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I think this comes in the form of looking back on the year. IE the season's now over, we missed the playoffs, oh well. Not we have a chance to make the playoffs, I would rather be at home so I'm going to tank the last few. Money has to be the most powerful motivator for a lot of these guys. The playoffs lower per game pay averages, and increase injury potential. Think about Nate. If we can pull this off he'll have one of the biggest contracts in football in jeopardy to potential injury for a game he isn't even being paid for (correct?). Do you see him being that pissed if we miss the playoffs and he knows the money is now a sure thing?

Half your post you imply that I think players tank games to avoid the playoffs. I already pointed out in two separate responses that’s not what I'm saying. You think most NFL players play because they love football? They make millions of dollars, that's why they play. If they could make more doing something else they would. Making the playoffs does nothing to help an individuals career unless your one of the few players who stole the spotlight in the playoffs. Most the time that doesn’t even matter because the same players already stole the spotlight in the regular season. With no financial incentive until 3 more weeks of playoffs, increased injury potential, and 16 games of hell I'm sure that couch and those millions are more then enough to comfort for some of these guys.

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How dare you undermine me?

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I remember Tasker taking a kickoff to the house. Maybe it was the 5. Ahh what a great day that was....

I posted almost the same thing a few weeks ago. I dug it up because I suck.

I'm not saying these feelings change how hard a guy plays. I don't think it ever goes to that extreme, if it does I'm sure it's very rare. I'm saying that when the seasons over and these guys are at home, resting, recovering, making the same amount of money as if they made the playoffs, and not threatening injury to their career in the playoffs. Well I just don't think missing the playoffs bothers SOME players to the degree in which fans think.

It sounds like an absurd question. Before you completely dismiss the idea hear me out for a second. I'm sure a decent amount of people played Varsity football in high school. By the end of the year were you not physically exhausted? I've always been borderline obsessed with football, but when it ended each year a part of me always said thank god, now I can rest, heal, and have a life. I can't fathom what these pro's feel like. They play 16 games with contact speeds that mirror car crashes. The stress their body's are put threw is so intense NFL players have been proven to die at an earlier age then the average male. We all know some play more for the money then the love. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe the playoffs come with incentives until the SB (possibly Conference Championship?). You also have players like Nate who have huge deals pending at the end of the year. More games = higher propensity for injury. To me the idea is not only possible, but probable for some. You would hope these feelings are never strong enough for it to effect player performance. I bet it rarely goes to that extreme, but if it doesn't exactly bother some pro's to be home for the playoffs it wouldn't surprise me one bit.

The comeback is the best memory I have as a football fan. Having said that EVRYTHING had to go right for it to be possible. I believe the play that brought on those comments was the Don Beebe TD in which he stepped out and came in. It was 35-10 at that point and we just recovered the onside kick. To me that was the most important TD of the comeback besides Reeds 4th down TD grab. It came almost instantly after KD TD run, and gave us hope that the deficit wasn't insurmountable.

Educated Southerner = Oxymoron No offense to the brilliant Bills fans of the south.

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875448[/snapback] Like I said my apologies if your not. I was condescending because in your first post you sounded like a salesmen. That doesn't go over well here. If you got tickets to sell try posting under the Trading Post Forum, good luck.

Please tell me this place isn't going to turn into scalpers central. My apologies if your not, I just have three of your posts to judge you by.

100 is fine. 150+ is not, that's what I'm worried about.

Young has most his designed run plays from shotgun, or he run's in passing situations. In either case the defense would be playing more to stop Young then Henry. Henry was always a traditional I or single back with Buffalo, and with his style it's hard to picture him as anything else. If he's behind the QB the defense is not playing Young to run unless Young drops back to pass. In these situations Young's effect on Henry's YPC is marginal. If Henry got most his carries in this situation Young’s overall effect on Henry’s numbers are marginal.

I believe it is statistically. On footballoutsiders.com they have rush rankings which has us 30th and TEN 23rd. They factor in SOS, and just about every other measurable statistics in the rankings. Henry is also averaging .4 yards more then Willis per carry. To me that's more a reflection of better run blocking then RB performance.

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I thought/wish for the same thing. To me this will be a big sign of the type of player Willis is. You know for a fact Travis will be on a mission. As a competitor Willis should be out to show why Buffalo kept him. If Henry goes off we need to counter with a strong rushing attack.

You can't ignore either, but to me the only way TEN wins is if Travis has a big day. Which is why I'm worried he'll be on a mission Sunday.

For all the Vince Young talk I think people are missing the most important factor in this game, Travis Henry. It's hard to imagine Travis not looking forward to this one for a long time. He was a young, cheap, former Pro Bowl selection/alternate off several 1,000 yards seasons and we drafted his replacement. His desire to remain in Buffalo clearly changed from that point on. Now around two years later Travis get's to come back to Buffalo. Even more on the other side is the same RB the Bills drafted as his replacement. Travis would have to be a complete coward to not play the most motivated game of his career. He already hit's the hole hard, and is a real SOB to bring down. We already have issues with our interior run defense. The potential for a big game out of Henry is certainly their.