stillers4me
01-13-2013, 11:38 AM
In the past, a player was lost for the season when they were placed on the injured reserved list. Now, if a player is hurt and put on injured reserve after Sept. 4, that player may return to the active roster eight weeks after the IR designation, and the player must be on the IR list for at least six weeks. In addition, a player must be "designated for return" at the time of his IR classification, which means that a team must anticipate a player's ability to return midseason.
How likely would the Raven's had won that game yesterday with last years IR rule in place?
At first glance, this seemed like a great rule change. And one that the Steelers and every other team will take full use of. But now we've just witnessed the Ravens bring back Ray Lewis for the playoffs and how much of a difference that made to their defense. Their defense stuggled through the season, so much that we beat them with Charlie Batch as QB.
Is this a good rule change? Or is it something that looked good in principle but ultimately can give a team teams an unfair advantage at playoff time? Is more fair across the board to to keep players on IR all season if teams need to clear a roster spot and then at playoff time, you have to play with the same players you have been playing with all season, and all teams are in the same boat as in the past?
I'm not saying that I personally believe it's unfair, but it got me to thinking. Don't think of how the rule change could benefit OUR team at playoff time, but how it changes the entire playoff picture.
How likely would the Raven's had won that game yesterday with last years IR rule in place?
At first glance, this seemed like a great rule change. And one that the Steelers and every other team will take full use of. But now we've just witnessed the Ravens bring back Ray Lewis for the playoffs and how much of a difference that made to their defense. Their defense stuggled through the season, so much that we beat them with Charlie Batch as QB.
Is this a good rule change? Or is it something that looked good in principle but ultimately can give a team teams an unfair advantage at playoff time? Is more fair across the board to to keep players on IR all season if teams need to clear a roster spot and then at playoff time, you have to play with the same players you have been playing with all season, and all teams are in the same boat as in the past?
I'm not saying that I personally believe it's unfair, but it got me to thinking. Don't think of how the rule change could benefit OUR team at playoff time, but how it changes the entire playoff picture.