Zombo broken scapula

[Deputy Nutz]

Could we have a Brad Jones sighting, please?

What has happened to this kid, it's like he fell off the face of the earth.

That is usually what you get with 7th round draft choices. Not a whole lot of potential their. They all can't be Don Drivers and Mark Tauschers.

[Deputy Nutz]

Pain in that location is probably also very hard to differentiate between muscle, nerve, and bone injury. For all he knew, he just had a strained muscle and decided trying to win the starting job was more important than resting it.

What, are you a doctor now?

[Patler]

This is why they need a short-term IR in addition to the full year IR. They talked about it in conjunction with the 18 game schedule, but it would be good for situations like these, too.

There is a hole in their rostering rules. If a player comes into TC injured you can put him on PUP and re-evaluate him by mid-season. But if a player is injured during TC you are faced with carrying him on the roster until he heals, or scratching him for the year. I know the concern has been that teams will fake injuries and stockpile players to use as injury replacements later, but it seems you could limit the number of temporary IR spots, or something.

[Zool]

This is why they need a short-term IR in addition to the full year IR. They talked about it in conjunction with the 18 game schedule, but it would be good for situations like these, too.

There is a hole in their rostering rules. If a player comes into TC injured you can put him on PUP and re-evaluate him by mid-season. But if a player is injured during TC you are faced with carrying him on the roster until he heals, or scratching him for the year. I know the concern has been that teams will fake injuries and stockpile players to use as injury replacements later, but it seems you could limit the number of temporary IR spots, or something.

Wouldn't the PUP list be applicable in this scenario?

[CaptainD]

Wouldn't the PUP list be applicable in this scenario?

You can't go on PUP once you have practiced, Zombo is most likely looking at IR.

[Patler]

Wouldn't the PUP list be applicable in this scenario?

No, the PUP list is available only for players who are injured when TC begins. If you participate in even one day of TC before you are injured you can not be placed on the PUP list.

[SkinBasket]

What, are you a doctor now?

I have approximate knowledge of many things. I know when I hurt my backal area it's hard to tell wtf actually is wrong.

Skinbasket M.D. of Approximate Backal Pain

[Patler]

This is not always a simple injury, depending on where the break is. Remember that a broken scapula ended Leroy Butler's career because it did not heal properly.

[Lurker64]

Remember that a broken scapula ended Leroy Butler's career because it did not heal properly.

Well, most any injury can end a career if it doesn't heal properly. That's why guys like Urlacher and Barnett get the season ending wrist surgery after suffering a relatively minor wrist injury (you or I wouldn't necessarily think we need surgery), because failing to do so threatens their NFL careers.

I think we should recall the last Packer to break his scapula: Spencer Havner after he pulled his slippery road, drunken, motorcycle stunt. He seemed to come back all right.

[Harlan Huckleby]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/128202103.html

the description of how it happened - John Kuhn banged him in warmup - suggests its not such a severe break. Zombo played the game. I imagine he will be back.

[3irty1]

So'oto probaby Hardinged him.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

This team is injury prone.

[Patler]

Well, most any injury can end a career if it doesn't heal properly. That's why guys like Urlacher and Barnett get the season ending wrist surgery after suffering a relatively minor wrist injury (you or I wouldn't necessarily think we need surgery), because failing to do so threatens their NFL careers.

I think we should recall the last Packer to break his scapula: Spencer Havner after he pulled his slippery road, drunken, motorcycle stunt. He seemed to come back all right.

My point was that even under the best of care, as Butler probably had, it isn't always just a 6 weeks and strap the pads on again situation, as some are suggesting this will be. MM has been quoted as saying Zombo will miss significant time, which leads me to believe the medical staff may be thinking this will be more than just the routine 6 week healing time. Maybe because of the location?

[Patler]

Zombo seems like an interesting guy, a throwback linebacker type. Remember last year he went through training camp and played with a severely sprained and swollen ankle. He said little about it because he didn't want to lose his opportunity. Now, he doesn't let a little thing like a broken shoulder blade stop him from playing, even though, as he said, on a couple plays his "arm was hanging a little bit." I guess as long as it didn't fall off, he was good to go!

[sheepshead]

This team is injury prone.

HAAAA... I hate that phrase in the NFL.