JeremyHight
I wish I was Scrubs
Actually because of Tim Couch, Courtney Brown, Michael Vick, David Carr, Carson Palmer, Alex Smith, Mario Williams, Jamarcus Russell and Matt Stafford the Browns, Falcons, Texans, Bengals, 49ers, Raiders and Lions have all won recent Super Bowls.
wait...what?
Again, you are not guaranteed anything. I never said "If you get the 1st pick, you are definitely going to win the championship" or even that you will definitely get to the playoffs or even have a winning season.
But the same can be said about losing a Super Bowl. In one case over the last 25 years, a team was able to lose a Super Bowl only to come back and win one within 5 years. But in every other case, teams have never been able to claim a championship. In one case, the team wasn't even able to get back to the playoffs. You have to look at the stats and say, what is likely to happen based on past events.
Now, I never will argue that there aren't other things that happen to effect whether or not a team wins it all. There are coaching changes, free agents, other draft picks, and injuries. There are tons of other variables. But like I originally argued, I think a team can do more with the 1st overall pick than with the 31st and the experience of losing a Super Bowl. The stats say that while the average 1st pick team has a lower amount of wins, they have a better chance to win the Super Bowl.
It all depends on what you prefer. While some hate the idea of mediocrity, if utilized correctly (which is a common trait shared by all championship teams on both sides), the draft picks can help a team win a championship. Whether it is the 1st overall pick in cases like Aikman and Pace or the 200+ pick in Tom Brady. I say that the first overall pick can dramatically improve a franchise and have more of an impact than losing a Super Bowl.