Patrik: If you’re a part of team tank, asking me questions like this is basically choosing to be pissed off, because my answer will always be a resounding “no”, and especially when we’re talking about potentially sweeping a division rival who, by the way, is hoping to carry momentum into the playoffs. If for no other reason than those two, count me in to find a way to beat the holy hell out of the Commanders in Week 18. As far as the draft pick order goes, I’ve seen more than enough of this league to not stress myself over it. Those things will work themselves out in one way or another, e.g., the Giants winning in Week 17, and then there’s the reality that many NFL teams effectively suck at drafting.
That’s how CeeDee Lamb (17th-overall) and Micah Parsons (12th-overall) wound up in Dallas in the first place, as well as Zack Martin (16th-overall), and then there’s the fact Trevon Diggs fell to the second round, DaRon Bland was available in the fifth round, etc. etc. — making success in the draft far less about where you’re selecting and much more about how good your scouting department is in helping you decide who to select. So, all of that said, go and punch a hole through the Commanders, because asking a team to lose on purpose and then complaining about a “losing culture” is literal psychopathy.