A Hater's Take, Part II

[pbmax]

He did do it last year. He did it a lot when Jones dropped a ball. I have the last several games still DVR'd, and he did it a lot. Honestly, I don't think much has changed.

Exasperation in the backfield or staring down the receiver on the return to the huddle, with a talking to, to boot?

I don't remember Jones getting that treatment last year, in fact, I remember the opposite.

[Deputy Nutz]

The insane depth in the secondary, along the OL, WR, TE, RB, and QB have spoiled you rotten. The DL hasn't had a bad game yet this season. Mike Neal is a disappointment yes but if you want insurance I don't think the answer is adding another injury plagued guy in Jenkins. The DL has been a strength of the team so far this season. Apparently Wynn secretly planned on replacing Jenkins all along.

I am not pissing on the defensive line as a whole, I am bitching about the lack of talent opposite of Mathews. Where is the pressure going to come from if not from Mathews?

[Harlan Huckleby]

And hopefully Wynn isn't done getting penetration.

Wynn is young and, more importantly, single.

I apologize.

[sharpe1027]

At the risk of derailing the discussion, this thread's discussion of Neal raises a question for which I have never been able to find a satisfactory answer. Is a past injury history a good predictor of future injuries?

Some players have multiple injuries and eventually washout. Others never get injured. Still others get injured a few times and then never get injured again. I would imagine that some injuries have could increase the chance of further injury (reconstructive ACL surgery might mean a higher risk of re-tearing the ACL), while others do not (getting turf toe won't mean you are likely to tear your meniscus).

I do not know the answer, one way or the other, but it is always discussed as if it was an indisputable fact, if a player has been injured several times, he is likely to be injured again. Should I just accept this as a solid argument, or is there a reason to be skeptical?

[mraynrand]

be skeptical