02-02-2023, 10:12 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Mandeville, LA
Posts: 38,479
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Re: Tanking 2023 Season
Originally Posted by K Major
Tanking in the NFL is a myth.
Drafting #1 doesn't really change the culture or your team (maybe Cincy as the exception). Selecting a player top 1-3 in the draft has a ton of "misses" than "hits" over the last two decades. Simply a shot in the dark. You could end up with a Jamarcus Russell just as easily as a Joe Burrow.
You still need to draft the right guy & most teams don't.
My .02.
I could be wrong, but methinks it's harder to draft a bust today than yesteryear in the very early first round picks. The stakes are so high now, teams do a better job of due diligence on those early picks.
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