Atlanta Falcons: Are fans truly hoping for a loss vs. Chargers?
Are Atlanta Falcons fans truly hoping for a loss vs. Los Angeles Chargers?
Let’s be honest here, this 2020 Atlanta Falcons team has been a disappointment even by the most negative standards.
The Falcons were never even in contention for anything during this 2020 season as they started out 0-5. Though most fans didn’t expect this team to make a deep run in the playoffs, there was at least hope they’d continue to take steps forward and build off a 7-9 record from the previous season that saw them just a couple of wins away from locking up a wildcard berth.
Well, through the first 12 games, the Falcons are 4-8 and they are staring down a potential top-10 pick.
So, it begs the question: Are Falcons fans truly hoping for a loss against the Los Angeles Chargers this Sunday.
It makes more sense for the Atlanta Falcons to lose this game than to win it
It’s always a strange phenomena when we get into the late portion of the season and teams are vying for draft spots. Wins cost them dearly and losses can prove to be valuable assets.
As much as we want to see the Falcons compete and win games- after all that’s just the fan inside of us- the truth is that the franchise would be much more benefitted by a loss than a win.
Atlanta has just a 1 percent chance of making the playoffs and they’d have to win out for that to even become a remote possibility. On the other hand, they’ve got a 75.4 percent chance of locking up a top-10 spot in the 2021 NFL Draft and a 15.9 percent chance of earning a top-5 spot, according to ESPN’s FPI.
Playing your chances, you’re much more likely to become competitive if you lose than you win.
It’s tough to tell the split on an entire fan base, but if I were guessing at this point, I would say well over half of the Falcons’ fan base is now rooting against any more success for the 2020 season. It’s not odd or uncommon by any means, but it’s certainly not where you want to be.
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