The Brandon Five
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Kontra,
Neal was injured because Tuck got by Mankins without Mankins so much as breathing on him, allowing Tuck to fly full speed into Neal's knee while sacking Brady. Watch the tape. 34:50 of this: .
There is no evidence--none--that the OL would have handled the Giants if Neal had stayed in there. With Neal, the offense mustered 51 yards over 3 drives, with 16 of those coming by way of penalty. Your assumption that all would have been fine if Neal had been healthy is just wishful thinking. It may have happened that way, but there is nothing in the first 3 series that supports that proposition.
I think I just died a little on the inside watching that.












