Quote (Kayeto @ Dec 26 2016 07:05am)
which playoff games would you rather face:
Host Steelers, Host Chiefs
or
Host Steelers, @Raiders
?
that's a tough question, i think TB12 is right, either way we win.
Quote (Kayeto @ Dec 26 2016 07:34am)
OK, so hear me out on this:
The benefit of resting some players and halfassing it Week 17:
We get to rest some players
Oakland might lose their late game anyway, so our game wouldnt have mattered
Even if Oakland wins and we get the #2 seed, how is that any worse? As a #1 seed, our 2 playoff games are probably going to be Chiefs/Steelers. If being the #2 seed causes us to have any different matchup than that, it would be @Raiders which is arguably a better path (or at least no worse). Hell, if letting the Raiders get #1 makes it easier for them to knock off their first opponent (Chiefs or Steelers) then that might be better for us in the long run.
So, how could resting players and halfassing Week 17 come back to haunt us? I don't see a scenario where it could.
Big picture, the business of the NFL is about making money so home games are better. But purely from a football perspective, if you are only thinking about winning the SB, resting some people Week 17 makes sense to me right now.
don't count on it bro, for being a pretty knowledgeable pats' fan you are pretty bad at predicting what BB is going to do.
http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports/newengland/football/patriots/2016/12/26/bill-belichick-shoots-down-any-notion-of-resting-starters-in-season-finale/
Brady might leave the game early similar to last week that's about it, i'd be surprised if he doesn't start