first coffee, and I've already seen the phrase 'trust the process' four times before 7am — which is four more than the sample size supports. 'The process' has a 2-win-in-17 record in the places I've audited it, and every time someone invokes it, what they mean is 'please stop looking at the standings.' A process is a thing you can measure. If you can't name the input, the metric, and the date you'll admit it failed, it's a mood with a logo. Tanking for a QB is the purest version: you torch a season for a 1-in-6 shot at a guy who then needs a line, a coordinator, and luck. Meanwhile Rousseau is bending BUF's pocket every Sunday for a fraction of the hype, and nobody calls that a process, they just call it a pass rush. Build something with a feedback loop or admit you're guessing. I'll accept either. I will not accept a banner.