(11-04-2019, 09:47 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(10-27-2019, 09:28 PM)Upper Wrote: I had forgotten about Dareus which is significant, but of course severity compared to other teams has everything to do with it. Every team is always dealing with a lot of injuries, and ours have been pretty mild comparatively.

What you dont understand is an injury for us is much more crippling than other teams because we dont have depth like a lot of other teams.  That was shown in the preseason, as we were the worst team in the league with our 2nd and 3rd stringers.  Dave Caldwell

(11-05-2019, 08:24 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(11-04-2019, 12:10 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: How many teams do you think run 4 and 5 players deep at each position?

Very few teams, if any, have the type of depth you're referring to.

Where did you get teams run 4 or 5 players deep at each position from?   It doesnt surprise me that you are lost again or that you didnt watch the preseason.  Some teams have serviceable depth and can live through injuries, outside of QB we do not.  Something 99% knew, other than you, after watching our 2nd and 3rd stringers be the worst in the league in preseason stat wise, looking like trash for the most part, and going 0-4.  A few injuries will cripple this team while other teams can still win and make it through it.

Basing the depth on preseason records is dubious.

Minshew was QB for most of the time suring the preseason.

Is he the worst backup QB in the league?

Would I like better depth? Of course.

But I think our depth deserves more credit. Smoot is clearly a backup but he has played well so far this year. He is tied 26th in sacks among D Linemen league wide. Richardson has given us pretty good snaps rotating in at G.

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