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Post by beaverbeliever on Nov 17, 2016 14:22:58 GMT -8
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Post by nabeav on Nov 17, 2016 15:05:25 GMT -8
I think the injuries were kind of to be expected - We have a young team, meaning starters are going to play more snaps. We heard all summer about how hard the offseason program was for these kids (GA called it the "toughest in the nation.") And we're playing eleven straight weeks without a bye. I don't know if I ever voiced it on this board, but I'm not surprised that injuries have been a factor late in this season.
Also, I've heard about injuries being a convenient excuse for UCLA, Oregon, Utah, and Arizona this season as well. Everyone deals with it, and it always seems worse when it's your team.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2016 18:25:56 GMT -8
I think the injuries were kind of to be expected - We have a young team, meaning starters are going to play more snaps. We heard all summer about how hard the offseason program was for these kids (GA called it the "toughest in the nation.") And we're playing eleven straight weeks without a bye. I don't know if I ever voiced it on this board, but I'm not surprised that injuries have been a factor late in this season. Also, I've heard about injuries being a convenient excuse for UCLA, Oregon, Utah, and Arizona this season as well. Everyone deals with it, and it always seems worse when it's your team. We've had quite a few injuries this year... more than our fair share IMO. And to make it worse, they've really hit a couple key positions extra hard. There always seem to be a lot more players injured and unable to play when a team is struggling tho... but not having a bye week all season doesn't help. Playing football games on 11 consecutive Saturdays (one of those may have been on a Friday... but you get my point) is never an easy task. Football is a rough sport. On top of the really serious injuries like broken bones, torn ligaments, concussions, or strains/sprains... there's a ton more bumps and bruises players get each week. Those bumps and bruises aren't serious themselves... but they can cause players to alter the way they normally play in ways that make them more susceptible to getting seriously injured. Like an offensive lineman with a sprained ankle and/or a pulled hamstring... he can play through that pain, but may be less likely to continue chopping his feet all the way through the whistle like he normally would when healthy. And when offensive linemen don't do that, it means their feet are flat on the ground and leaves then vulnerable to someone rolling into them and blowing their knee out. Players need a bye week or two throughout a season to let those nagging little bumps and bruises heal up. |
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