Injury updates week 17

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(01-01-2023, 01:33 PM)sandwedge Wrote: If I was a betting man, which I am not, Big Sam will play tomorrow. This game just feels like it is a Sam Hubbard kind of game!

I think he sits. 

There are two possibilities: the decision to play him is either impacted by what happens with Baltimore/KC, or it isn't. 

If if isn't, then I think prudence & playoff precedence carry the day & he sits.

If the drcision is impacted by other goings on:

If Baltimore wins, then we have to beat them to win the division, period. No matter what hapoens vs Buffalo. Therefore that game is paramount. And he sits. 

If Baltimore loses then it gets more complicated. Prudence then says we can afford to lose a game & still win the division. I think we take our chances with Sample/Ossai & hope to win without him & give him extra rest. House money. 

Now, if KC loses as well, THEN I think the gamble might be worth taking, as the #1 seed AND another week of rest are on the table with a win. Some may say the #2 seed is also worth the risk. And I do think it is significant, but I also think we can do it without him. 

Therefore, I'd rest him.