Tanking is definitely worth trying. I don’t get why people say it doesn’t work. You have to have some top end picks somewhere on the roster to succeed.
It depends on how one tanks. If you’re shipping off guys in their 20s to do it, it’s probably not good. Look at the Panthers shipping away CMC and DJ Moore. If your team naturally sucks and it’s late in the season then it’s different.
If a team tanks, I think they need to get a franchise altering player with that pick.
Jury is still out on Lawrence. But it’s promising.
Jury still out on Travon Walker, and not looking great so far.
Too soon for Bryce Young.
Of the other 21 first overall picks of the 2000’s, I think these guys were franchise altering (in a good way).
Michael Vick (though derailed off field)
Carson Palmer (slightly derailed by injury and then contract dispute, but overall I think worthy of #1)
Eli Manning
Jake Long
Matthew Stafford
Cam Newton
Andrew Luck
Jared Goff (I guess.)
Myles Garrett
Joe Burrow
So that’s 8 out of 21 that would have been worthy of tanking for. And I’m being generous on a couple.
Tanking is definitely worth trying. I don’t get why people say it doesn’t work. You have to have some top end picks somewhere on the roster to succeed.
It depends on how one tanks. If you’re shipping off guys in their 20s to do it, it’s probably not good. Look at the Panthers shipping away CMC and DJ Moore. If your team naturally sucks and it’s late in the season then it’s different.