Falcons, Raiders, Chiefs To Flip Coin For Draft Spots
1st January, 2008 - 9:50 am
ESPN - Atlanta, Kansas City and Oakland are involved in a complicated coin flip scenario to decide the third, fourth and fifth picks in the NFL draft in April.

The first pick will go to Miami (1-15) and the second to St. Louis (3-13).

Then come the Falcons, Raiders and Chiefs, teams that finished 4-12 and tied in the strength of schedule factor. The New York Jets, who also had a 4-12 record, will pick sixth because they played a stronger schedule, one of the determining factors in the draft order.

The Falcons, Chiefs and Raiders all had the same strength of schedule -- they played teams that finished with a winning percentage of .516 compared to .523 for Jets' opponents. [READ]

Related Links

Today's Wiretap

General January 2008 Wiretap Archives

Get General Tickets



More Headlines

Ward Hopes To Retire With Steelers

Driver Willing To Take Pay Cut To Remain With Packers

Britt On Track To Return By Preseason

Paton Decides To Remain With Vikings

Manning, Colts Don't Have Meeting Scheduled


RealGM Search
Search:
All content © 2000-2010 RealGM, L.L.C. All rights reserved..
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Advertising Opportunities | About Us | Site Map | Contact RealGM