Yo Tee
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2017 Washington Redskins Injuries | Pro-Football-Reference.com
No depth huh? Take a look at their injury list for this season - staggering. 16 guys on IR and another 13 who have missed games due to injuries. At times their OL has been missing 80% of their players & several backups & the remaining player was hurt. They have played games where 6 of the 11 offensive starters were missing as well as missing several defensive players & their starting K is on IR. They have also been missing or been playing hurt w/ most of their secondary at times as well as their 2 best DL. Their top receiver - Reed - has missed most of the season.
Their depth is not that bad, but in the salary cap era no team can survive this many injuries. Please tell me just about any NFL team that would survive this many injuries. Not making excuses - just the reality. Even an 8-8 record at this pt is somewhat of a miracle. The silver lining is that this actually will likely produce depth in the future & help to develop some future talent.
The Saints have 13 players in IR. They seems to manage. It's because they have a running game, they have a decent defense, they have that supporting cast behind Brees. Carolina has 10 players on IR and another 7 players on the injury report. Yet they are right in the thick of the division race. Seattle has 12 guys out for the season but are still 3 games over .500. It's all about the supporting cast and the depth of the team. Washington just doesn't have that.