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The Franchise
12-09-2015, 12:50 PM
Hypothetical:

We win the next 3 games against the Chargers, Ravens and Browns....and we lock up the #5 seed in the playoffs. Going into Week 17 against the Raiders....do we sit starters so that we don't have anyone get injured? Or do you play starters in Week 17 to keep the momentum going?

MMXcalibur
12-09-2015, 12:51 PM
Hypothetical:

We lose the next 3 games against the Chargers, Ravens and Browns.
Do we play the starters in Week 17 or sit starters to improve draft positioning?

TLO
12-09-2015, 12:53 PM
Andy will rest them.

Coochie liquor
12-09-2015, 12:53 PM
I voted rest the starters, although I'd rather play them for a quarter of half. Our second stringers have proven they can play competitively in week 17.

Mile High Mania
12-09-2015, 12:54 PM
I think you rest guys that aren't healthy, but if healthy, you start your starters until the early 3rd quarter... you play a smart game plan and take guys out if you deem necessary.

DaFace
12-09-2015, 12:54 PM
I've never been a fan of resting starters entirely, but I'd be in favor of 1) no one who is on the injury list plays no matter how minor the injury and 2) key players don't play in the 4th quarter. Basically, treat it like the 3rd preseason game.

ModSocks
12-09-2015, 12:55 PM
I'd say rest 'em. At the very least, rest the ones with injuries. Week 17 is Chase Daniel time anyway.

ThaVirus
12-09-2015, 12:55 PM
I'd bet Andy would rest the starters.

He did in 2013.

Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan
12-09-2015, 12:55 PM
Depends

Do we have a two-game lead or a one-game lead w/tiebreakers to ensure we have the 5th seed locked up? Then maybe.

If it's going to matter whether we play the #3 Seed or Indy/Houston? Then hell yes you play everyone.

ThaVirus
12-09-2015, 12:59 PM
I really wouldn't want to see guys like Alex Smith, Houston, DJ, Peters, Sean Smith, Berry, Maclin, Kelce, etc. playing in a game that doesn't matter one week prior to our most important game in 20+ years.

BossChief
12-09-2015, 01:00 PM
Depends on if we have anything to win or not.

If we have nothing to win or lose, use week 17 as a bye week and rest the starters.

Get everybody healthy and rested, have the team watch the next weeks opponents game and spend the extra week on preparing for the playoff game.

Use it as 2 weeks to prepare for the playoff game and let the backups get the much needed experience.

Iconic
12-09-2015, 01:01 PM
Depends on the circumstances but as of now...nah. Let's keep the fire in the belly.
Momentum is everything for this team.

KC_Lee
12-09-2015, 01:03 PM
If the outcome, win or lose, does not change our playoff seeding I see no reason for playing the starters past the 1st quarter if at all. Little need in risking an injury for a meaningless game.

Aspengc8
12-09-2015, 01:03 PM
do they even have enough lineman to rest them all?

DaneMcCloud
12-09-2015, 01:04 PM
If Denver loses three out of their next four (Pittsburgh and Cincy are no locks and they may struggle with Oakland this weekend), the starters will play in Week 17 because the Division title would be on the line.

But if there's not shot at the #3 seed and they're locked into #5, Andy will do what he did at San Diego in 2013 and rest all of his starters.

O.city
12-09-2015, 01:06 PM
I think they're gonna have to win out to have the 5 seed locked up

ptlyon
12-09-2015, 01:10 PM
How about you take off my Van Halen t-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up?

staylor26
12-09-2015, 01:13 PM
I think they're gonna have to win out to have the 5 seed locked up

I doubt it. Good chance all of those teams lose at least one more game.

O.city
12-09-2015, 01:15 PM
Also, I didnt read the op, so didn't see anything about winning the next 3.

So fuck all of you

ModSocks
12-09-2015, 01:21 PM
I thought i saw a graphic on Sunday that had the Jets in the #5 slot. If the Jets win out and the Chiefs win out, would the Chiefs be relegated to #6?

saphojunkie
12-09-2015, 01:27 PM
I thought i saw a graphic on Sunday that had the Jets in the #5 slot. If the Jets win out and the Chiefs win out, would the Chiefs be relegated to #6?

Chiefs are #5 and Jets #6 - Chiefs have better conference record.

Jets have 1 NFC game left. If KC loses one more game and the Jets lose one more to the cowboys, it would come down to the next tie breaker. That would be common games. Jets have lost to Bills, Oakland, and Houston. It's a minimum of 4 games, so the Cleveland game is the last factor. If we lost to Cleveland but won the other three, we still have a 3-1 record to 1-3 record in common games.

As long as the jets lose to another AFC opponent, then three games for KC takes the 5 spot.

The Franchise
12-09-2015, 01:34 PM
How about you take off my Van Halen t-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up?

:D

TLO
12-09-2015, 01:35 PM
Chiefs are #5 and Jets #6 - Chiefs have better conference record.

Jets have 1 NFC game left. If KC loses one more game and the Jets lose one more to the cowboys, it would come down to the next tie breaker. That would be common games. Jets have lost to Bills, Oakland, and Houston. It's a minimum of 4 games, so the Cleveland game is the last factor. If we lost to Cleveland but won the other three, we still have a 3-1 record to 1-3 record in common games.

As long as the jets lose to another AFC opponent, then three games for KC takes the 5 spot.

Are we really concerned about whether we're the 5 or 6 seed?

trd84
12-09-2015, 01:40 PM
I thought i saw a graphic on Sunday that had the Jets in the #5 slot. If the Jets win out and the Chiefs win out, would the Chiefs be relegated to #6?

Chiefs have tie breakers over mostly everyone. if the Pats Broncos and Bengals somehow lost 3 of 4 we'd win the tie breaker for 1st seed.

scho63
12-09-2015, 01:41 PM
If a loss changes NOTHING about our playoff standings moving forward, rest the starters after a few series for each side of the ball.

bevischief
12-09-2015, 01:41 PM
Ask again in 3 weeks.

ThaVirus
12-09-2015, 02:12 PM
Are we really concerned about whether we're the 5 or 6 seed?

Could be the difference in playing @ IND or @ HOU as opposed to playing @ DEN, @ NE or @ CIN.

So yes.

cmh6476
12-09-2015, 02:35 PM
what would Dayton do?

pugsnotdrugs19
12-09-2015, 02:49 PM
I don't know......

I think it depends on the health of the team at that current time. But, I'd probably give them the week off.

Gonna need them feeling their best headed down the stretch. Hope they can be in that position.

This defense isn't blowing any 28 point leads, and aside from that, the rest seemed beneficial in 2013.

jonzie04
12-09-2015, 02:56 PM
If it means we have to play NE instead of the AFC south winner I'm not so sure about that lol...That being said though Andy Reids record after a bye is flat out ridiculous. I think he's only ever lost 1 game after a bye. I guess we did lose the WC game against Indy after a "bye" but the team came out blazing hot and likely would have won if not for half of the team getting injured.

The Franchise
12-09-2015, 03:03 PM
Are we really concerned about whether we're the 5 or 6 seed?

Shows how little you really know.

Earthling
12-09-2015, 03:27 PM
If its a meaningless game it would make zero sense to play and risk injuring the starters.

milkman
12-09-2015, 04:42 PM
I don't know.

I can't say with any certainty, but it seems to me that teams that rest starters going onto the playoffs generally struggle in their first playoff games.

I'd rest players with some dings, but I wouldn't rest healthy starters.

Give them a half, at the very least.

Color Red
12-09-2015, 05:25 PM
Hypothetical:

We win the next 3 games against the Chargers, Ravens and Browns....and we lock up the #5 seed in the playoffs. Going into Week 17 against the Raiders....do we sit starters so that we don't have anyone get injured? Or do you play starters in Week 17 to keep the momentum going?

This comes from the "Hey, let's get way ahead of ourselves now.." department, but since you asked. If we win the next three, and the Broncos lose the next three (including the Division game against the Raiders, then at Pittsburgh, and home against Cinci), then aren't we playing for the Division title in Week 17, hoping for some Charger magic against the Broncos in the late game? This week's Raiders game is the key to this consideration.

pugsnotdrugs19
12-09-2015, 05:52 PM
This comes from the "Hey, let's get way ahead of ourselves now.." department, but since you asked. If we win the next three, and the Broncos lose the next three (including the Division game against the Raiders, then at Pittsburgh, and home against Cinci), then aren't we playing for the Division title in Week 17, hoping for some Charger magic against the Broncos in the late game? This week's Raiders game is the key to this consideration.

If the Broncos lose 3 of their last 4 and the Chiefs win out, Kansas City wins the division. Or in other words if they have the same record.

However, that's extremely unlikely.

Hog's Gone Fishin
12-09-2015, 05:56 PM
You play Alex Smith and rest the starting OL / Stop..Chiefs

a pp roach
12-09-2015, 06:02 PM
Injuries aint shit but tricks and hoes

We are deep as the ocean

Toby Waller
12-10-2015, 05:35 AM
both Buffalo and KC will have to win week 17 and hope the other team loses.

007
12-10-2015, 05:58 AM
I just want to beat San Diego right now.

Buehler445
12-10-2015, 07:43 AM
I've never been a fan of resting starters entirely, but I'd be in favor of 1) no one who is on the injury list plays no matter how minor the injury and 2) key players don't play in the 4th quarter. Basically, treat it like the 3rd preseason game.

This is where I am. As flat as this team comes out in the beginning of some games, we don't need to try to initiate that externally.

Aspengc8
12-10-2015, 07:50 AM
I just want to beat San Diego right now.

I'm with you on this. I'd feel better if Houston was back and the OLine wasn't all shuffled. The Oak game was closer than the scoreboard shows.

BigRichard
12-10-2015, 07:57 AM
Momentum baby, keep it going. As others have said you rest anyone who is slightly injured and you play everyone else.