The NFL is missing out on a great opportunity to further bully the television, streaming and social media markets in search of 12 months of domination, choking and indoctrination. The calendar has more revenue to the already bloated cash cow machine, as the NFL has its own, for improving the league's competition, for injecting yet another plot, and for waiting for it. There is a sweet spot to promote. .
How about the NFL Draft Lottery?
Of course, that won't happen this year, but that's an idea to explore. The ugly perspective of teams tanking stretches for the season is more myth than reality, as coaches and players are always trying to win. However, all of these have an organizational component, and it's one of the ugly little secrets of the NFL. Players make full effort, but if the franchise isn't about who plays, who is sitting, which draft positioning is in the line, or how that affects the division opponent's draft status There is.
After losing to the Falcons in Week 16, the Giants became No. 1 in the 2025 NFL Draft based on their 2-13 record and strong schedule. At that point they knew they could get the person they wanted, and the likelihood of choosing quarterbacks, Come Ward or Chedure Sanders, rose to almost 100% certainty I did. Then in week 17, Drew Lock transformed into Drew Brees in a 45-33 victory over the Colts, and amid a rapid-fire of touchdown throws, the Giants surfaced as no longer in the driver's seat. No. 1 pick.
