<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Resting Starters for the NFL Playoffs, Does It Matter?</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:08:17 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1857128</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:20:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=233105#comment-1857128</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Navel gazing narcissism at its finest.Fight on!&lt;/blockquote&gt;Well played, starkweather]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Navel gazing narcissism at its finest.</p><p>Fight on!</p></blockquote><p>Well played, starkweather</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1857126</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:13:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=233105#comment-1857126</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Please point to where I “insisted”&lt;/blockquote&gt;I was asking if that&#039;s what you were insisting. That was the purpose of the question mark.My theory is that resting players in week 17 with a first week bye is a net negative. This is based on rustiness amassed over the time off. You&#039;ve yet to make a point that refutes the theory.In fact, your initial comment really had no point, other than that the sample size is small. To that I say, no shit. Way to go out on a limb with an opinion.FWIW Atlanta is playing to win today. I commend them. This doesn&#039;t guarantee they play well in the divisional round obviously, but I believe it gives them a better chance to do so.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Please point to where I “insisted”</p></blockquote><p>I was asking if that&#8217;s what you were insisting. That was the purpose of the question mark.</p><p>My theory is that resting players in week 17 with a first week bye is a net negative. This is based on rustiness amassed over the time off. You&#8217;ve yet to make a point that refutes the theory.</p><p>In fact, your initial comment really had no point, other than that the sample size is small. To that I say, no shit. Way to go out on a limb with an opinion.</p><p>FWIW Atlanta is playing to win today. I commend them. This doesn&#8217;t guarantee they play well in the divisional round obviously, but I believe it gives them a better chance to do so.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: starkweather</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1857124</link> <dc:creator>starkweather</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:09:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=233105#comment-1857124</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Navel gazing narcissism at its finest.&lt;/em&gt;Fight on!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Navel gazing narcissism at its finest.</em></p><p>Fight on!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Pimpbot5000</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1857123</link> <dc:creator>Pimpbot5000</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:02:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=233105#comment-1857123</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Pimpbot- so you’re insisting “to rest or not to rest” is a 50-50 decision? &lt;/blockquote&gt;Please point to where I &quot;insisted&quot; what you say I did.  You&#039;re fucking amazing.  You consistently &quot;summarize&quot; another commenters post to fit your faux arguments, but such summaries are almost always completely and utterly unrelated to what was actually written.Simply put, you, like Queefer, are a blowhard who is so convinced that you&#039;re right on everything you express an opinion on, that you can&#039;t even contemplate a differing opinion (which, btw, I have not expressed either way on this topic).  You are a perfect example, along with Queefer, of someone who is particularly susceptible to confirmation bias.  You are so convinced you are right about everything, you ignore any and every fact that might cast doubt on your opinion.Navel gazing narcissism at its finest.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Pimpbot- so you’re insisting “to rest or not to rest” is a 50-50 decision?</p></blockquote><p>Please point to where I &#8220;insisted&#8221; what you say I did.  You&#8217;re fucking amazing.  You consistently &#8220;summarize&#8221; another commenters post to fit your faux arguments, but such summaries are almost always completely and utterly unrelated to what was actually written.</p><p>Simply put, you, like Queefer, are a blowhard who is so convinced that you&#8217;re right on everything you express an opinion on, that you can&#8217;t even contemplate a differing opinion (which, btw, I have not expressed either way on this topic).  You are a perfect example, along with Queefer, of someone who is particularly susceptible to confirmation bias.  You are so convinced you are right about everything, you ignore any and every fact that might cast doubt on your opinion.</p><p>Navel gazing narcissism at its finest.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jay V Of Considerable Influence</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1857113</link> <dc:creator>Jay V Of Considerable Influence</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:32:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=233105#comment-1857113</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dance me a dance, court jester.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dance me a dance, court jester.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1857106</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:08:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=233105#comment-1857106</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pimpbot- so you&#039;re insisting &quot;to rest or not to rest&quot; is a 50-50 decision? Waiting for 20 years of sample size to draw a conclusion is a fool&#039;s errand, considering we have logic to guide our opinion. Shutting down the football operation for two weeks, in a sport so predicated on precise execution, is not the best approach. Teams naturally get rusty over such a lengthy respite. Why is it so difficult to admit this?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pimpbot- so you&#8217;re insisting &#8220;to rest or not to rest&#8221; is a 50-50 decision? Waiting for 20 years of sample size to draw a conclusion is a fool&#8217;s errand, considering we have logic to guide our opinion. Shutting down the football operation for two weeks, in a sport so predicated on precise execution, is not the best approach. Teams naturally get rusty over such a lengthy respite. Why is it so difficult to admit this?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Pimpbot5000</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1857102</link> <dc:creator>Pimpbot5000</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:48:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=233105#comment-1857102</guid> <description><![CDATA[I think you missed the point of said commenters as badly as you were accusing them of doing so.  Primarily, as Lisk points out, the sample size is such that drawing any conclusions is a fool&#039;s errand.  I think this is a great example of confirmation bias - remembering the instances where the facts, in hindsight, support your belief.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think you missed the point of said commenters as badly as you were accusing them of doing so.  Primarily, as Lisk points out, the sample size is such that drawing any conclusions is a fool&#8217;s errand.  I think this is a great example of confirmation bias &#8211; remembering the instances where the facts, in hindsight, support your belief.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/12/30/resting-starters-for-the-nfl-playoffs-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-1857096</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:10:04 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=233105#comment-1857096</guid> <description><![CDATA[So resting players in week 17 with a first round bye appears to be a slight competitive disadvantage. In other words, exactly what I said in the Seahawks post a couple days ago, to much commenter whining]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So resting players in week 17 with a first round bye appears to be a slight competitive disadvantage. In other words, exactly what I said in the Seahawks post a couple days ago, to much commenter whining</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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