Seattle Pick is . . . 22 (I think)

[FreeTedWilliams]

The Draft order goes by

The Superbowl winner picks at #32
The Superbowl loser picks at #31 regardless of their won-loss records

The picks are assigned in reverse order of win-loss record.

The tie breakers for teams with the same won-loss record are as follows and in this order:

1. Non-Playoff teams pick ahead of Playoff teams.
2. For Playoffs teams with the same won-loss record the team that exits the playoffs in the earlier round picks ahead of the team that loses in a later round.
2. The teams with the same won-loss record pick are assigned picks within their respective groups in reverse order of the won-loss percentage (a/k/a Strength of Schedule) of their opponents. (Meaning the team with the lowest SOS picks first in the tied group.

The way this effects our picks are:

For the Seattle pick:

The 8-8 Giants will pick ahead of 9-7 Seattle, unless they make the Superbowl.

The 9-7 Broncos will pick ahead of Dallas, Seattle, and KC because they didn't make the playoffs.

Seattle plays Dallas this week, so the loser will automatically pick ahead of the winner of that game.

Seattle has the lowest SOS (of all the teams tied at 9-7), so as long as they exit the playoffs in the same round or earlier than KC, they will pick ahead of KC.

For our own pick, we are tied with Indy at 12-4 (Indy's reg season win over us has no bearing on the draft order). Ironically we are also tied with a .500 SOS for both teams. So if neither team makes the SB, whoever exits the playoffs in the earlier round will pick at #28.

The Pats own pick can only be 28, 29 or 31, 32.

 

[PromisedLand]

The Draft order goes by

The Superbowl winner picks at #32
The Superbowl loser picks at #31 regardless of their won-loss records

The picks are assigned in reverse order of win-loss record.

The tie breakers for teams with the same won-loss record are as follows and in this order:

1. Non-Playoff teams pick ahead of Playoff teams.
2. For Playoffs teams with the same won-loss record the team that exits the playoffs in the earlier round picks ahead of the team that loses in a later round.
2. The teams with the same won-loss record pick are assigned picks within their respective groups in reverse order of the won-loss percentage (a/k/a Strength of Schedule) of their opponents. (Meaning the team with the lowest SOS picks first in the tied group.

The way this effects our picks are:

For the Seattle pick:

The 8-8 Giants will pick ahead of 9-7 Seattle, unless they make the Superbowl.

The 9-7 Broncos will pick ahead of Dallas, Seattle, and KC because they didn't make the playoffs.

Seattle plays Dallas this week, so the loser will automatically pick ahead of the winner of that game.

Seattle has the lowest SOS (of all the teams tied at 9-7), so as long as they exit the playoffs in the same round or earlier than KC, they will pick ahead of KC.

For our own pick, we are tied with Indy at 12-4 (Indy's reg season win over us has no bearing on the draft order). Ironically we are also tied with a .500 SOS for both teams. So if neither team makes the SB, whoever exits the playoffs in the earlier round will pick at #28.

The Pats own pick can only be 28, 29 or 31, 32.

That's the clearest explanation yet; thanks.

 

[jbb9s]

Well, I think this is the best case scenario when it comes to what the Pats could have expected when they made the trade in week 1. At the time, Seattle was a probable 12-13 win team. Hopefully they can get a corner who can play on Day 1 and a linebacker to eat time up for Bruschi and Vrabel to keep fresh.