LANE JOHNSON has a sprained MCL, a sprained ankle, and 300-plus pounds of body weight pressing down on both of them. What he doesn't have is a choice.
"We ain't got nobody else," the right tackle said yesterday as he sat in his locker with a towel around his waist.
That's an admirable stance, and we should mention right away that Johnson is a tough dude who is one of the three things that we would take to a deserted island with us (the other two: a water purifier and a Kam Chancellor highlight tape). But you can't help but wonder if his coach understands that he might need to help a brother out come Sunday.