I’m not a professional football fan, but even I can’t miss the speculation about whether Redskins Coach Jim Zorn will have a job next year. And so I asked my colleague and former star kicker Aaron to answer the seemingly simple question: Who has the worst team in the NFL? Here’s his answer:

In a race to the bottom there can be only one winner. A quick glance at the stats reveals some key points. First, the Lions and the Redskins have already played each other this year, and the Lions won. You could say this is easy, the Redskins are the worst, but it’s not that simple.

As a reminder, a win escaped the Lions for all of 2008. Not winning a single game last season could arguably make the Lions one of the worst teams in NFL history. They got a number 1 draft pick and are at the midway point in the season and are hardly any better than last year. (Yes, I know Stafford was hurt for a while, but come on, it’s football, suck it up already.)

Now consider this, the Redskins managed to beat the Rams, Tampa Bay and just this past weekend, the Broncos. The Rams and Tampa Bay are terrible, but the Broncos are a legitimate team in first place in the AFC west. Also consider this: the Redskins have a points ratio of only -31, while the Lions are -121, which puts them as almost the worst in the entire league.

So you might ask yourself, what happened on Sept. 27? I am going to go with the blind squirrel theory. The Lions found a well-needed nut in a 1 score victory. If you watched the game it was clear that neither team was good. If you have watched any of the Lions games since then, your opinion has not been swayed.

So, unfortunately for the Lions, the battle for “the biggest loser” must stay in the D. At least for now. Newly converted Lions fans (if there are any) might say, Detroit is younger and there is some real promise in those young players. But veteran Lions fans should just be left alone to wallow in misery.

-Aaron