124 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Coin toss nets Falcons No. 3 pick; Raiders, Chiefs to follow By John Clayton ESPN.com The Atlanta Falcons, who won only four games last season, won a coin toss Friday morning that will allow them to select third in the 2008 draft. Spots No. 3 through No.5 were uncertain until Friday morning because the Falcons, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs each finished with 4-12 records and each played schedules with a cumulative .516 winning percentage in 2007. Draft positions are determined by team records and schedules, with the easier schedules getting the higher draft seeding. A coin toss is used to break ties. After the Friday morning coin toss, the Falcons received the No. 3 pick, the Raiders No. 4 and the Chiefs No. 5. The Falcons had the first call and won the toss. Under that scenario, the Falcons got the third pick and the Raiders the fourth pick. Had the Falcons lost the toss and the Raiders won, the Raiders would have drafted third, and then the Falcons would have flipped against the Chiefs for the No. 4 and No. 5 picks. John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Coin toss nets Falcons No. 3 pick; Raiders, Chiefs to follow By John Clayton ESPN.com The Atlanta Falcons, who won only four games last season, won a coin toss Friday morning that will allow them to select third in the 2008 draft. Spots No. 3 through No.5 were uncertain until Friday morning because the Falcons, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs each finished with 4-12 records and each played schedules with a cumulative .516 winning percentage in 2007. Draft positions are determined by team records and schedules, with the easier schedules getting the higher draft seeding. A coin toss is used to break ties. After the Friday morning coin toss, the Falcons received the No. 3 pick, the Raiders No. 4 and the Chiefs No. 5. The Falcons had the first call and won the toss. Under that scenario, the Falcons got the third pick and the Raiders the fourth pick. Had the Falcons lost the toss and the Raiders won, the Raiders would have drafted third, and then the Falcons would have flipped against the Chiefs for the No. 4 and No. 5 picks. John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. Did herm hold a press conference after the coin toss? "See, that's the beautiful thing about a coin toss. Nobody knows if it's gonna be heads or the other one" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 They'll take Matt Ryan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Eff a coin toss. They should have a steel cage battle royal between the two teams. See who really wants that pick more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Eff a coin toss. They should have a steel cage battle royal between the two teams. See who really wants that pick more. Wait, it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 1. Miami Chris Long 2. St Loo Glenn Dorsey 3. Atlanta Matt Ryan 4. Oakland Sedrick Ellis 5. Herman Jake Long The Jets are on the clock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 The Falcons are the key to this draft. If they take Ryan, McFadden falls in the jets lap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 The Falcons are the key to this draft. If they take Ryan, McFadden falls in the jets lap. Maybe. If the Raiders release Jordan, which is thought to happen soon with his $5+ million cap hit, Davis could team up McFadden with Justin Fargas. I hope McFadden does fall to the Jets at six. I really do. And then I hope the Jets rob a team blind of draft picks and or players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Maybe. If the Raiders release Jordan, which is thought to happen soon with his $5+ million cap hit, Davis could team up McFadden with Justin Fargas. I hope McFadden does fall to the Jets at six. I really do. And then I hope the Jets rob a team blind of draft picks and or players. Or they could trade down and look like buffoons for 10 years while McFadden tears up the league... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Or they could trade down and look like buffoons for 10 years while McFadden tears up the league... Or McFadden can tear up the league but the Jets have one of each: a new, giant and athletic offensive and defensive lineman. Or a big, fast WR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmike1 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Or McFadden can tear up the league but the Jets have one of each: a new, giant and athletic offensive and defensive lineman. Or a big, fast WR. You can get linemen in the 2nd round and there are no big fast WR's to draft in the first round this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favorite_Toon Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 The Falcons are the key to this draft. If they take Ryan, McFadden falls in the jets lap. Absolutely!!! I was telling my bro that yesterday... If the falcons select Matt ryan we can begin to cheer... hopefully..barring any trades.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 You can get linemen in the 2nd round and there are no big fast WR's to draft in the first round this year. There are plenty of very good WR prospects that will be there with a mid to late first round pick. Hardy and Sweed would both look good in Green, especially if Coles gets himself a ticket out of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Falcons win coin toss, will draft third ahead of Raiders, Chiefs Feb. 22, 2008 CBSSports.com wire reports INDIANAPOLIS -- The Atlanta Falcons won a coin toss for draft position on Friday, meaning they will pick third in the April 26 draft with the Oakland Raiders fourth and the Kansas City Chiefs fifth. All three teams finished at 4-12 and their opponents had an identical record, the first tiebreaker. There will be 31 picks in the first round, with New England losing its choice, taken away as part of the penalty for its illegal taping of opponents' signals. AP NEWS The Associated Press News Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed3 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Well that's convenient, considering every mock has been configured to this outcome anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 Posted way, way earlier today Sperm. Check out Page 2. http://www.jetnation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50719 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Posted way, way earlier today Sperm. Check out Page 2. http://www.jetnation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50719 Blow me. Your Mangini thread was posted also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 Blow me. Your Mangini thread was posted also. I love you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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