okay I'll discuss this with myself
one trade gets 3 fan bases interested in this **** game...now what if the bungles traded with the jags (yeah they wouldn't this year with their qb out..but roll with this) and the Steelers after winning #7 have a down year and go out in the wild card round. they decide this is their chance and they make a deal with the jets to get into the game against the bungles. The Steelers of course are victorious and the bungles lose their picks from the trade and fall back down to their original spot plus have to give the Steelers a late round pick and The Steelers get the #1 overall pick.
once you trade into playing the game you can not trade back out of it.....
this brings 4 fanbases to the game, plus all the extra fan who just love to hate the Steelers and will watch hoping they lose, plus all the degenerate gamblers out there.....
Ratings bonanza........
damn this whiskey gives me good ideas