Injured Patriots
I think that this is an excellent subject for a thread -- thanks for the image.
I was thinking about Sammy and the other guys on IR when I read the Globe's big story about Ben Watson. It explained how difficult Ben found it to have to go on IR in his first season and watch his team-mates go to the Superbowl (and how great it was when Tom Brady said to him "we're going to win this one for you, Ben").
I can understand the problem. From the team/coaching point of view, you can't afford to have the injured guys too much part of what is going on from day to day in case that starts the team thinking "well, if only we had Sammy/Rosey or whoever out there ..." It has to be all about the players who are available. On the other hand, it's tough for the guys who, through no fault of their own, are on the outside.
So it would be great to have this as an appreciation thread for them -- and it's great to see that they're enjoying the atmosphere.