
Imagine how upset the Miami fans must have been to settle for Dan Marino at #27. Clearly the Chiefs, Pats and Jets thought that they made better choices. And the Dolphins' message board (if one had existed back then) or the mock draft gurus (if there was such a thing) would have been talking about how Miami needs to trade up to get their franchise guy.
Two morals to this story:
1. Make sure you don't take a Todd Blackledge instead of a Hall of Famer
2. Even Hall of Famers don't necessarily win Super Bowls. Of this group, only Elway won a SB and not until 1997, and not until he had lost 3 of them. Collectively they lost 9 of them.
So everyone, R-E-L-A-X