Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL? Colston, Garcia, Haynesworth join club

[TheSportsPredictor]

The NFL has turned into one of those '70s disaster movies like The Towering Inferno or The Poseidon Adventure. It's a bunch of people moving toward a finish while avoiding pitfalls along the way. Some survive, some fall by the wayside, a small group emerges at the end.

So far we've already lost Tom Brady, half of Jacksonville's offensive line, Jeff Saturday, Nate Burleson, Vince Young, and now Marques Colston. Marion Barber is pretty banged up. Jeff Garcia is very questionable for Week 2. Seattle's number-two running back, Maurice Morris, is out a couple weeks. Cleveland lost Donte Stallworth during warmups. Who knows how healthy Peyton Manning really is.

Is it just a string of bad luck? A trend the NFL must look into what with the speed and size of players? I can't remember the last time so many marquee players were this beat up just a week into the season.

 

[goalmouth]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

That's OK, what better time to forge ahead with an 18-game season?

 

[Football_Bat]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

Sounds like the Cowboys after the infamous "pickle juice" game.

Barber is practicing today. As for Peyton, he just looked very rusty from missing camp. His timing is shot. He'll get it back.

 

[jagtrader]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

The players are built like cartoon characters. That probably has something to do with it.

 

[spnited]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

Maybe because at least three-quarters of the linemen and linebackers are steroid freaks, and probably half the DBs as well.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

Browns lose Sean Jones for several weeks due to knee surgery. 3-13 here we come!

 

[hondo]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

This injury thing in the first week happened a few years ago, and Madden had a theory: he said coaches were babying their starters so much during the preseason, giving them a series of two in exhibition games (at most a quarter) that they "weren't playing enough football." Madden said they weren't in "football shape" and once the season started and everything was going full speed, they were getting hurt.

Any thoughts?

 

[WildBillyCrazyCat]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

Look on the bright side, TSP. The secondary can't perform any worse than it did on Sunday.

 

[93Devil]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

This injury thing in the first week happened a few years ago, and Madden had a theory: he said coaches were babying their starters so much during the preseason, giving them a series of two in exhibition games (at most a quarter) that they "weren't playing enough football." Madden said they weren't in "football shape" and once the season started and everything was going full speed, they were getting hurt.

Any thoughts?

You can hit a lot in practice. I'm not buying "game speed."

I'm going with Spnited on this one.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

In my fantasy league, I'm playing against someone this week who took Brady with his first pick and Colston with his third.

Of course, I took LT with the first pick and McGahee with my second so my team sucks as well.

 

[Double Down]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

The problem isn't too much steroids. It's not enough steroids. Seriously.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

This injury thing in the first week happened a few years ago, and Madden had a theory: he said coaches were babying their starters so much during the preseason, giving them a series of two in exhibition games (at most a quarter) that they "weren't playing enough football." Madden said they weren't in "football shape" and once the season started and everything was going full speed, they were getting hurt.

Any thoughts?

I attribute it to just a rash of bad luck coupled with the fact that the players are so big and fast, whether through steroids or other methods.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Re: Can anyone stay healthy in the NFL anymore? Colston now out 4-6 weeks

The problem isn't too much steroids. It's not enough steroids. Seriously.

Or more specifically, not enough HGH.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Tennesseean reporting Albert Haynesworth might very well be out Week 2 thanks to a concussion. That's a much bigger loss than Vince Young.

St. Petersburg Times says Brian Griese's starting over Jeff Garcia in Week 2.

And Randy Moss didn't practice Wednesday, says the Boston Globe.

We might be watching replacement football once again this season!

 

[Overrated]

The Lions are healthy. Watch out rest of the league...and pallister!

 

[93Devil]

The Lions are healthy. Watch out rest of the league...and pallister!

Hipple has looked great.

 

[outofplace]

This injury thing in the first week happened a few years ago, and Madden had a theory: he said coaches were babying their starters so much during the preseason, giving them a series of two in exhibition games (at most a quarter) that they "weren't playing enough football." Madden said they weren't in "football shape" and once the season started and everything was going full speed, they were getting hurt.

Any thoughts?

You can hit a lot in practice. I'm not buying "game speed."

I'm going with Spnited on this one.

There is a big difference between the intensity of a practice and what you see during a game.

 

[GB-Hack]

I think the simple fact is that football may be the most violent sports -- outside of combat sports -- in the world, and every year is being participated in by bigger and faster players.

There is likely some credence to what Madden is saying about game speed, but game speed is so much faster than it was 20 or even 10 years ago, player's physical makeup has a lot to do with this.

 

[RossLT]

Browns lose Sean Jones for several weeks due to knee surgery. 3-13 here we come!

****, my Seahawks might be there with you if we continue to play like we did against Buffalo and the injuries keep piling up

 

[BYH]

The Lions are healthy. Watch out rest of the league...and pallister!

They'll still finish 6-10.

And Millen will get a 100-year extension with five-year extensions that kick in every other week.