Last week Buffalo Sports Daily was graced by the Buffalo Bills’ All-Decade Team.

But it’s been such a decade of shame that their story may be better told by their screw-ups. So to follow up the All-Decade Team, here is the Bills’ All-Decay Team.

Every franchise has its busts, but few can put together a complete lineup of failures who came with so much promise. These aren’t just any scrubs; they’re guys who, based on what was invested in them, were counted on to make the team respectable at least. The All-Decay Team includes five first-round draft picks, four second-rounders and four third-rounders — not including picks used to trade up for a couple of them. Add in the free agents, and there’s enough money down the drain to feed some countries for a year.

You’ve seen the good, but there’s much more bad and ugly:

Quarterback: J.P. Losman
This was the guy anointed to be the quarterback of the future. The Bills traded back into the first round to draft him in 2004 — Buffalo’s first first-round QB since Jim Kelly.

He’s the Bills’ most physically gifted quarterback of the decade, but as with so many other QB busts, he wasn’t right in the head. His arm and legs were controlled by a brain that couldn’t read NFL defenses and panicked under pressure. In hindsight, he was a UFL quarterback ahead of his time.

Running back: Willis McGahee
Drafting him in the first round in 2003 was either shrewd or stupid, and perhaps both. The Bills knew his rookie year wouldn’t happen because of his horrific knee injury at The U, but they rolled the dice on him because of his immense talent. McGahee flashed that talent when he led the team’s near-playoff run in 2004, but it didn’t take long for him to fall out of favor. The lack of heart that alienated Buffalo went with him to Baltimore, where he flopped as a feature back.

Fullback: Daimon Shelton
Why did the Bills bother having fullbacks for most of this decade?

Wide receiver: Peerless Price
His story is unique: Peerless had two stints in Buffalo this decade, and the first one was highlighted by a 1,252-yard, nine-touchdown season in 2002. But he turned out to be a one-year wonder. His career fizzled out in Atlanta and Dallas, but for some reason Marv Levy brought him back in 2006 … the first season of a three-year drought at wideout opposite Lee Evans that helped to cripple the offense. Price’s best value to the Bills was the first-round pick they stole from Atlanta for him … but unfortunately, they used it on McGahee. After trading him, that draft-pick trail ended with Trent Edwards and Marcus Stroud.

Wide receiver: Roscoe Parrish
An electrifying punt returner — well, at least he (begin ital)was(end ital) — he wasn’t drafted in the second round to be just that. And that’s all he’s ever been. Those little legs can only go so fast. Dishonorable mention to Josh Reed; he’s useful as a third-down slot receiver and blocker, but again, that doesn’t cut it for a second-rounder.

Tight end: Robert Royal
When Levy took over in 2006, he overhauled the team with an influx of cheap free agents. It was like a shopping spree at a dollar store. Trust him, we were told; he’ll find hidden gems and turn trash into treasure. But Royal was what we thought he was: a backup signed to be a starter.

Offensive tackle: Mike Williams
For a franchise with a history as dreary as Buffalo’s, it’s surprising that they’ve had only one top-five draft pick since Bruce Smith in 1985. They had that rare opportunity in 2002, and oh, did they ever blow it, taking Mike Williams fourth overall. It wasn’t long before he was benched in favor of undrafted Jason Peters. Williams is the captain of the All-Decay Team.

Offensive tackle: Langston Walker
Played just two years of his five-year, $25 million deal before the Bills oddly cut him just before the 2009 season started.

Guard: Derrick Dockery
In 2007 the Bills gave him a $49 million contract, the third-biggest deal ever at his position. It was for seven years, but he was dumped after two. The contracts for him and Walker totaled $74 million — and the Bills had to start all over just two seasons later. Hey, it’s only the offensive line. On second thought, ripping off Ralph Wilson makes me like them a little.

Guard: Bennie Anderson
Another failed “road-grader” acquisition. Signed for three years and $5.1 million in 2005, he instead lasted just one year here, during which he was pulled for Mike Williams. Hard to sink lower than that.

Center: Melvin Fowler
See Robert Royal.

Defensive end: Erik Flowers
How fitting that he should be the Bills’ first pick of the 00s. Buffalo drafted his replacement just a year later (Aaron Schobel), and Flowers was clipped after two seasons. He also kicked off a non-existent draft that placed two other defenders on this team. According to Pro Football Reference, the Bills’ eight picks in 2000 have a grand total of five seasons as primary starters in the NFL (three of them by Sammy Morris).

Defensive end: Ryan Denney
Using a second-round pick on him in 2002 was such a good idea that the Bills did it again the next year! Denney has been good enough to stick around since then, but it’s not good to spend two first-day picks on basically one player. If Chris Ellis doesn’t pan out, he may replace Denney on this list.

Defensive tackle: Tim Anderson
Hard to believe he was drafted in the third round. In fact, it’s hard to believe he was drafted at all. Maybe it was because of him that the third round was moved to the second day. He played like a 33rd-round pick … by an arena league team.

Defensive tackle: John McCargo
The center of two embarrassing trades: Trading up into the first round to draft him, and two years later trying to unload him to the Colts in a deal that was voided. Was beaten out by Kyle Williams, taken four rounds later in 2006.

Linebacker: Eddie Robinson
He arrived as a respected veteran, but his one season in Buffalo was infamous for getting juked out by Chad Pennington.

Linebacker: Jeff Posey
He played for six teams in his undistinguished NFL career, but only with the Bills was he a full-time starter. For three years. Ugh.

Linebacker: Corey Moore
The No. 3 guy in the black hole of 2000 played one season in Buffalo. May not be eligible for this team because it was technically the last year of the previous decade, but I’ll count him because the Bills did relatively well at linebacker over the years.

Cornerback: Chris Watson
It’s hard picking corners for this because there’s been a lot of talent here over the years — there should be, considering the attention the Bills gave the position in the draft — but Watson was a glaring weak link in nickel and dime packages, a favorite target of opponents and fans. He was a third-round pick, by Denver in 1999.

Cornerback: Ashton Youboty
Was thought to be a steal when taken in the third round in 2006. But his draft round ended up higher than his place on the depth chart.

Safety: Travares Tillman
Drafted in the second round in 2000, the Bills cut him two years later. He went on to have a mediocre NFL career, so perhaps he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Safety: Coy Wire
He stuck with the team for six seasons as a utility player, but he wasn’t the answer at strong safety he was drafted to be in the third round of 2002.

Kicker: Mike Hollis
The 5-foot-7 kicker’s Bills tenure was shorter than he was.

Punter: Brian Moorman
Of course he doesn’t belong on this list, but he’s been here the entire decade. Instead, think of this as an appropriate way to wrap up the All-Decay Team: The franchise’s best player of the decade was their punter.

Coach: Dick Jauron
At least Gregg Williams and Mike Mularkey were up-and-coming coordinators when they were hired. But there’s no excuse for Jauron. He was a proven loser when he arrived, and that’s how he left. From Keystone Cops time management to the inability to adjust to opponents to his utter lifelessness, the reasons for his failure were more than apparent. Yeah, he was given lemons, but he made brake fluid out of them.