Injuries are inevitable. They will happen, and they will be met with a response of some sort. Individually, teams must try to withstand, and they do this first by preparing a backup to step in and help the team function with little turnover. Once the backup is injured, however, the situation deteriorates rapidly. New faces are brought in, unfamiliar with the schemes and their teammates, and often of lower pedigree. Teams lose depth. Teams lose cohesion. And ultimately, teams lose.
For most, it never goes this far. But the Washington Redskins are different.
Over the course of the 2017 and 2018 seasons, 70 total players missed at least one game due to injury.