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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 412377" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">This is why I take what Kravitz writes with a grain of salt: While he mentions it (“No question, if they'd won that year's Super Bowl against the New Orleans Saints, the anger would have been largely muted, but there still would have remained the question of what-might-have-been, especially for the players.”) he doesn’t fully explore the possibility of the Colts winning a title in their nearly perfect season. IMO that changes <em>everything</em>. While the players were no doubt upset after their loss to the Jets in week 15, I’ll bet a Super Bowl ring would have made those memories fade to black at light speed. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">I do agree with Kravitz about the foolishness of chasing statistical milestones the next week, if that’s what happened. If management makes the determination to eschew regular season perfection in favor of winning a title, why were stats of individual players more important than the team’s regular season perfection? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">In the most recent Packer Plus, Tyler Dunne argues that resting Starks would be a good idea since he’s far and away their best running threat and he’s suffered a sprained – or re-sprained - ankle in each of his last three games, twice having been carted off the field. I agree it makes sense to have Starks fully healthy before he returns to the field. <em>So far</em>, McCarthy disagrees: </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">Right, and I agree. But the Packers haven’t achieved the ultimate regular season prize yet: Home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Until that goal is achieved, the question of going for perfection is moot. Once it is achieved, here’s what I hope will happen: I hope the Packers rest players who need it, like Starks who has battled a bad ankle, Woodson who has been given days off during regular season weeks for the past several years, and Matthews if he needs it. And Sitton if he needs it. And anyone else who has been battling an ongoing, aggravating injury. (I also hope they can get Clifton healthy enough to get some reps before playoffs.) I am not advocating for McCarthy to take his foot off the gas. He and Capers and their staff should prepare and call plays as if each remaining game is a must win. The only difference I’m advocating is to be careful who is on the field once home field is secured. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">The Packers 2010 playoff run argues in favor of this approach. 15 players on IR suggest the team can still have success absent 6 starters and other significant contributors. Resting a player for the playoffs does not equal taking their foot off the gas anymore than missing all those players equaled <em>involuntarily</em> doing so last season. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000000">My wish for the Packers once home field is secured: Be smart. Keep your eyes on the <em>ultimate</em> prize. We don’t know for certain but I’d bet anything at the beginning of this season when Mike McCarthy laid out the teams’ goals he did not include having a perfect record at the end of the regular season. That’s because it’s nowhere near as important as a title. Just ask the 2007 Pats.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 412377, member: 4300"] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]This is why I take what Kravitz writes with a grain of salt: While he mentions it (“No question, if they'd won that year's Super Bowl against the New Orleans Saints, the anger would have been largely muted, but there still would have remained the question of what-might-have-been, especially for the players.”) he doesn’t fully explore the possibility of the Colts winning a title in their nearly perfect season. IMO that changes [I]everything[/I]. While the players were no doubt upset after their loss to the Jets in week 15, I’ll bet a Super Bowl ring would have made those memories fade to black at light speed. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]I do agree with Kravitz about the foolishness of chasing statistical milestones the next week, if that’s what happened. If management makes the determination to eschew regular season perfection in favor of winning a title, why were stats of individual players more important than the team’s regular season perfection? [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]In the most recent Packer Plus, Tyler Dunne argues that resting Starks would be a good idea since he’s far and away their best running threat and he’s suffered a sprained – or re-sprained - ankle in each of his last three games, twice having been carted off the field. I agree it makes sense to have Starks fully healthy before he returns to the field. [I]So far[/I], McCarthy disagrees: [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]Right, and I agree. But the Packers haven’t achieved the ultimate regular season prize yet: Home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Until that goal is achieved, the question of going for perfection is moot. Once it is achieved, here’s what I hope will happen: I hope the Packers rest players who need it, like Starks who has battled a bad ankle, Woodson who has been given days off during regular season weeks for the past several years, and Matthews if he needs it. And Sitton if he needs it. And anyone else who has been battling an ongoing, aggravating injury. (I also hope they can get Clifton healthy enough to get some reps before playoffs.) I am not advocating for McCarthy to take his foot off the gas. He and Capers and their staff should prepare and call plays as if each remaining game is a must win. The only difference I’m advocating is to be careful who is on the field once home field is secured. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]The Packers 2010 playoff run argues in favor of this approach. 15 players on IR suggest the team can still have success absent 6 starters and other significant contributors. Resting a player for the playoffs does not equal taking their foot off the gas anymore than missing all those players equaled [I]involuntarily[/I] doing so last season. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000000]My wish for the Packers once home field is secured: Be smart. Keep your eyes on the [I]ultimate[/I] prize. We don’t know for certain but I’d bet anything at the beginning of this season when Mike McCarthy laid out the teams’ goals he did not include having a perfect record at the end of the regular season. That’s because it’s nowhere near as important as a title. Just ask the 2007 Pats.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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