Worst Teams of the 2006 NFL Season


June 5, 2008 | Posted By Larry Cook

Today’s article is going to focus on the 2006 NFL worst teams.  You won’t be seeing these five squads anywhere near the playoffs, let alone Super Bowl this winter.  Stay away from taking these teams with your futures bets.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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