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Resting the starters in the NFL

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LynahFan said:
How is that unfair? I'd have thought a free-market guy like you would just shrug and say "that's what the market will bear." Don't like it? Don't buy season tickets or don't go to the preseason games and just think of the tickets as being 25% more expensive per regular season game.
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I agree... I just think its scummy... nowhere did i say "you know the NFL ought to make a law....." Maybe the owners see the accumulated moral pressure and does just that... unlikely but that's life.
 
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I doubt the owners would allow any such rule to come into play. I know I sure as hell wouldn't approve of it if I owned a team. The Commish is not going to tell my franchise who will play and who will sit, short of suspensions. That's the coaching staff's job.
 
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Priceless said:
You're comparing apples and oranges.
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I'm bringing up a comparative situation... is it different because its the NFL... you could just say that the seasons are shorter and that makes a bigger difference. Still though, point remains, you should be aware that teams might do certain things to help their team and that may not help them win a particular game... if this were a 12-4 Steelers team nobody would blink. But somehow fans are owed a 16-0 team... you know what, the team felt otherwise and they're the ones trying to win the championship. This wouldn't even matter if it weren't for the perfect record... now is somebody going to tell me that the fans deserve compensation because their team is too good.

Seriously, I want somebody to do just that.
 
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LynahFan said:
I can't quite tell - is there anyone left in this thread who thinks that teams should be penalized for pulling their starters? If so, I'm really curious how you would word such a rule so that it would be objective and enforceable. Any takers?
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That's one of the main reasons why I started this thread. And so far, there are no takers. To the best of my knowledge there are no takers anywhere from sea to shining sea, except for Goodell.

JF_Gophers said:
I don't think they can enforce such a rule, nor should they.

The only penalty that would really work is to not let the rested players play in the playoffs. How you decide what percentage of games/plays is required would be another issue.

Completely separate idea about teams getting into the playoffs or being knocked out by teams resting vs certain opponents. Make weeks 16 and 17 schedules TBA until after week 15 is done. Then the NFL could make sure teams that are competing for spots play meaningful games.
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That won't work - once a #1 seed is clinched, juggle the schedule all you like and they're still playing a game that means nothing to them. And in my case, juggle the schedule all you like, and the Redskins will still be playing games that mean nothing to them from week 12 (generous spotting by me) onward. As someone else mentioned, why shouldn't MLB be obligated to keep their starters out on the field late in the season? Why the double standard? The answer is, I think, the Colts blew off a chance at a perfect season to protect their starters.

The system's not broke, and there's no need to fix anything.
 
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Today's games weren't good for those hoping for this issue to go away. Resting guys hardly hurt the teams who did it.
 
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gregg729 said:
The system's not broke, and there's no need to fix anything.
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Truth. You'd be encouraging a chance to get hurt, or to tank games earlier in the season to avoid penalties (sounds stupid, but no more stupid than this crap).

If this SOMEHOW goes into effect, how soon will it change back once someone like Manning, AP, Romo, whoever gets hurt for the playoffs and the ratings suffer because of it?
 
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gregg729 said:
That won't work - once a #1 seed is clinched, juggle the schedule all you like and they're still playing a game that means nothing to them. And in my case, juggle the schedule all you like, and the Redskins will still be playing games that mean nothing to them from week 12 (generous spotting by me) onward. As someone else mentioned, why shouldn't MLB be obligated to keep their starters out on the field late in the season? Why the double standard? The answer is, I think, the Colts blew off a chance at a perfect season to protect their starters.

The system's not broke, and there's no need to fix anything.
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Its not to keep #1 seeds from resting. Its to make sure Houston is playing the Jets or Ravens in week 17 with playoff spots on the line.

That way the top teams can rest all they want and no one will care.
 
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