Reiss is now reporting that Spikes and Chung being out is not injury related.
Let's hope it's not disciplinary.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Reiss is now reporting that Spikes and Chung being out is not injury related.
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.
Jarrad Page or Sergio Brown would be the choices to step in for Chung. Page actually took a lot of snaps last game. Neither Butler nor Wilhite is really suited for playing safety.
At least Fred Taylor is not on the list
fixed it: Neither Butler nor Wilhite is really suited for playing.
Later on it was reported that they're abscence wasn't injury related.Any update on the injuries?
also, any word on how the practices went?
Thx
Later on it was reported that it wasn't injury related.
Let's hope it's not disciplinary.
I really doubt it. Belichick rarely disciplines his players by suspending them from practice. It is most likely they were given the day off as reward for good efforts and to let them rest up and keep them fresh. If you look at the last month or so, several players a week are given an extra day off.
Guess my worry about it being disciplinary wasn't unreasonable. I remain concerned about Chung, too. From their on field demeanor, looks like Chung and Spikes might be buds. Spikes decided not to appeal; perhaps action against Chung is pending.
I don't think it was disciplinary so much as "we're going to be without this guy for 4 weeks, better get his replacements as many reps as possible"
Well the Spikes absence sure as hell was disciplinary related, i.e. league discipline. There's little doubt in my mind that Spikes at least missed practices because he was busy talking to the league and his agent or even lawyer. So Chung's disappearing at the same time suggests he was involved in a similar investigation. Perhaps he was cleared, perhaps he's appealing. Spike's statement today implied he could still play now if he were appealing.