Best Pick: Third-round pick Tank Dell will bring electrifying speed to the passing game, which will make rookie C.J. They didn't have picks in the first or second (see: Deshaun Watson trade), but they made the most of the rest of the draft. He will be in the rotation as a rookie. 59): IOL O'Cyrus Torrence Round 3 (No. A dead spell broken by a string of spectacular arrests and failed teams. The Los Angeles Lakers completed their first-round upset of the Memphis Grizzlies with a 125-85 victory in Game 6. Please put weight on him and make him a tackle. They have to love his speed as a converted safety, but the tape was inconsistent. To honor the team MVP, Richie Ashburn, the only regular to bat .300 that season, the Mets front office gave him a houseboat, and according to him, it immediately sank. Sixth-round corner Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson is a quality player, who could be a good nickel. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact The Skinny: They didn't have a first- or second-round pick because of the trade up to draft Trey Lance two years ago and the trade to acquire Christian McCaffrey last year. The rest of their draft didn't wow me, but sixth-round tackle Jaelyn Duncan has talent. He does need to get in better shape. He hit that ball so hard that its essence went clean through my chest, and I didnt feel it until I saw the baseball-size hole where several of my vital organs used to be. The Jets gave up on Zach Wilson after two years and it seems like the Titans have given up on Malik Willis after one, so that used to be the formula. That's good news for the champion St. Louis Blues and several other franchises, as many of the most miserable franchises in the original rankings actually made playoff runs last season. The Skinny: They took defensive tackle Bryan Bresee in the first, which filled a major need. Best Pick: It would be easy to say it's Bryce Young, but I am going to go with second-round receiver Jonathan Mingo. Best Pick: Sixth-round pick Dee Winters is a perfect 49ers linebacker. Best Pick: Second-round corner Julius Brents fits perfectly into the Gus Bradley scheme. For everyone who cares about the Mets, the DNA of seasons such as 1969, with the original Miracle Mets; 1973, when the Ya Gotta Believe Mets went from last place to Game 7 of the World Series in two months; and 1986, a season-long bullet trainright up until they almost derailed twice in the playoffshas encoded in us this hapless instinct that a reversal of fortune is always possible. The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, New York Jets Detroit Lions Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh New coordinator Todd Monken and Lamar Jackson will come to love this kid. Their raucous fans constantly urged them to end an infuriating decade without a postseason celebration on the Lakers home court. Best Pick: I love the pick of tight end Sam LaPorta in the second round. Best Pick: Second-rounder B.J. Pittsburgh's draft could go down as one of the franchise's best CBSSports.com See All Sports Games. Not a burner down the field or high-caliber athlete overall. We passed Level 1. They ghosted. Third-round linebacker Drew Sanders has tools to become a quality starter. Best Pick: Second-rounder O'Cyrus Torrence has first-round talent, which makes this a heck of a pick. It also means the Lions now have a frosty relationship with at least 50 percent of their franchise icons. You could lock every fan of the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, and Colorado Rockies in a small storage locker, and they would kill one another for the Mets postseason history. So they couldnt get paid in Miami. Nice job. It's a big bet by a magic man who should little magic on Broadway. The Skinny: They had seven picks in the first five rounds, but I am not sure they used them very well. Never again will we see an owner willing to stockpile his team with so much high priced talent. Best pick: I love third-round pick Siaki Ika from Baylor. I rest my case. Well, the teams on this list lack almost all of them. The Mets will never have this problem. For three years in the 1990s, the Browns ceased to exist, because their greedy, heartless owner, Art Modell, may he rest in peace, hated it so much in Cleveland that he tried to move the team to Baltimore. There is a difference between being bad and being gifted at losing, and this distinction holds the key to understanding the true magic of the New York Mets. Worst Pick: I didn't love the pick of pass rusher YaYa Diaby in the third round. Its part of the deal.. The Cowboys have not been the same since Jimmy Johnson left. The season-ticket base is around 5,000. I learned about men from baseball. (weve) just got to find ways to get better. This thing is just getting started, Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. They had some nice picks after Richardson, including Brents, fellow corner Darius Rush and tight end Will Mallory in the fifth. First-round corner Christian Gonzalez will be a star. Until then, we can't give it an 'A'. The Bears owners have a history of cheapness and it all began with the Papa Bear George Halas. He has talent, but he didn't always play to it. Help Mad Al find his mojo. He has talent and he's strong. He's the best passer in this class, but you can't ignore his size. They didnt just quit the Lions, they quit football. Its pretty meh. Best Pick: Third-round running back Kendre Miller is a tough runner who will give them a nice combo with Alvin Kamara. Just remember, we have to wait three years for this draft. Would Ken Anderson be wearing a few Super Bowl rings right now? Johnson went a little high for my liking. The NBA forced Sterling to sell the team, Steve Ballmer bought it with his Microsoft money, and now the Clippers are the Lakers and somehow still the Clippers. He is a speedy corner who was on my Better-Than team because he really impressed on tape. Worst pick (C): CB Alex Austin, Oregon State (Round 7, Pick 252) Good size at CB but not lengthy. He has the tools to give them a true outside playmaking threat for the next five years or so. In the fall of 1988, the Mets ace left-hander Bob Ojeda chopped off the top of his (left) middle finger with a pair of hedge clippers. Last playoff appearance (excluding wild card): 1991 (lost) Championships: 4 Well, we used to. Worst Pick: I like Bijan Robinson as a player. I like Miller and fourth-round guard Nick Saldiveri as major bargains. Which brings us to an important point of clarification regarding New York: The Knicks are not one of the worst franchises in sports. Blanda later said Halas was even to cheap to buy him a kicking tee. Nice job. MLB Worst Tampa Bay Rays (1462-1700) 46.2% San Diego Padres (3574-4167) 46.2% Colorado Rockies (1827-2074) 46.8% Seattle Mariners (3024-3422) 46.9% Philadelphia Phillies (9662-10945) 46.9% NBA Best San Antonio Spurs (2285-1420) 61.7% Los Angeles Lakers (3701-2487) 59.8% Boston Celtics (3629-2556) 58.7% Oklahoma Chicago's a helluva hockey town. Theyve played (lost) in a conference title game once, and that was before we all had cellphones. Henry has a ton of talent and will help behind Chase Young and Montez Sweat, who will be looking for new deals soon. Hyatt will help the passing game, but I didn't love their draft as much as others. As far as I was concerned, the 1989 season, when the Mets won just 87 games and finished second in the National League East, was a catastrophe. Even the hairs on the back of the necks of the poodle-sized rats scurrying around the basement would stand at attention. A gift for losing fills every moment with magical possibility, and this is where the Mets really shine. Keep an eye on fourth-round defensive tackle Cameron Young and seventh-round running back Kenny McIntosh. He has the talent to be a big-time passer in the league no matter what the masses think. Johnston has to be a Pro Bowl-type of talent for this draft to really hit. Its incorrect to say our dear boys invent new ways, because invent implies volition. And they played well in the 1970s. The Cleveland Browns have a better claim to the best worst throne, because unlike the Lions, they are easy to like, and unlike the Lions, their postseason defeats are so infamously excruciating, they have names such as the Fumble and the Drive. In 57 seasons to date, the Mets have reached the postseason nine times, theyve played in five World Series, and theyve won twice. I hate that. Boston up 53. Anthony Davis had 16 points and 14 rebounds while blocking five shots in a spectacular defensive performance, and DAngelo Russell scored a career playoff-high 31 points. But at least Eddie D wanted to win the York's don't seem to care. He is a running back who is more of an air back, but I still think he went too high. In three categories, the Commanders received an F- grade., Copyright 2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I liked Will Levis more, but I see why the Colts took him. I remember the feeling of my brain expanding in my skull and getting super warm as Ray Knight stomped on home plate, and I know for certain that if it happened again today, I would stroke out. Worst Pick: I like Bijan Robinson as a player. He's a bigger corner who can play safety. Seventh-round receiver Trey Palmer can fly. Best Pick: Second-round receiver Marvin Mims can fly. Whether cursed by the ghost of Bobby Layne, just destined to be team ruled by pettiness due to some rogue DNA rolling around the owners brain, or just plain incompetence and bad luck some teams always seem to be on the losing end. Its the rooting-for-the-underdog mentality. But there's not a ton to like about this draft. But fans of certain franchises always get less, less, less. I think he was the best receiver in this class, so they got value after three others were taken before him. They picked a lot of good players. Worst Pick: I didn't love the pick of running back Tank Bigsby in the third round. I know he was miscast some in Iowa State's defense, but I think he went too high. I knew about 40 wins and 120 losses. He is needed in that secondary. Worst Pick: Can you like a player and not like the pick? The woeful Brewers are one of six MLB franchises to have never won a One team stands out among the rest. Worst Pick: I didn't love the choice of third-round corner Garrett Williams. Worst Pick: It was giving up the first-round pick for Wilson and paying him. Skoronski can be an All-Pro, while Levis has the tools to be a big-time starter. They have the loneliest kind of championship history: one Super Bowl ring, so long ago that its become a self-own for Jets fans to bring up. Stagnation. Chronically bad franchises tend to have far more of their identity bound up in their title droughts than they realize. Well done. A new survey of NFL players found the Washington Commanders had the worst workplace conditions. WebCheck out the Page 2 essays on why the following teams may be the new Worst Franchise in Sports. It's fourth-round right tackle Dawand Jones. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Third-round guard Tyler Steen is a good player, who will be a starter in a year to two. Arizona Cardinals | Atlanta Hawks Baltimore Orioles | Chicago Blackhawks | He is athletic, so this is a traits pick in my mind. It started right at the start: Gil Hodges got kidney stones at the honorary dinner after Old-Timers Day at the Polo Grounds in 1962, which is maybe not so shocking for an Old-Timers Day, except that Hodges was the Mets opening-day first baseman. He did just that. So while the NFL and its billionaire boys club prepare to go the mattresses with tiny Delaware and its dreams of a state-sponsored sports betting, while the always hypocritical NFL rolls out lottery ticket games, let's look at the franchises that give their fans the worst bang for their buck. The question is whether he can hold up. Would it shock anybody if he were a starter in a year or two? Richardson has the tools to become a star with development. For me, a key factor was color schemes. The Bidwell's would bring down any franchise in any sport in any country. Fehoko will prove to be a quality rotational player. The Mets won. He has some talent, but he didn't play to it. The last time they actually selected a player in the entry draft lottery who made an indelible impact on the franchise was Jeremy Roenick. 24/7 Sports News Network. The 25 Worst Franchises in Sports History New York Knicks. I think Mingo has the tools to be their No. I don't. Anderson better be a Hall of Fame rusher, and I don't think he will be. Keep an eye on fifth-round pick SirVocea Dennis, a linebacker from Pittsburgh. Nobody cares enough to be sad anymore.". LeBron James scored 22 points for the seventh But I didn't love the second-round pick (TE Brenton Strange) or Bigsby that much. There were better options on the board at receiver and they needed help inside on defense. Kickers come and go. Sixth-round receiver Kayshon Boutte has a ton of talent, but has off-field issues that Bill Belichick will have to fix. If not, it could be a major miss. The Raiders nailed this one. But they didn't get a run stuffer inside, which they need, although sixth-round defensive tackle Scott Matlock has talent. Arizona Cardinals. From a different time, a bygone sensibility. We are the phoenix that rises from the ashes, only to light ourselves on fire and go right back to ashes again. They had two World Series winners, and what did they do to both? Funny, all the exposure hasn't seemed to hurt the Cubs' attendance any. There were better options, but we know how this team loves speed. The Skinny: They feel like they got two long-term important positions solved here by taking Stroud with the second overall pick at quarterback and Anderson as their edge guy. If I drew up a pie chart, those factors would take up about 25 percent. "What a strange class to try to grade. I liked fifth-round safety Antonio Johnson and sixth-round corner Christopher Braswell in addition to Abdullah. Arthur Smith likes to run the ball, but this is a passing league. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports, Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis (3) celebrates his dunk as Memphis Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) falls to the court during the second half in Game 6 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Friday, April 28, 2023, in Los Angeles. They added a lot of big bodies the rest of the way. Distribution and use of this material are governed by If the Lakers are Hollywood, the Clippers under Donald Sterling were Van Nuys. Then they traded to land running back D'Andre Swift from the Lions. He's a playmaking tight end who can run like a receiver. In late July 2006, a taxicab containing the Mets electric young reliever Duaner Snchez was struck by a drunk driver, and Snchez separated his throwing shoulder in the accidentonly his throwing shoulder; he had no other serious injuriesand his velocity never recovered. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. He needs to be more consistent, but Jalen Ramsey and Xavien Howard will help that. From the start of the game, we were just locked in on our game plan all the way until the final seconds.. They picked three players on my Better-Than team in Smith, Fehoko (captain) and Schoonmaker. Once the Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 2016, their first title since 1908, they became what theyve always been: the luxury-class franchise on the upscale side of a world-class city. The Skinny: Their draft will be decided by what quarterback Anthony Richardson becomes as a player. He was a reach. Can Sean Payton turn his career back around? Yes, the Original Six Chicago Blackhawks. https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-commanders-worst-team-nflpa-survey-33530e15, INDIANAPOLISThe Washington Commanders have faced controversies over their name, their workplace culture and ownership. He isn't twitchy, but he has the ability to get 6-7 sacks a season. In 3. Too bad it's all for Love. Bad drafting. The Browns have made the playoffs only once this century, despite starting 29 different quarterbacks over the course of 20 years. I didn't love second-round edge Keion White or Sow. They had no discernible fan base. Worst Pick: First-round pass rusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah fills a need, but his tape wasn't as impressive as I expected.