Yup. When we lost Connor Williams especially. That injury was more significant than a team losing some backup special teamer. The whole notion that injuries don't matter, shouldn't play a part, and good teams all overcome them, is laughable and ridiculous. When Connor was in the lineup for the Dolphins last season, they averaged around 6 yards a carry. When he was out of the lineup they averaged about 3.5 yards per carry. Yet some would attempt to have us believe if McD and the Dolphins were any good they could just keep on doing as well running the ball without Connor. I'm sure the injuries don't matter and are part of the game crowd would have us believe that is just a coincidence.
Then we have the loss of Chubb in the blowout to Balt. Compounded by the losses of JP and AVG. So the team is relegated to signing guys off their couches who haven't played in weeks and are well on the downhill of their career anyway. So, they go with Justin Houston, Malik Reed, and Bruce Irvin out of necessity and that shouldn't matter when it comes to the team's success. If McD and the Dolphins were any good they could overcome those losses as if they were nothing. SMDH.
Injuries may be and likely are fairly random, but players injured from team to team, value-wise, are not dispersed equally. Every season is a game of attrition and the teams fortunate enough to have their best players stay healthy are the most likely to advance.