Fans wanting Saints to lose

How many New England fans are happy this afternoon because the Patriots won, a victory that dropped their draft position from one to four?

And how many Pelicans fans would be happy were the Pelicans to start winning games and lose a lottery pick in the next NBA draft?

Lenin wanted Russia to lose the war so that the conditions would exist for his political revolution to take place and succeed. And--yes, sadly--we know that here some in the political party out of power favor bad developments like poor economic news because they might lead to their winning the next election.

Sometimes, short-term pain enhances the likelihood of long-term success. If one thinks the Saints organization needs major change, then logic supports pulling for a loss in the season's final week hoping changes will be made (unlikely) and obtaining as high a pick in the draft as possible.