Injuries?

[Kerr]

There is really no excuse for jauron not being able to win games due to injuries. Belichek is still missing two key starters in seymour and harrison. Sure, some will say most of these backups could be starters on other teams. Maybe it's because of great coaching. This is the difference between jauron and other good coaches. Good coaches find ways to win inspite of injuries.

[gr8slayer]

Seriously. Injuries are part of the game.

[YardRat]

The Glory Bills overcame injuries and suspensions to win.

[MikeInRoch]

Yes, when you have the players the Pats do, missing two is not a big deal. When you are already a weak team, missing 7 defensive players or so *IS* a big deal. To think otherwise is moronic.

[Wys Guy]

There is really no excuse for jauron not being able to win games due to injuries. Belichek is still missing two key starters in seymour and harrison. Sure, some will say most of these backups could be starters on other teams. Maybe it's because of great coaching. This is the difference between jauron and other good coaches. Good coaches find ways to win inspite of injuries.

Speaking of injuries, they should begin listing Jauron and Fairchild as mentally doubtful each week due to mental ******ation perhaps from too many concussions.

BTW, anyone ever notice that Jauron looks like he's perpetually getting goosed. He looks like that goof John McGinley from Scrubs.

[PECKERWOOD]

Yes, when you have the players the Pats do, missing two is not a big deal. When you are already a weak team, missing 7 defensive players or so *IS* a big deal. To think otherwise is moronic.

Cooler heads prevail, MikeInRoch.. Couldn't agree more.

[Wys Guy]

Yes, when you have the players the Pats do, missing two is not a big deal. When you are already a weak team, missing 7 defensive players or so *IS* a big deal. To think otherwise is moronic.

Not really. When you have a weak team the difference between your "starting" caliber players and the backups isn't nearly as pronounced.

There's a big difference in going from Champ Bailey to Karl Paymah, while going from Jason Webster (who was a shoe-in for injury before the ink on his contract dried) to Jabari Greer or Youboty whom many here has been raving about since we drafted him. Hell, some have even argued that it was an upgrade.

[Typ0]

if the team was solid there would be less injuries as the players would be more relaxed and just play football. What we have now is a bunch of guys with tons of pressure on them to overachieve and this is what you get.

[Wys Guy]

Yes, when you have the players the Pats do, missing two is not a big deal. When you are already a weak team, missing 7 defensive players or so *IS* a big deal. To think otherwise is moronic.

Part of my point too Mike is that if you're the Pats and you lose a couple of players, then it may knock you down from a top-3 D to say a top-5 or 7 D.

When you're where we are, bottom 5, no better, arguably the worst, then losing a few players really isn't going to change much.

[Kerr]

Yes, when you have the players the Pats do, missing two is not a big deal. When you are already a weak team, missing 7 defensive players or so *IS* a big deal. To think otherwise is moronic.

Like I said, weak teams are connected to bad coaching. I'm pretty sure if belichek was missing just as many players on his team, he'd find ways to overcome it. That is the difference. Missing big key players ought to be a big deal for most teams. Harrison and Seymour are pro bowlers. Webster, Wire, Denney, Mcgee, Simpson, Hargrove and Poz are not. Mcgee and Wire are missed on special teams. Poz and simpson are still young and will contibute more in the future, but not much is missed. Still a young and inexperienced team even with all those players.