Here’s my nomination for the most important question about NFL teams that doesn’t get asked often enough:
How good is your depth?
It’s a basic query that produces other, more pointed questions such as: Do your backups have the potential to save you if injuries hit? Or are you operating without a safety net?
Seriously, how often do you hear media chatterers mulling those questions?
The focus is on front-line players, big names, starters. It’s inevitable. They’re the better players, the stars, the ones making the amazing plays and drawing the fat paychecks.
But while they deserve attention, guys buried on the depth chart in training camp can end up being just as important to their team’s prospects.