Daily Slop: Injuries Abound Across NFL...Luckily Not for Redskins
by Kevin Ewoldt on Aug 16, 2010 9:39 AM EDT
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PrintMalcolm Kelly the only Redskin not practicing today. Jammal Brown back in at RT but struggled a bit yesterday against Andre Carter.
Redskins add competition at long snapper; Sign James Dearth [WaExaminer]
Texans lose RB Ben Tate for the season with broken ankle [espn]
Patriots put Torry Holt on IR with knee injury [espn]
Larry Fitzgerald also sidelined for a couple weeks with a sprained MCL. Tom Brady and Colt McCoy had hand injuries...man, everyone seems to be going down. Jared Gaither out minimum 2 weeks for Ravens with tear in back.
Cowboys' RT Marc Columbo injures knee [espn]
Will be out at least the rest of pre-season
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reporters asked Shanny and Danny Smith about Albright
He’s not in the picture.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Aug 16, 2010 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
yea
Although Albright is 39 and coming off back surgery. The new guy, Dearth, supposedly had a bad snap already today. As inconsistent as Sundberg has been in camp, he said he’s never had a bad snap in a game since high school.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Aug 16, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Albright
The concern with back surgery I can understand. But does age really make much of a difference when it comes to long snappers? It seems like they should at least bring Albright in to compete, especially considering how consistent he’s always been. I don’t remember him ever having a bad snap, at least not off the top of my head.
This is one of those situations
where you want to have the loyalty factor kick in. I don’t think Shanny realizes how good the RS has been for years now.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
You would think that
Danny Smith would say something to Shanahan about Albright’s consistency. Unless there’s something Danny knows that we don’t.
One would think so
Maybe his back condition was based on a serious deterioration issue or maybe he just wants to stay retired….hmmm
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Actually, he still wants to play.
After last season, Washington did not attempt to re-sign Albright, a 15-year veteran who was with the Redskins the past nine seasons. Albright, 39, hopes to continue his career, and his “bag is packed when a call comes,” he wrote in a text message to a reporter recently. “I think I can still help someone win some games. Obviously, I enjoyed playing for [special teams coordinator] Danny Smith and would love to play another season or two for him.”
yea
Plus the NFL added that rule that you can’t line up directly against the LS…you have to be outside of their shoulders. Albright could play til he’s 60.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Aug 16, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Dont jinx us!!!
we have been very lucky indeed so far
The saints lost Lynell Hamilton
Their 3rd string running back, and are looking for a replacement with game experience. Anyone think they’d want Willie Parker or is he too similar to Reggie Bush?
Every time you lose you die a little; not all of your organs, a portion of you; maybe just your liver. ~~ George Allen
by rictorcreed on Aug 16, 2010 10:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
WP has no trade value.
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
Let's hope so
because otherwise we’ve just been lucky.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Who cares
If it’s the program or luck as long as it continues.
Every time you lose you die a little; not all of your organs, a portion of you; maybe just your liver. ~~ George Allen
by rictorcreed on Aug 16, 2010 10:34 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Luck can only last so long
The training program and our competent staff will be here for a while if they’re the main reasons why our team is so healthy and in shape.
There are a couple of contact rules that protect the knees and ankles such as no tackling or no blocking below the waist, that are
meant to avoid injuries. That does not help tackling skills, but keeps guys playing.
by Jefferson1935 on Aug 16, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Yep. The Skins have not had full contact drills yet where they hit below the waist
They didn’t even have a scrimmage against another NFL team as they had done in the past. Seems to keep the injuries down, but the tackling was poor in the game on Sat. It should get better as we get closer to the start of the season.
We'll see how lucky we truly are
During the regular season. Of course, that’s when injuries to players will truly make an impact on a team. Especially a team that doesn’t have much depth…
Based on the rookie play
and how well Heyer did in place of J-Brown, I think we are looking deeper than we previously thought. Between Banks, Armstrong and Riley, we have rookies stepping up and fitting into our schemes, both Torrain and K-Williams (2-TDs) looked more than serviceable as compared to previous thinking about an aging threesome by committee. Hensen had a sack, etc. Granted, it was the Bills, but I’m feeling better about this team every day.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
True
I never thought we were as bad depth-wise as a lot of people appeared to think. But I’d still have to see them consistently perform well against better quality teams before I truly become confident with our depth. I’m cautiously optimistic and am taking sips of the Kool-Aid right now. After a while, I’ll be chugging it down if our team consistently performs well.
Next Saturday
will either be totally euphoric or quite sobering both offensively and defensively, because the Ravens are looking excellent. It will be a good game to gauge just how far we’ve come. I have to say, though, there were an awful lot of pluses that came out of Friday’s game for me.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Definitely
Playing against the Ravens will give us a much better indication of our team’s ability. I’ve never been this amped up about preseason games before.
I can't tell you how psyched I was
to see a RB run thru a HOLE (OMG!) and have our QB’s stand up and throw. Oh, and throw and make completions (I counted at least 6) of 20 yds or more. I also felt like 3 and 9 was downhill sledding vs looking up at Mt. Everest like the past few years.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Keim's report - on depth
Keim analyzed the game in detail. He gave very low marks to Rinehart, Oldenburg, Robinson and Montgomery, and a less than glowing comment on Hicks. Also the NTs. Sort of surprising, but sort of cools my enthusiasm about our O-line depth, despite a decent performance from higher. Just one game and one man’s opinion, but…
I sort of feel the same way
my mind automatically puts a disclaimer on this win with “It was just the bills,” but it was nice to see some individual accomplishments.
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
I read Keim all the time
So I saw his analysis. And that’s why I’m not jumping for joy with the win. Keim pointed out things about some players that I wasn’t personally able to see. I’ll try to watch certain players more intently against the Ravens.
Yes, but just being able to say
Heyer did well (plus Shanny’s positive comments about him) make me feel a lot better. I wonder if he will challenge Brown at RT? Just knowing we are solid at LT and RT and good at Center is way better than where I thought we were at going into the game.
I’m not worried about the DLine as AH is manning up to NT and Keamotu will (hopefully) regain form once he’s in game shape. On the super plus side, I think Perry Riley may be starting for us (or at least seeing game time in packages) at LB. Makes me wonder if we should trade Carter for a draft pick….?
You add in that both Williams and Torrain looked more than serviceable and we can say we are much better than I thought at RB. Finally, we have a PR guy who can take it to the house. I know it’s the Bills, but we looked far better than I expected for a 1st pre-season game when you consider we have all new systems on the O and D sides of the ball. Pass me some more of that Kool-aid, bartender!
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
I'd skip the scotch in the Kool-Aid Scott haha
I wonder if he will challenge Brown at RT?
It was nice to see, but let’s see him do it again against baltimore first.
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
Well,
yes. Baltimore will be a much more accurate test of his progress, and I may feel differently next Sunday – the scotch in the Kool-aid hangover – I hope not!
BTW – I have two ticks to the Ravens game if you are interested. Saw my friends last night and they don’t want but a nominal sum for them. Are you interested?
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Agree, looking pretty good
By the way – Keim also had less-than-glowing comments on Rabach and his understudy Lichtensteiger. I think he had good words for Edwin Williams. On NT, it may not be real important because Haslett is using so many combinations that don’t necessarily even use a nose tackle. Great!
Gus Frerotte signed my lunchbox in the 2nd grade
True story, it was one of those big plastic ‘Igloo’ ones, I still have it.
Bored and broke.
His niece went to my school, and he'd come to pick her up
He was signing autographs and I was afraid he’d leave before I got one so I just had him sign the only thing I had on me, which was my lunchbox.
This was in ’95, before he was a head-butting Pro Bowl rock star.
Bored and broke.
Titans RB Stafon Johnson
Also reportedly dislocated his ankle and will be done for the season. He is hardly an impact on them, but it is such a shame that a guy who fought so hard to make it is only going to be shorted by another injury.
Are we still doing the opening night get together?
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
yea, we'll have more on that soon
But that Thursday night game…Hard Times in Bethesda. We’ll have baggo and beer pong as well on the deck.
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by Kevin Ewoldt on Aug 17, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
and shotguns too please
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
I thought Andre Carter was going to be on the blind side with Orakpo going at the RT...?
Jammal Brown back in at RT but struggled a bit yesterday against Andre Carter.
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