Haha, yes, that's true, but- oh, right, game shape resets at season's end. Silly me. I was thinking that terrible game shape would carry over.
Also, it depends how willing you are to blow up your team for that one pick. Basically, Chikent's advice is pretty sound - sell off anyone who isn't a trainee/franchise cornerstone and keep players with ridiculously low salaries (<2000) so as to save more money. I maintain that you should only dress 3 players a game to ensure a loss.