Reckedtrek
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Yeah, you have to tip your cap to this draft class so far, very impressive. On top of the big four, Pryor and Edelman look like the best late-round finds in a while.
But...even though I liked Chung then and I like him now, and even though reports of his attitude suggest a future field and lockerroom leader...I'd still take Barwin instead, just as I would have on draft day.
Now, if only we had managed to somehow snag Connor Barwin too. Sigh.
The injury not only lingered, it worsened every time he made contact with another football player, which was at least a couple dozen times a day.
Although he was in his first year in the NFL, Mayo knew what was expected. He played on, even though he couldn’t raise his arm above his head, even when the pain was so intense he knew he needed surgery. All the while, there was no mention of his shoulder on the team’s injury report.
The rookie’s respite lasted only seconds before coach Bill Belichick pulled off his headset and called out, “Mayo! Let’s go. Special teams.’’ Mayo jammed his helmet back on, steeling himself for another round of jarring hits. As he sprinted onto the field, Vrabel’s urgent voice stopped him in his tracks. “No!’’ Vrabel barked at Belichick. “Put someone else in for Mayo.’’
Later, when the rookie replayed the scene in his head, he couldn’t decide what was more stunning: that Vrabel overruled the coach or that Belichick actually listened and subbed in another player.
And this part surprises me:
just wait now for media to ignore the actual article and ask why mayo was not on the injury report ..
To the critics of the Globe and its business model (charging for content): please remember this article the next time you get out your pen. This kind of journalism simply doesn't exist in an all-internet, all free content world. If we want stuff like this, we need to pay the people who create it.