10-28-2016, 11:15 PM
Because the Jets suck and have the same record (2-5) this season, I went to one of their forums, Jets Nation, to compare their fans to ours. Here is a thread about tanking:
http://forums.jetnation.com/topic/129522...ntionally/
The OP started it to say no teams tank intentionally. Here are some notable posts:
nyjunc: why would any fan want their team to tank? fans are too obsessed w/ the crapshoot of the draft,
JiF: This! The idea of a tank only exist in the mind of the fans. It's like the old, "winning meaningless games in Dec/Jan" gooblygoop that fans complain about. As if the Jets would even get it right if they had a high pick.
Smashmouth: No player in the NFL is going to tank nor be asked to tank that's ridiculous. These guys are playing for their paychecks and future paychecks. Now when it comes to organizations/GM's wanting to tank that's another story And Fidelio said it best they will play young inexperienced players to get a look at them in extended action and in return probably lose games. I would also think Coaches might experiment just a bit more than they normally would in their schemes.
UnitedWhoFans: I didn't say teams don't tank. I mean they don't tank intentionally. Maybe the last couple of games, but not where we are right now
Of course the Jets are not in a similar situation, but this shows you "tanking intentionally" is a ridiculous idea, just like I always said.
http://forums.jetnation.com/topic/129522...ntionally/
The OP started it to say no teams tank intentionally. Here are some notable posts:
nyjunc: why would any fan want their team to tank? fans are too obsessed w/ the crapshoot of the draft,
JiF: This! The idea of a tank only exist in the mind of the fans. It's like the old, "winning meaningless games in Dec/Jan" gooblygoop that fans complain about. As if the Jets would even get it right if they had a high pick.
Smashmouth: No player in the NFL is going to tank nor be asked to tank that's ridiculous. These guys are playing for their paychecks and future paychecks. Now when it comes to organizations/GM's wanting to tank that's another story And Fidelio said it best they will play young inexperienced players to get a look at them in extended action and in return probably lose games. I would also think Coaches might experiment just a bit more than they normally would in their schemes.
UnitedWhoFans: I didn't say teams don't tank. I mean they don't tank intentionally. Maybe the last couple of games, but not where we are right now
Of course the Jets are not in a similar situation, but this shows you "tanking intentionally" is a ridiculous idea, just like I always said.