If the playoffs started today Week 9

[The Gipper]

If the playoffs started today, here is who would be in:

AFC:

AFCE  Bills  6-2

AFCN  Steelers  7-0   #1 seed

AFCS Titans  5-2   (better Div. record over Colts)

AFCW Chiefs  7-1

Wildcards:  Colts and Ravens  5-2;  Browns   5-3

NFC:

NFCE:  Eagles 3-4-1

NFCN: Packers  5-2

NFCS: Bucs  6-2

NFCW:  Seahawks  6-1  #1 seed

Wildcards:   Saints and Cardinals  5-2   Rams  5-3   (over Bears due to better conf. record plus won head to head)

[The Gipper]

Race for the #1 Draft pick:

Jets   0-8

Giants 1-7

Texans and Jags  1-6

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Key matchups this week  (Browns bye week):

Seattle vs.  Buffalo

Chicago vs. Tennessee

Baltimore vs.  Indianapolis

Saints vs. Bucs 

[TexasAg1969]

@the-gipper said:

Race for the #1 Draft pick:

Jets   0-8

Giants 1-7

Texans and Jags  1-6

Tankathon is a good draft site to track that for obvious reasons.?

http://www.tankathon.com/nfl

Cleveland currently at #20

[mjp28]

Nice information !  

Now will they made the playoffs and draft #20 or higher ?

[Dutch Oven]

Browns on pace to draft in the 20s?

2020 IS Bizarro World!

[Orion]

@the-gipper said:

Race for the #1 Draft pick:

I predict that the Patriots will trade up for the QB.

[TexasAg1969]

@orion said:

I predict that the Patriots will trade up for the QB.

Not BBs style though.

[The Gipper]

@texasag1969 said:

Tankathon is a good draft site to track that for obvious reasons.?

http://www.tankathon.com/nfl

Cleveland currently at #20

OK...so, let's take this thread in this.....WAY too early direction.  From your link these teams currently would be out of the playoffs.    There appear to be  2  minimally Top Ten QBs  in the next draft:  Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields. 

Who among this group of teams seems primarily poised to want to grab one of those QBs early:

PICK	TEAM	RECORD	WIN%	GB	SOS	STREAK
1	NY Jets	0-8	.000	--	.593	Lost 8
2	NY Giants	1-7	.125	1.0	.537	Lost 2
3	Jacksonville	1-6	.143	1.5	.543	Lost 6
4	Houston   MIA	1-6	.143	1.5	.565	Lost 2
5	Dallas	2-6	.250	2.0	.467	Lost 3
6	Atlanta	2-6	.250	2.0	.563	Won 1
7	Washington	2-5	.286	2.5	.476	Won 1
8	LA Chargers	2-5	.286	2.5	.496	Lost 1
9	New England	2-5	.286	2.5	.521	Lost 4
10	Minnesota	2-5	.286	2.5	.525	Won 1
11	Cincinnati	2-5-1	.313	2.5	.517	Won 1
12	Carolina	3-5	.375	3.0	.542	Lost 3
13	Detroit	3-4	.429	3.5	.504	Lost 1
14	Denver	3-4	.429	3.5	.555	Won 1
15	San Francisco	4-4	.500	4.0	.525	Lost 1
16	Miami	4-3	.571	4.5	.462	Won 3
17	Las Vegas	4-3	.571	4.5	.517	Won 1
18	Chicago	5-3	.625	5.0	.462	Lost 2

[The Gipper]

To look at the above re drafting a QB early:

Jets....don't think they are in the market....still want to stick with Darnold?  Yes/No

Giants.....same with Jones?

Jags......Clearly  #1  need will be a QB

Miami.....going with Tua

Dallas.....YES, in my mind, if they could replace Dak with  Lawrence or Fields, they would do it baby!!

Washington....Would they want to replace one Ohio St. QB with another?

Atlanta.....looking to groom Matt Ryan replacement?

New England.....While most say it would not be in his DNA,   would you really put it past  BB to tank for a top QB?  Or do you think they are married to Cam?  (who really is not their biggest issue)

Carolina/Detroit/Denver.....all of these could jump at the chance perhaps to catch one of those 2 QBs.  Carolina nor Denver married to their current starters...IMO.  And Detroit may be ready to move on from Stafford....who should be ready to move on from Detroit. 

Bears.....same here.....not married at this point, I believe to either Trubisky nor  Foles. 

[Icecube]

@mjp28 said:

Nice information !  

Now will they made the playoffs and draft #20 or higher ?

Looking at the schedule, they should. 

Only 3 tough games. Steelers, Ravens, TN. The rest cake walks.