More on Eagles Benching Starters

Continuing on my theme of the possible repercussions of Andy Reid's decision to bench his primary starters for the last two weeks, Brian Baldinger writes

By the time the Eagles play in the divisional round of the playoffs, they will have gone a month without their starters playing competitive football. That's a long time to be sitting around. The Eagles are approaching the playoffs like many teams approach the preseason -- sitting the regulars, then hoping they can flip a switch and play at a high level. Some teams can do that, but many can't, which is why there are so many early-season upsets. Similarly, teams that haven't had everyone on the field playing together at game speed are ripe for a postseason upset.

Baldinger closes with the ominous warning, "I understand Reid's reasoning, but I'll be surprised if it doesn't backfire on him -- and cost the team a trip to the Super Bowl."