Mr D
08-05-2010, 03:02 PM
In attempt to sooth and strengthen some minds that are willing to be open, positive, strong, and soothed, let's remember that there are 31 other teams in the NFL.
The Colts made the Super Bowl last year without Bob Sanders (arguably their best/most important player on the defense).
Vikings lost EJ Henderson (star MLB, playcaller, etc) 12 games into the season.
Chargers lose Jamal Williams in TC last year.
Giants lost Shockey in 2007... but some might say this might have actually helped the club.
Patriots lost Brady in 2008, and our HC McDaniels never panicked and helped the team go 11-5 with a QB that had never started since HS.
Now, you sit back and say, are we special in this event? The answer is no. Injuries happen to star players every season. It depends on the HC to find ways to work with what they have and succeed.
Now, the reality is, our team/defense did just get worse. And our chances did just statistically go down a bit to win X games this season.
There is no denying that. Players have to step up, and we have some guys working hard to fill that.
If you can take anything positive away from this, there are these 2 things:
1. Better than Dumervil injured now (than later) is that the staff now has time to deal with and find some fixes. If this happened during the season - it would have been much more of a headache to try and fix on the fly.
2. There is a possibility Dumervil can return if we make the playoffs.
I'm sitting here comfortable because I know McD ain't no bitch and he's a head strong coach.
Injuries happen people.
If you guys want chime in, please post some more key/star player injuries of Super Bowl/Play off teams of the past to help prove my case, because I KNOW there are much more than what I just listed.
The Colts made the Super Bowl last year without Bob Sanders (arguably their best/most important player on the defense).
Vikings lost EJ Henderson (star MLB, playcaller, etc) 12 games into the season.
Chargers lose Jamal Williams in TC last year.
Giants lost Shockey in 2007... but some might say this might have actually helped the club.
Patriots lost Brady in 2008, and our HC McDaniels never panicked and helped the team go 11-5 with a QB that had never started since HS.
Now, you sit back and say, are we special in this event? The answer is no. Injuries happen to star players every season. It depends on the HC to find ways to work with what they have and succeed.
Now, the reality is, our team/defense did just get worse. And our chances did just statistically go down a bit to win X games this season.
There is no denying that. Players have to step up, and we have some guys working hard to fill that.
If you can take anything positive away from this, there are these 2 things:
1. Better than Dumervil injured now (than later) is that the staff now has time to deal with and find some fixes. If this happened during the season - it would have been much more of a headache to try and fix on the fly.
2. There is a possibility Dumervil can return if we make the playoffs.
I'm sitting here comfortable because I know McD ain't no bitch and he's a head strong coach.
Injuries happen people.
If you guys want chime in, please post some more key/star player injuries of Super Bowl/Play off teams of the past to help prove my case, because I KNOW there are much more than what I just listed.