Saints players say 'tanking' for better draft position is never an option
 

The New Orleans Saints have been grinding through the 2015 season more than four months now. Fatigue has no doubt set in, as it often does for players when the season winds now.

Barring an unlikely series of events, the Saints (5-8) won't have a playoff berth to recharge their spirits. However, they proved their minds were still on football when they snapped a four-game losing streak last week against the Buccaneers.

Worn down as they may be, don't count on them throwing in the towel.

"Our job is to win," said Saints quarterback Drew Brees.

When a team is unlikely to make the playoffs, it is often suggested it would be more beneficial to lose. The theory says wins don't count for much if the playoffs aren't possible, but a loss could move a team higher in the draft order and ensure long-term success.


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Re: Saints players say 'tanking' for better draft position is never an option
 

have they not pay attention to film study days, they can just go out there and play their hearts out because even that looks like they are tanking

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I'm probably as true of a Saints fan as there is. However, we drafted well early last year and I think we will be picking early again. Tank? Hell no! Play backups? Hell yes!

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We drafted close mid round and missed out on a impact player.

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No we didn't

Re: Saints players say 'tanking' for better draft position is never an option
 

We selected Peat when Marcus Peters was available

He's showing Kansas City just how good he is, defensive rookie of the year easily in the bag.

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Exactly! Its not about when you pick, its who you pick. Its been that way forever.

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I haven't seen any Kansas City games this year. Is he a RT? If not then I'm ok with going after a position of need in round one. In fact we did it twice in the first round and it has worked out to our advantage so far.:bng:

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He's a cornerback, one of our areas of need. The way Peters is playing, he'd lock down the position for 5-10 years if we had him.

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high in sight is 20/20 but tackles who play guard can be found in rounds 3-7 (see Nicks,C). At least they tried to fill a need with both first round picks but it would of been nice to see Peters or even a WR play on this team this year

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Correct.
And players will do what they can to perform to their best. Albeit there are some players who have lesser capabilities to contribute to a team's success.But that is not under the player's control really, is it. If there is any suspicion of persons trying to ensure losses, that has to come from those who can manipulate the team, a far greater entity than an individual. i.e. coaches and their bosses.

So I agtee, players are not 'tanking' for better draft position

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No need to tank when giving it your all isn't good enough.

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C'mon man. We could've coached him down just like we did with the rest of the team.

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We could've had a clone of Deion sanders and Revis at their prime and our positioning coaches would've found a way to turn him to the next Jason David

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How much you wanna bet we didn't draft Peters because someone said we signed Browner?!?

Seems laughable now, but it'll be scary when it comes to fruition...

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Saints players say 'tanking' for better draft position is never an option

Says the guys who could be replaced with those better players...

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So, it's acceptable for WINNERS to tank, but not for LOSERS to tank.

Winning our next two games is not in our best interest.

Re: Saints players say 'tanking' for better draft position is never an option
 

Where did you get that from?