A guy like Selvie, the more you play him the less effective he'll be. He's a depth player being asked to do too much because the team lacks any DL talent.
This is probably true and it's a shame because we had pretty good talent on the DL with Spencer, Ratliff, Hatcher, and Ware. Guys like Selvie, Crawford, Bass and Hayden could have been rotation guys. While I think we should have drafted at least one DL this year, there was no way to predict that we would be so decimated by injuries on the DL. 4 of the top 6 DL (Spencer, Ratliff, Crawford, Bass) going into training camp are gone with only Hatcher and Ware remaining. Even the two remaining guys out of the original top 6 have missed games due to injury.
While I still am pissed about the KC and Detroit games, 7-5 and undefeated in the division isn't the worst position to be in considering how injury-depleted and terrible our D has been. Throw in an inconsistent offense and unreliable running game (overall) and things could be a lot worse for this team. While no wins are guaranteed, all of the remaining games are certainly winnable. It's been nice to see them take care of business after the bye. Hopefully our injury luck will change and we can build on what we saw in the second half of the Raiders game.
