Nick Collins out for the Year

[Joemailman]

can the packers ever catch a break on the injury front??? come onnnnnn.... who missed that first tackle anyway...

Looked like Woodson missed the tackle and Stewart them Hurdled hawk who was on the ground before the contact with Collins.

[Joemailman]

no words to describe how terrible this is

How about one word. Sucksbigdonkeydick.

[mmmdk]

CRAP!

Get well soon!

[Scott Campbell]

no words to describe how terrible this is

It's sucky.

[MadScientist]

This at least improves somewhat the chances it's not a career ending injury

Maybe, but Manning's problem was a disk problem and who knows if he'll ever recover enough to play again. Neck injuries are bad news.

[Patler]

Too bad. With the way Burnett has played the first two weeks, I was just thinking the Packers might have nearly the best safety combinations in the league.

Compared to last year, the change isn't Collins to Peprah, its Collins to Burnett, and the way Burnett has been playing they might not be far off from last year.

[sheepshead]

Too bad. With the way Burnett has played the first two weeks, I was just thinking the Packers might have nearly the best safety combinations in the league.

Compared to last year, the change isn't Collins to Peprah, its Collins to Burnett, and the way Burnett has been playing they might not be far off from last year.

That's a pretty good way to look at it.

[gbgary]

sick to hear about nick. i hope for his sake, and the Packers, that it's not career ending but his long term health is the most important thing.

[bobblehead]

TT just signed a bagger at the local piggly wiggly. All bets are that this guy makes alternate to the probowl and 31 GM's continue scratching there collective heads with a WTF!! bubble floating over.

Of course I jest, Collins is irreplaceable in my mind. Hopefully the dropoff isn't too severe and we can adjust. This is similar to the Finley injury last year in that its worse than the other 15 or so combined.

[Fritz]

Too bad. With the way Burnett has played the first two weeks, I was just thinking the Packers might have nearly the best safety combinations in the league.

Compared to last year, the change isn't Collins to Peprah, its Collins to Burnett, and the way Burnett has been playing they might not be far off from last year.

But how about looking at it that last year was a deluge of injury, and uncalled-for shitstorm of injury, and the Pack was due some good luck. What about thinking that geez, how about having the best safety tandem in the NFL in Burnett and Collins?

Fuckin' A. This blows.

[Partial]

This really sucks. Seems odd that they don't know the extent of the injury yet but can rule him out for the year but also conclude it's not career threatening (per his agent evidently -- heard this on twitter, don't know if its true). Seems like a very strange combination of information at this stage of the game.

After reading he was fine last night, I'm shocked by this. Leads me to believe they found something they didn't want to find, a pre-existing condition that could potentially limit his career.


Update:

Heres an article I just found on it:

http://blogs.greenbaypressgazette.com/blogs/gpg/insider/2011/09/19/collins-didnt-break-neck-or-back-disc-problem-suspected/

[pbmax]

1. Unless Herman had other quotes to other outlets, he has said it did not involve damage to the spinal cord or a broken neck. But he did not rule out career threatening.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/130142063.html

2. McCarthy said he had one report about two tests right before walking to the podium but received more news after a third test was run. Its also possible they choose to wait to deliver the bad news after Collins made it back to the team in GB.

3. Given the speed of the corrected diagnosis, the GB team doctors must have agreed with whatever the Carolina Doctor's saw. I think McKenzie and other team doctors and trainers have stayed behind in visiting cities before to escort the player home.

[Fosco33]

Apparently it's not stenosis...a la Sharpe or Terrance Murphy. That was my guess after hearing out for year.

Man - this blows. Neal and Collins....

Over/under on another half dozen starters going down in next 10 weeks like last year. WTF.

[MJZiggy]

Apparently it's not stenosis...a la Sharpe or Terrance Murphy. That was my guess after hearing out for year.

Man - this blows. Neal and Collins....

Over/under on another half dozen starters going down in next 10 weeks like last year. WTF.

Shut up!

[HarveyWallbangers]

This f'ing sucks. I have a bad feeling about this. Two of my favorite Packers went out with neck injuries (Tim Lewis, Sterling Sharpe), and they never made it back. Nick is one of my favorite 3 or 4 Packers. I'm going to miss watching him fly around making big plays.