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HokiePaul asked in SportsFootball (American) · 1 decade ago

How is the NFL Draft order determined in 2012 if there is no 2011-12 season?

I know it is an unlikely scenario that the whole season will be cancelled, but if the owners and players don't reach an agreement in time for a season, what happens? Do the teams keep the same draft order as this year (2011), is there a random drawing, or some other scenario.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    No one really knows what would happen to the 2012 draft if there is not a 2011-12 season. The owners would have to agree on some process.

    I've seen nothing from the NFL about the issue, since they're more concerned about getting a CBA done, but various scenarios have been proposed by sports media and talking heads.

    One was to average the teams won/loss records for the past 3 years and use that to order the draft. Another was to have a lottery system, similar to the NBA, with the weaker teams having better "fudge factors."

    Hopefully, the 2011 season will happen and the 2012 draft order will be determined as usual.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The draft process is part of the CBA. If the 2011 season does not happen, the 2012 draft would have to be bargained for and provisioned in the CBA. If it is not, then all players declaring that year would effectively be undrafted free agents, free to negotiate with any and every team.

    When they finally did hammer out a new CBA they would have to put in what to do with the 2011 and 2012 drafts.

  • 1 decade ago

    the same order from 2011

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    THERE IS NO 2011 YEAR

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    5 years ago

    1) Ravens: eleven-5 2) Bengals: 6-10 3) Browns: 6-10 4) Steelers: 12-four 5) Texans: 7-9 6) Colts: 9-6 7) Jags: 6-10 eight) Titans: 6-10 9) fees: 4-12 10) Dolphins: 6-10 eleven) Pats: 15-1 12) Jets: 10-6 thirteen) Broncos: 9-7 14) Chiefs: 9-7 15) Raiders: 6-10 sixteen) Chargers: 11-5 17) Bears: 9-7 18) Lions: 8-8 19) Packers: thirteen-3 20) Vikings: 6-10 21) Panthers: 5-eleven 22) Falcons: 12-4 23) Saints: 12-4 24) Bucs: 11-5 25) Cowboys: 10-6 26) Giants: 11-5 27) Eagles: 10-6 28) Redskins: 6-10 29) Cardinals: 5-eleven 30) 49ers: 5-eleven 31) Seahawks: 4-12 32) Rams: 8-8

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Carry over from this year most likely. Or an NBA lottery system.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Same

  • 1 decade ago

    I think it would carry over and be the same as it would have been for this year. RT

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