Can't Guard Mike

Boston Saint · 03-30-2023, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by BakoSaint

The fact is, and this is a fact not a meta-anything, when an injury prone player goes down very early in the season and you planned around that player, gave them reps, etc, your backup will play most of the season and your backup will be less prepared to play than if the starter had never been on the roster. I don't know what teacher my kid will get in school next grade, but I would rather they get a pretty good teacher than a teacher who is amazing the first week, goes on disability for the rest of the school year on October 1, and is replaced with an unprepared substitute.

They also planned around Olave who got hurt. And Landry who got hurt. And Penning who got hurt and Trautman and Kamara and Winston and a lot of other guys on both sides of the ball who were part of the staggering number of injuries they had. You are choosing hindsight to ignore MT WAS healthy to start the year and was performing at his normal level. A new, different injury happened. Pat yourself on the back all you want if it makes you feel better. It was unlucky.

03-30-2023, 03:09 PM	#31
Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: Can't Guard Mike Originally Posted by BakoSaint The fact is, and this is a fact not a meta-anything, when an injury prone player goes down very early in the season and you planned around that player, gave them reps, etc, your backup will play most of the season and your backup will be less prepared to play than if the starter had never been on the roster. I don't know what teacher my kid will get in school next grade, but I would rather they get a pretty good teacher than a teacher who is amazing the first week, goes on disability for the rest of the school year on October 1, and is replaced with an unprepared substitute. They also planned around Olave who got hurt. And Landry who got hurt. And Penning who got hurt and Trautman and Kamara and Winston and a lot of other guys on both sides of the ball who were part of the staggering number of injuries they had. You are choosing hindsight to ignore MT WAS healthy to start the year and was performing at his normal level. A new, different injury happened. Pat yourself on the back all you want if it makes you feel better. It was unlucky.