Quote:There was a poster on this board in 2007 who threw a fit because the Jaguars rested their starters in week 17, What was that guy's name?

 

I didn't want their rhythm/ momentum messed up. At the time, their offense was running on all cylinders. Their offense during that last 6 games heading into the season finale you cite was going point for point with the record setting Patriots that season....and considering that the offense never did seem to regenerate to the same level after resting the starters, seems like I was correct with that take. 

 

There are times when resting starters might be a good option in that scenario....for us in that particular instance, I think it was negative. If you recall, in the WC game vs Pitt, the offense really was rusty. The defense scored at least one TD (Mathis), and MoJo came within a yard of running a kickoff back for a TD. The Jags offense really only put together 1 or 2 longer scoring drives that game. Their total first downs that game were way down from what they were averaging as well. They clearly lost some momentum from resting their offensive starters. 

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