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It's funny how fans can respond to injuries. Pats fans will remember the Pete Carroll era, when there were so many injuries and fans were pointing the finger at the coach, the conditioning - -everything. From what I've seen injuries have been at least as prevalent under BB, but there hasn't been so much outrage; winning does that. Plus, after following the sport for a while, you just understand that injuries happen.
As for the Colts: From what I've seen they have always preferred undersized and fast, and maybe that can catch up to you in such a physical sport.
I do think that some injuries are unavoidable, but some injuries, because of the environment some coaches create (see Parcells), you are expected to play and if you are deemed to be dogging it, you will be jettisoned. I do think that there was some coddling with certain players that occured with Carroll/Grier that did not go on with Parcells and BB.
Certainly the Colts' injuries are very real.