Bye weeks are put in place for several reasons. Put in place more for the players benefit, bye weeks tend to be a time to recover.
For coaches, they’re used as a time to start some early game planning for the next opponent. Oftentimes, bye weeks give teams a winning edge— two weeks to prepare is better than one. For fans and supporters, it could make for a boring week of football, but it also offers some relief for those who tend to regulate their weekly emotions based on the ups and downs of the program.
No matter how you feel about bye weeks, though, this doesn’t mean extra time off, but rather more for focused preparation.