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Originally Posted by Bobble
I can't see the solution being to put game-changing players like Peyton Manning and Joe Burrow on an 8-8 team (or 9-8 these days) and telling cities at 4-13 good luck turning it around with Paxton Lynch or Johnny Manziel.
edit: As well as the 24th best choice in every other round as well...
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They should have the same chance at the top players as everyone else. Why should the 8-9 teams be penalized with structural disadvantages for winning a few too many games? Especially since the only difference between that 8 win team and 3 win team might be who is more willing to throw games, or pay a high enough bonus with a willing head coach to get that critical reward.
But again, if that's the world the NFL wants, then owners should be allowed to pay coaches to lose games, and teams should be allowed to forfeit or take seasons off to obtain those rewards. It's absurd to require teams to play and try to win games if you're right and the only way the Bengals and other teams can ever win is to have it handed to them on a platter just because they're incompetent.