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In the mock drafts Ive seen we are picking at #9, behind Houston. Houston beat us in the regular season and finished with the same record so shouldnt we be picking before them?
 
Yeah, we beat Cleveland in '04 but with the same record we got to pick Ronnie Brown at number 2 and they got Braylon "Saban lied to me too" Edwards at pick 3.
 
we beat chicago, kc and new england. so should they pick in front of us?
 
No because they have better overall records. First thing is overall record, then tie breaker is SoS. I agree that the tiebreaker should be head to head if applicable, then SoS, but it is what it is.
 
The only reason they pick first is because its a 3 way tie and not all 3 teams played each other... if only us and Houston would of been at 6-10 then we would of picked first.
 
:shakeno:No we wouldn't. Detriot and Oakland were tied with the worst record going into week 17, but the Lions had the #1 because of there weaker SOS.:shakeno:
 
Strength of schedule is the ONLY tiebreaker used in determining draft order - there is nothing else that is factored in.
 
BigSportShop said:
Strength of schedule is the ONLY tiebreaker used in determining draft order - there is nothing else that is factored in.
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Strenght of Schedule is the FIRST criteria in determining draft order. Then other factors like conference record and head-to-head come into play.
 
Geforce said:
Strenght of Schedule is the FIRST criteria in determining draft order. Then other factors like conference record and head-to-head come into play.
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No it's not. It goes from record, to SoS, divisional (if in same division) then conference record, then coin-flip. Head-head never comes into play I believe.

TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION MEETING
If two or more clubs are tied in the selection order, the strength-of-schedule tie breaker is applied, subject to the following exceptions for playoff clubs:
1. The Super Bowl winner is last and the Super Bowl loser next-to-last.
2. Any non-Super Bowl playoff club involved in a tie shall be assigned priority within its segment below that of non-playoff clubs and in the order that the playoff clubs exited from the playoffs. Thus, within a tied segment a playoff club that loses in the Wild-Card game will have priority over a playoff club that loses in the Divisional playoff game, which in turn will have priority over a club that loses in the Conference Championship game. If two tied clubs exited the playoffs in the same round, the tie is broken by strength of schedule. If any ties cannot be broken by strength of schedule, the divisional or conference tie breakers, whichever are applicable, are applied. Any ties that still exist are broken by a coin flip.
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http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers

From what I can read, it appears that if there are non-playoff teams concerned, it goes SoS to coin-flip. For playoff teams #2 above are applicable.
 
Interestingly enough picks 3 & 4 (Browns & Bucs) will be determined by coin flip this year.

Keep in mind, these SoS rankings are for determining 1st round order. Then all teams with same record rotate in rounds 2-7.
 
jdang307 said:
No it's not. It goes from record, to SoS, divisional (if in same division) then conference record, then coin-flip. Head-head never comes into play I believe.


http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers

From what I can read, it appears that if there are non-playoff teams concerned, it goes SoS to coin-flip. For playoff teams #2 above are applicable.
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I wasn't putting anything in any particular order. Just stating that there are other factors in determining draft order.
 
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