Stupid hypothetical about week 17 next year asked in June.

[lurker1965]

Just off season hypothetical - NO ONE IS PREDICTING ANYTHING.

Week 17 is home against the Jets.

If the first seed is secure and if the Jets are tanking and looking at the #1 pick. Would you - NOT BELICHICK - start Jacoby Brissett and activate the practice squad, etc. To give the jets a fighting chance to screw up their draft position?

Corollary: Does it matter if you are 14-1 or 15-0?

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Just off season hypothetical - NO ONE IS PREDICTING ANYTHING.

Week 17 is home against the Jets.

If the first seed is secure and if the Jets are tanking and looking at the #1 pick. Would you - NOT BELICHICK - start Jacoby Brissett and activate the practice squad, etc. To give the jets a fighting chance to screw up their draft position?

That depends. How are you going to sedate Brady?

 

[Alternator]

I start Jimmy /Jacoby, not because I want to give the Jets a chance to lose the first overall pick, but because I want to rub dirt into their stupid faces that our backups can thrash their starters, and I want to see how ready our future QB is to take on the load.

I'd give Giselle the sedatives and tell her that Brady needs a week off, let her deal with it. I'm not generally resting starters, though - just the banged up guys who can really use a week to heal.

 

[Ring 6]

Just off season hypothetical - NO ONE IS PREDICTING ANYTHING.

Week 17 is home against the Jets.

If the first seed is secure and if the Jets are tanking and looking at the #1 pick. Would you - NOT BELICHICK - start Jacoby Brissett and activate the practice squad, etc. To give the jets a fighting chance to screw up their draft position?

Corollary: Does it matter if you are 14-1 or 15-0?

No chance.

 

[Ring 6]

That depends. How are you going to sedate Brady?

Tell him shut up, you are getting cut bevause jimmy is our future.