So currently, I see the Raiders having the 16th draft pick. Raiders best projection is 9th pick.
How to root for the rest of the season.
Between 9th-15th pick
Arizona or SF finishing with a 7-9 record look to pick the 16th pick - so that will get Raiders to 15th pick
Remaining Games
Arizona 4 9 at Carolina vs Dallas at SF
San Francisco 5 9 LOSS at Rams vs Zona
I can see Houston beating Tennessee and Denver and losing to Jax in week 17 finishing at 7-9 - so that will get Raiders to 14th pick
Seattle or Rams will in the division - so that will get Raiders to 13th pick
Most likely - 13th pick
To get better, we need a little help and get lucky and here is how:
Root for Washington to beat Dallas and Jax somehow and most likely will lose to Giants - will get to 12th pick (NEED TO WIN 2 OF 3 GAMES)
Root for Minnesota to beat either the Bears or Eagles and then also beat Detroit - will get to 11th pick
If Tennessee beats Houston, you will need Houston to beat Jax in week 17, then tenn would have to beat 1 of KC or Colts - will move pick to 10th pick - Very unlikely
Root for Cleveland to beat Bengals and then either Balt or Pitt - maybe Pitt if they have nothing to play for and they rest players in Week 17- that would get the pick to the 9th pick.
There are probably some tie breakers that I haven’t figured out, but this is fun to think about and my analysis on the rest of the season
I am assuming that Raiders beat Denver and lose to Colts and to KC. If somehow Tim Tebow comes in and beats the Raiders and the Raiders finish at 6-10, then the best possible scenario would be based on tie breakers between the 4th pick and the 10th pick with 7 6-10 teams. VERY UNLIKELY
Let me know thoughts!!
How to root for the rest of the season.
Between 9th-15th pick
Arizona or SF finishing with a 7-9 record look to pick the 16th pick - so that will get Raiders to 15th pick
Remaining Games
Arizona 4 9 at Carolina vs Dallas at SF
San Francisco 5 9 LOSS at Rams vs Zona
I can see Houston beating Tennessee and Denver and losing to Jax in week 17 finishing at 7-9 - so that will get Raiders to 14th pick
Seattle or Rams will in the division - so that will get Raiders to 13th pick
Most likely - 13th pick
To get better, we need a little help and get lucky and here is how:
Root for Washington to beat Dallas and Jax somehow and most likely will lose to Giants - will get to 12th pick (NEED TO WIN 2 OF 3 GAMES)
Root for Minnesota to beat either the Bears or Eagles and then also beat Detroit - will get to 11th pick
If Tennessee beats Houston, you will need Houston to beat Jax in week 17, then tenn would have to beat 1 of KC or Colts - will move pick to 10th pick - Very unlikely
Root for Cleveland to beat Bengals and then either Balt or Pitt - maybe Pitt if they have nothing to play for and they rest players in Week 17- that would get the pick to the 9th pick.
There are probably some tie breakers that I haven’t figured out, but this is fun to think about and my analysis on the rest of the season
I am assuming that Raiders beat Denver and lose to Colts and to KC. If somehow Tim Tebow comes in and beats the Raiders and the Raiders finish at 6-10, then the best possible scenario would be based on tie breakers between the 4th pick and the 10th pick with 7 6-10 teams. VERY UNLIKELY
Let me know thoughts!!
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