The Redskins' Rash of Injuries

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Originally Posted by Shane

This season to me is to get the ship set on the right course, and though I think we have a good chance to get to the playoffs, that is a bonus. The injuries to me are not beyond what is normal for football. The good thing about injuries is that you get a chance to see what the backup can do.

Without the injury to Barrow, we wouldn't have had a chance to see that Antonio Pierce is going to likely be our stalwart at middle linebacker for years to come, the quarterback of the defense. We get a chance to see more of what Patrick Ramsey can do, and we all hope he is going to rise to the challenge. Now Lemar Marshall and Ron Warner have a chance.

So personally I am kind of interested and excited to see what the backups are going to do.

Good post! When it was announced that Lavar was out, it seemed like most reactions were "oh no, we're screwed!" Maybe I'm overconfident in Gregg Williams defense (not to mention the players), but I felt like yes, it's a big loss, but I expect the defense to not miss a beat. Let's see what these back-ups can do. If you think about it, one of the biggest strengths of all of the top, biggest winning and most respected coaches...Gibbs, Parcells, Belecheck, Reid, etc...is that they can take the "unknown" players and turn them into stars, or at the very least, solid starters. Lets see what they can do!