Originally Posted by Chief_N_Bama:
Just like the HFA debate... we will agree to disagree. Anyone who refuses to acknowledge that HFA impacts the outcome of a game is either being intellectually dishonest or is mentally challenged. You appeared to be sincere in your position so I concluded you were mentally deficient.
Not name calling. No different than me call someone 6'6" "tall".
Originally Posted by Chief_N_Bama:
So, HFA matters?
Yes HFA does matter .
But so does . . .
Health matters . .
Execution matters . . .
Getting through the season matters . . .
Figuring out team you got matters . . .
and so on . . .
At times during the season, but not always, these goals will conflict and one has to make a decision in which direction do i give priority.
For instance (and these are just numbers for illustration and not real so please do not quote me) Brady is injured and is playing at say 60% and you know if you play at X level he will be at 100% come playoff time, but if you play at Y level he might be 60% or lower, and you know that if he plays at this level your playoffs chances are much lower that if he is at 100% home or not.
If playing at that higher Y level will give you a better chance at HFA advantage as you might win a given game, great, but it comes at a risk of he might be at 60% and you are less likely to win anyways. So maybe one would rather be 100% and risk being on the road.
Okay, i went longer than i wanted, but my overall point is sometimes things can conflict and one has to make a judgment call.
Also, the NFL season is a long season and is a grind, and like a marathon, one has to pace themselves, plus try to avoid injuries. Sometimes this might manifest in a team pacing themselves in certain games.
Many times the pats have rested players to get healthy and wait and bring them back later in the season later perhaps they need be, but to make sure they are completely healthy in Jan.
So yes agreed 100% HFA matters and is great if one can get it. But it does not do you much good if you can not take advantage of it.
For what it is worth, in 2015, the Pats mailed in the last really two games of the season in the effort to stay healthy, even though it cost them HFA. There were many around NE that we not happy with the manner in which BB coached the last two games in 2015 and many thought if we went for broke on those games we might of hosted the AFCCG. [Reply]