it doesn't matter if teams tank for the draft

There’s a lot of chatter about teams throwing their season for the draft and how this is an issue requiring resolution from the league office.  As in, the office that typically does a great job of solving problems in a mature, professional, and honest manner.

 

I don’t see why this is a problem though.  So teams are tanking for the draft?  Okay.  So what?  The NFL is not the NBA.  A team with 5 is not a team with 22 starters.

 

The Browns likely tanked and got Myles Garrett.  Okay, good for them.  He might be awesome.  He might not be.  Who knows.  But is anybody going to argue that now the Browns can become a dominant team?  Does anybody want to wager say, ten grand, on if the Browns will have a season above 500 in the next decade?  I wouldn’t take that bet.

 

Last year’s number one pick was Jared Goff, aka that guy who doesn’t know what direction the sun rises and sets each day.  Anybody want to take that 500 in a decade bet on the Rams?

 

Maybe Jameis Winston has it in him to be a true franchise quarterback?  We shall see.  Anybody see the Bucs as a true Super Bowl contender?  I don’t.

 

Jadeveon Clowney seems to finally be taking off, living up to his beast potential.  We shall see.  Anybody see the Tejans as a true Super Bowl contender?  I don’t.

 

Nobody can seem to determine if Eric Fisher is the best or the worst.  Or both at the same time.  Not even Eric Fisher.

 

And of course, the big daddy of all tanks, the Suck for Luck campaign yielded one of the best quarterback talents in a decade to the dumpster fire that is the Indianapolis Colts.  And they’ve promptly destroyed that man’s body.  Luck will need a motorized cart to get from his imperial sized bed to his gold plated bathroom by the time he’s 36.

 

Let teams tank, whatever.  The draft has been proven to be the ultimate game of roulette.  Either you hit or you don’t.  It’s why smart teams stockpile as many picks as possible, led by smart personnel staffs that know how to build a roster.  As in, the teams that are professionally run well enough to not need to tank.  These are the teams that will consistently make the playoffs and win.

 

So it doesn’t matter if teams tank for the draft.  Just let it all continue to play out.  The game will go on.

what if Romo is really done?

I find it hard to believe Romo would turn down a shot with the Texans this November if they're making a run and they suddenly discover that Tom Savage and Brandon Weeden can't play a game called football.

But apparently, that's actually the vibe that has churned out of the football media abyss yesterday.  Maybe he really is done?  We can't be sure, Romo is a human being minus a functional back.  What he feels today in April might not reflect how he feels in November.

Despite what the media seems to think, I have a hard time believing CBS would fire him from the number one spot if he left for a few months to make a run.  They'd look like total assholes, it's a bit much even for a dreaded corporation like them.

So if Romo has a decent shot at his only chance to make a title, I think he'd take it.  After all, even one title gives Romo a decent shot to make the Hall of Fame.  Without it, I don't think he has a chance.

But what if Romo is really done?  What if mentally he's decided this is well and truly it?  Well, he'll end it with a decent but not great career.  And the Texans are toast.

don't do it Tony! oh, or, do it!

Romo should have stayed and tried to gut it out with another team.  Even if it was the dreaded Texans and Senior Mediocre Bill O'Brien.  Instead, it appears he's out.  His back and golf game will thank him.

I kinda would rather have seem him stick around.  And give it another shot for a title.  Just to anger Jerry when the Texans made it to the Divisional round only to get blown out by Denver.

But instead he's off the ride.  And honestly, if he replaces Simms on the broadcast, I couldn't be happier.  Nobody likes Simms on the broadcast.  So do it Tony, save us all!