| Re: What Would You Do?
OK, here are my answers:
1. Yes, I would make the trade. Sure, the vast majority of 7th-round picks don't become stars, but you may pick up an occasional special teamer/fringe starter, not to mention the occasional diamond-in-the-rough like Marques Colston, TJ Houshmandzadeh, and Donald Driver. Plus there's probably like a 25-30% chance that the guy you pick at #25 is a bust, and an expensive one at that.
2. No way I let the kid pitch. I'd be putting his career in jeopardy, and pitching on short rest for a bad team means there's a pretty good chance he wouldn't even get the $5 million. As good as he is, he'll have plenty of time to make millions of dollars in the future. No sense risking his career
3. This is tough. But, when it all comes down to it, I'd probably play straight-up and consider it a win-win. If I give it my all and my team wins, then I get home-court advantage in the first round. If I give it my all and I lose, I get a somewhat decent draft pick. So, I play to win. If my playoff position was guaranteed (like, if I had the 4 seed no matter what) I'd definitely tank the game
4. I'd go for 2. Even if you trust the punter to kick a PAT, I wouldn;t trust him to kick anything more than an absolute chip shot field goal, so if I get the ball in OT, I have to hope to score a TD, because I can't rely on a FG. So, when you add up the odds of the punter missing the PAT, the odds of losing the coin toss in OT and the other team scoring without me touching the ball, and the odds of not being able to get the ball in the end zone and having to rely on an awful kicker, I go for 2 in regulation and settle the game right then and there.
5. No, I would not take the deal, mainly because of the bad PR that would come from discriminating against other races. I would explore other financing options. Plus, what if you sign a bunch of Latin players that end up being busts, and you passed up on white, black, or Asian players that turn out to be better? Plus, if the player's no you're forced to sign only Latin players, they can drive up their salary requests, since they know your options are limited. |