smoked Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Our players are made of heart. And maybe the reason they are getting hurt is because they play so hard and are willing to play beyond the pain. Not serious with that logic, but we have a team of footballers. And while it totally and utterly sucks in such a seemingly disproportionate way, this type of **** makes a team grow tighter, because at this point all they are left with is the respect for one another, respect for those injured and respect for those thrown into situations they weren't ready for. Eventually they will be healthy and then they will go on an all-out rampage, knowing they were able to pull through the injury setbacks. Sucks now, but spells success later. We'll play the best ball of the season in about 2-3 weeks. How's that for optimism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carex Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 how many of our players were hurt on illegal plays. Breeland went down to a chop block. Scherff was hit in the back by a defender as they were running down the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 We will have less than the maximum active for the Seattle game. Minnesota dressed less than the max in 2014 when we played them. Injuries happen. But this is ridiculous and bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 So, my thought for the day is to ask if the Redskins are working to hard on strength during the off season and not enough on flexibility? Is Gruden's brother, the powerlifter teaching them too much power stuff which makes them stiff and vulnerable to injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny21 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 16 hours ago, SAli457180 said: Guys are going down like flies every week and they have no solution for the injuries. Sorry to bring it up, but this didn't happen while McGloughan was here . At least there was a plan in place. I don't see any of that right now. They have glue and tape and glue holding people together right now and that's pathetic. I'm not following... what do you mean about not having a plan in place? When your starters get injured, and then their backups get injured (or they were already (Nsheke, for example), what plan circumvents that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 7 hours ago, Burgold said: So, my thought for the day is to ask if the Redskins are working to hard on strength during the off season and not enough on flexibility? Is Gruden's brother, the powerlifter teaching them too much power stuff which makes them stiff and vulnerable to injury? It's possible. But flexibility only takes you so far. We have a broken hand, broken ribs, etc. nothing you can really do about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 1 hour ago, Voice_of_Reason said: It's possible. But flexibility only takes you so far. We have a broken hand, broken ribs, etc. nothing you can really do about that. Yeah, I was thinking about that too. Agility drills might help with some of the falls (allow them to fall better), but broken bones doesn't seem to be an issue of weight training vs. flexibility/agility training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Burgold said: Yeah, I was thinking about that too. Agility drills might help with some of the falls (allow them to fall better), but broken bones doesn't seem to be an issue of weight training vs. flexibility/agility training. There are things this team does poorly. Im willing to chalk the injuries up to bad luck. Except hamstring pulls, cramps and things like that. Those are much more conditioning related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONTHEWARPATH93 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 It’s bad luck. Pray it reverses soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny21 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 19 minutes ago, Voice_of_Reason said: There are things this team does poorly. Im willing to chalk the injuries up to bad luck. Except hamstring pulls, cramps and things like that. Those are much more conditioning related. I definitely agree, though I don't think it's a coincidence 2 of those occurred in wet conditions. Course I'm not sure the Cowboys had hammy problems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk_Skins Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Never know it this bad it's literally in every area of the team now as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 10/30/2017 at 7:13 PM, Wildbunny said: Short memory here. It was not up to that degree, but the last two years have been tough on us as well... Don't you remember how we got guys of the street in 2015 to play DB? We even had to sign a guy off the street days before our PO game. That story is nothing new, sadly... I remember where they had to convert Dunbar from DB to WR and Rodgers ate him up in the playoff game. Just a referendum on the FO. I know it might be the same deal with the injuries, but it feels different when you don't have the right people in charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyst Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 You’re better off making a “healthy” thread. Has that joke already been said? Probably, eh, I don’t care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carex Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 6 hours ago, SAli457180 said: I remember where they had to convert Dunbar from DB to WR and Rodgers ate him up in the playoff game. Just a referendum on the FO. I know it might be the same deal with the injuries, but it feels different when you don't have the right people in charge. Dunbar had been converted to DB that preseason and had the interception that had sealed a win against the Giants. There's no referendum against the FO in injuries unless you're blaming the field or the training staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Gruden said that they have 13 questionable guys and only 6 inactive spots. Which is technically not true, you can inactivate as many guys as you want. You just can't activate more than 46. Still, if they're going into the Seattle game down 13 guys, that puts you at a disadvantage. I claimed earlier that they should have punted the Dallas game. I still think that in the long-run, that might have been the right thing to do. I don't think they CAN punt the Seattle game, because every "healthy" body on the roster is going to have to play, just to field a team. That said, I think they they need to be super creative, and still take the long view. If there's a chance a player can't get back and contribute by the Minnesota game, I think they need to go on IR, and you need to bring up guys from the PS. Because the Minny game at home is going to be high-noon for the season. They're going to lose in Seattle. Even if fully healthy, they probably lose that game. But there is really no chance with the mish-mash of players they have. So, at 3-5 with a home game against Minnesota, they can't afford to go to 3-6 and traveling down to the Super Dome to take on Brees and company if they want to be playing meaningful games in December. They should focus everything they have on getting ready for Minnesota. If a player can't play in the Minny game, IR them, bring in a replacement and start preparing NOW. Because if we get to 3-6, it really doesn't matter who is available after that, because the season is already over. And there's no point in playing hurt guys in a lost season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilco_holland Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 McClure went to IR with hammy issues. Jones comes in his place. The Dline guy. My question is: What do we do with @kleese? The guy put a curse on this team with this thread. Some kind of Voodoo magic. I can not let him get away with that! I vote for a 5 hour presentation from Bruce Allen about The Succes of GM Bruce Allen, followed by a meet and great with Bruce Allen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cumberland Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 52 minutes ago, wilco_holland said: McClure went to IR with hammy issues. Jones comes in his place. The Dline guy. My question is: What do we do with @kleese? The guy put a curse on this team with this thread. Some kind of Voodoo magic. I can not let him get away with that! I vote for a 5 hour presentation from Bruce Allen about The Succes of GM Bruce Allen, followed by a meet and great with Bruce Allen. Well, if you ask @zoony, I AM Bruce Allen so that could be awkward To your point, I would agree that it probably was me that caused all of this; this thread combined with the confidence thread was like setting off a bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 12 minutes ago, Paul Cumberland said: That's actually odd. Unless he can play OL, WR or TE, I'm not sure that there's really a reason to have him on the team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Cumberland Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 11 minutes ago, Voice_of_Reason said: That's actually odd. Unless he can play OL, WR or TE, I'm not sure that there's really a reason to have him on the team... According to Gruden, we only have 2 healthy safeties on the active roster currently.. Swearinger and Everett Edit: And this from Keim: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 30 minutes ago, Paul Cumberland said: According to Gruden, we only have 2 healthy safeties on the active roster currently.. Swearinger and Everett Edit: And this from Keim: That would make sense then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleese Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 As soon as they get an all-clear for Scherff, you can bet one off the new OL gets released. Hopefully that happens over the next 24-48 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilco_holland Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 1 hour ago, kleese said: Well, if you ask @zoony, I AM Bruce Allen so that could be awkward ? BA attending a BA presentation about the great GM BA. I could see that being a regular thing at Redskins park. I do understand that right now I have no chance to ever work for Skins with BA in a high position. Or he needs to have some serious self spot humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaction2Sanders Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 2017 is a wash.. Bring on 2018, the entire Oline hurt, now our defensive front is basically done. We have no safeties left, an undrafted former WR at 2nd corner. Our starting RB can't finish a half, our TE is always hurt.. I'm completely uninterested in this team the rest of the year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malapropismic Depository Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 On 10/30/2017 at 9:18 PM, carex said: how many of our players were hurt on illegal plays. Breeland went down to a chop block. Scherff was hit in the back by a defender as they were running down the field The injury that has kept Scherff sidelined is not related to the spear he took in the back. It's 2 separate injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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