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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 732839"><p>Well, I look at this way. Matthews and Perry are probably good for 70% snap counts if they stay healthy. Once you subtract out garbage time, end of half out of scoring position, the occasional blowout, you've subtracted a bunch of non-critical snaps out of the remaining 30%. That leaves the occasional series where a starter just needs a blow or gets whacked especially hard and needs to step out for a bit. So, yeah, there's vulnerability there, but if the DBs are doing their jobs Capers will bring his blitzes and if the OLBs are not getting in there pressure can still be brought. The backups are not terrible in the run game, not good but not terrible, so you scrape by a bit there.</p><p></p><p>The problem is we can't expect Matthews and Perry to play all 16 games, let along a full 70% snap count in each. Even if they don't miss any games, as unlikely as that is, odds are at some point they'll play a little banged up on reduced counts. So, my comment had a mix of optimism with a bit of sarcasm. In the final analysis, though, the teams that advance tend to be those light on injuries to key players, or at least lucky enough to have their best depth where injuries strike.</p><p></p><p>So, yeah, it is essential these guys stay healthy. But we could say the same about Nelson or Bakhtiari or that Bulaga's injury is not more serious than presented. Or Daniels. Maybe even Clark. We could be saying the same about King pretty soon. These are guys with all appearances of something less than quality depth who play key roles. No need to discuss the QB...can't do anything about that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 732839"] Well, I look at this way. Matthews and Perry are probably good for 70% snap counts if they stay healthy. Once you subtract out garbage time, end of half out of scoring position, the occasional blowout, you've subtracted a bunch of non-critical snaps out of the remaining 30%. That leaves the occasional series where a starter just needs a blow or gets whacked especially hard and needs to step out for a bit. So, yeah, there's vulnerability there, but if the DBs are doing their jobs Capers will bring his blitzes and if the OLBs are not getting in there pressure can still be brought. The backups are not terrible in the run game, not good but not terrible, so you scrape by a bit there. The problem is we can't expect Matthews and Perry to play all 16 games, let along a full 70% snap count in each. Even if they don't miss any games, as unlikely as that is, odds are at some point they'll play a little banged up on reduced counts. So, my comment had a mix of optimism with a bit of sarcasm. In the final analysis, though, the teams that advance tend to be those light on injuries to key players, or at least lucky enough to have their best depth where injuries strike. So, yeah, it is essential these guys stay healthy. But we could say the same about Nelson or Bakhtiari or that Bulaga's injury is not more serious than presented. Or Daniels. Maybe even Clark. We could be saying the same about King pretty soon. These are guys with all appearances of something less than quality depth who play key roles. No need to discuss the QB...can't do anything about that. [/QUOTE]
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