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when I first heard the news I laughed.
I did the exact same thing. I was at work on twitter reading it and started to laugh
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I did the exact same thing. I was at work on twitter reading it and started to laugh
We have said this every single year and it never happens. The guy is a wasted roster space.
Maybe the team should start to look into players with previous injury issues in college just like they will look into character issues now.
Well, you also have to be willing to give up Gronk's 38 TD's and 2700 yds if that's how you want to roll from now on.
Injuries happen, it's a fact of life in the NFL. Hard to fault the front office for not being able to predict that he'd suffer a major hip injury.
IMO, the criticism should be saved for guys who do play and turn out to be no good, because a player's ability and projection of his future progress is something that the front office should be able to evaluate when drafting him.
In my eyes, guys like Cunningham and Brace are much bigger busts than Dowling. For the brief period where he was healthy, Dowling was a good CB - Cunningham and Brace had plenty of healthy time to prove themselves, but just weren't very good.
The ONLY thing wasted here was the band width.human energy, arnd time.
I find it troubling that we have here a significant number of fans whose only purpose seems to be finding a favorite scapegoat and be there to exaggerate EVERY possible flaw, both real and imagined.
Get a grip - A guy who by all accounts is having a very productive camp misses part of a practice to an injury. Lets start a thread that runs double digits and hammer the guy. Call him names, and STILL have no idea of the what the injury is and how long he will be out...if at all.
All I can say, is that it must be a horrible existence when the best part of your day is hating on someone for no apparent reason.
wrong.....zero is zero
the blame is not on the player however......the blame is on the coaches for not paying attention to documented injury concerns
I hated the pick from the first moment for exactly the reason he is not contributing......it was documented and ignored......
time to move on
Maybe the team should start to look into players with previous injury issues in college just like they will look into character issues now.
If you had not noticed, seven days into training camp Ras-I Dowling is injured, yet once again.I appreciate what you're saying, but I also think it's kind of difficult to predict future injuries too. We've seen plenty of players who've been hurt come back to have successful NFL careers just the same.
If you had not noticed, seven days into training camp Ras-I Dowling is injured, yet once again.
huh? did you just wake up? it's his 3rd year and how many games has he played?
right now, chad Jackson and bethel Johnson have proven to be better value.........
It would be advantageous if one of the rookie undrafted cornerbacks stepped up during training camp, whether it's either Brandon Jones or Justin Green.It sucks, but, you have to roll the dice on players...chalk it up as another likely bust.
I would think that a rabid fan like yourself would have come to the obvious conclusion that every year in the NFL is distinctly different from every other. I imagine that brilliant fan like yourself would have thrown Aaron Rodgers out with the trash after HIS first 3 years. There are dozens of other examples of players who had slow starts to their careers and then came on to be very effective players in the league.How many games has he played in the last two seasons. If he simply missed "part of a practice" due to injury, we wouldn't have this thread. This isn't a vacuum: most fans here were paying attention at draft time ("Hey, why did we do that, isn't he thought to be injury prone, why did we just spend a first round pick on this guy?"), his first season, and last season.
Sheesh. I am all for calling out chicken littles, but we are way beyond that.
Unlike Rob Ninkovich, Ras-I Dowling has an extensive injury history dating back to high school.Hey if you based Rob Ninkovich's production based on his first few years, he'd be selling insurance now.
Problems in regards to injury history. Played just five games in 2010 because of a left ankle fracture, hamstring pull and right knee injury. In ’08 he dealt with a hamstring and back injury. Started all 12 games in ’09. Pulled a hamstring at the combine but had a great pro day. Had a broken hand and a knee injury in high school.
Unlike Rob Ninkovich, Ras-I Dowling has an extensive injury history dating back to high school.
Analysis of 2nd round pick, CB Ras-I Dowling - Extra Points - Boston.com
Adrian Peterson did not have an injury history in high school. Adrian Peterson broke his collar bone during his junior year in college. Aside from the aforementioned injury, no other broken bones or muscle tears.Compare that to, say, Adrian Peterson's injury history. There were injury concerns about him coming out of college. Would you have passed on him because of that?