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NFL 2006 Preview: The 5 Worst NFL Teams
The stinky of the stink.
The reekers of the reek. The losers of the lost.
You can say it any way that you want to say it…
these NFL teams are bad beyond bad. These are
the teams that will need divine intervention to
hoist up Lombardi’s trophy. Pure miracles.
I bring to you the five worst teams in the NFL
for this upcoming season, starting with number
5. Their 2005 records follow their names.
Worst Team No. 5: New
Orleans Saints, 3-13
This ought to incite some
debate here, putting these cats at the fifth numeric
after they obtained a fantastic quarterback in
Drew Brees from the San Diego Chargers and a dynamic
runningback in all-college Reggie Bush.But after
a dreadful 2005 in which the Saints literally
went through hell and back, I wish I could provide
some optimism, but alas, I cannot. In spite of
these acquisitions, this team is downright brutal
on defense, and they definitely did not address
that problem in the offseason as they did with
the offense. You cannot win games if you cannot
prevent the other team from scoring.
Worst Team No. 4: Tennessee
Titans, 4-12
This team has nothing but
themselves to blame for the disaster that this
franchise has become. First, they draft a player
prior to last season in Adam ‘Pacman’
Jones who they knew, entering the draft, that
he may exhibit off-the-field problems previously
demonstrated. Well guess what? They are presently
being demonstrated. Then they get a trainer to
tell the name of their team, QB Steve McNair,
that he cannot come to their facilities. Because
of that, they have unproven players now at quarterback.
Did head coach Jeff Fisher, who is absolutely
adored in Nashville, have any say at all in any
of these decisions? Because I’m trying to
find out who did… and have them fired.
Worst Team No. 3: Oakland
Raiders, 4-12
I will say it here for the
world to read and register: Al Davis needs to
call it a career, and give this franchise to another
person. The everlasting owner of the Raiders has
truly buried this team after they reached the
Super Bowl after the 2002 season, and I am personally
offended that he continues to do so, with the
Raiders forever being my favorite team. Oakland
finished the preseason with a nice 4-1 record,
but do not be fooled. Other than WR Randy Moss,
this team has absolutely nobody. And has had nobody
for quite some time, due to the choices of Mr.
Davis, who looks like he is going to drop at any
moment. The offensive line stinks, the defense
stinks, and the starting quarterback stinks too.
Don’t get me started again about the Raiders
passing on QB Matt Leinhart. Don’t do it.
Worst Team No. 2: San
Francisco 49ers, 4-12
I’m a fan of the old
school, so even mentioning this storied franchise
within this article brings pain to my heart. But
holy #$##... did this team reek last season or
what? And I can put it squarely on one name, which
may not be fair, but I’m going to do it
anyway.
That name is Alex Smith.
The starting quarterback was picked first overall
in the 2005 NFL draft, and based on his performance,
should have been picked last. I will tell this in
true honesty; I believe that I saw the worst season
of a starting quarterback in the history of the
NFL… that is
how bad Alex Smith was. If he even becomes a mediocre
quarterback this year, he should receive the Comeback
Player Of All Time award.
And Worst Team No. 1:
Houston Texans, 2-14
This newest franchise of
the NFL began operations in 2002 and finished
that season with a 4-12 record. They followed
up that season by being 5 and 11… slight
improvement. In 2004, they ended up 7-9 and people
were beginning to believe in the potential of
a positive future. Well that belief went down
the drain like a new wedding ring last year after
this team stunk the house up to the tune of a
2 and 14 record. They easily beat Arizona 30-19
December 18th last year at home entering the game
1-12, and they barely won that first game against
Cleveland at home 19-16 after rallying from a
halftime deficit. They just lost their leading
rusher of the last three seasons, RB Domanick
Davis, for this season after he was placed on
injured reserve for a knee problem. As if they
needed that news. The Houston Texans... the worst
team in the NFL without question.
Anthony Oxley is a freelance
columnist for BetUS. To email Anthony Oxley, send
your comments to faceoff@betus.com
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