The problem is that he is rarely out there. Maybe you fail to see this as a major issue?
That's why you make better plans. I'd rather have Tyron out there for the playoffs like we did last year than not have him at all. It's a long season. Players are going to miss games with injuries. You just have to try to manage it the best you can, and that includes preparing for them when you know you have a player who is going to miss some games with an injury because of his history. You also try to start working toward being a better team without him than you are with him, but that's difficult to do when you are talking about a future Hall-of-Famer.
Ideally by this point, you've brought in a backup who is being groomed to start who can step in when the All-Pro is unable to go. Then, fans aren't worrying about it as much as we are. Then, they are seeing whatever he can contribute as a good thing instead of when he is out as possible doomsday.
We essentially have done part of that. Although some of us believe he can be a better guard than tackle, Tyler Smith is the long-term answer at left tackle. The only reason we are playing Edoga at LT and keeping Tyler at LG is because this injury for Tyron is not considered long-term. I understand that reasoning, but I'm not sure that I buy into it. Edoga has proven in his years in the league that he's not an LT answer. I believe when Tyron misses time like this, how we handle that major issue is put the future out there at LT and Edoga at guard, where he has played well. That puts us in the best shape IMO to weather the inevitable injury to Tyron until he can get back out there to help us go as far as we can go.
