(12-20-2020, 10:39 PM)Eric1 Wrote:

(12-20-2020, 10:03 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: I mean the Jets just won a game lol

So anything is possible but Bears are playing well and Colts are playing for playoff seeding and the division.

Yup, both teams are still in the running. Bears aren't officially eliminated from the playoffs yet.

Lets hope the Pats go full tank now that they're eliminated from the playoffs. We need the Jets to beat them in week 17.

Not only to secure the top overall pick for us, but also the first overall pick in each round of the draft.

If 2 teams have the same record, they alternate the draft order in each subsequent round.  For instance, if both the Jaguars and the Jets finish this season 1-15, the Jaguars would have the first pick in the draft, but at the top of the second round, the Jets would have the top pick and the Jaguars would have the second.  Barring any trades, the Jaguars would have the first pick in each odd numbered round, while the Jets would have the top pick in every even round.

If the Jaguars lose out and the Jets win a game, then the Jaguars, having the worst overall record all alone, would keep the first pick in each round all to themselves, but for any trade.

Make no mistake, I would be happy if we wound up tied with the Jets and we got the #1 overall pick and alternated the top two spots in each subsequent round.  Trevor Lawrence is the key to this draft for us.

But I would rather have the top overall pick in every round.  Having the top pick at the start of day two could give us some more flexibility.  Usually quite a few trade offers for that pick.  If we could manage to add a couple of other mid round picks, or a first next year, I'd like that.

---