Rest our guys? maybe a little?

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I highly doubt the igglets will lose to the gnats on Sunday. And TBH, with the games playing at the same time we should be able to see how their game is going and be able to make a decision on how we should proceed. But I fully expect Dallas to handle the deadskins without very much trouble as I believe that team has checked out on the season and their front office.

IMHO, we should at least consider resting our "indispensable" guys like Dak, Parsons, Zeke, Diggs and maybe a handful of others. Maybe only play them in the first half to get the game in hand and then sit them? Especially if the igglets are cruising.

What do ya'll think?
 

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I keep the OL in tact. Nate Newton made a great point regarding this saying you cannot rotate your interior every 15 plays. Allen and Payne will eat you up.

I cautiously play the starters. Dak gets reps, Pollard, Lamb, Hilton are limited. Same on defense. Diggs, Parsons, Lawrence are limited.

Washington is starting Howell and likely without Robinson / Gibson.

Commanders are currently picking 14h. A loss and wins by other teams like New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and the Tennessee Titans they can push them to 10. A win they could slide to 18.

So you’re likely not going to get much fight from Washington.
 

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I highly doubt the igglets will lose to the gnats on Sunday. And TBH, with the games playing at the same time we should be able to see how their game is going and be able to make a decision on how we should proceed. But I fully expect Dallas to handle the deadskins without very much trouble as I believe that team has checked out on the season and their front office.

IMHO, we should at least consider resting our "indispensable" guys like Dak, Parsons, Zeke, Diggs and maybe a handful of others. Maybe only play them in the first half to get the game in hand and then sit them? Especially if the igglets are cruising.

What do ya'll think?


We will have our eyes on the game, if they're blowing the Giants out we start to rest our guys or at least pull them out at some point. They do need to play to keep things ready for next week
 

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I keep the OL in tact. Nate Newton made a great point regarding this saying you cannot rotate your interior every 15 plays. Allen and Payne will eat you up.

I cautiously play the starters. Dak gets reps, Pollard, Lamb, Hilton are limited. Same on defense. Diggs, Parsons, Lawrence are limited.

Washington is starting Howell and likely without Robinson / Gibson.

Commanders are currently picking 14h. A loss and wins by other teams like New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, and the Tennessee Titans they can push them to 10. A win they could slide to 18.

So you’re likely not going to get much fight from Washington.

Nate's brain is fried though.
 

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honestly, just play the whole game start to finish at this point.

Where a lot of injuries have happened is when someone is going 75% vs full speed and something fluky happens....

In the semi-words of Yoda - Play or Play not there is not Play some
 

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Nate's brain is fried though.
He made valid points. He pretty much said you play who you’re going to play next week (Biadasz changes it). It was more so let McGovern, Farniok etc gel. He said they were limited average starters and the worst thing to do is keep rotating them. I don’t think Allen plays this week. So it’s a lot of Payne/Ridgeway

I don’t always trust or listen to him. But he does know interior offensive line
 

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Everyone starts. Rotate guys and let backups take over when we get a big lead. Don't overthink it.
Who says we are getting a big lead though? I think everyone had the same gameplan against Tennessee. While I the Cowboys get the W pretty easily by NFL standards this is still a professional team they are playing and the odds of a 28-3 halftime lead to let the backups take over isn't great.

I think you're either playing to win this game or you are using it as a bye week. Not sure there is an in between option unless you look up Q3 and see the Eagles have a huge lead over NYG.
 

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I highly doubt the igglets will lose to the gnats on Sunday. And TBH, with the games playing at the same time we should be able to see how their game is going and be able to make a decision on how we should proceed. But I fully expect Dallas to handle the deadskins without very much trouble as I believe that team has checked out on the season and their front office.

IMHO, we should at least consider resting our "indispensable" guys like Dak, Parsons, Zeke, Diggs and maybe a handful of others. Maybe only play them in the first half to get the game in hand and then sit them? Especially if the igglets are cruising.

What do ya'll think?
I would split the difference. Give them some snaps and drives. Just to stay game sharp
 

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I highly doubt the igglets will lose to the gnats on Sunday. And TBH, with the games playing at the same time we should be able to see how their game is going and be able to make a decision on how we should proceed. But I fully expect Dallas to handle the deadskins without very much trouble as I believe that team has checked out on the season and their front office.

IMHO, we should at least consider resting our "indispensable" guys like Dak, Parsons, Zeke, Diggs and maybe a handful of others. Maybe only play them in the first half to get the game in hand and then sit them? Especially if the igglets are cruising.

What do ya'll think?

I think you need to add a w and an o to your name.
 

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If the team is concerned over what the Eagles game is doing, and play players accordingly. Then they already lost no matter who plays or rests.
 

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I highly doubt the igglets will lose to the gnats on Sunday. And TBH, with the games playing at the same time we should be able to see how their game is going and be able to make a decision on how we should proceed. But I fully expect Dallas to handle the deadskins without very much trouble as I believe that team has checked out on the season and their front office.

IMHO, we should at least consider resting our "indispensable" guys like Dak, Parsons, Zeke, Diggs and maybe a handful of others. Maybe only play them in the first half to get the game in hand and then sit them? Especially if the igglets are cruising.

What do ya'll think?

Many didn't think the Eagles would lose to the Saints either. Any given Sunday.
 

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I highly doubt the igglets will lose to the gnats on Sunday. And TBH, with the games playing at the same time we should be able to see how their game is going and be able to make a decision on how we should proceed. But I fully expect Dallas to handle the deadskins without very much trouble as I believe that team has checked out on the season and their front office.

IMHO, we should at least consider resting our "indispensable" guys like Dak, Parsons, Zeke, Diggs and maybe a handful of others. Maybe only play them in the first half to get the game in hand and then sit them? Especially if the igglets are cruising.

What do ya'll think?
I don't trust our guys to just show up and win.
I have seen that attitude before and it's cost us.
 
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