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No problem with tanking. It will happen naturally with all the injuries.
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So...we're bad. Everyone knows this. Sean knows it. We know it. The players know it. And I'm not here trying to cast blame.
While we may not have been the most hopeful with Jameis, it was at least going to be fun, and that's with or without MT. But now.?. Jameis goes down, MT out, Kamara out, Ingram signed and now hurt, Lutz hurt, backups can't even make extra points, Siemian asked to lead the pack, and the list of other injuries goes on and on. I mean, *damn*, THAT is really bad. I've been a fan for a long minute and don't recall it being this bad.
So I've now gotta ask the infamous question: do you intentionally tank the remaining games (as if we could win one if we even tried), or do you continue "playing to win the game"?
In particular, I've got a poll up.
Assuming that YOU could snap your fingers and have only one of the two following scenarios occur, which would you choose:
- We tank the remaining games, go 5 - 12 and get a higher draft pick, which is by no means a guarantee of a brighter future, OR
- We "play to win the game" and manage to win three more games, keeping us out of the playoffs and losing high draft position in the process.
This right here! The team owes it to the fans and the veterans on the team to play to win. Once you've been mathematically eliminated, then maybe you shut some guys down that have been fighting injuries and give some others guys playing time for evaluation, but you still game plan to win.Losing is a habit. So is winning. Why would anyone intentionally embrace a bad habit? That's a terminable offense! Furthermore, better draft position doesn't guarantee a better player.
Play to win! If our season is wasted, we should be looking to take every team we play down that hole also. If we can't win the SB this year, ain't nobody we play gonna win it either!
And how many coaches have been talked into tanking, just for them to lose their job? Tanking is one of the worst things in sports and the NFL just need to adopt an NBA/NHL approach of draft position.Obvious tanking is horrible for team morale. You just can't do it. Players don't care about high draft pick slots because it could be their jobs that are being taken by those rookies. You want the team to play hard with pride. That said, I hope we end up with a decent slot this year, we need more talent on this team and it's been a while since we've had a top 10.
Not to mention, after the first pick the Super Bowl winner picks one pick ahead of the worst team the rest of the way. The reward for being the worst team is literally just ONE premium pick, who may or may not turn out to be any good.And how many coaches have been talked into tanking, just for them to lose their job? Tanking is one of the worst things in sports and the NFL just need to adopt an NBA/NHL approach of draft position.