The NFL Needs a Draft Lottery

“This is a great-to-be-alive kind of moment” said Jaguars owner Shad Khan.

The Jags drafted generational QB Trevor Lawrence at the 2021 NFL Draft. It was a historic moment for Khan and the franchise. Having that pick gave them the ability to hire Urban Meyer. Suddenly, the NFL’s worst-run franchise in the smallest city with the smallest fanbase is now the envy of the pro football world.

None of it feels right.

Khan has terribly mismanaged the Jags for far too long. Just a few years ago, the team was in the AFC Championship Game, taking the Patriots to the limit, and felt like a potential perennial contender. Instead, Khan led the team straight into the dumps with bad hires, bad signings, and bad decisions. Everyone of consequence left. The team hit rock bottom in 2020, winning only one game.

The reward for this epic failure was the top pick in the NFL Draft.

Jacksonville, of course, is not the only pro sports team that the Khan family has screwed up. Currently, its Premier League club Fulham is on the verge of relegation after its first year back in the first division.

In England, there are dire consequences for failure at sports. In the United States, there are only incredible rewards.