To tank or not to tank

[Hoofhearted]

(12-27-2017, 03:43 PM)BMK Wrote: First of all, none of the coaches will be here next year, so what do they care about next years scouting? Every coach is now in audition mode and should want their respective units to do well.

This isn't a preseason game, nor have they earned the luxury of resting some key players prior to the playoffs. If this (or any) team, players and coaches, aren't doing everything humanly possible to win their upcoming game, this team has no self-respect or pride in themselves, and not deserving of what fan support they have left.  You wanna know what the true character of a team is? See how they act and do their jobs with absolutely nothing on the line. To me, you play and get paid to win. Period. End of discussion.  

Besides, beating the snot out of the Ravens may do much more for the organization moving forward than the relatively minor draft hit.

Just my humble opinion.

Good point on the coaches. That’s probably the reason this isn’t a popular topic amongst most. These coaches have a short life span, so every win and loss matters to them, no matter how trivial they may be.

And yeah, it’s why I said this needs to be a direction passed down from the front office. There’s no way I would excpext a player to purposely tank.

What I was getting at is if you’re having a bad season, and a team that lives and dies by the draft, wouldn’t a higher pick be better long turn investment? Or at least provides a higher probability and options?

And yes, I would love to beat the Ratbirds but disagree that it provides more for org than a possible franchise players that’ll play many more games compared to a single game that regardless of outcome leads to you going home