O-line roster

[Fritz]

Yup, and often during the dead period after off season programs and before TC, when players are on their own. The Packers have had quite a few over the years, including Brandon Chillar who ended his career with a badly torn hamstring while working on his own.

There was an article a couple years ago that traced the frequency of "events" in July. Arrests and things like that weren't surprising, since it is the one time when players have weeks of free time. But there were also a lot of injuries. Players leaving the programs healthy at the end of June, then returning for TC with new or worsened injuries. It is impossible to avoid it, especially with guys who are workout maniacs, as many of them are.

It is NOT impossible to avoid this. The team needs simply to hire Letroy Guion's dad to coordinate the July "team building" activities. A couple of team-building sessions featuring a bong and re-runs of Sanford and Son and Hogan's Heroes, and those workout maniacs will be cured of their temptations.

A healthy, mellow team would be walking into training camp, the cameraderie already high as they discussed whether Schultz really did know something or not.

[pbmax]

I could be mistaken, but I think Chillar had an existing hamstring injury and then made it worse. Don't recall the exact sequence.

I think repeat injuries are something you can reduce. Notice that in the ESPN article about Linsley, he is reported to have claimed to begin his regular workout, the one he used the year before. Given that he had not practiced yet, I doubt that was the Packer plan.

[Patler]

I could be mistaken, but I think Chillar had an existing hamstring injury and then made it worse. Don't recall the exact sequence.

Very well could be, but I do recall the Packers sounding more than a little peeved that he went ahead with some things on his own and made it worse.

Didn't Hayward also hurt himself before year 2 while working on his own? I think it was Hayward who kind of sheepishly admitted that he was doing something he probably shouldn't have been doing, but I don't recall exactly what it was. It didn't seem like a big deal initially, but ended up being very significant, because it just seemed to get worse and worse.

There seems to be someone every couple years who starts TC on PUP because of something they did on their own.

Then, of course, there was Spencer Frankenbacker who hurt himself and was arrested for DUI on a motorcycle, but I think that was early in the offseason, not a July incident.

[gbgary]

sounds like we can only hope that they can stay relatively healthy and that we can pick up a decent o-line backup from someone's last cut. why is o-line such a curse for us?

[Joemailman]

Very well could be, but I do recall the Packers sounding more than a little peeved that he went ahead with some things on his own and made it worse.

Didn't Hayward also hurt himself before year 2 while working on his own? I think it was Hayward who kind of sheepishly admitted that he was doing something he probably shouldn't have been doing, but I don't recall exactly what it was. It didn't seem like a big deal initially, but ended up being very significant, because it just seemed to get worse and worse.

There seems to be someone every couple years who starts TC on PUP because of something they did on their own.

Then, of course, there was Spencer Frankenbacker who hurt himself and was arrested for DUI on a motorcycle, but I think that was early in the offseason, not a July incident.

He said in an interview he went went running without doing any stretching or warming up.

[Radagast]

Sprained ankles , broken fingers, bruised ribs , etc . Such things are commonplace in football and should be expected . Any player , rookie or veteran , assumes that injury is always possible. These are elite athletes that have survived High School and College football to arrive in a Pro TC . They have all seen injuries happen and none want to be injured themselves . It is however a fine line that some walk as they fear to report an injury and appear to be weak or see another field their position and put their jobs in jeopardy . More goes on than meets the eye .