The Colts took a steaming dump on the NFL and all its fans today

...They take out their best players in the third quarter and blow their unbeaten season, their unbeaten regular-season streak, and in the process, take a steaming **** on all the fans that paid to watch that joke of a game (not to mention the millions of fans watching on TV), and may have just fucked another team out of their rightful shot at the playoffs by letting the lowly Jets beat them.

Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL will consider offering incentives to teams playing late-season games
to discourage them from resting their starters for the playoffs.

Goodell said the league was sensitive to criticism of the Indianapolis Colts’ decision to use backups a week ago
in a game they lost, ending their bid for a perfect season.

“It is something we’ll look at,’’ Goodell said yesterday. “We heard the fans loud and clear. We want every game
to be competitive.’’

The league’s position has been that playoff-bound teams enjoy the right to rest their starters to prepare for
the postseason. Goodell said he didn’t blame the Colts for their decision. Goodell said various incentives
to prevent teams from benching starters will be considered. Such incentives could include awarding draft choices.

“We are considering a lot of different things,’’ Goodell said in an interview with CBS. “I don’t think you can
punish them for not playing.’’

This is why I don't watch pro ball.

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And besides, my Steelers might not make the playoffs because of this bullshit!

me thinks yer steelers would have rested big ben had they already clinched a spot...

Maybe they would have, maybe they wouldn't. I still hate this strategy. Have you ever heard of a team losing a big player in a meaningless game that ended up messing up their chances in the playoffs? Has it ever actually happened?