Twitter: Reports indicate Giants will rest some starters

[J12B]

Bummer.

 

[Sydla]

Not surprising in the least.

Maybe their backups can beat Philly. LOL.

 

[Cowboy4ever]

We should be resting guys too. I would rather play healthy on the road than risk injury to a key player on the hopes we get a home game.

 

[Doomsday101]

Not surprising in the least.

Maybe their backups can beat Philly. LOL.

Is Philly playing their starters?

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Not surprising in the least.

Maybe their backups can beat Philly. LOL.

We just need them to keep it close and then get lucky,,, or some divine intervention would be nice.

 

[maryquality]

Bummer.

But, but, but DaBoll said he wasn't resting any starters!!!

 

[MarcusRock]

Gee, ya think????? Sorry, hope posters.

Lol.

 

[J12B]

Is Philly playing their starters?

They pretty much have to.

A win guarantees a week off and home field advantage.

 

[erod]

As they should. 17 games is too many.

 

[MarcusRock]

But, but, but DaBoll said he wasn't resting any starters!!!

Hope no one believed DaBULL.

 

[maryquality]

Hoped no one believed DaBULL.

 

[MarcusRock]

Bummer.

"What I just saw at practice ..."

Did Jones and Barkley lighting up blunts with bags of Doritos nearby give it away?

 

[Praxit]

Is Philly playing their starters?

I highly doubt it. They are playing to win this game.

 

[Doomsday101]

They pretty much have to.

So backups vs backup? lol Not going to happen. should Philly end up losing with backup playing and lose the #1 seed all hell would break loose in Philly. Fully expect to see Philly starters playing in this game, they have had 2 games to clinch the division vs Dallas and NO and blew both chances.

 

[Sydla]

Is Philly playing their starters?

Absolutely. They need to win to secure the #1 seed and as the #1 seed they get week of rest anyway so it makes sense to play the starters. Now I think they'd probably like to have Hurts get even more rest for his shoulder, so that's at least one thing Philly is being forced to do that they probably don't want to do.

Other than guys that were going to be out anyway due to injury - Johnson, Gardner-Johnson, etc. most of their starters will play. How long? Likely depends on where the game is going in that first half.

 

[Tangle_Foot]

Those lying *******s

 

[Sydla]

But, but, but DaBoll said he wasn't resting any starters!!!

The problem is he never really said he wasn't going to rest his starters. The homers around here took one snippet and ran with it from his Monday press conference ignoring the multiple other statements from the same press conference that indicated benching players was a distinct possibility.

 

[Doomsday101]

Absolutely. They need to win to secure the #1 seed and as the #1 seed they get week of rest anyway so it makes sense to play the starters. Now I think they'd probably like to have Hurts get even more rest for his shoulder, so that's at least one thing Philly is being forced to do that they probably don't want to do.

and that is why I would play our starters with exception of guys who are being listed as doubtful like Hankins, LVE and Biadasz. Even if the Cowboys can't win the #1 see they could take the #2 seed and the home playoff game that goes with it.

 

[Chuck 54]

Maybe they are resting guys who have minor injuries that will improve in a week.
The Cowboys of the 90’s didn’t even let Troy, Emmitt, or Irvin dress for the final game, but most other starters played.

 

[Sydla]

and that is why I would play our starters with exception of guys who are being listed as doubtful like Hankins, LVE and Biadasz. Even if the Cowboys can't win the #1 see they could take the #2 seed and the home playoff game that goes with it.

They have no shot at the #2 seed if Philly wins.

The top 4 seeds go to the divisional winners. So even if Dallas finished with the 2nd best record in the entire NFC, if they don't win the division, they can't finish with a Top 4 seed. So no, they can't win the #1 or #2 seed unless Philly loses.