Quote:If that's the case then it could be argued that the Jags are tanking this season.

 

I suppose, but I think it depends on whether you have better players / veterans but you're choosing to play the young guys.  If your young guys are playing because they're honestly the best you've got, then I don't think I'd portray it that way. 

 

Though keep in mind, most teams make those kinds of choices to get young guys play time once they are out of playoff contention, and that's not even really disputed.  Nor is it really disputed that doing that makes them a worse team in the short term, with the idea that it makes them a better team in the future by getting those young guys play time now, and giving the team tape to evaluate during the off season.  That doing this probably also improves their draft position isn't a bad little side effect.

 

But again, before someone inevitably starts arguing a point I'm not making, I'm not saying the Jags are going to tank.  We're already playing all of our young guys.

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