(12-29-2024, 02:28 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(12-29-2024, 02:24 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: They've done better with high draft picks than low draft picks.  Besides, if the owner is smart, we'll have a different GM next year.

Winning this game will have zero affect on if we win next year or not.

That's just false.  It's illogical to believe that owning the 7th overall pick is just as good as the 3rd overall pick.  If nothing else, you can trade down from the 3rd pick to the 7th pick and acquire additional picks.  If you don't think having additional draft picks is an advantage in the NFL, I don't know what to say.  That's just common sense.

Also keep in mind that it affects next year's schedule.  If we win, instead of playing Chicago (4-12) and Cleveland (3-12), we will play Green Bay (11-4) and Cincinnati (8-8).  You don't think one pair of teams is a little tougher than the other?

If you want to get back to the playoffs as soon as possible, a loss today helps our odds.  That's just reality.

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