Should The Jaguars Tank Against The Colts? Of Course Not.
by Alfie Crow on Dec 29, 2011 1:00 PM EST
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PrintI've seen more and more people talk about how the Jacksonville Jaguars should "lose" to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in order to prevent the Colts from getting Andrew Luck in the upcoming 2012 NFL Draft. Not only is that plain silly, it's completely illogical when you get down to the nuts and bolts of what would have to occur in order for something like that to occur.
Would it be a bad thing for the Jaguars to lose on Sunday, in turn pushing the Colts out of position to draft Luck? Not necessarily, but wanting the team to lose on purpose is foolish and will never happen. Just think about what that would entail for a moment.
In order for a team to tank to another team one purpose, one of two things has to happen.
- Players on said team would need to make mistakes on purpose, allowing plays to happen. Not only is this stupid in terms of a players career, because said poor play is now on tape and "tape don't lie", but it also puts the players in an extremely dangerous situation that actually increases the chance of injury. Injuries often occur when players are not going full speed. The biggest factor however is that no player wants bad play on film. Film is a players resume. Tanking plays on purpose is akin to lying on a resume and there's no way to explain it away. Good luck explaining to a team that you let Reggie Wayne get wide open on purpose, so the Colts wouldn't be able to draft Andrew Luck. I'm sure they'd have no problem handing you a contract.
- Coaches on said team would need to purposefully call a poor game, which like players will also "be on tape". How exactly would it benefit someone like Mel Tucker, who's likely going to be looking for a job after the season, to call a bad game on purpose? What does Mel Tucker care if the Colts get Andrew Luck or not? What does Dirk Koetter care or the other slew of coaches on the team who's contracts expire after the season?
Aside from everything else... I don't think the Jaguars have to "try" to lose to the Colts. I think they can lose to them all on their own.
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Anyone who thinks the Jaguars should try to lose to the Colts is stupid
Anyone who HOPES the Jaguars lose, however, has a valid case. The players don’t give a crap about Andrew Luck, though; they want to win.
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by CaliforniaJag on Dec 29, 2011 1:06 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Always want a win
But, If they did lose this week I doubt I will be very disappointed
Take stock in your lives, but leave your livestock alone
There are a lot of smart people on this blog
and then there are the dopes he thinks they should lose on purpose. I think every reason for not tanking has already been explained in detail. I will say though that if a team wanted to tank they would do it by playing their bench and not their starters. Since we have so many injuries we are in theory doing just that. lol
Why would you want to lose the last game before the long offseason
The draft is so boring, I don’t know why people spend the regular season fretting over it.
It’s all too unpredectible to think that you can control the outcome of it.
Draft boring?
I love the draft, I look forward to it every year.
Take stock in your lives, but leave your livestock alone
People love the draft for the same reason that ppl love watching the previews before movies...everyone then gets to pretend that they're a professional critic (or in football terms Mel Kiper) Lol
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by T.Holmes on Dec 29, 2011 1:29 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
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by Brian Levenson on Dec 29, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
THolmes, you got it!
The draft lets every fan with an opinion and a computer shoot his/ her mouth off about who’s good and what hidden treasures they know about. I like the draft, but it gets tiresome listening to all the talk.
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"Sad fact about our generation: Most ppl would rather hear "you look good" than "you are good". We spend thousands a year on cars, clothes, & cosmetics; Forget that. I can give you a Bible for free. Save money, save your soul. Get right with the Savior, Jesus Christ."- Travis D. Holmes
How would you feel
if the Jags lose and STL wins and the Colts still get Luck.
How would Mel Tucker feel if he “called a bad game” to intentionally lose so the Colts didn’t get the #1 pick, and then in the offseason Caldwell is Fired and Tucker became the new Head Coach in Indy ?
Worry about the game today. Worry about tomorrow tomorrow.
How will we all feel if the Colts draft Luck, and he doesn’t turn out to be Peyton Manning 2.0 ? Fantastic!
If we do so happen to lose and pick in the top 3.
That pick had be better be elite. I don’t want to here stuff like “blank blank” is “solid”, “decent”, or just “good”. He damn near better be a perennial pro-bowler.
Just Win
Winning makes the players and fans feel good. For the fans, winning is the best result. It sure makes Mondays better.
All the speculation about the Colts’ draft and our draft is a waste of time. In 2012, free agency will be more important than the draft. Gene Smith will do what he wants to do in free agency and the draft regardless.
The outcome of the Colts’ game will have very little impact on Smith’s free agency and draft decisions . What the game will do is confirm that many of the Jaguars on the roster now will not be on the Jaguars’ roster or in the NFL next year. Their names will fade into the past and be forgotten. The only memory that will remain is the disappointment which we experienced in 2011.
Beating the colts is always great. But winning on Sunday could at least give the players a taste of victory going into the offseason. I think a lot of people forget that the players are the biggest competitors in the world. They hate losing. So I think they have more than enough incentive to win on Sunday because they go without real football for as long as we do during the offseason.
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I also want to add that tanking a game
to prevent a team from drafting a player is a little too much like playing poker. There is no telling what the next card is gonna be. Luck may be the next “Big Thing” or he could break his leg into a million pieces on the first play of his pro career God forbid. There is no sense in losing on purpose when it only foretells one possible future. No one knows exactly what Luck’s future holds so just win baby!
by JagSoldier on Dec 29, 2011 5:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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