Injuries are inevitable for any football team. It's just a question of how far up the depth chart they go.
Last season, the Ravens saw their highest-profile players at the game's most pivotal positions -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver and pass rusher, among others -- sidelined for large portions of the season.
This season, a few nagging ailments troubled the team in September, but not at its highest levels. This month, things have definitely changed.
The Oct. 14 practice, the last before the Ravens travel to northern New Jersey to play the New York Giants, featured five missing principal players.
