01-06-2023, 04:00 PM
(01-06-2023, 03:53 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: The right thing to do is for McDermott to rest his starters. That does 2 things. Allows his starters to rest mentally and physically and give the Bengals a more legitimate shot at @ #2, since the previous game was cancelled. They could still win the game.
What do you think the chances of that are?
If i was a betting man, i'd say 0%.
Goes back to my #2 rule. No good deed goes unpunished. I'm thrilled like the next guy that Damar is well and will hopefully be able to resume his career, but the Bengals were not able to have a chance to clinch #2, due to deferring to the Bills and not pushing to have the game replayed.
It just doesn't make sense. The league's message:
1. We are going to act like the Bills lost the game and give the Chiefs the #1 seed.
2. We are also going to act like the Bills kinda won the game and have the AFC title game at a neutral site.
3. We are going to act like the Bengals lost the game and prevent them from obtaining the #1 seed.
4. We are going to act like the Bengals lost the game and force them to play in Arrowhead in the AFCN title game.
5. We are going to act like the Bengals lost the game and prevent them from controlling their own destiny for the #2 seed.
6. We are going to act like the Bengals lost the game and force them to play the Bills in Buffalo.
7. We are going to act like the Bengals won the game give them the AFCN title.
8. We are going to act like the Bengals lost the game and give the Ravens a chance to host the playoff game.
It just sucks.
