Not possible, the list is going to start shrinking very soon as Jacksonville and whoever the other main contenders are fade from the pack. It's not like the Jets could lose 6 straight and get on the list because Jacksonville will be 1-11 by then or something like that.
Currently, they really are as bad as their record, but it's a fixable problem. Whether they can fix it or not is an entirely different issue. Their horrendous OL is responsible for their shitty run game, passing game, SOME (his confidence is probably shrinking due to it, certainly can't blame all of it on the OL though) of eli's mistakes, and because their OL is so horrible and ending drives prematurely, their defense is being forced into more bad spots than just about any team in the NFL. Giants could very well only win 2-4 games this year if they don't fix the OL. They fix the OL they win 5-8 games.
It's no coincidence that the head coaches son-in-law goes on IR and his unit falls apart. I really think Coughlin's coaching style is on trial here. If he can figure out how to right the ship then he's ok but if he can't he should be retired upstairs with all the laurels that a 2-time super bowl winner should receive. I agree with you that it's the OL. That unit is sinking the Giants season. The defense just cannot cope with the randomness in their appearances on the field due to all the turnovers.
Week 8 edition: 1. Jacksonville. This team is probably worse than the 0-16 Lions team of 2008. Through 7 games that team was also 0-7 but had scored 114 pts to the 76 the Jaguars have scored. They'd allowed 212 pts to the Jags 222. They'd had one loss by only 2 pts to the Vikings and 3 losses by a one score margin. The Jaguars closest loss at this point is the 10 point loss to the 2-4 Raiders in week 2. Did I really say "probably" above? Yeesh! 2. Tampa Bay. Really it's time to just shut this thing down and invoke the mercy rule for the Jaguars but... Head coach in freefall, rookie QB at the helm, locker room infested with a potentially fatal and very hard to cure disease? Hey let's keep it going for a week and see if an asteroid hits the Bucs facility and gives them the default win in the sweepstakes. 3. Vikings. Placeholder. 4. Giants. A win is enough to take you out of the contest, even a win against the team above. 5. I just don't see it at this point. The Jaguars are just too bad for a 2 win team to catch them at this point and that's where all the other 1st round picks except for the three teams above are at.
I have some friends that were JAGS season ticket holders, but moved to south CA for work...... they flew home this weekend to visit family & go to the game (and I think brought a Charger fan or 2 with them) LOL. After their performance vs Denver last week, then playing SD at home at 1pm, I thought there may be a chance for an upset this week....... The JAGS have yet to score a TD at home this season. :drunk:
Week 9 1. Jacksonville. They've almost put this thing away. A win by the Bucs and this may be a 1 entry list next week. 2. Tampa Bay. There's disaster and then there's unholy black hole of catastrophe. Disaster won't get them the 1 pick this year. 3. Minnesota. Just kind of hanging on at this point. They're really hoping for the 2 pick and clowney going on the 1.
JAX: Week 9 - BYE Week 10 - @ TEN Week 11 - vs AZ Week 12 - @ HOU Week 13 - @ CLE Week 14 - vs HOU Week 15 - vs BUF Week 16 - vs TEN Week 17 - @ IND Best opportunities might be home v. AZ, home v. HOU, or @ IND if they've already clinched their playoff spot and rest Luck. TB: Week 9 - @ SEA Week 10 - vs MIA Week 11 - vs ATL Week 12 - @ DET Week 13 - @ CAR Week 14 - vs BUF Week 15 - vs SF Week 16 - @ STL Week 17 - @ NO best chances: home vs. depleted Falcons, @ banged-up Rams, @ NO with nothing-to-play-for Saints. Minnesota has Philly and Washington at home, as well as the schizophrenic Bears. They'll get at least one more win no matter who they spin on their QB-wheel-of-death. JMO.
Week 10: 1. Jacksonville Jaguars are probably 80% to get the 1 pick at this point. They have maybe 2 wins as their ceiling with an upset at home against the Bills or Texans as one of the wins and a bye gift from the Colts at the end as the other. 2. Tampa Bay Bucs have most of the rest of the opportunity to get the pick, maybe 15%. This is because the coaching is a disaster and the owners have not responded to that reality yet. The defense is still good. Mike Glennon will win a game or three in here somewhere now that he is beginning to get his feet on the ground. All the Bucs have to do at this point is make a coaching change and they will win 3 games in the second half. They might not make the change for that reason. 3. Minnesota The Vikings realistically blew their shot at the 1 pick when they beat the Steelers in London for their only win of the season in week 4. I'm leaving them on the list because they haven't won their eliminator game yet.
Well, the Jaguars finally got a win in about the least convincing fashion possible. Lousy QB play and a run game that got 54 yards on 30 carries. But it's a win. Unless the Bucs just suck tomorrow night they're still #2 on the list win or lose.
I don't see TB taking a QB if they get the first pick. Imagine if we got a 2014 first in the Revis trade? we would have that pick. we would most likely have traded it, but still.
New GM and coach makes the odds on a sexy QB pick much higher. The Bucs are probably cleaning house at the end of the year and the last regime's 3rd round QB isn't going to get preference when he got to play two thirds of the season and the ship went down with him at the helm. Just saying. On the other point: have you watched Sheldon Richardson play? The guy is probably the best player to come out of the 2013 draft to this point and he's at one of the most important positions on the field.
What makes you think we would have traded it? I think we could very easily picked up Bridgewater (as Geno isn't proven yet by any means), or Clowney. Who knew TB would be this terrible, though?
Week 11: Perfect symmetry. The Jags finally win a game because their opponent just sucked and then the Bucs did also. The Bucs actually played well enough to win though. The Jags just let their opponent suck until the clock ran out, falling on 6 fumbles out of 8 in the process. 1. Jacksonville. Gave the fans a bit of a lurch there in the quest for the next great player but in the end the Bucs reasserted themselves in the pecking order. That popping sound in the background was Rod Marinelli and Matt Millen celebrating the record being safe for another year. 2. Tampa Bay. Won one when they had too to avoid the worst team in football label. If the Bucs fired Schiano right now the team probably goes on a roll and wins 4 out of 7 for a 5-11 finish. Somehow I think the Glazers are just going to let things roll, hoping 3-13 means something in the draft this year. Looking at the standings it's tempting to put Minnesota back in the race but somehow I just don't see it.
^ I was thinking about this last night. Houston has to go QB now. They also have to retool their offense. AJ is getting old and Foster is a guaranteed injury now.
I guess it's not so unbelievable that this is now an open competition but it's pretty amazing that both Houston and Atlanta are now in the running for 1st pick overall. Ok, so time for me to reset my expectations and look at what is happening. 1. Houston The schedule is just terrible for them at this point (good for getting the 1 pick though). The loss to Jacksonville has opened the gate wide and made the Texans the favorite. 1a. Jacksonville So sad for the Jaguars. They beat the one team that could catch them easily in that situation. The rematch will probably decide the issue. If Jacksonville loses they'll be back in the top spot. If they win it's going to put the Texans in the driver's seat. The rematch between the two teams caused the 1 and 1a thing. Realistically that's the biggest factor left in the race and since the Texans could not beat the Jaguars the first time around and currently hold the top spot in the standings it is hard to put them behind the Jags even though the Jags are by far the worse team. 3. Atlanta 3 games on the road. Washington and Carolina at home. They probably need to lose out to get the pick. It's doable but barely. 4. Minnesota Just here because the way this season is going they'll wind up 2-13-1 and beat out the 3-13 teams if I leave them off.
