Do We Rest The Starters vs Dallas

Is strength and conditioning the new strawberry milkshake and a mop?
 
StoicSkins said:
Simple. Practice, conditioning, mental preparation, and battle simulation are not the same as full contact in a possibly meaningless game if its between the 6th and 7th seed. Wanted to see what others thought.

If the objective is the Lombardi then there should be a long term battle preparation and belief in taking down Philly In Philly and Detroit in Detroit.

IMO EVERY possible advantage (such as extra preparation) is necessary if an upset is going to happen for us in the playoffs on the road.

Art Monk, Theismann, and others had practices to stay sharp with the plan of taking out the Dallas Cowboys - and it happened.
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Are you aware that rules prohibit these things? And teams caught in violation are subject to fines and draft pick penalties?

I'm also really struggling to see the point here.

If these guys shouldn't take regular days off - why should they take a game off?

If they should take a game off (by the way, they are paid on a "per game" basis), why shouldn't they take mandated days off from practice?
 
I saw this and with all due respect it doesn’t make sense in the way you’re using it.

Practice, conditioning, etc is all good but nothing really prepares you for the game like actually playing the game and getting reps against the highest level of competition.

So your point isn’t hitting with me. Care to explain?
 
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You claim as do others that our talent is inferior to the Philadelphia Eagles - with that in mind and with the ultimate goal to beat them in January - wouldn't we want to hold back as much as possible from them getting film on certain plays in order to surprise them at the Linc in January?

Does the 6th or 7th seed really matter if we need to beat a more talented team to get the Lombardi? Wouldn't strategy and catching a punk ass like Sirianni off guard be the way to go?
 
StoicSkins said:
You claim as do others that our talent is inferior to the Philadelphia Eagles - with that in mind and with the ultimate goal to beat them in January - wouldn't we want to hold back as much as possible from them getting film on certain plays in order to surprise them at the Linc in January?

Does the 6th or 7th seed really matter if we need to beat a more talented team to get the Lombardi? Wouldn't strategy and catching a punk ass like Sirianni off guard be the way to go?
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Hi, there is a lot of grey area here.

First, teams coming off of a bye who are less talented often struggle. I strongly believe in momentum. Momentum isn't a physical thing, it's a mental thing. It's a psychological state. If you're playing well, your confidence soars. If you're playing poorly, your confidence lacks. Resting starters is a double edged sword. You're decreasing fatigue, which should help with fitness and preparedness. You also reduce the risk of injury to your key players. But you're decreasing reps. And you leave potential for momentum to slow.

Because we are a team that is less talented, I disagree with the assertion that the proper way to prepare for Philadelphia is by resting our starters against Dallas.

We need momentum going into the playoffs.

And here's the other unspoken thing: The Rams are one game back on us. As of now, we have to win three of the last four to get in.

This conversation may wind up being completely moot because we may need a win to get in.

Would anyone have an issue if we need to win against Dallas, play our starters, win and make it to the playoffs?

If so, did we lose our opportunity to win a playoff game because our starters played?
 
Detroit continues to lose players to injury, particularly to their defense. But their offense is much more scary than Philadelphia’s. Both are difficult places to play, especially in the playoffs.
 
There's a strange inconsistency to your logic, sir.

You speak of championship team mindsets. Then you talk of losing strategies for various reasons, or of aiming to avoid certain teams in the playoffs.

Champions don't give a damn about who they play, because champions go into every game believing they will win.
 
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