What would you rather have?

Still missing the point.

By your admission we should be omitting the draft since there in no top end Quarterback in it to make us a competitive team. Its also funny that the Hapless Texans, the 2 win Panthers and the team we just beat are all examples of teams that tanked and "did well by doing it"

Did the Panthers not just go to the Super Bowl at 15-1?
Texans are leading their division as well...

So, since the wins are meaningless, I go with better draft position.

This team needs to learn how to have one anothers backs and how to win as a team and on Monday night they did just that.  For the very first time this season Fox's well worn "next man up" system actually worked and worked very well.  That was crossing an important threshold IMHO.

We lacked two Pro Bowl OGs and still found a way to block one of the best defenses in the NFL well enough to have 150 yard rushing performance by a rookie RB and provide the needed protection for Cutler to also have a 250 yard passing game and lead a balanced offense that dominated most of the game.

On defense we were forced to play two rookie FA level CBs after Porter went down and still contained Minny and kept them from scoring until late in the 4th Q.  Even that may have been prevented had the rush been a spit second quicker or Bausby had taken away the post with better leverage in his coverage. He got burned plain and simple.

I don't believe in losing to get a higher draft pick when you're a team whose already trying to fight your way out of an ingrained losing culture.  Team who do that invariably stay at the bottom despite their higher draft picks while better teams who draft much later remain at the top through having superior scouting, systems, and coaching staffs who can develop talent.

With some obvious exceptions just how much difference is there between a top ten pick and players drafted later in round one or round two?  Many of our most productive players have been 2nd round picks while some of our biggest busts or under performers have been high 1st round or top ten picks.  Go back over the last 10-15 and compare a few like AJ vs White, Tillman vs Fuller, Whitehair vs CWill, Forte vs Benson.

I will never see the wisdom or mailing in a season for draft position.  At this point in time no one even knows who the top prospects will be and whether or not those who are seen that way now will be next April or will remain uninjured until then.  Myles and Smith were both top five or top ten picks at this time last year and serious injuries dropped both to round two.  So why play an entire season for a shot at a guy who may not end up being worth that top five pick anyway once the draft rolls around?