No, you may have heard of a condition where your nerves are unable to feel anything. your nerves are useless in this state, your brain needs nerves to function and work properly. If your nerves are gone there is no way to tell if you are in pain, or if you are hungry, etc. Long story short you absolutely need nerves to live.
Collagen
is a protein fiber that is found in the matrix that lies outside the bone
cells. Population of these collagen fibers that scattered through the matrix are
embedded in a gel-like ground substance called hyaline cartilage, which
is flexible but avascular and contains no nerves or blood vessels.
