The longest tenured Patriot and arguably one of the best third-down backs of all-time is down for the count. Kevin Faulk has suffered a torn anterior-cruciate ligament (ACL) and will be sidelined for the remainder of the season.
That hurts. Faulk has been one of the most clutch Patriots players throughout this dynastic era. Through thick and thin, he's been scurrying out there and moving the chains on third downs. Pretty much forever. It's going to be interesting to see how the team responds to this. I mean, losing #33 is a much bigger loss than you might think. He's by far our best receiving option out of the backfield. Who replaces that? Think about how many times 3rd and 4 gets converted by means of Kevin Faulk. It's going to be that much harder now. The more things progress, the more I find myself convinced that New England must spend that Raiders' draft selection on a running back. Hell, the Raiders are 1-1 though. Hopefully they at least finish worse than we do (half-kidding). Long story short, the backfield is becoming an issue right now on a team that is lacking the pure dominance through the air that we saw in 2007.
I know it's a little late, but man, this hurts. Cluth player. And everyone loves Kevin Faulk.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes down to it, we all appreciate him taking the backseat to the big names and then bailing us out. Kevin Faulk > Tom Brady.