Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
15 of 22 starters will not suit up this game. That has to be a NFL record. Good news is we have one heckuva lot of guys for next yr who have seen actual NFL action. Whether they come from PS or Walmart parking lot, it doesn't make the pain go away this yr, but it sure may be a huge advantage next yr.
One would hope the NFL learned that if a pestilence is amongst us (the USA) that if they decide to play, they make dang sure that there is an entire, full PS with OTAs, TC, and pre season games. Without that, there should never be a NFL season played. The damage done to a number of NFL players has been depressing. But the amount of damage we incurred is literally unbelievable.
Running up a game against the Saints, basically at full strength, is just downright unfair. It is, however, football...NFL style. I suspect that if the NFL had even remotely known of how many injuries would occur, they would have had second thots on playing the season. For us it is hard to know what we have in that we have only 7/22nds of our starters . And that is frankly, inexcusable.
just hope our guys play their hearts out and dont' get embarrassed. What an awful wish for a regular season game.
That is just unreal. I'm never one to use injuries as an excuse...this season is so upside down with the injuries to this team, though.