By week 9, no team is at 100%. Football definitely takes a piece of your roster nearly every week. Still, look at the following list (courtesy of BRB):

J. Fletcher--out (appendicitis)
M. Schaub--out (concussion)
K. Studdard--out (groin)
A. Johnson--out (knee)
K. Brown--probable (plant foot)
C. Pitts--probable (illness)
C.(C.) Brown--probable (shoulder)
O. Daniels--probable (ankle)
A. Davis--probable (chest)
J. Dreessen--probable (elbow)
M. Flanagan--probable (head)
D. Ryans--probable (ankle)
E. Salaam--probable (hand)
J. Echemandu--probable (thigh)
A. Green--probable (knee)

Sure, most of those guys are probable, but that is a whole lot of nicks and scraps and dings and dents for a team that came into the season with very little depth. And that list doesn't even include the following guys who are out for the year:

C. Spencer--out (broken leg)
S. McKinney--out (knee)
J. Mathis--out (yearly injury)
C. Killings--out (broken neck)
J. Simmons--out (knee)
G. Earl--out (foot)
S. Barber--out (neck)
B. Harrison--out (hamstring)
J. Horton--out (broken arm)
K. Barry-- out (torn biceps)
C. Taylor--out (knee)
J. Abbate--out (ankle)
R. Alexander--out (knee)

Good lord.

In other fagginating player news, as Jersey Bill pointed out, Durga totally hooked me up and had Petey removed as starter. Long live The Fred! It should be noted, though, that although the team is suggesting that Petey will excel at nickel--a belief I shared before the season, by the way--he hasn't exactly excelled in his time there this year. By which I mean he's also played that position like crap.

Still, this move makes sense for any number of reasons that we've all screamed at one another all season. It lets us see if Bennett can play, it moves our weak link to a less-important (relatively speaking) position, etc. I, for one, am thrilled.

Labels: 2007 Season, Demarcus Faggins sucks, Faggination, Injury bug, Posts that list too many players, The Fred, You're the Man Now Dog

Posted by matt on Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 10:10 AM | Permalink