Because had the team just decided to go through the motions for the rest of the season or just outright quit, their chances of getting a top 4 draft choice would increase greatly.
We have known for more than a generation now that football, and especially the National Football League (NFL) is America's National Pastime. The television ratings prove it.
Make it 25 straight losses for the once-proud franchise, as they lost to the 11-18 Utah Jazz on Thursday night, 119-111, at a vocal Little Caesars Arena.