Few of these trades in the past have resulted in Super Bowl championships for the team acquiring the star player, but a couple did:
They both won the Super Bowl with L.A. in 2021.
That’s four first round picks for a Super Bowl win, not to mention the multiple first round picks that the Rams used to move up for Jared Goff in 2016. That move resulted in a Super Bowl appearance and helped L.A. complete the trade for Stafford.
Most of those first round trades have been anything from “meaningless” to “disastrous” for teams. The Colts fell apart after trading for Gardner. The Packers barely made the playoffs and Parsons tore his ACL. The Browns and Broncos got virtually nothing from Wilson and Watson.
One thing about the F them Picks strategy that maybe doesn’t get as much attention as the rest of the narrative: The experience of trading first round picks probably helps you do it better then your competition.