Quote:TMD, you can't have it both ways.

 

Pick what you would rather have:

Scenario A: Go 4-12, land the #3 overall pick, and be guaranteed a difference maker in Clowney, Bridgewater, or Manziel.

Scenario B: Go 6-10, land the #9 overall pick.

 

Pick the better scenario. We are in a better position now than if we would have "over-achieved", so drop the "over-achieve" nonsense. The Vikings "over-achieved" and it cost them a chance at getting a difference maker.

 

 

I explained it well here: 

 

 

 

 

We wound up not overachieving and STILL missed out on the top pick, so we lose both ways in regards to the above. (I never wanted pick 3 I wanted pick 1)  Pick 1 gives you more opportunity. 1st pick in every round. I would have been fine with missing out on the top pick had we instead wound up overachieving. 
 
Instead we wound up in purgatory....again. 
 
One or the other extreme (1st pick in draft or overachieving) would have been good. Purgatory = no good. 

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