Lord Raven Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 Does anyone else feel like a lot of players are getting hurt this year? Compared to the last season, anyways.Last year it was about the same. At this point in the year, I believe we lost Robert Mathis to an Achilles Tear, a few Ravens DBs got injured (fun fact we were down to our 8th or 9th string CB when we played the Pats in the playoffs), I know some Seahawks players were out for a few games, and not long after we lost Wes Welker and Reggie Wayne. (Kind of ironic how one of Brady's biggest targets went to Manning in his twilight years and one of Manning's biggest targets just went to Brady, don't you think?) I think the Packers lost a few guys and Cardinals players were dropping like flies. Bradford also tore his ACL before preseason, and the Eagles lost a few OL. 49ers had a bunch of injuries too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAssassinMercenary Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 It does the seem that the majority of player injuries are torn ACL's. Most of the football fans in my area root for the Redskins, so when RG III tore his ACL a few years back, I heard people complaining for months. @Lord Raven, that Pats/Ravens game was probably my favorite of the season last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Yeah, our kicker tore his ACL, Kelvin Benjamin, who's one of the Panthers' top receivers, tore his ACL, Jordy Nelson tore his as well, I think, and sometime before, a couple other guys tore theirs. And my stepdad once told me that it's hard to come back from those. Just...damn. ._. On another note, Michael Vick is going to meet with the Steelers. I hope we sign him, he'd be a good backup for Ben. Gradkowski got hurt AGAIN and will also need surgery. And he had JUST come back from a shoulder injury. Can this guy stay healthy for more than five minutes anymore? Geez... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAssassinMercenary Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Yeah, our kicker tore his ACL, Kelvin Benjamin, who's one of the Panthers' top receivers, tore his ACL, Jordy Nelson tore his as well, I think, and sometime before, a couple other guys tore theirs. And my stepdad once told me that it's hard to come back from those. Just...damn. ._. On another note, Michael Vick is going to meet with the Steelers. I hope we sign him, he'd be a good backup for Ben. Gradkowski got hurt AGAIN and will also need surgery. And he had JUST come back from a shoulder injury. Can this guy stay healthy for more than five minutes anymore? Geez... If you tear your ACL, you'll probably take six to nine months to recover. Three people I know have torn theirs in the last year, and it does not look fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Yeah, it definitely doesn't look fun. I mean, Le'Veon Bell only sprained his knee when he got hurt last year, and he was in a lot of pain. Tearing an ACL must REALLY hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAssassinMercenary Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Yeah, it definitely doesn't look fun. I mean, Le'Veon Bell only sprained his knee when he got hurt last year, and he was in a lot of pain. Tearing an ACL must REALLY hurt. I can say firsthand that spraining your knee is quite painful. Fortunately, mine only took a few weeks to heal. In some cases, they can take up to four months to heal. You don't feel it at first, but pretty soon your knee starts to lock up and then you will experience very sharp pains if it bears any weight. Considering that's the worst pain I've ever felt, I can't imagine the pain of tearing your ACL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiac Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) We have been fortunate in terms of injuries not anybody TOO IMPORTANT got injured Johnnie Troutman was originally the starting RG (thank god no) broke his arm, sad to lose a quality DEPTH player and he only has like a 600,000k contract. But was god awful starting, but ok as back-up. Tourek William's Special Teams presence will be missed and as a rotational OLB/good depth player. But otherwise our injuries haven't been bad. Though an interesting position to look at is our kicker unit. WE HAVE COMPETITION AT KICKER. We kicked Kaeding out for Novak. But that's because Kaeding suffered a major injury. Josh Lambo looked freaking amazing. We all knew he had a monster of a leg, but he's also HELLA ACCURATE. The only difference is Novak has had full NFL experience as a Kicker. Lambo is just a UDFA we got from Texas A&M who looked good in one preseason game. We have to decide something because some team will get a stud kicker from our Practice Squad. To be honest I'd rather carry 2 kickers. Novak can't hit touchbacks but Lambo sure as hell can. Donald Brown is just taking up space with $10 million dollars that was obviously not worth it (Ryan Mathews was paid that much in Philly). Save us $2 million Telesco and cut him already! At the same time PFF rated him good for pass-blocking iirc. But I wouldn't mind re-signing Ronnie Brown who is WAY CHEAPER and during the 49ers game was busting his ass off in pass-protection. The Bills seem like a good candidate to give Donald Brown to right?But Novak works hard, he literally busted his ass to be as accurate as Kaeding and busted his ass to kick hard this offseason. So it's REALLY HARD TO SAY. I can't wait for Bears vs Chargers MNF. Anyways enough about the Chargers. The Donkeys got Evan Mathis and garnered interest from the Chiefs. I am angry because it's like 2.5 mil guaranteed, 4 mil with incentives. WE COULD'VE SIGNED HIM. But alas, he'd be expensive depth and our O-line needs experience so it's probably for the better. Edited August 25, 2015 by ~Summer~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) The Steelers signed Vick to a one-year deal. A lot of fans are complaining about this because of his past though. Well, I say they need to shut up, because guess what? Ben had past issues too, and look at him now. The guy's said to be a great teammate. The past is the past. As long as Vick doesn't screw up again, it shouldn't matter. Ben having turned himself around provides Vick a good example to follow too. Edited August 26, 2015 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) It does the seem that the majority of player injuries are torn ACL's. Most of the football fans in my area root for the Redskins, so when RG III tore his ACL a few years back, I heard people complaining for months. @Lord Raven, that Pats/Ravens game was probably my favorite of the season last year. why are there so many Pats fans in the DMV ~_~ Edited August 26, 2015 by Lord Raven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAssassinMercenary Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 why are there so many Pats fans in the DMV~_~ What can I say? I was raised in New England. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 yeah but what is chocoke's excuse :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chococoke Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) I hail from the beautiful land* of Worcester, MA. This was before my dad decided to move the family to the traffic-infested swamp known as Northern Virginia *the actual city is a dump. Have you guys ever seen Trailer Park Boys? Worcester has ACTUAL bottle kids that rummage through your stuff at all opportunities EDIT: Also, I haven't met too many Pats fans around here. It seems like most people either like the Redskins or root for some other garbage NFC East team (the number of people who support the Cowboys with absolutely no ties to anywhere in Texas is staggering.) Edited August 26, 2015 by chococoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAssassinMercenary Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) I hail from the beautiful land* of Worcester, MA. This was before my dad decided to move the family to the traffic-infested swamp known as Northern Virginia *the actual city is a dump. Have you guys ever seen Trailer Park Boys? Worcester has ACTUAL bottle kids that rummage through your stuff at all opportunities EDIT: Also, I haven't met too many Pats fans around here. It seems like most people either like the Redskins or root for some other garbage NFC East team (the number of people who support the Cowboys with absolutely no ties to anywhere in Texas is staggering.) That sounds oddly similar to my story...I was raised on Cape Cod, and now live in Virginia. Main difference for me is that there were a few more locations in between, as my dad's in the Coast Guard. I second that most people root for the Redskins around here, but I also know quite a few Ravens fans and Eagles fans. Edited August 26, 2015 by TheAssassinMercenary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Yeah, growing up in central maryland I saw a lot of Ravens, Steelers, Washington, and Eagles fans. My parents moved closer to DC (well halfway between DC and Baltimore) and I'm starting to see Washington and Cowboys in greater numbers. Basically everyone's a Nats or O's fan though. I haven't seen much else aside from a random Yankees fan here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) I see a wide variety of fans here. In my neighborhood alone, I've seen Bears fans, Saints fans, Packers fans, and other Steelers fans. On the road I've seen Redskins fans, Ravens fans, Falcons fans, Cowboys fans, and that's all in addition to Panthers fans (since this is North Carolina). My coworker is a Patriots fan as well. Oh, and my mom works with a guy that's a Chiefs fan. But for this area there are a LOT of Steelers fans. The line for meeting Franco Harris back when he visited Ft. Bragg here was massive and everybody in it was wearing Steelers stuff! Edited August 26, 2015 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chococoke Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Speaking of the Washington foreskins, they got another dose of Skins karma today. Thought honestly I'm glad Junior Galette went down, the man was a serious tool and now the Skins D will be a lot worse off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAssassinMercenary Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) I see a wide variety of fans here. In my neighborhood alone, I've seen Bears fans, Saints fans, Packers fans, and other Steelers fans. On the road I've seen Redskins fans, Ravens fans, Falcons fans, Cowboys fans, and that's all in addition to Panthers fans (since this is North Carolina). My coworker is a Patriots fan as well. Oh, and my mom works with a guy that's a Chiefs fan. But for this area there are a LOT of Steelers fans. The line for meeting Franco Harris back when he visited Ft. Bragg here was massive and everybody in it was wearing Steelers stuff! When I lived in North Carolina, I only knew a few Steelers fans. It was pretty diverse though. It was mainly Redskins fans (just like here in Virginia), but I've seen fans of every other team you've listed. I even knew a few Raiders fans.Edit: I see what you did there, Chococoke. Edited August 26, 2015 by TheAssassinMercenary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Speaking of which I saw a Raiders Jerry Rice jersey in a Shoppers in Laurel when I was at home ~_~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 When I lived in North Carolina, I only knew a few Steelers fans. It was pretty diverse though. It was mainly Redskins fans (just like here in Virginia), but I've seen fans of every other team you've listed. I even knew a few Raiders fans. Yeah, I've a feeling that Ft. Bragg being here has something to do with it. Because soldiers get moved around a lot, there're likely troops from all over the country here. AAFES, the military retailer, also likes to hire a variety of people from different nationalities. I've met employees from several different parts of the world here. And typically, if you're from a certain city or state, you're probably a fan of its sports teams. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAssassinMercenary Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Yeah, I've a feeling that Ft. Bragg being here has something to do with it. Because soldiers get moved around a lot, there're likely troops from all over the country here. AAFES, the military retailer, also likes to hire a variety of people from different nationalities. I've met employees from several different parts of the world here. And typically, if you're from a certain city or state, you're probably a fan of its sports teams. :P I lived near the Coast Guard Air Base, and quite a few people were from their team's home city. Some weren't though. I only knew two Panthers fans, and the Raiders fan I knew was born and raised in NC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Can our offense PLEASE stop taking blows already? Martavis Bryant is now facing a fricking 4-game ban. This means no Bell, no Pouncey, and no Bryant for the first two games, three big parts of that offense. Bryant is our resident deep threat. Pouncey will be out much longer than the other two, but still. We've got the toughest schedule, we probably can't afford much more of this at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Alucard Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 (edited) The early schedule doesn't look that bad for the Steelers. They've got the Jimmy Garbage Pats (assuming Brady loses in court), the rotting corpse of the 49ers, and then then Lambs. Edited August 28, 2015 by Team Alucard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 ...Lambs? Oh, do you mean the Rams? And you're right, I suppose the early schedule isn't all that bad now that you point it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Wright Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 The early schedule doesn't look that bad for the Steelers. They've got the Jimmy Garbage Pats (assuming Brady loses in court), the rotting corpse of the 49ers, and then then Lambs. we'll see about that! >:P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anacybele Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) First quarter of Panthers vs Patriots isn't even over and Brady's already thrown two interceptions. loool! EDIT: Ugh, can this Corey Brown guy even catch a COLD?! He's been targeted five times and didn't catch a single one of those balls! -_- Also, Luke Kuechly got hurt earlier, another ugh... Edited August 29, 2015 by Anacybele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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