worst team in nfl (1 Viewer)

[gregjcross]

I dont see hope for any of these teams, though HOU has a good QB situation with Carr and could be a little competetive having added Moulds and switched to a 4-3. I have no hope for the Titans, Lions and 49ers because of their QB situations and long road to make playoff calibur defenses.

I noticed, despite all the good things with the new coach Marinelli, that the Lions are missing Ernie Simms, Boss Bailey and Lehman from day one of training camp. That cannot be a good thing.

 

[JetsJetsJets]

Thanks for not including the Jets...

 

[qimqam]

You left off the worst team in the NFL ...The JETS!

All of the teams you named at least have talented players at skill postions.

Tennesse - 2 or 3 Good RBs, Good TE, Pretty good WR and Decent QB

Houston - Good WRs, Good QB, Good RBs

SanFran - Talented young QB, TE, RB,

Buffalo - Good WR, Good RB,

Detroit - WRs, QB decent, Talented young RB

Jets no QB, no RB, no TEs, 1 Good WR. Plus 2 Rookies on the Oline that will probably have to start out of necessity. They will only by the way make up for the loss of Mawae and Mckenzie the past couple of years. They lost Abraham and Ty Law arguably 2 of their top 3 defensive players last year

 

[Donnybrook]

I voted Houston since they lost DeMarcus Faggins for 6-10 weeks. With the exception of D Robinson, Texans secondary is a joke.

 

[BoulderBob]

JETS

 

[Spartans Rule]

I have no hope for the Titans, Lions and 49ers because of their QB situations and long road to make playoff calibur defenses.

I noticed, despite all the good things with the new coach Marinelli, that the Lions are missing Ernie Simms, Boss Bailey and Lehman from day one of training camp. That cannot be a good thing.

The Lions defense is MUCH better than people give it credit for. Shaun Rogers is an elite player and overall the DL is a very strong unit. In the secondary, Bly is a top corner and Kennedy is very good. Bullocks could really make the unit strong.Really the health of those LBs is all that holds the Lions back from having a playoff-caliber defense. Sims will be signed soon, and Bailey and Lehman will be ready to go by opening day.

I have some homer bias with the Lions, but I really don't see how they're a bottom 5 team. They weren't a bottom 5 team last year, even with a ton of injuries, and they've made significant upgrades to QB, OL, and LB.

I'd predict something like 7-9, and if the young LBs and WRs stay healthy and produce, they could be a playoff team.

 

[Despyzer]

The 49ers are the worst team, but the Titans might finish with a worse record. Also, Floyd Reese's moves have this franchise going in the wrong direction. Has he done one thing right in the past four or five years?

 

[aposulli]

The 49ers are the worst team, but the Titans might finish with a worse record. Also, Floyd Reese's moves have this franchise going in the wrong direction. Has he done one thing right in the past four or five years?

WOW NO JETS?!?!?Lions might not even be the worst team in their division.

 

[Marc Levin]

Thanks for not including the Jets...

Can I change my vote to Other: Jets?

 

[Mr Capicollo]

I'll say the Jets as well. 49ers might be a little better and Houston has some elements there. Herm Edwards got out just in time.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Was expecting to see Cleveland as an option. Voted Buffalo.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Worst franchise : Detroit Lions

Worst team in the NFL out of those listed: San Fran

 

[Mr Capicollo]

Was expecting to see Cleveland as an option. Voted Buffalo.

Are you kidding? Buffalo has a solid defense and some talent at the skill positions on offense. All they lack is a QB. They might not be a playoff team but they are the best of the five listed and better than a few others.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Was expecting to see Cleveland as an option.  Voted Buffalo.

Are you kidding? Buffalo has a solid defense and some talent at the skill positions on offense. All they lack is a QB. They might not be a playoff team but they are the best of the five listed and better than a few others.

Nope, not kidding. I voted Buffalo along with 17 other people. Right now they are 2nd in the poll.

 

[Marc Levin]

Was expecting to see Cleveland as an option.  Voted Buffalo.

Are you kidding? Buffalo has a solid defense and some talent at the skill positions on offense. All they lack is a QB. They might not be a playoff team but they are the best of the five listed and better than a few others.

Nope, not kidding. I voted Buffalo along with 17 other people. Right now they are 2nd in the poll.

Buffalo has a lot of compelling reasons to be called worst team in the league.

 

[Mr Capicollo]

Was expecting to see Cleveland as an option.  Voted Buffalo.

Are you kidding? Buffalo has a solid defense and some talent at the skill positions on offense. All they lack is a QB. They might not be a playoff team but they are the best of the five listed and better than a few others.

Nope, not kidding. I voted Buffalo along with 17 other people. Right now they are 2nd in the poll.

Buffalo has a lot of compelling reasons to be called worst team in the league.

Name a few.

 

[Z-Dog]

You left off the worst team in the NFL ...The JETS!

All of the teams you named at least have talented players at skill postions.

Tennesse - 2 or 3 Good RBs, Good TE, Pretty good WR and Decent QB

Houston - Good WRs, Good QB, Good RBs

SanFran - Talented young QB, TE, RB,

Buffalo - Good WR, Good RB,

Detroit - WRs, QB decent, Talented young RB

Jets no QB, no RB, no TEs, 1 Good WR. Plus 2 Rookies on the Oline that will probably have to start out of necessity. They will only by the way make up for the loss of Mawae and Mckenzie the past couple of years. They lost Abraham and Ty Law arguably 2 of their top 3 defensive players last year

The Jets definitely have to rebuild the offense, but none of these other teams havea a HoFer on the offensive side of the ball like Curtis Martin.On defense, if you think Ty Law was good, you weren't watching the games. The Jets have quite a decent defense, including Vilma, Eric Barton (who was injured last year, but go look at this numbers), Robertson, and Ellis. They signed Andre Dyson to play CB, which, imho, is an upgrade over Ty Law. I think people overreact to awful seasons far too much, and then are stunned when teams make sudden turn-arounds. Remember how awful the Chargers were? How about the Bears, who managed to make the playoffs with a rookie 5th rounder playing QB? The distance between best and worst is small. Remember the Raiders - they played in the Superbowl not all that long ago. The Vikings went to the playoffs something like 10 years in a row. Dont' get carried away by best and worst - every team is an injury away from a top-5 draft pick.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Was expecting to see Cleveland as an option.  Voted Buffalo.

Are you kidding? Buffalo has a solid defense and some talent at the skill positions on offense. All they lack is a QB. They might not be a playoff team but they are the best of the five listed and better than a few others.

Nope, not kidding. I voted Buffalo along with 17 other people. Right now they are 2nd in the poll.

Buffalo has a lot of compelling reasons to be called worst team in the league.

Name a few.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/teams/roster?team=buf

 

[Marc Levin]

Name a few.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/teams/roster?team=buf

good response. This "vaunted" defense REALLY fell apart last year:

Team Defense

|---------- PASSING -----------||----- RUSHING -----| TOTAL

CMP ATT YD YPA TD INT ATT YD YPA TD YD

314 502 3291 6.56 19 17 489 2205 4.51 22 5496

NFL rank ---> 18 13 19 22 14 10 25 31 29 31 29

http://pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf2005.htmAnd their offensive production was not only poor in 2005, but I don't see any reason for improvement in 2006. I'm sure Aaron Ruds has a different view. As do you. So, post 'em.

 

[elpasotexan]

J-E-T-S jets jets jets!

 

[Donnybrook]

There’s strong reason to believe that, with newcomer Larry Allen lining up at left guard and OLT Jonas Jennings and C Jeremy Newberry feeling much healthier, the 49ers’ offensive line could be a force to reckon with this coming season.

- from PFWI guess nobody buying this type of pre-season hype.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Cleveland.

 

[gregjcross]

I did not add the JETS because the defense i feel is actually good, esp. if Justin Miller comes on and the new defensvie schemes accentuate their big tackles and the linbackers. THeir drafts have been fairly good.

On Offense, the RB corps has a few players that can move the ball in Houston/C.Martin/Blaylock/L.Washington/, and even moreso because both of their first rounders are solid, a) Dbrick and one of my fav. piccks of the draft because he can play from day one: Nick Mangold **AND** just as importantly, both are in camp from the starting week.

Hurting the Jets : they have had pedestrian Qb play, ((but)) i actually think that two of the three can get it done to the tune of at least 7-9. Coles is decent, so is Cotchery

Therefore, Gang Green is not sniffing SFO/HOU/TENN/DET territory.

No way.

 

[MLBrandow]

Bills or Vikings

 

[Bristol]

I'm shocked Dallas is not on the list.

 

[MLBrandow]

I'm shocked Dallas is not on the list.

They are looking at a talent implosion like ATL. They aren't categorically bad, per say. And even if they completely fall apart, they can't beat out Buffalo's 3 wins.

 

[Marc Levin]

I did not add the JETS because the defense i feel is actually good, esp. if Justin Miller comes on and the new defensvie schemes accentuate their big tackles and the linbackers. THeir drafts have been fairly good.

On Offense, the RB corps has a few players that can move the ball in Houston/C.Martin/Blaylock/L.Washington/, and even moreso because both of their first rounders are solid, a) Dbrick and one of my fav. piccks of the draft because he can play from day one: Nick Mangold **AND** just as importantly, both are in camp from the starting week.

Hurting the Jets : they have had pedestrian Qb play, ((but)) i actually think that two of the three can get it done to the tune of at least 7-9. Coles is decent, so is Cotchery

Therefore, Gang Green is not sniffing SFO/HOU/TENN/DET territory.

No way.

looks like some homerism to me - or something akin to it - the Jets' 2006 outlook is as poor as the other teams you DID list.

 

[gregjcross]

I dont have a single JET on my fantasy teams, and i live in San Fran area, this isnt homerism.>

I am paying attention to their drafts and some of the things that went wrong last year that i dont believe go wrong this year. Mangini cannot hurt either though he wont make a huge difference.

They are not that bad, they have built a foundation despite Pennington's whoas.

I did not add the JETS because the defense i feel is actually good, esp. if Justin Miller comes on and the new defensvie schemes accentuate their big tackles and the linbackers. THeir drafts have been fairly good. 

On Offense, the RB corps has a few players that can move the ball in Houston/C.Martin/Blaylock/L.Washington/, and even moreso because both of their first rounders are solid, a) Dbrick and one of my fav. piccks of the draft because he can play from day one: Nick Mangold **AND** just as importantly, both are in camp from the starting week.

Hurting the Jets : they have had pedestrian Qb play, ((but))  i actually think that two of the three can get it done to the tune of at least 7-9. Coles is decent, so is Cotchery

Therefore, Gang Green is not sniffing SFO/HOU/TENN/DET territory.

No way. 

looks like some homerism to me - or something akin to it - the Jets' 2006 outlook is as poor as the other teams you DID list.

 

[Marc Levin]

I'd like to hear why you think that, gregjcross, when so many of us see a ship sinking, not one rising?

I think you should have at least given us the option since the Jets are clearly the leading "write in" candidate.

They are a DISASTER on the O side. While the pass D had decent numbers last year, that was only because the run D was in the pooper. Teams ran THE most against the Jets for a TON of yards. Your pass D stats will be nice when noone needs to EVER pass the ball against you.

 

[Borat]

Mangini cannot hurt either though he wont make a huge difference.

Mangini is very young and has never been a head coach before. Hell, he's only been a coordinator for one season. It's believed that he would have been better off waiting another season to make the jump to head coach, but that the Jets hired him now because he would've been an even hotter commodity next offseason. He's obviously a bright, young mind, but to say that he "cannot hurt" in his first season as a head coach is being very optimistic. It is naive to believe there won't be any growing pains, no matter how good a coach he eventually becomes.

 

[MLBrandow]

I'd like to hear why you think that, gregjcross, when so many of us see a ship sinking, not one rising?

I think you should have at least given us the option since the Jets are clearly the leading "write in" candidate.

They are a DISASTER on the O side. While the pass D had decent numbers last year, that was only because the run D was in the pooper. Teams ran THE most against the Jets for a TON of yards. Your pass D stats will be nice when noone needs to EVER pass the ball against you.

Agreed. This is a team that probably still has some gutting left to do. You can't win without the right players, and I'm not sold on Mangini being sold on this unit.Does anyone here expect the Jets to be worse than the Bills though? Seems like it would be hard to top. That organization clearly is in need of a few

 

[Borat]

Does anyone here expect the Jets to be worse than the Bills though?

I wouldn't be surprised either way.

 

[Kleck]

I've watched the 49ers fall apart over the past several years. In my opinion they are by far the worst team in the NFL right now. However, I respect their coaching staff and the management. I won't be surprised to see them come out playing hard every game this season. I fully expect them to beat someone that everyone expects them to lose to.

 

[gregjcross]

marc; I wrote what i think above; i probably shoulda included them as a choice but they have a lot of young talent and stable players in my opinion unlike the other five teams listed. I dont see them being that bad.

GC

I'd like to hear why you think that, gregjcross, when so many of us see a ship sinking, not one rising?

I think you should have at least given us the option since the Jets are clearly the leading "write in" candidate.

They are a DISASTER on the O side. While the pass D had decent numbers last year, that was only because the run D was in the pooper. Teams ran THE most against the Jets for a TON of yards. Your pass D stats will be nice when noone needs to EVER pass the ball against you.

 

[BoltBacker]

Was expecting to see Cleveland as an option. Voted Buffalo.

Are you kidding? Buffalo has a solid defense and some talent at the skill positions on offense. All they lack is a QB. They might not be a playoff team but they are the best of the five listed and better than a few others.

Nope, not kidding. I voted Buffalo along with 17 other people. Right now they are 2nd in the poll.

Buffalo has a lot of compelling reasons to be called worst team in the league.

If you compared each team unit by unit, how many units that comprise a football team would you say the Jets are better than the Bills?

 

[MLBrandow]

I've watched the 49ers fall apart over the past several years. In my opinion they are by far the worst team in the NFL right now. However, I respect their coaching staff and the management. I won't be surprised to see them come out playing hard every game this season. I fully expect them to beat someone that everyone expects them to lose to.

Agreed that talent-wise the 9ers are by far the worst team. However, like you said, they will be winning games they have no business winning, and because everyone on that team seems to be buying into whatever Nolan is selling, I have to think this is a step above a Jauron coached Bills team that has serious front office issues and a Mangini coached Jets team that is just starting to rebuild.I like Houston to crack 7-8 wins this year, and TEN/DET just don't seem as bad to me, although TEN wouldn't surprise me if they fell apart late. I fully expect Fisher to be coaching a new team next year (Colts), and the Young/Leinart problem likely costs him his job.

In all, I like HOU/DET for some upside, TEN should have a fair season (5-6 wins), but the Bills just have no potential at all.

They should trade Takeo back to the Bengals or something. Let the man go to a winning team for once.

 

[BoltBacker]

I've watched the 49ers fall apart over the past several years. In my opinion they are by far the worst team in the NFL right now. However, I respect their coaching staff and the management. I won't be surprised to see them come out playing hard every game this season. I fully expect them to beat someone that everyone expects them to lose to.

@ARZSTL

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I think SF has a solid chance to do pretty well against that group. They really lucked out getting to play the NFC North this year. Their defense isn't bad and I'm not sure that it's even possible for Smith(or anyone else for that matter) to play as poorly as he did last season. Same goes for the OL. If Eric Johnson and Battle are healthy this year they combine with newcomers Vernon Davis and Antonio Bryant to give SF a lot more weapons than they had last season. That's a big if, but they had so few playmakers last season if even just two of those four makes an impact SF will be a much better team than how they played last season.

 

[MLBrandow]

If you compared each team unit by unit, how many units that comprise a football team would you say the Jets are better than the Bills?

QBsAdvantage Jets

RBs

Even Split

WRs

Even Split

TEs

Advantage Jets

OL

Advantage Jets

DL

Even Split

LBs

Advantage Bills

DBs

Advantage Bills

ST

Even Split

CS

Advantage Jets

FO

Advantage Jets

Jets - 5

Bills - 2

Even - 4

Offense

Jets - 3

Bills - 0

Even - 2

Defense/ST

Jets - 0

Bills - 2

Even - 1

Personnel

Jets - 2

Bills - 0

Even - 0

Least that's how I'd rank them.

 

[CalBear]

I think SF has a solid chance to do pretty well against that group. They really lucked out getting to play the NFC North this year. Their defense isn't bad and I'm not sure that it's even possible for Smith(or anyone else for that matter) to play as poorly as he did last season. Same goes for the OL. If Eric Johnson and Battle are healthy this year they combine with newcomers Vernon Davis and Antonio Bryant to give SF a lot more weapons than they had last season. That's a big if, but they had so few playmakers last season if even just two of those four makes an impact SF will be a much better team than how they played last season.

The Niner defense was ranked dead last in yardage allowed and 30th in points allowed. That was before they lost their two best defensive players.When a team is returning the #32 offense and #32 defense, and their big off-seasons additions were a journeyman WR and a rookie TE, I don't see how it's possible to vote for anyone else as worst team in the league.

 

[elshagon]

I voted for the Bills because I see the Whiners at least improving. IF the Jets were listed I probable would have voted for them. Sorry Jets fans, they are worse than the Bills this year no matter how you try to justify otherwise.

 

[lord_helmet]

I'd like to hear why you think that, gregjcross, when so many of us see a ship sinking, not one rising?

I think you should have at least given us the option since the Jets are clearly the leading "write in" candidate.

They are a DISASTER on the O side. While the pass D had decent numbers last year, that was only because the run D was in the pooper. Teams ran THE most against the Jets for a TON of yards. Your pass D stats will be nice when noone needs to EVER pass the ball against you.

This is why John Abraham will be HUGE in Atlanta

 

[qimqam]

The Jets definitely have to rebuild the offense, but none of these other teams havea a HoFer on the offensive side of the ball like Curtis Martin.

Martin is 33 coming off injuries, the worst year of his career by far and is on the PUP - In other words Stick a fork in him. The JetsRB situation is worse than all of the above teams.

On defense, if you think Ty Law was good, you weren't watching the games. .

He still led the NFL with 10 ints

 

[AB in DC]

Voted for Buffalo, but I might have chosen Green Bay if they were an option.

 

[DropKick]

J - E - S - T... Jest Jest Jest!

 

[Frenchy Fuqua]

I've got San Fran and Cleveland in a dead heat. They have a common thread:

Browns | Crennel impressed with Dorsey so far

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:26:50 -0700

Mike McLain, of the Tribune Chronicle, reports Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel said he likes what he's seen of Browns' QB Ken Dorsey in the early stages of training camp.

 

[AB in DC]

Prediction:

Cleveland 7-9

Detroit 7-9

Houston 6-10

These three are nowhere near the worst in the NFL.

 

[el-gato-grande]

The Cardinals hands down.

 

[FinHead]

Jets, but they've always sucked

 

[MLBrandow]

I think SF has a solid chance to do pretty well against that group. They really lucked out getting to play the NFC North this year. Their defense isn't bad and I'm not sure that it's even possible for Smith(or anyone else for that matter) to play as poorly as he did last season. Same goes for the OL. If Eric Johnson and Battle are healthy this year they combine with newcomers Vernon Davis and Antonio Bryant to give SF a lot more weapons than they had last season. That's a big if, but they had so few playmakers last season if even just two of those four makes an impact  SF will be a much better team than how they played last season.

The Niner defense was ranked dead last in yardage allowed and 30th in points allowed. That was before they lost their two best defensive players.When a team is returning the #32 offense and #32 defense, and their big off-seasons additions were a journeyman WR and a rookie TE, I don't see how it's possible to vote for anyone else as worst team in the league.

I forgot about this statline. SF had statistically the worst defense of the past decade, and one of the worst passing offenses in the past 15 years.But they play as a unit and have a very high level of team chemistry IMO. That will take them farther than a few other teams in the league, just like last year.

 

[gocats]

The Saints should receive consideration