[GridIron26]

Originally Posted by calia

This season may be a big disappointment, and injuries have been brutal. Not having your top 3 WRs, top 3 DEs, blocking TE, starting FS, starting RB, and QB for significant portions of the season is very difficult to recover, particularly when we're still trying to make up for years of poor drafting and FA decisions. Let's not forget, we're only in year 2 for this group. Even if this season ends up a disappointment, another year of talent acquisition could have us getting closer to building a contending team that will have some staying power, and that is the ultimate objective.

Last season was magical, but even if we have a step back this year but can keep the team moving forward in the near future, we're on a much better path than 24 years of Snyder.

As for this season, I want to see some fight. And see some of our younger players get some reps to see what we have in them (of course, with the injuries, that may be by necessity).

Great post. I remember someone said that we should not use injuries as an excuse and pointed to the 49ers team as an example. Lynch and Shanahan are now in their 8th year, so they had plenty of time to build the team that can withstand injuries. AP and Dan are now in the 2nd year and it's unrealistic for us to expect them to build a such team within 1.5 years.