Didn't I just read in this same thread where you said,"Plain and simple every single player is hurt every week", which I took to mean injuries are no excuse...you play your best player even when hurt.
Now it seems you are saying having hurt players does expain poor play and that they should of been replaced except for a lack of depth.
Seeems to me that this year there is no excuse for not having depth...if Fitz gets hurt again, you will expect the backup to play (whether it's Thigpen or ?) or do you still maintain that you play the best player even when hurt?