NFL Draft Lottery?

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No one tanks in the NFL
We definitely tanked for trevor lawrence, colts tanked twice infamously and I personally feel that the bengals tanked for burrow.

Plus hue and flores have said before they got paid under the table to lose games and tank when they got fired
 

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Teams may not TANK per se, but they definitely make it more challenging to win with subtle team management decisions.
 
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Lottery is a bad idea in the NFL.....just sounds like a way for ol Rog to control where an elite talent gets drafted.

Like a young Peyton would be lined up for the Colts but somehow the LA Rams or NY Giants picking at #6 "win" the lottery. They wouldn't use fukkery all the time but for any generational talent...they most certainly would. No way Trevor Lawrence ends up in Jacksonville in a lottery system.

NFL requires much more focused/talented scouting because one player, even a QB, can make you good....but they can't get you to the playoffs much less win a ring without help. In the NBA, one player can take you from 20 wins to 50+ wins and regular playoff appearances. Lottery is needed in the league because tanking is too tempting and the upside is MUCH higher.

A crap front office in the NFL can take for one player and STILL suck even after getting the reincarnation of Lawrence Taylor/Jim Brown/Jerry Rice/Patrick Mahomes all rolled into one player.
 

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Yeah like other ppl mentioned the draft process is way different in the NFL

Way less incentive to covet the top pick or top 3 picks; second round still gives you a lot of major contributors, and there are plenty of good players in rounds 5-6 and even a few decent ones go undrafted

Unlike the NBA where even in the late first round there are picks that never even end up playing
 

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that's an argument for the lottery not being necessary since it hasn't led to these big turnarounds.


now, if you're tanking for a USC QB, you obviously don't respect your job security, but football has so many positions that you feel you could find a spectacular talent, especially later. It's easier to talk yourself into thinking someone in rounds 2-3 is gonna be spectacular for your team.


the #1 pick uniquely puts a spotlight on your team for months and sells hope. That's the main immediate benefit of tanking, but you can sell that hope just by drafting a QB if you need one.

Hopefully y'all pick Bryce or CJ this year :sadcam:
 

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thats a great way to rig the draft for the big money teams
 
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