I’m just now really getting over the illness I’ve had for the past couple of weeks, alhamdulillah. Nothing really serious to report.
Last time I mentioned anything about sports, the Colts were 9-0. Now they’re 13-0, clinched the AFC South Division Title, a first round bye in the playoffs, and home field advantage for the entire playoffs (excluding the Super Bowl, of course).
Now the question is, will Coach Tony Dungy play the starters or rest them for the next three games? I think most people are looking at the dilemma all wrong. They figure, if he plays them, they have a chance to do something only one other team has ever done in history, go undefeated. If he rests them, they’ll probably lose (although it’d be quite crazy if they still won), but the players won’t get injured.
The way I see it, though, playing is a win-win situation. The players haven’t been hurt up to this point, and I don’t believe in luck. Teams that are well conditioned (physically and mentally) tend to stay healthy. Anyway, the real problem with resting and why I think they should avoid it, is that the players will be TOO rested. They’re used to playing every snap of every game. They even hate missing a practice. Now imagine them being off for three weeks, plus the first round bye. That’s an entire month of not playing. They’ll be so rusty that they’ll probably lose their first playoff game.
You have to stay fresh, and if you have the momentum of a perfect season riding into the playoffs, I think I could sacrifice an injury or two (that might not even happen). Besides, “perfect” is so much better than just “good.”
