LOL, what does the league think it can do to stop teams from putting in the backups? What a joke.
Competition Committee will look at playoff teams resting starters
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maybe they should force every nfl team to play the starters in preseason?Comment
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i don't get the whole resting thing.
like they mention in the article about the giants and patriots.....where did both teams end up? the superbowl.
the colts usually rest...and usually fail to make the superbowl.
#1 seeds in this decade have just ONE title.
clearly resting out the stretch isn't paying off into championships.Comment
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How are they going to do this at all?
Colts had 24 players on the injury report coming into last week . What is to stop the Colts from benching them all (before the game) and just saying "prove that they aren't hurt" . What is to stop players from coming out midway with an "Injury" . Are they going to need people to decide if it's enough to come out? How can they even possibly regulate any of this?Comment
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Originally posted by houtzI think that's what it says.
Who would want to pay to see backups? Do you think all those fans in Indy last week bought those tickets to see Painter fuck their undefeated season up?
The NFL can do whatever the fuck it wants.
Originally posted by houtzAnd this hasn't ever really been a problem until this season. There are how many teams in the AFC that are technically still alive to get a playoff spot, 6 or 7? They play the entire season only to have their chances at making the playoffs squashed because the NFL schedule wasn't in their favor? That's fucked IMO.
Originally posted by mtksounds like the league wants to milk the players for all they're worth on sundays! fans don't want to watch the colts back-ups play, they want peyton manning
Originally posted by houtzThe money these fucking players get payed they should be out there for every fucking snap.Comment
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Originally posted by houtzIs it? Because I can't remember a time a team was given two free wins at the end of the year that ended five or six other teams' seasons.
Maybe if Miami doesnt fall behind by 27 on their home field last week or lose in OT the week before.. or get killed by the Bills... then they wouldn't need the help to get in the playoffs.Originally posted by ram29jacksonI already said months ago that Seattle wasn't winning any SBComment
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i don't get the whole resting thing.
like they mention in the article about the giants and patriots.....where did both teams end up? the superbowl.
the colts usually rest...and usually fail to make the superbowl.
#1 seeds in this decade have just ONE title.
clearly resting out the stretch isn't paying off into championships.Comment
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Originally posted by silkamilkmonicoSorry, but that's a garbage argument. How about teams just win their fucking games, and not leave it in the hands of other teams starting players.
I don't have a problem with the NFL wanting the starters to play every week, but the minute the argument brings another team who's crying because their 9-7 record doesn't get them in is laughable.
A team wants to get in the playoffs? How about they just win their fucking games.
Yeah teams rest their players, it happens every year. I mean teams do it when they're 12-3 or 13-2, but why in the world would you rest players when you have a chance at football record books? Just not my style.
That's true, a team probably shouldn't have a shot when they lose like that. Just like the Steelers probably shouldn't have a shot to get in with losses to the Raiders or the Chiefs, or the Browns. But they should have an opportunity to at least play for it instead of basically receiving a free pass like the Jets were. The Jets blew a 4th Quarter lead to the Falcons two weeks ago, but they were right back into the picture because the Colts laid down.. How is that fair to the rest of the league?Comment
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