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Originally Posted by TwistedChief
I'm confused. Is any team less incentivized in its game this weekend than it otherwise would be? The Chiefs - in a normal scenario - already would have no idea whether they would be playing 1 time in the next 9 days or 1 time in the next 15 days or 2 times in the next 15 days or 3 times in the next 22 days. Is the added uncertainty of your scenarios going to change the way they plan or prepare or play on Saturday, and if so, how and why?
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The teams themselves yes want to win, but individual player choices can absolutely be impacted. Take Lamar and the Ravens. If they get a bye week next week they might just decide the game isn't worth it and let him get another week or two rest. Or maybe you roll the dice and play him twice in 9 days. I bet there are lots of choices that could hang in the balance of a random bye week being added to the schedule. To say this doesn't impact any strategy because the teams generally want to win is simply not correct.