Marques Colston, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, is expected to miss four to six weeks with ligament damage in his left thumb that required surgery. Also, Shawne Merriman, pass rushing linebacker for the San Diego Chargers, will miss the rest of the 2008 season with two torn ligaments in his left knee that will require reconstructive surgery. Colston and Merriman are two key players to their respective teams. Colston suffered the injury in their opening game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Colston, who was a seventh round draft pick out of Hofstra in 2006, has the most catches of any wide receiver in NFL history in their first two NFL seasons. Colston is Saints' quarterback Drew Brees' big target, and Brees has relied heavily on Colston to make plays. Now the Saints have to rely on receivers Devery Henderson and David Patten, as well as Reggie Bush being a receiver out of the backfield. Merriman, on the other hand, had ligament damage on his left knee in the offseason and went to four doctors across the country for opinions. They all advised him to have surgery and miss the entire season, but Merriman was not content with that idea. He decided to give it a go and play the season, but after playing the first game against the Carolina Panthers, he could not deal with the pain. In my opinion, I believe that Colston and Merriman's absences will affect the Saints and Chargers respectively, but it will not hurt their chances of a playoff berth. The Chargers have more defensive weapons and the Saints have a lot of offensive weapons. What do you think? Who's absence will hurt more?
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