Im not sure what potentially playing well against the Philly 2nd stringers will really prove or how it benefits the Cowboys. We saw what blowing out a depleted WFT 2 weeks ago proved. Not much the following week when facing a real team.
I understand your comparison with the WFT example and us laying an egg the following week, but hear me out.
What benefit does this team gain by sitting starters like Prescott (aside from potentially avoiding injury, which is pretty much up to chance as it can happen at any time)?
On the other hand, giving the offense more reps to work out kinks would be massively beneficial. We can argue that this team is doomed either way because Dak or Kellen Moore can’t lead us to victory, but if that’s how you feel (speaking to anyone in general, not
you specifically) then why should you care about starting versus sitting in the first place?
We would HOPE that playing an extra game we could identify problem areas, such plays that should or should not be used, and come up with a better gameplan for the Wild Card round.