Boromir was not a mistake; he made mistakes but he was (at least in my opinion) still an essential part of the story. Frankly I always felt that out of all the characters he was the one with the most human connection; "book" Aragorn, while a noble and wonderful character in himself always seemed a bit too lofty and perfect.
As far as to the "what if's" I think they've pretty much all be covered already.
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