FanHouse Koren Robinson

Everyone makes mistakes. But when those mistakes are magnified by intense scrutiny of the NFL draft, well, they become much more embarrassing than, say, my typical Friday morning, mustard-stain-on-khakis incident.

Which is why the NFL FanHouse braintrust got together to determine who is the biggest bust for each NFL team. They're not listed in terms of stupidity -- they're all stupid relative to a team's total draft performance. Meaning, of course, some teams "bust" is much different than another organization's; we did it this way to avoid just linking you to DetroitLions.com.

Instead, we're putting it in current draft order, sans trades, and allowing this list to serve as a reminder of each's team's ability to properly execute a fail. The "bust factor" was based primarily on three things: statistical production (or lack thereof), position in the draft and other available options during that year's draft.

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Mike Holmgren has long been one of the primary identities of the Seattle Seahawks. He took them to the Super Bowl and made them a perennial winner of the NFC West. Then last year happened. As Holmgren's retirement tour rolled along, more and more injuries piled up, Seneca Wallace had to start at quarterback for a few games, and the Seahawks stumbled to a 4-12 record.

The Miami Dolphins, who stunk up the joint during the 1-15 season a year ago, are entering Week 11 with a winning record. That's right! Miami is just one game back of the AFC East lead.

I cannot explain it. If you watched yesterday's Dolphins win over the Seahawks, you couldn't point to any reason they are 5-4 either. All three of their TDs came on trick plays. A flea-flicker produced a 39-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn while the Wildcat offense produced TD runs from both Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown. Aside from that, the Miami offense really wasn't anything to write home about.

The defense did come up with some huge plays -- not the least of which was a batted down 2-point conversion pass late in the game. But the Seattle receivers helped them out by dropping five passes ... including an easy would-be touchdown to Koren Robinson. Even that defensed 2-point conversion has aided by a Seahawks false start penalty on the previous play.

Who cares? Whatever they are doing has put them at 5-4 and in the thick of the playoff chase.

With attention spans dwindling, we forego full game-by-game previews to give you the essentials you need to know about every contest this glorious NFL weekend. Click here to go back in time.

The 1s

Buffalo (5-3) at New England (5-3): Hey, it's one of those games where both teams are in desperate need of a win to continue their playoff hopes and not totally crap the bed on the season! Good times. Trent Edwards was pitiful last week, an adjective that Matt Cassel is growing fond of. Want to know an interesting stat? Marshawn Lynch hasn't rushed for more than 83 yards in a game this season. I'm fairly certain you can look right at the ground game to understand why the Bills have lost three of their last four. Make that four of their last five.

Pick: New England

Halloween came and went and nothing says "excitement" quite like "40 small children of my fellow employees running around in front of my desk, yelling for candy and generally giving me a headache". Of course, nothing says "hiding a headache" quite like wearing a Tony Stewart jacket, sunglasses, and a Home Depot hat. But, I digress. The point is that the described work conditions forced me to finish this piece on a Sunday. But maybe ... just maybe, I will finally be able to pull out a double digit win week in my pick ems. I doubt it, but you never know.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns (-2)
Five or six weeks ago it certainly didn't seem like the Browns had a chance to be favored at anything, unless "Being Forced to Start Brady Quinn, -755" counts. They're still negative in net points and under .500 and behind the Ravens in the division, but there is a whole lotta season left, folks.

Browns -2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-8.5) @ Kansas City Chiefs
As a Panthers fan, I'd love to see Kansas City do some damage here. As a realist, I'm just hoping they can "Tom Brady" Jeff Garcia. Just kidding. Taking out Earnest Graham would be plenty.

Buccaneers -8.5

New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills (-6)
Isn't it awesome how not only is Deanna Favre like tooooooooooootally the reason Brett has been so good this season, but also that, um, like as mentioned above, Brady went down for the year and the Jets are still the third best team in their division? Perhaps I'm coming off as a little too hateful here, but I just wish people would grow up and admit that everything about this matchup is overrated, except the Bills.

Bills -6

Did you know that Matt Hasselbeck, once upon a time, backed up Brett Favre? It's true -- he drafted by Green Bay and learned under the Great One and Mike Holmgren for two years before heading to Seattle with his coach.

So there was something oddly bizarre about not seeing the 'Beck sit this one out, while his would-be successor for holding Favre's clipboard -- Aaron Rodgers -- fought through several injuries for the second straight week to attempt and lead the Packers to victory. Which, as you can see from the title, he did.

And it was one of those MUST WIN-wins (a phrase that needs to die, and quickly, unless we're speaking of elimination games), and Rodgers did what he needed to, "rushing" for a touchdown and throwing for two more. Both were Favre-like, in that they were, individually, a long bomb to Greg Jennings and a one yarder to John Kuhn. (Who? Exactly.)

Meanwhile, Charles Lester Frye wasn't much like anyone worthwhile, completing 12 passes for 83 yards, even though it included two touchdowns. Koren Robinson was his leading receiver with 23 yards and Keary Colbert pulled in a five yard catch in the end zone, his only of the day. So, yeah, you could say everything's coming up Seattle these days.

The news continues to get worse for the Seahawks. Currently 1-3 and fresh off a 44-6 throttling at the hands of the Giants, they'll host the Packers on Sunday and there's a good chance they'll do it without Matt Hasselbeck.

The Seattle quarterback missed part of the preseason with a sore back, and he'll be a game-time decision against Green Bay after injuring his knee last weekend. Which means Charlie Frye could get his first start since that forgettable season-opening effort 13 months ago in Cleveland, when he was still considered the Browns' quarterback of the future. Sort of. (Here are the gory details, just in case you, um, forgot.)

Probability suggests Frye would fare better against the Packers than he did against the Steelers last year, but, well, I'm still skeptical. Unfortunately, Seneca Wallace, who started four games in 2006, isn't available, either; he's nursing a sore calf.

On the upside, head coach Mike Holmgren thinks Koren Robinson and Bobby Engram will start. But -- and this probably goes without saying, even though he made a cameo last week -- Deion Branch is listed as questionable. Typically, this means a player has a 50 percent chance of suiting up for the game, but this is Branch we're talking about. He might as well be on injured reserve.

With attention spans dwindling, we forego full game-by-game previews to give you the essentials you need to know about every contest this glorious NFL weekend. Click here to go back in time

The 1's

Kansas City at Atlanta: It's a game featuring a team with a rookie quarterback taking on a team with no quarterback. Falcons signal-caller Matt Ryan had a dreadful week two, missing on his first nine passes, while the Chiefs are still playing musical chairs with Damon Huard and Tyler Thigpen. Larry Johnson isn't impressed by any of it.

Oakland at Buffalo: The Buffalo Bills haven't started a season 3-0 since 1992, and that's exactly what they'll do if they can defeat an Oakland team that has spent this week worrying about who its coach will be, as opposed to the task at hand in Buffalo. If the Bills get that 3-0 start, there's a strong chance Raiders' head coach Lane Kiffin will be searching for a new job on Monday morning. Seeing as how they're likely without Justin Fargas, Darren McFadden is fighting some turf toe and Javon Walker can't make it through practice, there's a good chance that happens.

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While you can't expect 18 catches per week, there was certainly something telling about the number of times Jay Cutler fed Brandon Marshall last week. Now check out what Santana Moss did to the Saints secondary last week and lick your chops if you are fortunate enough to own Marshall.

- Expect Jake Delhomme to heavily lean upon Steve Smith, and big things will ensue.

- Randy Moss had a horrible week last week, which is completely due to Matt Cassel being QB. It will take a few weeks for the two to develop a solid chemistry, though this week against the pathetic Dolphins is a perfect opportunity.

- I don't expect anything out of the Bengals passing attack. Start either WR at your own risk.

- I put the Seahawks two new wideouts as the last two numbers simply because they have to throw to someone on the outside, and the Rams are awful in coverage. If you are looking for a desperation plug-in, you may as well try one of them.

1. Brandon Marshall, Broncos, vs. NO
2. Reggie Wayne, Colts, vs. JAX
3. Terrell Owens, Cowboys, @ GB
4. Plaxico Burress, Giants, vs. CIN
5. Calvin Johnson, Lions, @ SF