There is a difference between making excuses and giving a reason why something happened.
For example, in the 2023 NFC championship game, when Purdy tore his elbow and the other idiot got concussed, the QB injury is the reason they were not able to win the game. FACT. It is not an excuse. It does not mean that the game has an asterix or does not count.
If Will truly has a torn ligament, then that is the reason he was getting put on skates every rep. Looking back, before his injury we were saying we had the LT position solved for a decade or so. Why the big change? Did teams figure out his weaknesses and abuse them or was his body unable to maintain his style of play due to injury?