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Part One. (Never mind this.) | 2 | 6.67% | |
13-0. I'd sit some of my starters. | 6 | 20.00% | |
13-0. I'd keep all of my starters in. | 19 | 63.33% | |
Part Two. (Never mind this.) | 2 | 6.67% | |
14-0. I was sitting my starters last week and would keep sitting them. | 6 | 20.00% | |
14-0. I was sitting my starters last week but would bring them back. | 0 | 0% | |
14-0. I was starting my starters last week, but would sit them this week. | 1 | 3.33% | |
14-0. I was starting my starters last week and would keep starting them. | 17 | 56.67% | |
Part Three. (Never mind this.) | 2 | 6.67% | |
15-0. I was sitting my starters last week and would keep sitting them. | 2 | 6.67% | |
15-0. I was sitting my starters last week but would bring them back. | 5 | 16.67% | |
15-0. I was starting my starters last week, but would sit them this week. | 4 | 13.33% | |
15-0. I was starting my starters last week and would keep starting them. | 16 | 53.33% | |
I don't have a strong enough resume to be a head coach. | 3 | 10.00% | |
If Marty chokes, I'm going to .... (please specify) | 2 | 6.67% | |
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12-09-2005, 12:16 PM | Topic Starter |
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Going undefeated versus "resting starters".
As a hypothetical situation, let's say that your team is undefeated after 13 games. You've got three games left, including a couple of tough ones. Assume that you've already clinched home field.
At what point do you start sitting people out to avoid injuries and stuff? THE RULES OF THIS POLL. 1. Answer the question for EACH record: 13-0, 14-0, and 15-0. 2. Your answer to the previous record WILL impact your potential answers to subsequent records. Okay, hang on while I make the poll. |
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12-09-2005, 12:20 PM | #2 |
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Yes! In before the Poll is listed... this is such a great honor... knowing that as I type, Kevin is plotting and typing his poll masterpiece.
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What a stupid hypothetical. That situation would never arise.
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12-09-2005, 12:29 PM | #7 |
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play all my starters unless they have some kind of injury that could be made worse by playing.
go for the undefeated record all the way. Especially since many times resting your players ends up hurting your mometum for the playoffs as well. undefeated record and keeping momentum vrs injury risk that could happen anytime anyway. clear choice imo
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12-09-2005, 12:33 PM | #10 |
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yeah, go for it... when you sit your starters, you are just scared... play scared = losses and injuries to your second stringers...
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12-09-2005, 12:43 PM | #11 |
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theyll go 16-0 but will go 1-1 when it matters
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12-09-2005, 12:52 PM | #12 |
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I would play all starters until #1 seed was locked up.
After that, I'd play my starters at least for the first half of each game after that. If they play ok, then they come out. if they are looking sloppy, they stay in. Keep in mind, resting "starters" really means "resting the star players". An NFL team isn't a college team. You can't bench the primary offensive and defensive players because that's more than half your team (22 starters plus key situational players, plus special teams gurus). Example: Indy can't bench it's top 3 WRs. That would leave at most 2 WRs, and WRs aren't usually on the field for EVERY snap. Also, no NFL team carries 10 offensive linemen.
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12-09-2005, 12:57 PM | #13 |
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19-0, baby! You only get a shot at history once.
Plus, I'm not convinced that a bye month would be very condusive to playoff success. I would tend to play James and Freeny a little less in each game, and take Manning out when the game is not in doubt. |
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12-09-2005, 01:13 PM | #14 |
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I would start a sort of re-do of the preseason, with the starters playing more and more until game 16, where they play most of the game.
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12-09-2005, 01:22 PM | #15 |
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Somebody mentioned this point on a thread a while back, and I really liked it. They said that people tend to remember Super Bowl winners, but an undefeated team would be talked about for decades (e.g., 1972 Dolphins).
In my opinion, going undefeated is well worth the risk to your starters. Plus, I think a team owes it to the game to make that effort. As a football fan, I'd be annoyed if they lose their last game because they're playing some fourth-string backup punter at quarterback.
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