Every team has a player they feel is irreplaceable. Without that player, the team’s odds of winning drops tremendously. Much like in the game of “Jenga”, where players take turns removing one block from a tower of 54 stacked blocks. As each block is removed, the odds of that structure falling increase tremendously. Much like in the NFL, where if one of the team’s truly elite players is lost due to injury or suspension, that team’s odds of success diminishes.
Last year, we all saw what happened when Miami’s franchise quarterback, Ryan Tannehill was lost for the remainder of the season.