2-6 Record... How can we get better?
Let's be real. They don't have to 'tank."
They're trying hard and they're 2-6.
Trade whoever they can for future assets if it doesn't destroy their ability to stay below the cap and keep trying as hard as they already have.
They'll be lucky to win five games with their current effort. Trades might, MIGHT drop that to four.
4-13 is better than 5-12.
Would I prefer 11-6? Of course. That isn't going to happen.
Win four. Trade that first round pick for a 2025 second + and a 2026 first.
Trade both 2026 firsts for 2026 seconds + and 2027 firsts
In 2027 they'll be able to trade for anybody they want. If they fix the cap by then they'll be ready to go for five + years.
We all know that they won't. We'll keep watching. We'll keep showing up. We'll keep buying merchandise. As long as we do that, they don't care. They'll keep over spending on old players and they'll keep trading away draft picks that might help with the salary cap.
I don't think that they want to lose. I also don't think that they know how to win.