(12-29-2024, 03:01 PM)SeldomRite Wrote:

(12-29-2024, 02:56 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: 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.

A lot of people seem to have trouble understanding that winning teams and eliminated teams aren't playing for the same thing.

The players on the field may still think winning is what they should be playing for, but from an organizational standpoint losing and draft position should be the objective when a team isn't in contention for postseason.