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Glenn Dorsey Sweepstakes Leaderboard

It’s probably far too early to say who will be the #1 pick in the NFL college draft next Spring, but the small snippet of text free to view from ESPN Insider claims artful draft board dodger Mel Kiper Jr. has put LSU defensive standout Glenn Dorsey at the top of his list. Sounds good for now.

But more important than who will get picked first is what team will that person have to play for? Which sad sack franchise is going to have to shell out millions in the hope that rookie will spur a playoff run? Here’s your loser leaderboard going into week nine of the season.

The St. Louis Rams and the Miami Dolphins continue to demonstrate their utter lack of talent to the world. In the case of the Fins, we mean that literally after they stunk up Wembley Stadium in London against the Giants last weekend. Both these teams have the bye this Sunday so their place in line to the podium is solid for the next week.

Following close behind are the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons. The 1-7 Jets face the Redskins this week, and after having the score run up on them by New England I’m pretty sure Joe Gibbs & Co. will show no mercy on Sunday. The Falcons at 1-6 are coming off the bye and host San Francisco in a game that is blacked out in the Atlanta market. This might an interesting chess match, though, because the 49ers have just two wins and are holding out hope for that sweet first draft pick.

Minnesota and Cincinnati are also at 2-5 going into this week’s games, with the Vikes drawing the Chargers at home (which was nearly blacked out this weekend) and the Bengals traveling to Buffalo. The smart money says Minnesota has the best shot at keeping their spot in the sweepstakes, but don’t underestimate Cincinnati here because the Bills have won two in a row.

My money, though, is still on Oakland to get to the head of the line before anyone else. The Raiders benched Dante Culpepper this week and are going into the game against Houston with Josh McCown. If that isn’t raising the white flag I don’t know what is.

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