I often wondered if the turf of the Dome had a hand in the rash of injuries the Rams endured.
Then I would read stories talking about the turf they had and how great it was…so…IDK.
I would think, other teams players would get injuries while playing the good guys at the Dome….then, a direct correlation could be drawn I guess.
I was thinking that it was just a matter of constant repetition—that playing on that surface just made it a matter of time before being hurt. And it wasn’t the turf as much as what was under it. Solid concrete, very hard they say.
Though, mostly, that was linemen. I can’t say what the connection would be–what is it about the surface and playing OL that might do that?
But anyway these are the periods of RELATIVE health for the Rams offensive line since 2006, “relative health” being just 1 or 2 injuries, not simultaneous multiple injuries:
2006: not
2007: way not, one of the worst ever
2008: not
2009: not
2010: RELATIVELY HEALTHY all year
2011: not
2012: not for the 1st 8 games, RELATIVELY HEALTHY for the last 8 games
2013: RELATIVELY HEALTHY most of the year, though there was a slaughter in the last 4 games
2014: not
2015: not…PLUS inexperienced
2016: RELATIVELY HEALTHY all year