Martellus Bennett : [UPDATE: Placed on IR]

[PatriotsNumero1Fan]

The Cortisone injections do help. I had waited almost a month before playing catch with my kid when I reached up to catch a ball he threw high (baseball). The pain from that movement was intense. Ended up going back to Dr. and he gave me a shot. Felt much better but it was close to a year before I had the guts to play catch again!

So what are the chances he will get shot up?

 

[NE-VT]

The way I understand things is that a rotator cuff injury doesnt really impact press motions (i.e. blocking) that much. The thing most affected should be situations where he has his arms stretched up high (e.g. trying to catch a laser over his head). So low catches or body catches should be fine. And by fine I obviously mean the entire thing is a pain tolerance thing.

If anyone who has more experience insight can weigh in on the entire issue it would be kinda interesting.

This is a random reddit comment, so take it or leave it:

Centers and guards press almost all the time. On the sides, the tackles and tight ends don't consistently engage the same way. This will be a problem for Bennett in almost every phase of his game.

I am not a doctor. I did play TE & DE many years ago, and can sort of understand what this person is getting at: often the person you are blocking is going around you, so it is not a pure push.

It is hard for me to evaluate how relevant my distance experience with amateur football is to the professional level. Anyone else used to play TE? Maybe in college?

 

[ohiopatsfan]

The fact that Bennett is at practice indicates, as mentioned earlier, that he passed a physical. He had an injury last year, not sure what it was (shoulder, maybe?). I wouldn't rule out him playing this season for the Pats, but I doubt it would be this weekend. As much as I would love to see him in the Pats' lineup, I would hate to see him put himself in physical peril and maybe be permanently disabled. He is one tough guy though, so we will see what happens. It would be good to finally see a true double tight end combo with him and Gronk.

 

[NE-VT]

He had an injury last year, not sure what it was (shoulder, maybe?).

shoulder and ankle

He was pretty banged up all year:

Bennett said. "I'm just a pickup truck. I'm an old pickup truck. You can always start it up and move to wherever you need to move."

It also sound like he might have just put in almost no effort once Rodgers went down. Makes sense IMO, not much else to play for in his mind. Better for some young player to get those reps and either retire early or go to a contender.

 

[meatface]

If it's an injury that he had (and knew he had) before you signed him and he failed to disclose it, yes.

They do medical exams to check for things like this.

 

[maineman209]

So what are the chances he will get shot up?

Probably stopped off in the training room on his way to the locker room when he arrived this morning.

 

[maineman209]

They do medical exams to check for things like this.

If they think they have reason to.

If he was able to lift his arms over his head, catch passes, lift weights without any visible discomfort, I doubt that they'd go looking for a torn rotator cuff. I don't think that teams put signees through MRIs "just in case".

 

[IcyPatriot]

So what are the chances he will get shot up?

If he needs the surgery anyways I would opine the chances are good.

 

[NG Pats Fan]

No because Allen is paid for anyway so why throw away depth+ produce dead money. Also he is a more solid blocker than Marty and can now be used more situationally which means he can throw out half of the playbook that seems to be overwhelming him and focus on certain plays. Josh will love the occasional 3 TE sets.. could be exactly what we needed to get over the hump in the RZ..

I am with Hannable and Loyko on this one:

 

[FCB02062]

Bennett must've not been nice Tom curran, curran slamming Bennett on replay of last n8ghts CSN... Tom's gotten much more yellow since that nightly show started....

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

I tore the rotator cuff clean off both shoulders at the same time and still wrestled a black bear to death before bench pressing 500lbs and flapping my arms so fast I actually flew for about half a mile. So, based on my imaginary experience, Marty B should be just fine.

But I assume due to the rotator cuff issue slowing you down a bit, the black bear won a few rounds before you ultimately killed it?

 

[luuked]

As usual nothing you say makes any sense whatsoever..

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

I figured it was something serious. I don't see how he can "play through" a torn rotator cuff and be effective, even with the pain managed.

 

[Mack Herron]

There is no doubt the Patriots gave Bennett a thorough physical and will have a plan. It's possible they got a steal and a boost for their offense.

 

[FourierSeries]

I see what Bennett did there. What a slick motherf&cker. Who in their right mind could blame him, as literally every single sane person on the planet would have done the same thing.

 

[Huckleberry1]

If Bennett can go we might see a lot of two TE against Denver and Oakland, it would help them run effectively and slow down Miller and Mack ‘s pass rushing efforts. With Miller in particular running right at him has been their most effective way to neutralize him.

 

[obgod3]

Im betting no one outside either the GB or NE organization knows what the deal is with Marty, and if they do speak to the public about it they would be heavy violation of HIPPA and if I was Marty I would put their ass in jail.

 

[luuked]

Im betting no one outside either the GB or NE organization knows what the deal is with Marty, and if they do speak to the public about it they would be heavy violation of HIPPA and if I was Marty I would put their ass in jail.

Nobody is going to talk about anything. When have the Pats ever been open about any injuries except last year with Gronk ?

 

[TheBostonStraggler]

I agree Neal regarding the value of a roster spot. But 'MB 2016' is a no brainer. That production being given a roster spot is a slam dunk compared to bubble players. (we have 4 active TEs now. Can that continue?)

"Peanuts", relatively, for cost is accurate and that is the part that has me puzzled. Why would all other 30 other teams pass on 'MB 2016' when the cost is peanuts and the signing is without 2018 or beyond cost exposure (unless the team decided to keep MB-MB wanted to stay)?

I assure you I am ecstatic about the MB signing if he is healthy/will be healthy and ready to play. I'm just searching for how this could happen. And the explanation that adds up is: MB wanted back on the Patriots, actively worked to get cut from GB (he did announce his "retirement" a few weeks ago which had to piss off GB), and it was quietly made known to the other 30 that he had no intention of being a happy camper or playing for them. And with GB's undisclosed injury claim, one possibility is MB was saying he was injured to help facilitate his departure (what other explanation is there for this "undisclosed" injury? Doesn't GB have doctors?)

If that's not the explanation, I just don't see how anything else adds up to a productive blocking/receiving TE, at the cost of peanuts, little cap exposure and no guaranteed future commitment, healthy/ready to play(?), getting passed over by every other team to land on the SB winning-15 year dominant franchise NE Patriots.
I don't care TBH how he got back to the Patriots if MB 2016 is back. But when something seems to good to be true it probably...(needs to be seen first)

You see! I was right and everyone else was wrong!

 

[TBR]

Although it depends on the severity, simply Google-ing "play through torn labrum" reveals several players who've done so. Ed Reed in 2012, Luke Kuechley from week 17 throughout the Panthers SB run, Anthony Davis (NBA) for 3 years, Andrew Luck (2 years) and Bears guard Kyle Long.