Clay Matthews returns to practice field

[SkinBasket]

edit: My impression of skin is a 135lb guy with AJ Hawk type greasy hair. Not the kind of guys that NFL players listen to :P But hey, he did make a lot of good points in this thread.

Ahhh... to be 135 again. It's been about 20 years now. I would feel like a butterfly. To be able to grow hair again would be nice too.

Well you will always be a soft little butterfly to me.

Brute.

[KYPack]

2 hammy tweaks with very little contact?

That's a part of being a pro. Learning how to prepare and how to avoid and play with injury

Good point. Continued pulled muscles are a sign of what? CM was suspected to have you used performance enhancing drugs prior to the draft.[/quote]

I'm not gonna even go to the suspicion of steroids route.

I think for Matthews, it just another example of him being very green. He didn't train properly for camp. Now you can listen to what they tell you and do all the work, but it might not be what you need. Next year, he'll know how to get ready so he doesn't get these tweaked hamstrings.

That's just one of the many lessons this kid will learn this year. I happen to agree with Nutz's ratio for his approximate number of snaps on D this season. The coaches will figure out a way to get that athletic talent on the field. Nutz guessed 10%, it might be a little more, maybe less. One way or the other, this kid ain't gonna be the starter at ROLB and play 3 downs. He's too green and has way to much to learn for him to get that many snaps.

[Fritz]

I completely agree, KY. We do like to get excited about the rookie picks - and why not? - but when September rolls around Matthews will most likely be a ST guy with a few snaps here and there on the D to give him some very limited game time.

That is, unless injuries occur. We hope they don't of course.

[rbaloha1]

The problem with hamstring pulls are they are capable of being a season long problem (i.e. Bigby).

It would not be a complete surprise Matthews first season is limited. Lets hope this does not turn into a JH situation.

[KYPack]

The problem with hamstring pulls are they are capable of being a season long problem (i.e. Bigby).

It would not be a complete surprise Matthews first season is limited. Lets hope this does not turn into a JH situation.

Agreed.


I'd shut the kid down for 2 months. He's not gonna contribute much, but he might be a factor if healthy. He pulled the hammy last week. No way should he be on the field this week. I like this kid, but he is SO green.