NFL Pre-Season Week Five: Why NFL Week 17 Is Now the Fifth Preseason Game

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Published: January 4, 2010

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... year a hot button issue will come up that causes a bit of controversy.  It has been widely known that week 17 in the NFL was a hit or miss scenario in terms of starters playing or sitting depending on the teams situation.

The controversy was amped up this year when the Colts sat their starters in week 16, giving up on the chance to have an undefeated record.  Now many articles have written about whether the Colts were right wrong, that issue is in the past and they will be judged on what happens to them in the playoffs.

Week 17 in the NFL has become preseason week five, were we get to see the dust taken off of players like Billy Volek, Curtis Painter, and J.T. O'Sullivan.  It's the preseason all over again, and sure you have some teams that don't roll out the backups because they do have something to play for.  There are several reasons why this is bad for the NFL, and Roger Goodell knows full well that this is a problem he needs to address.

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