Originally posted by eastie:
I don't know what the hell you guys are complaining about. We had NINE starters out going into this game and lost a couple more during the game. You're surprised that our third stringers lost to Atlanta? If you look at the records of all the teams right now almost every division is bunched up with in a game or two of each other. It's exactly what the NFL wants, parity. On any given Sunday was never more true than this year. It really doesn't take much to level the playing field. An injury, penalty, or missed opportunity and things swing dramatically one way or the other. It's not easy to overcome NINE starters out of the game for any team. There was much discussion about this being a 'trap' game and it was exactly that. If the team can get healed, they can be a serious contender just like most said they were prior to the injuries. We lost. It's not the end of the world. Nobody needs to get fired or demoted. What's needed is getting players healthy. It's not the time to panic like many do around here after a loss (and for some even after a win). Go Niners!
But isn't that the issue? They were spouting off a metric used to evaluate injuries in the NFL on the radio the other day. The 9ers bottom 3 every year since the new regime and bottom a couple of years in a row. Past couple of years.
I get you can't just say fix it but there has to be something somewhere. Weight room, practice or what? Please tell me the last time another team had 9 key starters out? Key players.
It continues to be an easy excuse. What do you want? We are injured. It's b******t. It can't just be bad luck six years in a row. Flukes don't happen six years in a row. Bad patterns do.
[ Edited by 9erson3 on Oct 16, 2022 at 6:54 PM ]
