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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....and yet the team has somehow managed to win two Super Bowls and make it to the AFCCG every year he has been proVery frustrating to say the least...another one where you can say...Imagine if he stayed healthy? We say it for Gronk all the time..now I say it for him as well
I agree with that.There's not a single offensive threat left on the schedule until week 15. Let him rest until he can come back at full strength.
Very frustrating to say the least...another one where you can say...Imagine if he stayed healthy? We say it for Gronk all the time..now I say it for him as well
None of them are "easy" offenses, especially for this Patriots defense. Hightower is needed in every game, period. BUT, he shouldn't be expected to "play hurt" until the playoffs. That goes for pretty much every starter.He obviously won't be out until week 15, or anywhere near then, but my point was that given the offenses left until the Steelers game, he doesn't need to be rushed back.
He's played in 84 of a possible 98 games since being drafted he is no where near Gronk in that regard.
Not totally accurate.
Gronk has played in 79% of regular season games. 94 of 119
High has played in 83%. 72 of 87
But the injuries began pecking away at him the following year. He struggled with a hamstring pull, an injured right knee, a sprained left knee, a sprained ankle. In '98, a nagging groin injury robbed him of his explosiveness and his confidence. It was the first -- but not the last -- time people wondered whether McGinest would thrive in the NFL the way the Patriots hoped he would.
If I recall, teams like the Steelers were willing to go ~$10 mill while the Jets were willing to spike it up even further (and give out cupcakes).We all knew he would not play 16 games, that's why BB (and no one else) did not pay him 14Mi/year.
Starting to wonder if Jamie Collins talent-wise would have been a better fit to remain in New England. Sure, its great that Hightower makes clutch plays, but it is vital for him to actually play for the majority of the games that we play. As much as I love Hightower, we need a leader for our defense being able to play on a weekly basis so that we don't field different starters every week.
Howe speculates that it could be a torn pectoral muscle, in which case he’d be out for the year. Says we should be rooting for the shoulder injury, and even that will likely keep him out for awhile.Latest right now on BST from Curran: significant concern with the injury. Concern that it's not a week or two injury.
Starting to wonder if Jamie Collins talent-wise would have been a better fit to remain in New England. Sure, its great that Hightower makes clutch plays, but it is vital for him to actually play for the majority of the games that we play. As much as I love Hightower, we need a leader for our defense being able to play on a weekly basis so that we don't field different starters every week.
Starting to wonder if Jamie Collins talent-wise would have been a better fit to remain in New England. Sure, its great that Hightower makes clutch plays, but it is vital for him to actually play for the majority of the games that we play. As much as I love Hightower, we need a leader for our defense being able to play on a weekly basis so that we don't field different starters every week.