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Originally Posted by bob

Outside of coaching staffs trying to hold onto a job, why do any NFL teams play their starters after getting knocked out of the playoff hunt?

For example - the Falcons. Why play Matt Ryan, Julio, etc. if things going poorly, you get injured starters or win games and hurt your draft status. They don’t need Ryan to play to get more reps.

Butts in seats.