The 10 Biggest Turkey's In the NFL This Season

Okay, so it's Thanksgiving weekend, a time when we get together with friends and family, and realize why one aunt can't stand the other while granddad sleeps on the couch while little imp kids are drawing on his head with a magic marker—great times.

Thank God we have Blackberries and can call, text, Facebook, or twitter our friends about our experiences and hear about their similar sad stories.

I was thinking, since this is a huge football weekend, I had to write something up about this cherished holiday. I could go on a rant about the awful NFL Thanksgiving Day schedule, and why the league should allow other teams to host games on turkey day, but that is like writing an article about how steroids are bad for baseball—who cares?

So instead, here is a slide show highlighting the biggest turkeys to hit the NFL this season before they ever hit your plate. Let the debate begin.

10: Bud Adams, Owner, Tennessee Titans

Well it isn't often when an owner ends up on a list like this, but Bud Adams, owner of the Tennessee Titans, earned his spot in the Turkey Hall of Fame after he flipped the bird like it was going out of style to a bunch of Buffalo Bills fans.

When was the last time that an owner received a Chad Ochocinco-like fine from the commissioner?

Exactly. I can't remember either. So, I guess that makes Adams unique in that sense.

He is still considered a complete jerk by fans in Houston who are stuck watching the Texans instead of their once beloved Oilers/Titans.

9: Terrell Owens, WR, Buffalo Bills

Before his nine catch, 197 yard performance in a 18-15 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Owens appeared washed up. He had only 26 catches for 366 yards and a touchdown.

Even though he wasn't as vociferous in his displeasure as he was in Philly, Dallas and San Francisco, there were always rumblings that Owens was upset with former Bills coach Dick Jauron and quarterback Trent Edwards.

He wanted to be more involved with the offense and never got the opportunity.

Sunday, he got that chance. See in the picture how happy he is? You would never know that Buffalo lost the game. T.O. is still a selfish piece of trash.

8: JaMarcus Russell, QB, Oakland Raiders

There are a lot of turkeys out there in Oakland. Tom Cable punched one of his assistants in the face. Al Davis just never learns to let go of his beloved Raiders and sell the team to someone who knows how to run a franchise.

But, I will have to give this turkey award to quarterback JaMarcus Russell. When a guy loses his starting job to Bruce Gradkowski, he must really be doing something wrong.

Russell just doesn't have it. He has completed only 46 percent of his passes, thrown just two touchdowns, while throwing away nine interceptions. He was benched once in a 38-0 loss to the Jets (!), but got a second chance and never took advantage of it. He was benched before the Bengals game and probably won't start again this season.

Now he has to live with the fact that his career in Oakland may be kaput!

7: Rex Ryan, Head Coach, New York Jets

Ahhh, there is no bigger turkey out there than Rex Ryan of the Jets right now. This one might take some extra time to cook!

The guy arrived in New York last January and started pumping his chest like King Kong, making bold and idiotic proclamations that his defense would play smash mouth, take-no-prisoners football, and that he expected to shake Barrack Obama's hand before the President's first term is up.

Ryan looked like a genius after a 3-0 start, but the Jets have gone 1-6 in their last seven games.

Instead of playing smash mouth football, the Jets have gotten smashed in the mouth. Their defense has only 18 sacks and is giving up 111.5 yards on the ground per game.

Mark Sanchez, the Jets latest franchise quarterback project, looks like a fish out of water. He has thrown 16 interceptions and is looking worse as each week passes.

Meanwhile, Ryan is left crying into Kleenex after a meltdown against the Jaguars, as well as finally admitting that offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is a pretty inadequate play caller. Really Rex? What took you so long?

By the way, did Ryan bend down and kiss Belichick's ring after the Patriots whooped his big mouth on Sunday?

6: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

Some will wonder how does the commissioner of the most successful league get a turkey award.

Well here is how: 1) Goodell has allowed owners in the NFL, i.e. Jerry Jones, John Mara, Woody Johnson to put PSL licenses on season tickets, meaning that fans would have to put sometimes as much as $70,000 or even $100,000 per seat to reserve their spot in these new mutli-faceted football stadiums, and that is before paying for 10 football games (pre-season included).

Unless you are Donald Trump, or just really, really, really wealthy, you can forget about going to a game in your lifetime. The NFL doesn't want the regular Joe and Jane in their buildings.

2) European vacations! The fact that Goodell thinks that putting a game in England every year is going to make Europeans love the NFL. He is greatly mistaken. Europe hated the NFL Europe League, which went bankrupt in 2007.

Now he is considering putting a franchise overseas. Gooodell also wants more regular season games and a potential Super Bowl in Europe,

There is nothing wrong with bold business moves, but when fans are paying chunks of dollars in the States for 10 home games, and one of them won't even be played here—there is something wrong with that.

Plus, football players have to get used to the dramatic time changes in Europe. It's not easy to cope with jet lag, and these guys have to go out and smack each other around for three full hours.

Finally, the Super Bowl is the highlight championship game of U.S. sports. It deserves to remain in the United States and should never be played in another country.

5: Jake Delhomme, QB, Carolina Panthers

What has happened to Jake Delhomme?

If you believe in body snatchers, one would venture to guess that Delhomme was replaced by the pod people.

Then again a nice multimillion contract may have something to do with Delhomme's lousy play this year.

The guy was once one of the most reliable quarterbacks in the NFL, taking the Panthers to a Super Bowl and two NFC Championship games, but this year he is third in the NFL in interceptions with 14.

He has only eight touchdown passes and can't seem to regain his magic with Steve Smith and Mushin Muhammad.

Because of his contract, Delhomme isn't going anywhere, but he could get John Fox fired if Carolina fails to finish at .500.

4: Larry Johnson, RB, Kansas City Chiefs & Cincinnati Bengals

Now for the ultimate douchbag award: Larry Johnson.

This guy is a complete jerk, as often seen on his Twitter account.

First he ripped his coach, Todd Haley, on Twitter, calling the coach in-over-his head after a horrific start to the season. Then he made some choice ethnic remarks on that site as well.

Kansas City smartly released the troubled back, whom Dick Vermeil once termed as a guy who needed to take his diapers off.

Of course, Johnson ends up on the Bengals!

3: Dan Snyder, Owner, Washington Redskins

Dan Snyder makes his annual visit to the Turkey Hall of Fame.

You can't blame the guy for trying. He spends millions upon millions of dollars to bring in the best free agents: Santana Moss, Antwan Randle El, Albert Haynesworth, and it just never works out.

Snyder is never satisfied with anything. If the Skins go 10-6 one year and lose in the wild card round of the playoffs, he is automatically looking for a new head coach.

He must rub people the wrong way because both Bill Cowher and Mike Shanahan told Snyder to stick it when he tried to get either one to replace incumbent Jim Zorn.

The Redskins are playing better lately under Zorn, but, even if Washington finished 7-9 or 8-8, it won't be enough to save his job. In Snyder's mind the guy is fired!

Maybe it is time for Snyder to just sell the team, since he can't figure out how to build a true champion.

2: Jay Cutler, QB, Chicago Bears

Talk about taking the money and running with it.

Jay Cutler not only cost Chicago draft picks and a ton of cash, he is making Bear fans long for the days of Erik Kramer!?!?

Ouch!

Cutler has the distinction of leading the league in interceptions, 18, and is on pace to throw close to 30 picks by year's end.

The Bears are 4-6 with Cutler this year, a year when the team was expected to make a push for the NFC North crown. Instead the Bears have been crowned by everyone they play, and Cutler has played a leading role.

Five interceptions against the 49ers in a winnable game, and several missed opportunities for points against the Eagles on Sunday makes Cutler the biggest bust in the league this season.

1: Eric Mangini, Head Coach, Cleveland Browns

...And the biggest turkey of them all is...Eric Mangini! (cue in the applause, cheers, and music).

The Mangenius has found a way to turn a terrible Cleveland Browns franchise into a godawful franchise.

Not only are the Browns 1-9 this year, they have found new ways to lose each week.

Mangini has added to his resume of futility every week. Last week's brilliant move to call timeout in Detroit after a pass interference call allowed red-hot and injured Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford to return to the game and throw the game winning touchdown pass.

The Browns and their fans thought they were getting a guy who was done in by Brett Favre and the Jets last year, but in reality, Jets owner Woody Johnson actually knew what he was doing when he fired the poker faced coach.

I wonder if the Browns are kicking themselves for giving Mangini a $3 million a year contract? Hmmm.

The guy is so obsessed with acting like Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells, that his players hate his living guts. Mangini will never coach in the NFL ever again—trust me.