I have a complicated relationship with the No.
But to summarize, the history of franchises “earning” (i.e.
not trading for) the top pick has not been great over the last dozen drafts or so.
That said, while I might have gone to Weymouth Public Schools, I still know how math works.
And that in this case, No.
1 is one better than No.
And that it would benefit the Patriots to lose to Buffalo Sunday.
Making this game accidentally winnable, with Mitchell Trubisky probably starting and Buffalo -2.0.
Not if he has anything to say about it.
Which he presumably does.
From his press conference:
Q: Good morning, Jerod.
I know, obviously, you want to go out this year with a win.
Q: Jerod, up to this point, Joe Milton has been the third quarterback in every game.
Like, everythings on the table.
…"
Is Drake not gonna, potentially not start on Sunday?
WEEIs Jermaie Wiggins asked.
I mean, that could happen, said Mayo.
Thats what Im saying.
Like, everything is on the table -
And is that part because of the hit that he took?
It has nothing to do with that, said Mayo.
Like, going back to, like, its a journey.
I mean its not just about one game.
It is, you know, trying to be present and win this football game.
I mean, if Mayo wanted to play the Drake Maye Concussion card, he absolutely could.
Maye might not be in the official protocol.
He’s got the perfect cover.
Pats fans would appreciate him for it.
That he understood that “looking forward” means drafting whomever they want.
In fact, they could probably lose if they played the starters and balled out.
And honestly, that’s the scenario I’m hoping for.
That they fail while trying to succeed.
It’s bad juju.
It puts a mark of sin on you that doesn’t come off easily.
It was bad when Cleveland’s owner tried it inMajor League.
When the Charleston Chiefs' owner wanted it inSlap Shot.
And when The Judge actually paid his players to lose inThe Natural.
As Crosby, Stills and Nash sang it, “We never failed to fail.
It was the easiest thing to do.”
