Chung and Spikes among the Injured - New England Patriots Forums

***reflexblue*** · 12-09-2010, 02:14 PM

Obviously hope its nothing serious....

BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Rap Sheet Blog Archive Patriots back practicing in the chilly outdoors with S Patrick Chung and LB Brandon Spikes now among the injured

Colleague Ian R. Rapoport made the trek, and reports there are a few additions to the injury list as safety Patrick Chung, and linebacker Brandon Spikes were not present for the start of practice.

TheGodInAGreyHoodie · 12-09-2010, 02:21 PM

ESPN is reporting that they ran into a very newly built wall in fact it was the walls first time in use.

Injury report as follows

Chung Probable Rookie Wall
Spikes Probable Rookie Wall

andrewgarrr · 12-09-2010, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGodInAGreyHoodie

ESPN is reporting that they ran into a very newly built wall in fact it was the walls first time in use.

Injury report as follows

Chung Probable Rookie Wall
Spikes Probable Rookie Wall

Only ESPN would report that Chung is a Rookie.

***Brady_to_Moss*** · 12-09-2010, 02:34 PM

Hope they can still play on Sunday

vuudu · 12-09-2010, 02:36 PM

If Spike is injured I would not be surprised, Warren hit a player right into Spikes upper thigh and those can hurt.

KoolAid · 12-09-2010, 02:37 PM

Bumps and bruises...

If they don't travel, then it is a problem. We need all hands on deck for this game's rotation.

BSR · 12-09-2010, 02:43 PM

Is it that they are injured or that they simply weren't there for the media portion of practice? The two are totally different things, although missing part of practice, no matter the reason, gets you on the injury list. I just wish they wouldn't report them as injured unless they are known to be injured.

TheComeback · 12-09-2010, 02:43 PM

It's a good thing our depth is so much better this year. I'm fine with Sergio Brown or Darius Butler stepping in for Chung. Wilhite would be even better if he gets healthy.

Losing Spikes could hurt the run defense, though, if Guyton still hasn't learned to shed blocks yet. They'd have to move Mayo to the strong side and put Guyton in at weak. They used that combination last year, and it wasn't ideal. At least Mayo has improved quite a bit this year. Maybe he's better prepared for that role now.

fair catch fryar · 12-09-2010, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TheComeback

It's a good thing our depth is so much better this year. I'm fine with Sergio Brown or Darius Butler stepping in for Chung. Wilhite would be even better if he gets healthy.

Losing Spikes could hurt the run defense, though, if Guyton still hasn't learned to shed blocks yet. They'd have to move Mayo to the strong side and put Guyton in at weak. They used that combination last year, and it wasn't ideal. At least Mayo has improved quite a bit this year. Maybe he's better prepared for that role now.

How much time has Butler spent at safety? I"M certainly no expert, but I would think Butler isn't well suited for Chung's role physically. Besides they've got Page back.

primetime · 12-09-2010, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BSR

Is it that they are injured or that they simply weren't there for the media portion of practice? The two are totally different things, although missing part of practice, no matter the reason, gets you on the injury list. I just wish they wouldn't report them as injured unless they are known to be injured.

The only time you'll know if a Patriot is injured or just missed the media portion of practice is if you read their obituary in the Globe. That, or they get put on IR.