. . . both for the players (obviously) and for the team.

While it forces the ‘Dawgs to develop quality depth which likely will pay dividends in the long term, it’s extremely discouraging for the short term.

If, as almost certainly will prove to be the case, this season falls short of all of our expectations, injuries will be the culprit. No matter how deep, talented, experienced, and well-coached a club is, it’s impossible to withstand these sorts of personnel losses.