NFL's woefuls still winless

0 Comments | USA TODAY, October, 2006 | by Larry Weisman

Between them, they are 0-18 and worst in the NFL in a variety of areas other than victories and defeats. None starts the same quarterback as last year. They are the league's losers, its four winless teams. The Detroit Lions and Tennessee Titans tie for the worst record at 0-5, with the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers right behind (or ahead) at 0-4.

Now here's a surprise. They're stunned by their wide-ranging failure. "I never expected to be in the position that we are," Titans coach Jeff Fisher says. "No, I did not expect to be at this particular point," Raiders coach Art Shell says. Neither team was a powerhouse last season. The Raiders let quarterback Kerry Collins go, lost Aaron Brooks to injury and have played Andrew Walter and Marques Tuiasosopo to no great...