Veretax Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I said yesterday that I wanted to run a poll like this just to see what folks think. So Excluding the washington redskins, which of these teams at the top of the draft is most likely to make a repeat visit to the top ten of the draft in 2008, and if you have a reason as to why please post that as well. I made this poll public so let's see what the ESers think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambl2Moss Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 how are the skins not listed here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_e_b Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I voted Oakland, but the Browns, Texans, Lions, and maybe acouple others will likely be their again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 I voted Miami, because I think Ted Gin won't have enough of an impact this year, and Beck will need at least a year before he makes a huge difference. The only chance the Dolphins have in being able to avoid this honor is if Culpepper is retained and healthy next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfbovey Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Raiders will be pretty bad next year with a new coaching staff and possible rookie starting QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 how are the skins not listed here? Because I'm confident enough people would vote skins just because of the negativity we seem to exude for the FO. And some of us already believe it could be a 2 year process to rebuild our Defense anyways. So pick another team, Its "excluding the skins" for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Oakland, Detroit, Cleveland, Houston and Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptChaos86 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I voted Detroit that is a franchise that has never gone anywhere and they wont this year either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinclair Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Because I'm confident enough people would vote skins just because of the negativity we seem to exude for the FO. And some of us already believe it could be a 2 year process to rebuild our Defense anyways. So pick another team, Its "excluding the skins" for a reason. I was about to ask you why, but thats a good explanation, only thing, if you leave the skins off this should be in around the NFL. Not to be a jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 That's interesting, I didn't think polls were allowed in around the NFL only legitimate articles. If I am wrong in that by all means move it to around the NFL. If we wanted a poll with two questions we could I suppose add a question will the skins repeat in the top ten picks next year hrms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatboy41 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I definitely think it will be Oakland... Although, I do think that JaMarcus Russell is going to be great, they need to rebuild very badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinclair Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 That's interesting, I didn't think polls were allowed in around the NFL only legitimate articles. If I am wrong in that by all means move it to around the NFL.If we wanted a poll with two questions we could I suppose add a question will the skins repeat in the top ten picks next year hrms no, You are probably right, I apologize. it dosnt matter anyway, I'm going to vote for Oakland either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the krabber Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I voted Miami, because I think Ted Gin won't have enough of an impact this year, and Beck will need at least a year before he makes a huge difference. The only chance the Dolphins have in being able to avoid this honor is if Culpepper is retained and healthy next season.Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinclair Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I voted Miami, because I think Ted Gin won't have enough of an impact this year, and Beck will need at least a year before he makes a huge difference. The only chance the Dolphins have in being able to avoid this honor is if Culpepper is retained and healthy next season. I agree with you also. I beleive a (sleeper?) bad team will be the Falcons, Vick isnt great, there is a new coach, I dont see them being all to dominating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible_Red40 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I have to say Oakland as well. They play in a tough division. Even though their "D" was good, they have some steps to climb with a new coach, QB and "O". Watch out for the Niners. They'll be solid. Detroit could surpise with a great "O" as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Raiders have a great D 49ers are on the way back up Viking have enough to maybe do something Bucs were better than thier record Browns might be bad and will definitly be bottom dwellers I wanted to pick the lions because, well, they're the lions Cards will be bad until proven otherwise Might be the Falcons, if that scumbag Vick gets jailed for animal cruelty, like he should, but probobally won't But, until the Houston Texans adress the Offensive Line, they will not win football games. I like the moves they have made, but come on. When channels are making fun of it for predraft commercials and you still don't have a single quality starter on the whole line. you will lose football games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21KillzCowboys Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Raiders will be pretty bad next year with a new coaching staff and possible rookie starting QB. I actually think the Raiders will be much improved with the new coach. They added some quality players and already have a top 10 D. 7 wins for them, I predict. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 The Skins will be in the top 10 next year, or close to it (it pains me to admit this but I know we're a 6-10 team at best). I'd love to be proven wrong though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedBNG Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Norv will get the Chargers there in a couple of years, but I picked Detroit because... it's a yearly ritual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 The Skins will be in the top 10 next year, or close to it (it pains me to admit this but I know we're a 6-10 team at best). I'd love to be proven wrong though! Can this crap end already. The Skins are not even mentioned in there for a reason and you still find a way to take a cheap shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Wow 102 resopnses thus far and overwhelmingly you guys seem to think Oakland will return. Results 1. Oakland: 48 46.60% 2. Houston Texans: 13 12.62% 3. Detroit Lions: 13 12.62% 4. Cleveland Browns: 11 10.68% 5. Miami Dolphins: 9 8.74% 6. Minnesota Vikings: 4 3.88% 7. Tampa Bay Bucaneers: 3 2.91% 8. Arizona Cardinals : 1 0.97% 9. Atlanta Falcons: 0 0% 10. San Francisco 49ers: 0 0% I found it interesting that Detroit and Houston are also listed in that top. Detroit I understand but Houston? Oakland for instance drafted: RD PK(OVR) NAME POS SCHOOL 1 1(1) JaMarcus Russell QB LSU 2 6(38) Zach Miller TE ARIZONA STATE 3 1(65) Quentin Moses DE GEORGIA 3 28(91) Mario Henderson OT FLORIDA STATE 3 36(99) Johnnie Lee Higgins WR UTEP 4 1(100) Michael Bush RB LOUISVILLE 4 11(110) John Bowie CB CINCINNATI 5 1(138) Jay Richardson DE OHIO STATE 5 28(165) Eric Frampton S WASHINGTON STATE 6 1(175) Orenthal O'Neal FB ARKANSAS STATE 7 44(254) Jonathan Holland WR LOUISIANA TECH They've added a lot of youth, and if Michael bush recovers from his injury they will have three top tier backs in Jordan, Rhodes and Bush, (Figure jordan is the odd man out there0> I agree they may look like the most likely to fail this year. They've added a ton of young players across the board. They have a new coach, and if the system is different then yeah that could translate into hard to find success. However, we thought the same thing about New Orlenas before their new coach came in. A change in chemistry (read: Randy Moss is gone!) can make a huge difference. I would not be surprised to see them compete for the wild card spot. As for Houston, I can see why some of us would think they have a higher likely hood of busting out on the others. RD PK(OVR) NAME POS SCHOOL 1 10(10) Amobi Okoye DT LOUISVILLE 3 9(73) Jacoby Jones WR LANE 4 24(123) Fred Bennett CB SOUTH CAROLINA 5 7(144) Brandon Harrison S STANFORD 5 26(163) Brandon Frye OT VIRGINIA TECH 6 9(183) Kasey Studdard OG TEXAS 7 8(218) Zach Diles ILB KANSAS STATE Okoye may take time to develop, and houston failed to draft a top tier OL to help them out. Schaub may not be who the Texans think he is, So you gotta hope that these young OLineman don't take more then a year to grow into their positions, or schaub may be seeing more stars then touchdowns. I can see this totally. Detroit: RD PK(OVR) NAME POS SCHOOL 1 2(2) Calvin Johnson WR GEORGIA TECH 2 11(43) Drew Stanton QB MICHIGAN STATE 2 26(58) Ikaika Alma-Francis DE HAWAII 2 29(61) Gerald Alexander S BOISE STATE 4 6(105) AJ Davis CB NORTH CAROLINA ST 4 18(117) Manuel Ramirez OG TEXAS TECH 5 21(158) Johnny Baldwin ILB ALABAMA A&M 7 45(255) Ramzee Robinson CB ALABAMA While they added CJ and Staton, noone here honeslty thinks staton will start this year, their defense was suspect and their oline really needs to improve so yeah the Lions probably are looking at a shot at being in the top ten again next year. Cleveland RD PK(OVR) NAME POS SCHOOL 1 3(3) Joe Thomas OT WISCONSIN 1 22(22) Brady Quinn QB NOTRE DAME 2 21(53) Eric Wright CB NEVADA LAS VEGAS 5 3(140) Brandon McDonald CB MEMPHIS 6 26(200) Melila Purcell DE HAWAII 7 3(213) Chase Pittman DE LSU 7 24(234) Syndric Steptoe RS ARIZONA Cleveland did a good job with its 2 1st round picks. Eric wright should add to their Dbacfield, but I'll be honest Jamal Lewis is a back probably on the wrong side of 30. If the browns plan to start Quinn they seriously should try to add some other RB talent behind Anderson. So yeah I can definitely see why some folks would see them falling like that AT least this is how this poll is trending. And I can see why. Poll is going majorly against oakland which was a bit of a surprise but not a total one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzah Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Cleveland cant, they traded it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReefa Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Oakland is the obvious choice. They had the worst team this year, they got rid of the best playmaker on the team, they have a new HC, one who has no experience HCing in the NFL (not that I think that that is a bad thing in the long run, but it should hinder them in year 1), and they'll either be starting a rookie QB or Josh McCown. I don't think they'll necessarilly be picking at 1 again, but I do think they'll be somewhere in the top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefPowhatan17 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Oakland, they were so bad last year. They need some major help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veretax Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Cleveland cant, they traded it away. yeah good point the Cowpukes get that pick in the trade....but the browns other picks would be near the top right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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