First it was Tom Brady. His knee injury ended his season and their hopes for a return to the Super Bowl. Prior to Monday’s game it was announced that Laurence Maroney was done for the year with a shoulder injury. His injury is not as crippling to the team since they have plenty of running backs. If Sammy Morris did a bigger number on his knee than he did on the Bronco’s defense (racking up 138 yards in the FIRST HALF), then New England is in trouble. But if he bounces back, Jordan comes back, and they don’t have to rely on an undrafted rookie free agent, the Patriots’ running game can still be very productive. That means that Matt Cassel can be productive despite his superb ability to take a sack instead of dumping the ball off.
During the game Rodney Harrison was carted off the field. Word today is a torn quadriceps, and he’s done for the season- and perhaps his career.
Football is a brutal sport. The Patriots are not the only team to suffer so many season-ending injuries. They can quickly put a cap on championship hopes (unless that player is Jeremy Shockey). There are no guarantees in life, and especially in sports. Injuries are part of the game, and affect the outcome of many a game or season. They humble us, or should. They display the fleeting nature of life, and the precarious nature of success. They also provide obstacles that can build character, or reveal weakness of character. Injuries also allow someone else the opportunity to rise to the occasion (think Tom Brady or Lou Gehrig). Life is just as unpredictable of those sports we follow.
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