{"id":79075,"date":"2016-12-13T15:24:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T15:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=79075"},"modified":"2023-04-13T15:30:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T15:30:15","slug":"behind-mic-whos-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/behind-mic-whos-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic: Who’s #32?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This time of the year football fans\u2019 cries and debates always center around \u201cWho\u2019s #1\u201d?\u00a0 Very rarely does anyone ask or care which team is the worst.\u00a0 It is hard to determine in college football because there are just so many teams, so we are content to argue the merits of the Top 25.\u00a0 But the NFL is much easier.\u00a0 There are only 32 teams and by week 13, I think one could certainly stir things up by looking at which teams are the absolutely worst ones in the NFL.<\/p>\n

The Cleveland Browns<\/a> are the obvious choice as the worst team in professional football.\u00a0 With this week\u2019s loss to Cincinnati<\/a>, they have now lost 16 straight games (includes the final three from last year).\u00a0 The Browns have been playing in the NFL since 1950 and they have never lost this many games without a win.\u00a0 They are 1-23 in the past 24 games.\u00a0 Just to pile on a bit, counting last year and this season, they are 3-26.\u00a0 They have games at Buffalo<\/a>, home against San Diego<\/a>, and at Pittsburgh<\/a>.\u00a0 To be realistic, none of those games seem winnable.<\/p>\n

Going back to 1960, there have only been four other teams to go winless and two of those teams played to a tie.\u00a0 Only the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 0-14 in their debut season and the 2008 Detroit Lions were the only team in history to go 0-16 and the first non-expansion team to lose every game.\u00a0 So, as you can see, the Browns are among some pretty elite company.<\/p>\n

But is there an argument to be made that there are teams just as bad?\u00a0 Well, the 49ers <\/a>are 1-12.\u00a0 The Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> are 2-11.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to believe I am leaving the New York Jets<\/a> out of the discussion, but they did just beat the 49ers this past Sunday in overtime so I will give them a pass.<\/p>\n

Just to emphasize how bad these teams are: the 49ers two weeks ago had a TOTAL of six net passing yards and, this past week, they threw for 17 yards in the second half against the Jets.\u00a0 As far as the Jaguars, let me throw this stat at you \u2013 QB Blake Bortles has thrown more interceptions for touchdowns than he has wins as a Jacksonville starter.<\/p>\n

It does make one ponder whether these teams could beat Alabama, considered by most to be the best team in college football.\u00a0 It would be men against boys for sure, but a terrific well-coached team against, well, the Browns.<\/p>\n

San Francisco has the Giants and you could make the case they also have the Raiders, Athletics, Warriors and Sharks.\u00a0 In Cleveland, thank goodness for the Indians and the Cavaliers.\u00a0 Jacksonville only has the Jaguars.\u00a0 Right now, none of them have a competitive NFL team.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s your answer to \u201cWho\u2019s #32?\u201d\u00a0 Could it possibly be, \u201cWho cares?\u201d<\/p>\n

ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Lamar Jackson won the Heisman Trophy, signifying the best player in college football. It was the first Heisman ever for Louisville.\u00a0 He is only 19 years old and a sophomore, the youngest ever to win the award.\u00a0 For those of you who go way back, the great Johnny Unitas played at Louisville in the 1950s and went on to a Hall of Fame career in the NFL.\u00a0 Lamar has some big high-topped black shoes to fill (an analogy for just those who remember Unitas).<\/li>\n
  2. This past weekend, Army defeated Navy for the first time in 14 years. It wasn\u2019t easy.\u00a0 After leading 14-0, Army lost the lead and trailed 17-14.\u00a0 They fought back to win the game 21-17.\u00a0 Emmaus\u2019 Andy Davidson scored the first two Army touchdowns.\u00a0 Both teams will play in a bowl game.<\/li>\n
  3. CBS sports announcer Verne Lundquist did his final college football game as the play-by-play man for the Army-Navy game. He announced college football for 42 years.\u00a0 Watch his goodbye:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/college-football\/2016\/12\/10\/13909272\/verne-lundquist-army-navy-goodbye<\/a><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Villanova, the defending national champion of college basketball, is off to a 10-0 start. They are #1 in the nation for the second straight week and may have the player of the year in Josh Hart. \u00a0Years ago, head coach Jay Wright sat in my office for about an hour and we talked basketball and coaching young men.\u00a0 He was here to appear on an RCN interview show.\u00a0 I have rooted for him ever since.<\/li>\n
    2. More high school basketball next week with Emmaus-Parkland and Nazareth-Whitehall on Tuesday, December 20. We will have Whitehall-Parkland on December 22.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \"Gary's<\/a><\/p>\n

      Gary\u2019s Guesses: NFL Picks \u2013 (Last week \u2013 9-7; Overall \u2013 128-79-2 \u2013 62%)<\/strong>
      \nWeek Fifteen<\/strong><\/p>\n

      SEATTLE<\/strong>
      \nMIAMI<\/strong>
      \nDALLAS<\/strong>
      \nGIANTS<\/strong>
      \nGREEN BAY<\/strong>
      \nBALTIMORE<\/strong>
      \nMINNESOTA<\/strong>
      \nBUFFALO<\/strong>
      \nKANSAS CITY<\/strong>
      \nHOUSTON<\/strong>
      \nARIZONA<\/strong>
      \nATLANTA<\/strong>
      \nNEW ENGLAND<\/strong>
      \nOAKLAND<\/strong>
      \nPITTSBURGH<\/strong>
      \nWASHINGTON<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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