(09-08-2017, 06:18 PM)DarloJAG84 Wrote:

(09-08-2017, 06:13 PM)JaguarsWoman Wrote: You want to know why those other teams are better off following 12 straight games than the Buccaneers and Dolphins will be after 16 straight games? Read the article I posted.

No I don't. I didn't say that.

I want to know what YOU think of the teams who have to play 12 straight games after a bye in week 5, if a team 'clearly' benefits from a bye in week 11 following 10 straight games. Surely by that logic, the teams who have a bye in week 5 are in more of a disadvantaged position? Especially if they're in playoff contention.

I am basing it on the length of injury reports in Week 5 vs. Week 11. As the season goes on, the IR list grows seemingly for all 32 teams because every week is another game for the players to hurt themselves. It is therefore much more likely for any player to miss a Week 12 game than a Week 6 game. This is very bad for teams that are still playoff contenders in the last five weeks and both teams involved in this situation have a good chance of clinching wild card spots if they stay healthy . . . in Week 11.

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