At some point, it might be easier to just ask which NFL players are not playing through muscle tears. In fact, this is starting to bug me. First it was Aaron Rodgers playing through a calf tear. Then it was Peyton Manning playing through a quad tear. Not to be outdone, Giants WR Odell Beckham just revealed that… Read More »
I’m always amazed at how often I find reporters painting an optimistic picture based on one interview or soundbite that could be taken either way. Such is the case today with Bengal’s LB Vontaze Burfict. (Side note, I love that name, he totally sounds like an awesome Muppet.) Burfict has a knee injury that sidelined him after week… Read More »
In my line of work (or perhaps, “work”) I spend a lot of time sifting through interviews and press conferences trying to find details that players and coaches reveal about injuries. Sadly, this is usually a game where the players/coaches are intentionally vague and sometimes even downright misleading. Rarely though do I find quotes that admit to this… Read More »
First of all, no, not that Brandon Marshall. I’m talking about the one that’s a linebacker for the Broncos. Scratch that… a damn fine linebacker for the Broncos. But today, Marshall’s specialty was, “cracking my shit up.” In talking about his Lisfranc sprain, I found this little nugget: Marshall said he would be out a week or two.… Read More »
When I comb through press conferences and interviews trying to find details about player injuries, I’m sometimes surprised by how optimistic coaches and players are about injuries. I mean, yeah, I’ve been doing this long enough that I should know better, but every week there are a few that stand out as strange to me. This week’s oddest… Read More »
I’m being paid by the “a” today, and that was a jackpot. Falcons receiver Roddy White missed Sunday’s Week 13 game with an ankle injury, and it’s been ridiculously hard to get any clarity on White’s injury and status. Coaches don’t get all honest and forthcoming on Monday, but, of all the days, Monday is often when coaches… Read More »
So this is odd. Denver TE Julius Thomas has not practiced all week after injuring his left ankle in last week’s game. Despite this lack of practice, most outlets have been reporting that Thomas is a true, “game time decision,” meaning that it’s roughly 50-50 whether he starts. Some of the better journalists out there, such as the… Read More »
Is it my imagination, or are over-hyped Tony Romo injuries now part of the annual changes that tells us winter is coming? I think this is mostly in my head, but it sure sounds right. Here we are in another one of those weeks where everyone will hang on everyone else’s words in order to rephrase into their… Read More »
You remember all the way back to last week, when Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said that the media basically created the lingering effects of concussions? I loved that story, and I loved to see ProFootballTalk’s Darin Gantt take Lewis down. Good stuff. Well of course, since Marvin Lewis is either irresponsible, stupid, or insane, he’s right back… Read More »
Did you know that concussion symptoms were invented by the media? All true, at least according to Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. You probably think I’m twisting his words, right? Nope. Please go ahead and read this piece by Darin Gantt over at ProFootballTalk. I don’t even want to go too much further with this discussion, as… Read More »