The injury situation - amazing that we're over .500

**Rain Man** · 11-19-2006, 04:59 PM

Is this a really good team that's been fighting through horrific injuries?

Imagine, if you will, a team that has had the following injuries through Game 10.

1. Pro Bowl Quarterback out for over 8 games
2. Fullback out for 2 or 3, backed up by a tight end
3. Pro Bowl left tackle retired in training camp, new starter out for 3 or 4 games
4. Pro Bowl left guard out for two games
5. Right tackle suspended for four games, not active for four more
6. Pro Bowl tight end out for one game.
7. First-round rookie pick at left defensive end out for 1+ games
8. Former first-round pick at left outside linebacker out for 1+ games
9. Starting free safety out for 2 games.

Wouldn't you expect that team to have a worse record than they would otherwise have if they'd been more healthy?

Our offensive line combinations so far this year have been at least the following (LT, LG, C, RG, RT):

Turley, Waters, Wiegman, Shields, Sampson
Turley, Waters, Wiegman, Shields, Black
Black, Waters, Wiegman, Shields, Sampson
Black, Waters, Wiegman, Shields, Turley
Black, Bober, Wiegman, Shields, Turley
Black, Bober, Wiegman, Shields, Terry (at least situationally)
Black, Bober, Wiegman, Shields, Welbourne
Black, Welbourne, Wiegman, Shields, Turley

and probably more.

The thing that heartens me about this is that, if we can get all of the guys back, the team will turbo-improve, and we all know that you'd rather be getting better going into the playoffs than getting worse.

11-19-2006, 04:59 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2768491 VARSITY	The injury situation - amazing that we're over .500 Is this a really good team that's been fighting through horrific injuries? Imagine, if you will, a team that has had the following injuries through Game 10. 1. Pro Bowl Quarterback out for over 8 games 2. Fullback out for 2 or 3, backed up by a tight end 3. Pro Bowl left tackle retired in training camp, new starter out for 3 or 4 games 4. Pro Bowl left guard out for two games 5. Right tackle suspended for four games, not active for four more 6. Pro Bowl tight end out for one game. 7. First-round rookie pick at left defensive end out for 1+ games 8. Former first-round pick at left outside linebacker out for 1+ games 9. Starting free safety out for 2 games. Wouldn't you expect that team to have a worse record than they would otherwise have if they'd been more healthy? Our offensive line combinations so far this year have been at least the following (LT, LG, C, RG, RT): Turley, Waters, Wiegman, Shields, Sampson Turley, Waters, Wiegman, Shields, Black Black, Waters, Wiegman, Shields, Sampson Black, Waters, Wiegman, Shields, Turley Black, Bober, Wiegman, Shields, Turley Black, Bober, Wiegman, Shields, Terry (at least situationally) Black, Bober, Wiegman, Shields, Welbourne Black, Welbourne, Wiegman, Shields, Turley and probably more. The thing that heartens me about this is that, if we can get all of the guys back, the team will turbo-improve, and we all know that you'd rather be getting better going into the playoffs than getting worse.
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