First read Part I and Part II and Part III. It’s required only in that the concerns, comments, and questions you have may have already been addressed. In Part I, I looked at the first overall pick and quarterbacks. In Part II, I talked about all top-3 picks. And in Part III, I researched the recent history of trading down from a high position.
All of which is just how teams reacted to being awful but today I am focusing on the most obvious sin of 3-13 or worse: awful teams don’t tend to bounce back so there’s almost no reaction that will excuse “tanking” from 3-8 to lose your last five games.