Payton: "We're Going for it." (16-0)

CantonLegend · 12-07-2009, 10:06 AM

im not a fan of this

if we have homefield advantage i would rather take the loss and get the ring with a healthy team

we have already seen what teams can do to us when we are without some key starters......we need everybody healthy

are players on IR allowed to come back for the post season or are they done until next season? i dont know the ruling on that but maybe we could get some more players back as well

RockyMountainSaint · 12-07-2009, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

are players on IR allowed to come back for the post season or are they done until next season? i dont know the ruling on that but maybe we could get some more players back as well

Injured Reserve ends a player's season.
No way around it.
You don't have to keep them on the active roster, so it frees up a roster spot for needs of the team.

exile · 12-07-2009, 10:25 AM

Anyone catch Ditka on Mike & Mike this morning? He was talking about the Bears 15-1 season and how the lost in week 13. Then they nearly lost to the Colts and beat the Jets by a slim margin. Both they should have handled easily. It happens in the NFL.

He said that even if they would not have lost that game he still would have started all of his players. "How would I have told Walter Payton that he is going to sit and rest"?

bobad · 12-07-2009, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

im not a fan of this...
if we have homefield advantage i would rather take the loss and get the ring with a healthy team

Listening to people reminisce about their careers, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "I really regret winning that game.".

You don't mess with a chance to make history. You have to go all out for it.
If you intentionally lose a game, you don't deserve to win the next one.

CantonLegend · 12-07-2009, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by bobad

Listening to people reminisce about their careers, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "I really regret winning that game.".

You don't mess with a chance to make history. You have to go all out for it.
If you intentionally lose a game, you don't deserve to win the next one.

its not intentionally losing the game.....its just resting the players that are more valuable to the future of the team

if we have homefield advantage locked up and drew gets hurt playing for some dumbass record nobody in new orleans is going to be happy with paytons decision

its just stupid to risk further injury when you are playing for nothing more than a stat on a piece of paper.....if you are playing for a super bowl championship, a ring, a place in history as the best team of the season......its smarter to rest your starters

sure resting starters doesnt always work out.....but look at the only team that didnt rest its starters when they were undefeated.....they get a big old banner in their stadium that says

now i know not everybody would think this.....but without a super bowl ring to top that off....that banner is just embarrassing

RaginCajun83 · 12-07-2009, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

its not intentionally losing the game.....its just resting the players that are more valuable to the future of the team

if we have homefield advantage locked up and drew gets hurt playing for some dumbass record nobody in new orleans is going to be happy with paytons decision

its just stupid to risk further injury when you are playing for nothing more than a stat on a piece of paper.....if you are playing for a super bowl championship, a ring, a place in history as the best team of the season......its smarter to rest your starters

sure resting starters doesnt always work out.....but look at the only team that didnt rest its starters when they were undefeated.....they get a big old banner in their stadium that says

now i know not everybody would think this.....but without a super bowl ring to top that off....that banner is just embarrassing

They really have that, you have to be kidding me. That's more embarrassing then the 07-09 Season Ticket Banner that Benson has hanging up in the dome and I wish they would take it down, the one for 06 makes sense but now its dumb

12-07-2009, 10:06 AM	#1
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Payton: "We're Going for it." (16-0) im not a fan of this if we have homefield advantage i would rather take the loss and get the ring with a healthy team we have already seen what teams can do to us when we are without some key starters......we need everybody healthy are players on IR allowed to come back for the post season or are they done until next season? i dont know the ruling on that but maybe we could get some more players back as well

12-07-2009, 10:16 AM	#2
RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	Re: Payton: "We're Going for it." (16-0) Originally Posted by CantonLegend are players on IR allowed to come back for the post season or are they done until next season? i dont know the ruling on that but maybe we could get some more players back as well Injured Reserve ends a player's season. No way around it. You don't have to keep them on the active roster, so it frees up a roster spot for needs of the team.

12-07-2009, 10:25 AM	#3
exile Cake or Death? Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,608	Re: Payton: "We're Going for it." (16-0) Anyone catch Ditka on Mike & Mike this morning? He was talking about the Bears 15-1 season and how the lost in week 13. Then they nearly lost to the Colts and beat the Jets by a slim margin. Both they should have handled easily. It happens in the NFL. He said that even if they would not have lost that game he still would have started all of his players. "How would I have told Walter Payton that he is going to sit and rest"?
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12-07-2009, 12:57 PM	#4
bobad 100th Post Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 247	Re: Payton: "We're Going for it." (16-0) Originally Posted by CantonLegend im not a fan of this... if we have homefield advantage i would rather take the loss and get the ring with a healthy team Listening to people reminisce about their careers, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "I really regret winning that game.". You don't mess with a chance to make history. You have to go all out for it. If you intentionally lose a game, you don't deserve to win the next one.
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12-07-2009, 04:13 PM	#5
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Payton: "We're Going for it." (16-0) Originally Posted by bobad Listening to people reminisce about their careers, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "I really regret winning that game.". You don't mess with a chance to make history. You have to go all out for it. If you intentionally lose a game, you don't deserve to win the next one. its not intentionally losing the game.....its just resting the players that are more valuable to the future of the team if we have homefield advantage locked up and drew gets hurt playing for some dumbass record nobody in new orleans is going to be happy with paytons decision its just stupid to risk further injury when you are playing for nothing more than a stat on a piece of paper.....if you are playing for a super bowl championship, a ring, a place in history as the best team of the season......its smarter to rest your starters sure resting starters doesnt always work out.....but look at the only team that didnt rest its starters when they were undefeated.....they get a big old banner in their stadium that says now i know not everybody would think this.....but without a super bowl ring to top that off....that banner is just embarrassing
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12-07-2009, 04:24 PM	#6
RaginCajun83 Hou Saints Fan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 5,050	Re: Payton: "We're Going for it." (16-0) Originally Posted by CantonLegend its not intentionally losing the game.....its just resting the players that are more valuable to the future of the team if we have homefield advantage locked up and drew gets hurt playing for some dumbass record nobody in new orleans is going to be happy with paytons decision its just stupid to risk further injury when you are playing for nothing more than a stat on a piece of paper.....if you are playing for a super bowl championship, a ring, a place in history as the best team of the season......its smarter to rest your starters sure resting starters doesnt always work out.....but look at the only team that didnt rest its starters when they were undefeated.....they get a big old banner in their stadium that says now i know not everybody would think this.....but without a super bowl ring to top that off....that banner is just embarrassing They really have that, you have to be kidding me. That's more embarrassing then the 07-09 Season Ticket Banner that Benson has hanging up in the dome and I wish they would take it down, the one for 06 makes sense but now its dumb