Injuries are part of the game. A player could get hurt while being in on only a few plays a game or being in on 40 plays a game. They just have to monitor Ellington and if he starts coming up with a assortment of nicks and bruises that start to slow him down you back off how many touches he gets. If he continues along and is doing fine getting 25-30 touches you keep running him in there.
It seems the guys who have avoided injury for the most part are the ones that have a knack of avoiding a lot of big hits and use the sidelines as a safety net. They also know when its time to go down and avoid the piling on and when they need to try for that extra yard or two. Hopefully Ellington is one of these guys who can sense when to go down or step out and when they need to give that little extra because the team needs it. I am not saying to take plays off however if you know that you can't get anything more out of a play then save it for the next play.
It seems the guys who have avoided injury for the most part are the ones that have a knack of avoiding a lot of big hits and use the sidelines as a safety net. They also know when its time to go down and avoid the piling on and when they need to try for that extra yard or two. Hopefully Ellington is one of these guys who can sense when to go down or step out and when they need to give that little extra because the team needs it. I am not saying to take plays off however if you know that you can't get anything more out of a play then save it for the next play.
