Five worst Nos. 1-2 overall draft pick combos in modern era

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The features of the top two selections in the -- of the and of the .Like many No. 1 and No. 2 picks in draft history, the NFL careers of Winston and Mariota will be intertwined for as long as they play in the NFL (and, perhaps, even well beyond). As the two quarterbacks embark on what their respective teams and fanbases hope will be long and productive careers, we Tyson Ross Jersey  take a look at the worst 1-2 overall pick punches in the NFL draft's modern era.1. 1992 - Steve Emtman and Quentin CoryattNo. 1: Emtman to | No. 2: Coryatt to Total combined games played: 132Total combined s: 0Total combined appearances: 0Total combined wins: 0The had the first two picks in the 1992 , and it didn't go all that well for them. But, before we point fingers and laugh at the early-to-mid 1990s and , let's remember that in the past quarter century. Take a look at that year; a team was more likely to get a player  Dave Winfield Jersey who didn't come close to meeting expectations than one that had a productive career. Unfortunately for the , they landed two players that didn't meet expectations. Emtman played just nine games over three injury-plagued years for the . Coryatt's most famous play was a potential game-changing interception that he dropped against the in that thrilling 1995 AFC Championship Game.2. 1972 - Walt Patulski and Sherman WhiteNo. 1: Patulski to | No. 2: White to Total combined games played: 228Total combined s: 0Total combined appearances: 0Total combined wins: 0 in the rankings of the non-quarterbacks selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the modern era of the NFL draft (since 1967). White played 12 seasons in the NFL, and wound up with the in the season after Patulski's final campaign with the team.3. 1979 - Tom Cousineau and Mike BellCousineau never played for the , opting instead to play for the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes. When Cousineau decided to return to the NFL, the traded him to the . While Couiseau's NFL career was brief (six seasons), Bell had a 12-year career spent entirely with the . In 1984, Bell posted a career- Nick Martini Jersey high 13.5 sacks (Bell and the ' top pick in 1978, Art Still, combined for 28 sacks in 1984).4. 1982 - Kenneth Sims and Johnie CooksSims played eight seasons in the NFL, all for the , and was a member of the team that advanced to XX. However, with just 17 sacks over those eight years, Sims never lived up to the immense expectations that come with being the No. 1 overall selection in a draft. A year before the got burned by selecting John Elway at No. 1 in the draft, the team took Cooks. Cooks played seven seasons for the team (five of which came after it relocated to Indianapolis), and registered a career-high 11.5 sacks in 1984.5. 1990 - Jeff George and Blair ThomasGeorge had a long career in the NFL -- 12 seasons -- but played for five different teams (and then spent time with, but didn't play for, two others). In four Luis Perdomo Jersey  seasons with the , George threw 41 touchdowns and 46 interceptions. Thomas was a ma sive disappointment for the , never reaching the 1,000-yard plateau. It also  Ozzie Smith Jersey doesn't help that the second running back selected in the 1990 was Emmitt Smith, who . After George, the next three quarterbacks selected were 1989 Heisman winner Andre Ware to the , Tommy Hodson to the and Peter Tom Willis to the .Also considered ...2013 - Eric Fisher and Luke JoeckelThe 2013 is on the fast track toward recognition as . The first two players selected in this draft aren't aiding the cla s' case (though running backs and are helping out), but there is still time for redemption for Fisher, Joeckel and others who might not have risen to fulfill pre-2013 draft promise at this point. Unfortunately for Fisher, however, the 2015 season .Follow Jim Reineking on Twitter .