Underwood out for the season

[BooHoo]

Injuries are always a fear during preseason. Since he was a backup it is not a major blow to the team. That is unless more injuries occur in the same position. Then the injury is huge. The experience being on the field this year would have been invaluable for him.

[BananaMan]

If you watch the replay, Underwood got hurt, trying to avoid contact with a lineman.(I believe)

If you are on the field, you'd better be physical 100% of the time.

Injuries of aggression are part of the game. Injuries from getting out of the way, are harder to explain.

Are you seriously telling me that you expect a 5'10" 197lb safety to initiate contact with a 6'3" 300+ lineman? That's just stupid. That'd be like KGB trying to bull rush a 350lb OT. You use your speed to get around the guy, you don't try to blast through someone who has over 100 pounds on you.

Just simple football.

And if I remember right, weren't you among the crowd that expected linebackers to plow through offensive guards?

In the words of Reggie Bush, "that was dumb".

[4and12to12and4]

Well, as frustrating as this is for us fans, think of how upset Underwood must be. All the hard work through college, and the learning curve of the NFL, and then just when you may be able to make your mark, everything in your life changes, and your looking at a year of tough physical therapy just to "possibly" come back. This can be a career ending injury. Jeez, have we had enough knee injurys the past year plus here? My prayers are with you Marviel, I hope you're career is not over.

[BooHoo]

Well, as frustrating as this is for us fans, think of how upset Underwood must be. All the hard work through college, and the learning curve of the NFL, and then just when you may be able to make your mark, everything in your life changes, and your looking at a year of tough physical therapy just to "possibly" come back. This can be a career ending injury. Jeez, have we had enough knee injurys the past year plus here? My prayers are with you Marviel, I hope you're career is not over.

Great point. I bet he feels really bad today. After waiting all off season to get on the field to prove his worth, he gets injured during, of all things, the first pre-season game. Yep, will be a long hard year for him watching from the sidelines.

[Patler]

Since he was a backup it is not a major blow to the team. That is unless more injuries occur in the same position. Then the injury is huge.

As of yesterday, Underwood was the starter, not a backup. Manuel has yet to hit the field, so who knows how the competition between he and Underwood would have turned out.

Even if he wasn't to be a starter, this is a loss for Special Teams. Underwood was the leading ST tackler last year, with 23. For as "great" as everyone claims Ferguson was on ST, in his only really good year he had 18 tackles.

[BooHoo]

Since he was a backup it is not a major blow to the team. That is unless more injuries occur in the same position. Then the injury is huge.

As of yesterday, Underwood was the starter, not a backup. Manuel has yet to hit the field, so who knows how the competition between he and Underwood would have turned out.

Even if he wasn't to be a starter, this is a loss for Special Teams. Underwood was the leading ST tackler last year, with 23. For as "great" as everyone claims Ferguson was on ST, in his only really good year he had 18 tackles.

Good comment about the special teams angle. We tend to forget about special team tackles.

[TPF]

Yeah, it's a real shame, I feel sorry for the kid.

[Guiness]

In the words of Reggie Bush, "that was dumb".

I don't understand what you're trying to say BM. Come on, don't hold back, tell us what you're thinking /sarcasm


While i like how you got your point across, I don't know that I agree with you BananaMan. I didn't see the play, so I don't know the circumstances, but sometimes a DB has to take on the lead block, no matter who it is.
Some of my most painful moments on the field were comming up to try and shed block a pulling guard.