italia44

We need to take a breath here......What's killing the Patriots is all these INJURIES

We can't keep anyone on the field on a consistent basis.Maroney,Watson,Wilfork.....this week

Seau,Harrison,O'Callaghan.....on and on.

Safety after Safety goes down......Dillon's hurt..I think Teddy is nursing an injury.

Chad Jackson,Garrett Mills,etc.....Draft choices..
useless to us.

There seems to be no way to stop the bleeding.(literally)

I don't have an answer,but if we don't get some help from our injured starters,then all the Off/Cors. in the world,won't make a damn bit of difference.

You can't coach players that aren't on the field.

On another note:If I see Dillon take himself out of the game,one more time.I'm gonna PUKE!

Michael

Which brings us to the next point. Why is this (seemingly) the most injury prone team in the NFL? It seems no matter who we play all but maybe 1 or 2 starters are playing. Yet, you could take the posts from last year about all the starters the Pats are missing and post it this year. No one would be able to tell the difference.

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Rob0729

A lot of the injuries are freak injuries (LIght and Harrison last year, Seau, Hobbs, Bruschi, and Harrison this year). Some of the injuries are because our players play agressively. Some will be training issues. When a player breaks a bone, it is an unavoidable accident. Only ligament and muscle injuries can be attributed to training.

I also think the Pats are probably more likely to sit a player who could play because they are more concerned about the long term implications of their injury rather than trying to get the player on the field as fast as they can in many cases. Maroney might have played for another team today, but the Pats may be a team that rather have him rest right now so he can be 100% for the playoffs.

I also think the Pats are quicker to pull the IR trigger than other teams. They value roster spots a lot more than other teams and rather tying up a roster spot for weeks for a non-impact starter, they will IR them and get in someone who can help now.

Sean Pa Patriot

Injuries are a factor, but please this team is struggling because the Oline is playing its worst in 6 yrs....

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We going to take it one game at a time

Bobs My Uncle

What's he going to do ..... throw more passes to Caldwell, Brown and the new walk on guy? None of the 3 can get open to save their lives. It's kinda tough to make adjustments when 1/2 of the offense you direct is ineffective because it can't pass the ball. And it's equally difficult to make adjustement in the running game when opposing defenses don't have to wrry about covering WR's who can't get open so they can stack the LOS with 8 or 9 defenders.

Box_O_Rocks

I'll bet you never expected NEM to post a rant against the OC in this thread! Darned OC, if he'd just stop attacking his own players and sending them to the trainers.

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PonyExpress

I disagree. Do not take a step back. The answer to the problem was staring us in the face today, as it was last week. The offensive scheme is suspect. How to fix it is open to debate. Who is responsible for the suspect scheme is open to debate. But to blame it on "injuries" flies in the face of what we have learned these past years as Pats fans. Good coaching can overcome injuries.

shirtsleeve

Now, I am very aware that I currently suffer from post traumatic loss syndrome. But its December. The time for me to take a step back was over the week before Thanksgiving. Will the Pats make the playoffs this year? Probably, considering the Jests loss today. Will they go all the way? I am beginning to have doubts. Thats not too bad for a rebuilding year, but not what I was hoping for.

This team demonstrated some real weaknesses and flaws today. Some caused from injury, true, some from coaching, and most from execution. The third could be a function of the first two. Or it could be symptomatic of an underlying personnel issue. Whatever the reason, I am on this ledge, watching traffic 50 stories below, and I dont feel too much like taking a step back right now.

Box_O_Rocks

Your just doing it for the attention, go ahead, make my stay.

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DarrylS

I am not sure where I stand this AM, thought I could distance myself from all of this with a good (albeit restless) nights sleep, but I can't. The question I have can good coaching overcome this many significant injuries???

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