Browns steal Charles Johnson off P.S.

[Carolina_Packer]

i don't know if it was stealing. we went into todays game with just 4 wr's didn't we? if we really wanted the guy, we would have moved him up to the first time at some point over the last few weeks

we desperately need someone from somewhere now for at least the next week or so

I've long thought that it made no sense to have a 53 man roster and only be allowed to dress 46. Why? Teams should be allowed to bring all 53 and replace from the 7 inactives should anyone from the 46 get hurt and not be able to come in the game. Better yet, just let 53 dress out with as physical as the game is.

[dahammer001]

I've long thought that it made no sense to have a 53 man roster and only be allowed to dress 46. Why? Teams should be allowed to bring all 53 and replace from the 7 inactives should anyone from the 46 get hurt and not be able to come in the game. Better yet, just let 53 dress out with as physical as the game is.

This is exactly what I was afraid of , now we are down to 2 healthy receivers. I mention in another thread that we should have signed Stephen Williams when Seattle release him, but no we don't need any 6 ft 5 inch wrs. We lose Charles Johnson who might have the best physical ability of any of the Packer receivers. What now experts?

[packer4life]

I view this as Quarless really needing to step up for the next few weeks and get back to form.

They can put Nelson, Boykin, and Jmike out wide and be OK. Quarless can now be inline and work the seams in their standard 3 WR 1 TE 1 RB offense.

These moves definitely make us more of a ball-control, grind it out type offense. Play-action will need to be emphasized.

This may be good for us in the long run. It will have us prepared for those cold Lambeau days ahead and reign in the spread offense which tends to fail in shit weather anyway. What does not kill us will make us stronger?

[Tony Oday]

Trade for Gonzo!

[Brandon494]

Trade for Gonzo!

Falcons should trade him back to KC to finish his career.

[Smidgeon]

Yep. I was disappointed when I found out him signing with the Browns. Then when Cobb and Jones went down...

He was the one practice squaddie I was most curious about. Now we won't know. Oh well.

[mraynrand]

Falcons should trade him back to KC to finish his career.

Not a bad idea. I would feel sorry for the true blue Falcons fans, but there really aren't any.

[mraynrand]

Yep. I was disappointed when I found out him signing with the Browns. Then when Cobb and Jones went down...

He was the one practice squaddie I was most curious about. Now we won't know. Oh well.

Hoyer to Gurley brought all the excitement that a preseason fan can hope to enjoy

[red]

LOL

ok, the browns signed johnson off our practice squad on saturday. before the game sunday they gave him a physical and he failed it......

because he had a torn ACL

they have now placed him on IR

charles johnson would not have been an option for us after all

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/16/browns-replace-guy-with-torn-acl-with-guy-with-torn-acl/

[Joemailman]

Since last year I've had concerns over whether the Packers training/medical staff was correctly diagnosing injuries. It took forever to figure what was wrong with Jennings last year. This year DuJuan Harris and Hayward both entered training camp with injuries, and were held out of practice until the week leading up to the 3rd preseason game, which they were allowed to play in. Both reinjured the same body part in a worse way than the original injury. Now it looks like Charles Johnson had a torn ACL and they didn't know it. If I were Randall Cobb, I'd hire my own medical staff instead of relying on these guys.

[pbmax]

Since last year I've had concerns over whether the Packers training/medical staff was correctly diagnosing injuries. It took forever to figure what was wrong with Jennings last year. This year DuJuan Harris and Hayward both entered training camp with injuries, and were held out of practice until the week leading up to the 3rd preseason game, which they were allowed to play in. Both reinjured the same body part in a worse way than the original injury. Now it looks like Charles Johnson had a torn ACL and they didn't know it. If I were Randall Cobb, I'd hire my own medical staff instead of relying on these guys.

Jennings was trying to play through something to get paid and it didn't work.

Hayward and his hammy is probably subjected to whatever the Packer whammy is on hamstrings, so I could buy this for him. But didn't Harris have a different injury the second time?

[Joemailman]

Jennings was trying to play through something to get paid and it didn't work.

Hayward and his hammy is probably subjected to whatever the Packer whammy is on hamstrings, so I could buy this for him. But didn't Harris have a different injury the second time?

It was an injury to the same knee that kept him out of the first 2 preseason games. Don't know what the exact injury was in either case.

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lets also not forget that c-wood was screaming at the end of the year because he felt he was ready to go, but the training staff still decided to hold him out for the last 3 weeks of the season

[mraynrand]

If I were Randall Cobb, I'd hire my own medical staff instead of relying on these guys.

especially after what happened with the KC hack and Sherry.

Ya know, if Cobb has a high Fibula break, it sometimes happens that the top of the bone where are the lateral knee attachments are, just breaks off, and that needs a surgical repair. If they misdiagnose that, it will be disastrous for Cobb. You may wonder how this is possible, but different kinds of ortho guys see various things more or less frequently. Sometimes they see something they've never repaired. And being totally arrogant and stupid they decide they can do it, instead of referring to someone who can. "Hey, I operate on Packer Derrick Sherrod! Pretty cool eh?" Great to talk about at the country club, but maybe you are an idiot for messing with something outside your talent range.

[pbmax]

Speaking of Doctor's getting it wrong:

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 3h
Mark Slough, Jay Ratliff’s agent, says there were “unrealistic expectations” for his clients return. “No on really understood the severity”

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 3h
Sounds like Jay Ratliff re-injured himself on the conditioning test. Why did take it if he wasn’t healthy? “Good question,” Mark Slough

Cowboys are now in the process of waiving Ratliff. Both player and agent do not expect him to play this year anymore.