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Originally posted by MJZiggy
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I propose a Bretsky whammy on this injury bug!The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
Vince Lombardi
"Not really interested in being a spoiler or an underdog. We're the Green Bay Packers." McCarthy. -
I've been feeling the same way. The fact that they've ruled him out for the season before the diagnosis is even complete pretty much assures it's serious.Originally posted by HarveyWallbangers View PostI can't run no more
With that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places
Say their prayers out loud
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
A thundercloud
They're going to hear from me - Leonard CohenComment
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Well out for the season has to mean surgery and recovery. I've heard that it has something to do with his disks which isn't good. If this happened to me I'm sure they'd try to fuse vertebrae together. Hopefully there is some magical alternative that they save for elite athletes.70% of the Earth is covered by water. The rest is covered by Al Harris.Comment
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Weird Twitter coverage. Both Mr and Mrs Collins Tweeted their thanks to everyone and said Nick was coming home. No mention of bad news, at least as retweeted by my follow list of reporters.
That was 7 and 9 hours prior to this post. Then at 5 hours before this post, McCarthy news conference. They must have known, no?
Would the team have waited until he touched down in GB to deliver the news?Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.Comment
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He is seeing a specialist in New York and his agent said the suspect is a disc problem. But no stenosis.Originally posted by 3irty1 View PostBud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.Comment
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Was Sharpe's injury stenosis? I know Murphy was but I thought stenosis was more of something that you are born with, not something that happens to you.Originally posted by pbmax View Post70% of the Earth is covered by water. The rest is covered by Al Harris.Comment
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I think it was a complicating factor but the injury itself was something else. And yes, you either have it or you don't, its not something inflicted by trauma. But if you have it, it makes reinjury more likely since the spinal column will be weaker or less flexible.Originally posted by 3irty1 View PostBud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.Comment
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It's bad enough that he's out for the year, but if it's career ending, tragic. The fact that they can't rule out that it isn't career ending isn't reassuring. Collins has been so productive and that pick-6 in the Super Bowl is in the top echelon of great Packer moments. He's always taken a positive outlook and he and his family should be taken care of. Sucks when this happens to a great player in the prime of his career.
It's tough to even think about it, but the team has to be able to move forward, and Nick will be there inspiring them on. Fortunately for us Peprah has proven to be a reliable safety, particularly in run support.
Hopefully he's not done, but if he is, he's a Packer Hall of Famer and a big part of what turned out to be a special team that made a once-in-a-lifetime run to a championship. Not many people can say that.Comment
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Sharpe had a looseness between two vertebrae.
http://articles.philly.com/1994-12-2...terling-sharpe
Sterling Sharpe, the Green Bay Packers' Pro Bowl receiver, will miss the playoffs with a career-threatening neck abnormality, the team said yesterday.
Sharpe sustained "stinger" nerve injuries in each of the last two games and missed practice Tuesday so he could be examined by a specialist in Indianapolis.
Team physician Patrick McKenzie and trainer Pepper Burris said the injuries resulted from looseness between the top two vertebrae in Sharpe's neck.
The condition was gradual, and displayed itself Dec. 18 against Atlanta, when Sharpe's head snapped back while he was blocking safety Brad Edwards.
Sharpe must undergo surgery to fuse the two vertebrae, McKenzie said - a
procedure that would be necessary whether or not he plays football again. It will take eight months for Sharpe to recover from the procedure, which has yet to be scheduled.
The team and Sharpe will decide then whether he should play again.I can't run no more
With that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places
Say their prayers out loud
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
A thundercloud
They're going to hear from me - Leonard CohenComment
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was that Tim Lewis who had to quit after a couple years? ITs going to happen from time to time.Comment
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But why does it have to happen to the really good ones?Originally posted by Harlan Huckleby View Post"Greatness is not an act... but a habit.Greatness is not an act... but a habit." -Greg JenningsComment
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Maybe he can join one of those high risk insurance pools.Originally posted by Partial View Post"You're all very smart, and I'm very dumb." - PartialComment
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If you Google Tim Lewis Injury, Harvey's post above is the 2nd entry on the list right below Tim Lewis' wikipedia entry. We've come so far.Originally posted by HarveyWallbangers View PostI can't run no more
With that lawless crowd
While the killers in high places
Say their prayers out loud
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
A thundercloud
They're going to hear from me - Leonard CohenComment
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wow. I just googled "clueless numbskull" and skinbasket's post just came up! This internet thing is moving faster and faster.
(only kidding, Skinbasket, I'm sure you know what a high risk pool is all about.)Comment
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And according to the Milwaukee Journal, from which I think Joe's article quotes or reproduces, it did NOT involve spinal stenosis. He also did not have a disc problem.Originally posted by Joemailman View Post
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.Comment
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