Win or Tank?

[Green-Ghost]

18 hours ago, Zod said:

Are you pulling for a win on Sunday or are you in full tank mode still?

I was just wishing for this very thread. 

“You play to win the game.” - Dennis Green

if we were 2&5 in the NFC North, the answer, “Tank” would be easier.  However, we are 2&5 in the NFC South.  A win this weekend will make us tied for first place.

If you look at the Saints forms, their  attitude is, “Win baby win!” However, they cautiously point out that they would be weak in the Playoffs.  They could be one and done in the playoffs.

The mistake that I see many fan bases make is, fans think everything Is Absolute.  If it was absolute,  we don’t have to bother going to the games after ESPN makes their predictions.  Nothing is absolute, so we have to use statistics and probability.

That first round draft pick could be either a gem or a bust.  By the way, Chad Kelly is probably currently sitting in a strangers house sitting on the strangers sofa and watching the strangers television, as we speak.

How many times, have we seen a weak team suddenly become hot during the later part of the season.

Bottom line is, I would not want to make this decision. It could go either way.

 

[jayboogieman]

3 hours ago, Jay Roosevelt said:

The way I look at it we're going to draft a QB next year high in the 1st round regardless. The only question is do we have to give up a bunch of picks to trade up to get him or do we end up picking top-3/5 from the start.

I'll never root against this team; it's just not in me. But I can't help but to feel like it's by far in our best interest to not have to give up a bunch of picks to trade up for Will Levis, C.J. Stroud, or Bryce Young.

At this point I guess I'm just along for the ride. It'll be what it ends up being. At least Rhule is gone.

This is me except I have no problem saying it's ok for them to lose out.

2 hours ago, grimesgoat said:

Too early to tank.

 

Just need SF to continue to lose.

 

There's some really bad teams in the NFL this year, so if you want your guy in the draft, you have to be the worst team in the league. Hoping SF keeps getting worse isn't something to hang your hat on either. It's not like they gave their first rounder for CMC.

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, Green-Ghost said:

I was just wishing for this very thread. 

“You play to win the game.” - Dennis Green

Not to be that guy but "play to win the game" was Herm edwards.

"They are who we thought they were / go ahead and crown their ass" was Dennis Green

[USDepartmentOfSavagery]

Try to win on Sunday and ride that wave as far as it takes us. If we lose, embrace the tank. 

[Krovvy]

15 hours ago, roaddog96 said:

Nope, they were just that bad. Fired Marvin Lewis and hired Zac Taylor. Dalton was terrible and they started 0-11 that year. That was when everyone thought Chase Young would be the #1 pick. Burrow wasn’t talked about at that point as the hands down #1 pick until after LSU beat Clemson in the NC game if memory serves me correct.

That's weird, because a lot of people have the impression they finally tanked after treading water for years with a mediocre quarterback.

[TheSpecialJuan]

I truly hope we lose 

[ncsdawg]

Learn to win.

[PghPanther]

What is really bizarre here is that if the Panther win it could set the pace to actually win this division.........and if they lose it could have just the opposite effect. 

This game as crazy as it sounds is as close to a playoff game that could ever be seeing it is occurring in the middle of the season.............that's just strange to think of it that way but it could determine is where the road heads in this division.

A playoff implication game by two losing teams in week 8..................strange

 

[Brooklyn 3.0]

This should have been a public poll.

[Green-Ghost]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Not to be that guy but "play to win the game" was Herm edwards.

"They are who we thought they were / go ahead and crown their ass" was Dennis Green

Oooops!!!

[Killah_Ray]

I'm praying we don't get a Rivera special by not making the playoffs but winning enough games that it fugs us on just missing out on a great talent....

[rayzor]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Not to be that guy but "play to win the game" was Herm edwards.

"They are who we thought they were / go ahead and crown their ass" was Dennis Green

[Mr. Scot]

2 hours ago, Green-Ghost said:

Oooops!!!

It happens.

[Panthering]