We watched that happen with the elder Carr brother, who got beat senseless instead of having what could have been a wonderful, memorable career.
Andrew Luck: Ran all over the field trying to escape a beating he took anyway, and decided after a few years, "It isn't fun any more."
Solution? Not sure lottery is the answer; maybe, even with the chicanery involved at the time with Eli the Manning refusal to go where drafted has some merit. Give players some autonomy, ownership of the deal they make, de-incentivize the temptation to tank. Nobody wants to play for a loser - especially one who loses on purpose.
Every draftee can refuse - once - and see where it goes from there. Something like that.
