He now has:

Bum knee
Bum ankle
Concussion
Bum throwing shoulder

I know some fans will say, "Well, he's running around out there just fine to me, doesn't look injured". Just because something appears a certain way on a surface level doesn't mean something isn't wrong or missing. Plenty of people you talk to everyday are probably quietly struggling with something you couldn't begin to understand physically nor mentally.

Whether it's an addiction that's kept hidden, cancer, a disease, a mental illness, etc. Some people, believe it or not, can still function daily while also having a plethora of issues decking them internally and bombarding them around the clock.

I don't know if benching him is the correct answer at this point, with two weeks left to get into the play offs or call it a woefully disappointing season for all involved, but, the entire team is off balance right now and it all seemed to start once Lawrence began getting dinged up and toughing it out.

It's admirable. But, it's also sickening, because, in my opinion, it means this front office has failed him to a large extent. We failed him in year one, we caught a glimpse of hope in year two, a little flicker of light that carried over into this season, and now, it's dimming out quickly in year three.

The fact that we're going to have to wait until year four now? To see if he can be more than what he is now? We've failed him man...

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