Gonzo feels good? Crap. Also Polian owns up for letting Scott go.
Q: And it’s awfully hard to alleviate the pressure anywhere on the roster . . .
A: No, you can’t. For example, we made the decision to put Anthony Gonzalez on injured reserve because we needed that spot just to line up and play. Blair White was down. Austin was gimpy from the heel injury, so we needed that spot to play. Gonzo and I talked before the game (Sunday). I said, ‘How are you doing?’ He said, ‘I hate to tell you: I feel pretty good.’ I’m glad that he does, because it means he’s heading down the right road rehab-wise, and he’ll be back next year better than ever. That’s what happens. You get stretched to the point where you have to make roster decisions just to play a game, and you end up coming out in some cases on the short end of that one. We know that going in. We know what the odds are when you make those decisions, but sometimes you don’t have a choice. In Gonzo’s case, we hated to do it. We agonized over it, but we felt like we didn’t have a choice. We had to put healthy people on the field. At the same time, (cornerbacks) Jerraud Powers and Jacob Lacey are just back. They’re back two or three weeks from extended injury. It has been a disaster from an injury standpoint. It has stretched the rubber band. I don’t think it’s mental. I think our guys fight like the devil. There’s no question about that. But we’ve asked an awful lot of a lot of young players. They will be better for it, but they’re paying the price right now.
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