SeanBruschi54
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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.You called it on Tuesday so great job!Ouch, a patellar tendon injury is exactly what I was afraid of. Based on precedent from other players, there's a very good chance that this injury will be career-altering for Mayo, but at the same time he can afford to lose a bit of agility far more than someone like Victor Cruz (or Morris Claiborne) can. It'll be really interesting to see how he recovers, and I have faith that he'll make as close to a 100% recovery as a guy in his position can.
FWIW, if this sounds like a pessimistic take, I was significantly more pessimistic re: Wilfork's chances at coming back from his ruptured Achilles. And I think we may see a similar type of recovery from Mayo, where even if he's back next season without missing a beat, he almost certainly won't be his old self right away, will probably inspire a bunch of negative posts, but hopefully will get back to a reasonable facsimile of Jerod Mayo sooner rather than later.
OK, good to have it cleared up. I hope it's not as bad as Jeff Howe makes it sound. What other players have torn their patellar?
You called it on Tuesday so great job!
I disagree with the back to 100% part though. Its just not the same for patella injuries as it is with ACL's anymore.
I asked a trainer about patella injuries? Where'd you get that?OK? Not sure where I claimed otherwise.
pretty strong words.
You can't have unlimited depth at every position
11 offensive starters plus backups puts you at 22 players
11 defensive players plus backups puts you at 44 players
Kicker/Punter with no backup puts you at 46 players
That gives you 7 free roster spots to add depth where you need it from a list of 21 positions(Qb only needs the starter and the backup)
It's real easy to say its negligent roster management in hindsight, but all things considered If the team was to completely collapse because we lost one lb, there are more issues on the team then LB depth.
Every team has injuries. Blaming the Patriots not winning a SB since 2004 on injuries is naive, uninformed and wrong.
I generally agree with AJ on this issue. All teams have to deal with injuries. And there is a lot of luck associated with getting to the SB and winning it.Debatable. 2013 was certainly a year where injuries played a direct role in the season ending in Denver. 2008 most assuredly. If Brady doesn't go down with that line and weapons, it was definitely another deep run in the playoffs. Brady's injury alone was worth three games, maybe more, and a first-round bye.
Gronkowski is a such a dominant player at his position that his health has played a direct role in playoff outcomes as well.
2007 was not one of those years. The Patriots cam within a couple of minutes and a miraculous play of winning that Super Bowl. That loss was more about getting beaten up front and excellent pass defense by the Giants.
It's a year-by-year thing for sure.
...All teams have to deal with injuries...
Key players are what matters, (not necessarily the same as great players, but one often follows the other). An injury to your CB5 isn't likely to derail your season. An injury to your QB1 is likely to do just that. However, just to look at the offensive side of the ball for the Patriots:
Anyone is welcome to claim that injuries Brady (ankle 2007), Brady (ACL 2008), Welker (ACL 2009), Gronk (ankle 2011), Gronk (arm 2012) and Gronk (knee 2013) weren't critical blows to the team's SB (or, more likely in 2009, deeper playoff run's) chances. It will show that they don't know football, but they are welcome to make the claim.
Key players are what matters, (not necessarily the same as great players, but one often follows the other). An injury to your CB5 isn't likely to derail your season. An injury to your QB1 is likely to do just that. However, just to look at the offensive side of the ball for the Patriots:
Anyone is welcome to claim that injuries Brady (ankle 2007), Brady (ACL 2008), Welker (ACL 2009), Gronk (ankle 2011), Gronk (arm 2012) and Gronk (knee 2013) weren't critical blows to the team's SB (or, more likely in 2009, deeper playoff run's) chances. It will show that they don't know football, but they are welcome to make the claim.
I agree with AJ that we should be able to deal with injuries, even as serious as the ones you list. However, I also agree with DI that injuries to players like Brady, Welker and Gronk are much more difficult to deal with, and are often the difference between winning and losing, even on teams that are otherwise playing very well.Agreed, and that's not even accounting for the injuries to Jones and Talib (2012) and Wilfork/Kelly/Mayo/Talib (2013).
Every team has injuries. Blaming the Patriots not winning a SB since 2004 on injuries is naive, uninformed and wrong.
Agreed, and that's not even accounting for the injuries to Jones and Talib (2012) and Wilfork/Kelly/Mayo/Talib (2013).