I had high hopes for this Pats season until both starting tackles, our best two defensive backs, and even our fucking kicker turned up hurt. It's week 4.
This is why the league shouldn't skimp on the fourth preseason game. Did they learn nothing from how bad injuries got early last season after they skipped them entirely? Players absolutely need time to play up to full speed, which seems much more valuable to a team's (and by extension, it's ownership's) success than collecting ticket sales to a 17th game that likely won't meaningfully change anything about the playoff race.
Just give us back 8-8 teams, man. Truly middling teams deserve a perfect .500.