NFC East Champs

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by MTK

People around the league like to cry about the integrity of the game when it suits them. Benching starters when you have the division wrapped up is ok but making a QB change during an equally meaningless game isn't? Just stop.

Yeah, I was on that boat for a minute myself. However, after taking a step back and looking at all the circumstances, I think all the outrage is pretty unwarranted.

Fact is, Hurts was not playing very well. Yes, he had those two TDs from scrambling, but the WFT D locked him down in the second half. He failed to score after getting the ball at the 15. Sudfeld has been in that offense for like three years, and apparently the plan was to get him some time anyway. So for me, while the scenario isn't exactly the same as what we're used to - teams resting starters during week 17 in a meaningless game (for them), it was not all that different either. It just looked weird. In the end, Hurts managed to take his team a total of 48 yards in three second half drives. He wasn't effective. So this notion that the Eagles would have won if they had just let him finish the game is flawed.

On to Tampa.