(04-19-2021, 09:13 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(04-19-2021, 08:18 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Draft position is nice but you play to win the game.  Tanking for a guy you can get in the late first is just losing mentality imo.  A generational type talent when there is a couple games left and you can get him in a 1 win season is when you should want to lose a game to get that generational talent, which is rare.

Go back to the 2017 draft, now look at the teams currently needing QBs.

You think Washington and Denver could have benefitted from losing another game or so if it netted them Patrick Mahomes or Deshaun Watson?  If you follow the analysts, they aren't generational talents the way TL is often described, yet they are already saying Mahomes will likely be a Hall of Famer (having already been to two Super Bowls).  Before his off field issues came to light, when Watson demanded a trade, there was talk he could easily command 3 first round picks in return for him.  But the thing is, neither KC nor Houston "let the draft fall to them" as Ketchman would advocate.  They traded up for them, paying a heavy price.  Why?  Because otherwise, with inferior draft position, they never could have gotten them.

The Bears, 49ers, Jaguars, Jets and Panthers also had QB needs coming into this offseason. All of these teams passed on Mahomes and Watson. Draft position wouldn’t have done them any good. Honestly, given the track records of Washington and Denver, it may not have done either of those teams any good either. I’m not saying draft position doesn’t matter, but it is only one part of the equation. Obviously, when we were late in a one win season, and there was a generational QB prospect at stake, I was rooting for losses, but I agree it was a unique circumstance. To each his own though, I would never attack someone for wanting what they think is best for their team.

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