As you have heard, the New England Patriots have placed fullback James Develin on injured reserve. And, as many people have written, including Doug Kyed on NESN and Bernd Buchmasser right here on Pats Pulpit, that means that the Patriots have lost a possibly important player for the season. Since only two players who were placed on IR Week 1 or later are allowed to come off the list again, that means either Develin, N’Keal Harry, or Isaiah Wynn will be spending the season on IR.
This brings up a few important questions.