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[QUOTE="javadoc, post: 1216591, member: 338"]
I was thinking about the 2011 season again, and how we faded so starkly on the back end.  We debated what could be wrong, but it wasn't until after the season that one of the players (a defensive lineman IIRC) said that we were really banged up and guys were playing injured in the later games.

I am wondering if our offensive woes late in this season were caused (in part) by the same thing.  On top of all the other variables, the injuries on the OL could have been killer.  Guys playing out of position, no chemistry due to constant shuffling, etc.  But what I really wonder is whether any of the guys were truly healthy on the back 6.  With so many guys having to miss entire games, I doubt that any of them healed fully.  It's not enough to say that so-and-so was back for a given game - was he healthy and playing at close to normal?

We didn't have the team depth to absorb that in 2011, and I don't think we have been deep enough recently (ever?) to absorb what happened to the OL this year.
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