Has there ever been an NFL team that wasn't a laughing stock
 

...at one point & time, in their history?

Have Jacksonville or Carolina ever looked as bad as we do?

I know, they're expansion teams so that gives them an edge...

Jacksonville Jaguars

1995 4 12 0 5th AFC Central --
1996 9 7 0 2nd AFC Central Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bills) 30-27
Won Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 30-27
Lost Conference Championship (Patriots) 20-6
1997 11 5 0 2nd AFC Central Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 42-17
1998 11 5 0 1st AFC Central Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 25-10
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 34-24
1999 14 2 0 1st AFC Central Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 62-7
Lost Conference Championship (Titans) 33-14
2000 7 9 0 4th AFC Central --
2001 6 10 0 5th AFC Central --
2002 6 10 0 3rd AFC South --
2003 5 11 0 3rd AFC South --
2004 9 7 0 2nd AFC South --
2005 12 4 0 2nd AFC South Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 28-3
2006 8 8 0 3rd AFC South --
2007 11 5 0 2nd AFC South Won Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 31-29
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 31-20

Pretty respectable

Carolina went 1-15 once

The Panthers went 1-15 back in 2001.

It usually takes a few high draft picks to build the really good teams, so my guess is there probably aren't a whole lot of franchises who haven't had a run of bad years now and then.

Steelers?

Then I just looked up their stats on Profootballreference.com and its obvious they were pretty terrible before Chuck Noll got there.

Since 1970, the Vikings have only won less than 5 games one time (1984).

cowboys Rarely not make the playoffs

NFL: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007

I believe they went 1-15 in Jimmy and Aikman's first year. But they had a plan, which can't say that about King Carl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!!!!!!11!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

The 60s were brutal, but since 1970 they have NEVER won less than 5 games.

IMO laughing stock is when your in the dumps for a while. While the Chiefs enjoyed some sucess in the 90's. It didnt translate into anything at all. lol

There are the elite franchises that usually take a year or 2 to rebuild and they are back on top. I dont count that as a laughing stock, just a quick rebuild. We are going on year 2 of it and we arent getting better as of right now. Well unless you write for WPI. lol

You mean by getting lucky and raping the Vikings on draft picks.