Armen Da Pats Fan
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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Just spec, but it feels like déjà vu all over again...
The injury bug is killing us again. I can't imagine other teams have had the kind of consistently traumatic injury situations that we have had over the pats few years - I mean, Special Teams? Don Davis, Mel Mitchell, Tebucky Jones.
Defense? Junior Seau, Rodney Harrison, Geno Wilson, the annual 2 or 3 Richard Seymour injuries?
Offense? Maroney, Chad Jackson, the O-line...
I know it doesn't account for everything, but conditioning has to become a discussion at some point on this team.
Anyway, for the Maroney Injury, just apply the following BIP ("Belichick Information Pattern") to this injury (tried & proven through a majority of the injuries the Pats have had under his watch).
It typically goes like this:
Press Conference - Day of the Injury: "He was shaken up a bit, but everybody's got bumps & bruises. He's okay. I'm not a doctor. We'll know more tomorrow."
Monday or Tuesday: "He's a little banged up. I'll find out like the rest of you will - when the injury report comes out."
Wednesday - Injury Report: Questionable
Thursday - Injury Report: Questionable
Friday - Injury Report: Questionable
Saturday: "He didn't make the trip with the team. We'll have to compete with the players we have."
Week or two after the injury: Continue to repeat above + add meaningless media reports like "[Insert Player] was not at the portion of practice open to the media".
Week two or three after injury: "[Insert Player] was placed on injured reserve today."
The injury bug is killing us again. I can't imagine other teams have had the kind of consistently traumatic injury situations that we have had over the pats few years - I mean, Special Teams? Don Davis, Mel Mitchell, Tebucky Jones.
Defense? Junior Seau, Rodney Harrison, Geno Wilson, the annual 2 or 3 Richard Seymour injuries?
Offense? Maroney, Chad Jackson, the O-line...
I know it doesn't account for everything, but conditioning has to become a discussion at some point on this team.
Anyway, for the Maroney Injury, just apply the following BIP ("Belichick Information Pattern") to this injury (tried & proven through a majority of the injuries the Pats have had under his watch).
It typically goes like this:
Press Conference - Day of the Injury: "He was shaken up a bit, but everybody's got bumps & bruises. He's okay. I'm not a doctor. We'll know more tomorrow."
Monday or Tuesday: "He's a little banged up. I'll find out like the rest of you will - when the injury report comes out."
Wednesday - Injury Report: Questionable
Thursday - Injury Report: Questionable
Friday - Injury Report: Questionable
Saturday: "He didn't make the trip with the team. We'll have to compete with the players we have."
Week or two after the injury: Continue to repeat above + add meaningless media reports like "[Insert Player] was not at the portion of practice open to the media".
Week two or three after injury: "[Insert Player] was placed on injured reserve today."