Due to untimely injuries, the O-Line has taken many hits. When drafting for this season the Ravens took the high route in securing their team of last season to not have any major changes. But now, as injuries lead to an alarming rate, one wonders if the paycheck is worth the loss? Does having players on the team injured really keep the team going? In other words, those who are not important but injured are not doing much but being selfish. Selfish by not keeping healthy but also preventing the team from getting a healthy replacement. But the moral question is: What is the price$?

As a fellow Pacific Islander, I see Haloti as a rare find to the NFL for his quickness and impressive strength. But as seasons of being thrashed around physically and mentally come to an end, the body can only tolerate so much. The Raven's team has reported Haloti on the injured list, no specifics on what it is but an reported injury means a lot. It means the trainer had to see the head coach, then the head coach had to see Haloti to confirm the injury then from there the head coach goes to their publicist and reports the injury. It's a longer process but basically that's how being reported on the injured list goes. By the looks of it, the coaches shouldn't have had so much pride in the brotherhood of their players because then they would have drafted some decent replacements. 

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