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Originally Posted by Joborule
That right there is the exact reason the NFL needs the top draft picks to be a lottery system. It diminishes the integrity of the game when teams are rewarded for intentionally losing when they have the ability to win. Even though if a team wants to have the best chance at a high pick, you can't stop them from blatantly tanking. But you can ensure it's not a guarantee that they'll get the top pick if they finish worst.
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I'm not sure how I feel about a draft lottery for the NFL. Tanking is obviously bad for competition and the "spirit of the game" but I'm not entirely sure that a draft lottery makes things better. I could actually see a lottery being a draw for more teams to throw games. The NBA and NHL have much longer seasons so intentionally losing games to get a better spot in the lottery is some what difficult. But in the NFL losing 1 or 2 additional games can move you down pretty significantly in the ranking and impact the lottery odds.