After the offensive and defensive line injuries I thought this was a season of adversity. Gut out a couple of weeks and try and finish strong.
After seeing Thompson get hurt yesterday I am now convinced it's simply a cursed campaign.
There is not much Manusky or Gruden can do at this point with perhaps 10-12 healthy players on the roster ( an exaggeration but only a slight one).
You need to shut Trent down and make sure he gets in so he can rehab in time for next season.
It's not our year. May be a tough pill to swallow after falling flat at home to the Giants last year, but that's where we are at realistically.
Will all of the adversity make any potential deal with Kirk still a bit of a crapshoot when handicapping what he can do in ‘big games'?
To a degree. But then again he did throw 3 touchdowns with no picks against the Saints without the health of 3 of his 5 starting linemen, his starting running back, his third down back and his top receiving tight end.
So, it's a fairly good bet that with healthy linemen, Reed, Thompson and an upgrade at wide receiver he can be successful if they bring him back in 2018.
The question remains whether in today's game you can afford to pay a guy top level wages if he can't help stir the drink on his own the way the elite players have done.
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