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2020 Offseason and the "Win-Now" Concern

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05-22-2020, 09:37 AM

(05-22-2020, 08:11 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:
(05-22-2020, 07:13 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Then thats not tanking, its just not being good enough.
Well that’s because if you came right out and said you’re tanking, the league would have issue with it. 

Getting rid of your best players, obtaining future draft picks and playing inferior players is essentially tanking. Even if you don’t hang a banner that says “hey guys. We are tanking!”
(05-21-2020, 09:55 PM)JagFanFirst Wrote: The big knock against Caldwell has been his mismanagement of the cap - rewarding lesser talented players like Bortles and Lee over keeping A-Rob and potentially drafting Watson, Mahommes or Jackson to replace Bortles.  He's actually pretty good at drafting - he's put together three solid drafts in a row (IMHO). I'd be okay with keeping him around next season.

Marrone, I have no idea what to think. I still say it was he, not the refs, who cost us a chance to go to the Super Bowl against the Patriots.
Let someone else make the first round pick and let Caldwell handle the rest.

Joeckel, Bortles, Fowler, Fournette.... top 5 picks.

Regarding tanking: GMs can punt on a season in preparation for the coming seasons by shipping off players for picks. But coaches are going to play the best guys they have and players are going to play hard to win, every game.

Therefore, tanking isn't a real thing. GMs can maybe set a team up to not be as good in a particular year but the team will not lose on purpose (which is what tanking is)
The Phins ended up winning games because they played teams equally as bad as them roster-wise, like the Redskins.

Tanking isn't real in the NFL. It's just not feasible. I'll grant you that a GM who knows he has at least 2-3 years can definitely punt on a season, trade a bunch of guys, hoard cap space for a coming year, etc. But coaches and players will never want to lose, lose on purpose, or be okay with getting the first overall pick. Jobs, contracts, and pride all on the line for those guys, many of them on a year to year basis.
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Black and Teal - by Black and Teal - 05-18-2020, 04:16 PM
RE: 2020 Offseason and the "Win-Now" Concern - by Kane - 05-22-2020, 09:37 AM



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