benderbender Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) Seeing how the seeding won’t be affected, it seems there is more to lose than to gain by playing starters vs the Jets. Who is going to shoulder the blame for the possible (heaven forbid) injuries? Edited December 26, 2019 by benderbender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123719bwiqrb Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, benderbender said: Seeing how the seeding won’t be affected, is there more to lose than to gain by playing starters vs the Jets? Long story short, they need the work. They'll be fine, the coaches will call plays that keep them out of trouble. Real generic *****. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 (edited) I know how some others feel (why take the risk?) and I get that. I think it depends on The Who, When and How. If it’s like preseason game #1 or 2 and something freaky happens in a series or two, that’s just football and could have happened in practice. I know the other side, don’t play, don’t get hurt. I’ll trust the coach to be smart on this one. It may be a little like preseason, where it doesn’t “matter”, but they want to build a culture of winning and high expectations. . Edited December 26, 2019 by Augie 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 minutes ago, ScotSHO said: Long story short, they need the work. They'll be fine, the coaches will call plays that keep them out of trouble. Real generic *****. Yeah, guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 As long as it's not outwardly dirty - which could easily happen with Gregggg on the other sideline - then it's just part of the game. That said ... if they're not on the field, it's very likely that they won't get hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I just can’t see any positive that comes out of any starter playing. You aren’t going to be able to build on anything against that team. All that can happen is bad IMO. It’s truly senseless. We are in the best spot that we have been in for 20 years. Why risk something dumb? It’s rhetorical. There’s no actual answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Save Allen for the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plano Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 They'll be in for 1 series, everyone CALM DOWN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillies Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Rest SUPER KEY players: Allen, Singletary, Brown, Hyde, Poyer, Tre, Edmunds. And maybe give the old guys the day off too. Make all those inactives all year, active this week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I don’t think they will be in more than a quarter or a half. I wouldn’t worry about it. They’ve had 15 games and almost no one was hurt. I understand the concern. I really do. what McD says and what he does are two things. When was the last time Belicheat was honest with the media? If I’m wrong I understand and those that think we should sit everyone could be right. Just an opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Digg? Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 You still have to play starters no matter what. There just isn’t enough room on a roster to only play backups. Sure, rest some of the guys and yes there are a handful you can just make inactive, but there are still guys who are important to the team during the playoffs who have to play. I understand the premise of what’s being said here, but I get the feeling people think you can just pull every starter and have them sit out most/all of the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Augie said: It may be a little like preseason, where it doesn’t “matter”, but they want to build a culture of winning and high expectations. . could not have said this better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cDAVIS Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 its important for young players to prepare like its any other week and get some full speed reps in. you dont want them going into the playoffs any bit rusty. remember how we looked after the bye week? you dont want that vs houston. smart move by MCD and BB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE IN HAMPTON ROADS Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 1 hour ago, LeGOATski said: Save Allen for the playoffs. or, play Allen and call deep ball after deep ball until he hits them. You cant buy training like this. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 hours ago, benderbender said: Seeing how the seeding won’t be affected, it seems there is more to lose than to gain by playing starters vs the Jets. Who is going to shoulder the blame for the possible (heaven forbid) injuries? Oh, McDermott made it clear he would, in his pressers. Said that he knew there would be second guessing either way. Buck stops with him, he knows it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albany,n.y. Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 If you blink you'll miss the starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 I’ll blame @benderbender 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Playing the game presents the risk of injury. There are other dangers we need to avoid, like wet mats. In little league right before a game I turned and bumped my head on the flag pole. I got a goose egg so big on my forehead the helmet wouldn’t fit. It’s a dangerous world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Plano said: They'll be in for 1 series, everyone CALM DOWN That would be super silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 6 hours ago, Augie said: I know how some others feel (why take the risk?) and I get that. I think it depends on The Who, When and How. If it’s like preseason game #1 or 2 and something freaky happens in a series or two, that’s just football and could have happened in practice. I know the other side, don’t play, don’t get hurt. I’ll trust the coach to be smart on this one. It may be a little like preseason, where it doesn’t “matter”, but they want to build a culture of winning and high expectations. . I agree with you. I'm fine with a good amount of the starters playing. They won't play the entire game, just enough to keep them in good form for the following week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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