Eagles @ Cowboys

[lumberjim]

nfl is not fixed. you should be

[W.HI.P]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

nfl is not fixed. you should be

you can believe that.
and when my eagles eliminate your cowboys next week, you can call it another coincidence.

[W.HI.P]

in 2007, the tampa bay rays finished in last place overall in major league baseball.
before the 2008 season, i pointed them out as the best team in the al east [ny yankees, boston red sox, toronto blue jays, baltimore orioles].
now, what are you saying exactly, that it was a lucky guess.
or could it be that they were one of the best teams in baseball in 2007, and even 2006.
i say, they finished in last place for several years in order to pick
3rd baseman longoria, starting pitcher price and short stop beckham.
if i'm correct, and in fact they were aiming for these draft picks, that means they lost many many games on purpose .....this is a type of fixing.
fixing that takes place in all sports that have the drafting system....nfl, nhl, nba

[Elspode]

So...the Royals have been absolutely awful for 25 years now. If I follow this line of thinking, then they should be winning the World Series any day now?

[W.HI.P]

Originally Posted by Elspode

So...the Royals have been absolutely awful for 25 years now. If I follow this line of thinking, then they should be winning the World Series any day now?

no, you'd have to spend time watching minor league baseball to determine who to draft....teams spend millions of dollars on people who do this job....some are good at it, some are not so good.
the royals, since you mention it, picked up players like snyder, stodolka, griffin, and lubanski with their 1st round picks ....these are players who never see the light of day.
i didn't tmind their pick this draft [crow]

you think maybe the atlanta thrashers might have lost a few games on purpose the year Ilya Kovalchuk was in the draft.
or better yet, if you had a team in 2003, the season ovechkin was becoming available in the draft, you might lose some extra games as to finish in last place overall as to pick up this superstar.
drafting is key in the success of a franchise.
finishing in last place, even though your team is capable of making the play-offs is quite common.
that requires fixing games.