Time For Ohrnberger's "Leg Injury" - New England Patriots Forums

***mgteich*** · 10-14-2009, 11:56 AM

It seems that it is time for Ohrnberger's leg injury. He's had enough time on this year's roster.

Pats726 · 10-14-2009, 12:14 PM

I looked at the title and THOUGHT it was a real injury...which was incredibly misleading...as all that is is just a possible wanting for that so he can be IRed...pretty poor..

Metaphors · 10-14-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mgteich

It seems that it is time for Ohrnberger's leg injury. He's had enough time on this year's roster.

And it is WAAAAAAAY past time for Simmons to announce his retirement.

***klinefan*** · 10-14-2009, 12:27 PM

Do you think they'd do that?

BB calls him into his office and tells him that he'll be put on IR with a leg injury.

"What leg injury?"

BB pulls out a baseball bat and smashes him in the leg.

"That leg injury!"

They might as well cut him and see if he makes it to the PS....he probably does.

***mgteich*** · 10-14-2009, 12:32 PM

If Ohrnberger appears on the injury report with a "leg injury", how many posters would believe that it was real, and not just a precursor to his being red-shirted on IR?

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Originally Posted by Pats726

I looked at the title and THOUGHT it was a real injury...which was incredibly misleading...as all that is is just a possible wanting for that so he can be IRed...pretty poor..

***mgteich*** · 10-14-2009, 12:33 PM

Yes, that is another alternative.

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And it is WAAAAAAAY past time for Simmons to announce his retirement.

robertweathers · 10-14-2009, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mgteich

Yes, that is another alternative.

Pulling a scene out of the movie, "Misery" w/ BB playing the role of Annie Wilkes.

Ochmed Jones · 10-14-2009, 01:09 PM

Doesn't that leave us woefully thin on the interior of the O Line?

***mgteich*** · 10-14-2009, 01:21 PM

We usually carry 5 interior linemen and 4 tackles. We usually have at least one interior lineman on the Practice Squad.

CURRENTLY (the normal 9 on the 53-man squad plus one on the Practice Squad)
starters inside: Mankins, Koppen, Neal
backups inside: Connolly, Simmons and Ohrnberger
tackles: Light, Kaczur and Vollmer
practice squad: Wendell

ASSESSMENT
A) We have one more interior lineman than usual and one fewer tackle.
B) Losing Ohrnberger OR Simmons would not leave us short. We are fine with both being inactive at the same time. We usually have only one inactive interior lineman. Besides, we have Wendell on the Practice Squad. Wendell has been active before, when needed.
C) When LeVoir comes back, I expect us to waive a lineman or put one on IR. Obviously, we have carried ten OL's at times in the past, so it is not NECESSARY to reduce to nine.

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Originally Posted by Ochmed Jones

Doesn't that leave us woefully thin on the interior of the O Line?

Ochmed Jones · 10-14-2009, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mgteich

We usually carry 5 interior linemen and 4 tackles. We usually have at least one interior lineman on the Practice Squad.

CURRENTLY (the normal 9 on the 53-man squad plus one on the Practice Squad)
starters inside: Mankins, Koppen, Neal
backups inside: Connolly, Simmons and Ohrnberger
tackles: Light, Kaczur and Vollmer
practice squad: Wendell

ASSESSMENT
A) We have one more interior lineman than usual and one fewer tackle.
B) Losing Ohrnberger OR Simmons would not leave us short. We are fine with both being inactive at the same time. We usually have only one inactive interior lineman. Besides, we have Wendell on the Practice Squad. Wendell has been active before, when needed.
C) When LeVoir comes back, I expect us to waive a lineman or put one on IR. Obviously, we have carried ten OL's at times in the past, so it is not NECESSARY to reduce to nine.

Do you really feel comfortable with the thought of either Simmons or Connally on the field?