Growing Concern
August 17th, 2010 | by brooksbusch |
After losing rookie cornerback, Kevin Thomas, for the season to a knee injury, the Indianapolis Colts got even more troubling news this week. Safety Jamie Silva will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Although he is not a headline name on the Colts roster, Silva was set to be a key component for the Colts on special teams. He is also a key backup for the Colts secondary, and in a secondary that endures a number of injuries every season backups in the secondary can play a vital role on the defensive side of the ball.
With the recent injury to Silva the Colts will now have to find a way to replace his great special teams play and his veteran role in the secondary. With injuries already playing a role in the Colts season, it will be important that the coaching staff does not allow more starters to get injured in the next three preseason games.
Last season we saw the Colts take it easy in the last two weeks of the season by resting their starters. Fear of injuries to key players led to the decision that became heavily scrutinized and debated. Over the past couple of weeks we have seen injuries already effect the Colts and their plans, but nothing to significant has happened yet. However, it is a growing concern to see so many players going down with injuries so early in the season.
