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Originally Posted by Damien
Surely it can be though? How many top, top players will come up each year? Surely the 1st pick is a huge advantage...Are there any financial advantages to continue to win once the season (for you) is over?
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The players have to try and win they are playing for there future in the league, also attendances would drop therefore effecting the cash flow and pride.
There are many many top players that were never taken in the first round of the draft to mention one Tom Brady 6 th round compensation pick,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Brady there are many others. Admitted you have better chance of landing a good player in the higher rounds, but there are no guarantees, there are numerous high picks who have ended up as a bust eg Jamarcus Russell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JaMarcus_Russell there is also the massive salery that goes with a high round pick Russell signed a six-year contract worth up to $68 million, with $31.5 million guaranteed. He is now out of the league and the Raiders have had to right off the money.
So you can see the first pick is not a guarantee of anything.