Fergie could be out for season

[Rastak]

And that's kind of my point Patler, he shouldn't have been practicing. A broken foot can turn into a year out very easily. I wouldn't have been surprised if he went on IR. Also, I think they could have made a strong case to the league to put him on pup....anyway, moot point now.

Not to make a big deal of it, since he is practicing now anyway, but if a player has been out four months and the medical staff tells the GM that he is now healed and ready to start practicing, why would the GM put him on PUP or IR? Seems to me it is more up to the medical staff than the GM at that point.

Yea, it makes me question the medical staff competency since he did indeed have a setback. Not that I'm a doctor...hell, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. But from what I've seen of these injuries, just in general a guy needs LOTS of rest, not practice.

[Patler]

And that's kind of my point Patler, he shouldn't have been practicing. A broken foot can turn into a year out very easily. I wouldn't have been surprised if he went on IR. Also, I think they could have made a strong case to the league to put him on pup....anyway, moot point now.

The Packers had a similar situation with Najeh Davenport when he came into the league. Some thought he would have to sit out his first year because of a broken foot. He healed fine before training camp and was ready to play with no setbacks.

If Blackmon had not been able to start practicing in September as he did, I might agree that the PUP list was the way to go. But, he was cleared to practice. Do you really expect TT to not let him practice when the medical staff says he can? Usually the pressure is the other way, with the teams trying to get players onto the field before the medical staff thinks they should.

[Patler]

When Blackmon was first injured, they expected him to be ready for training camp. It sounded not real serious.

[Patler]

Yea, it makes me question the medical staff competency since he did indeed have a setback. Not that I'm a doctor...hell, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. But from what I've seen of these injuries, just in general a guy needs LOTS of rest, not practice.

That's an awfully high standard Rastak. The player has a setback of some sort, so the medical staff is incompetent? The human body is complex and often unpredictable.

[Rastak]

Yea, it makes me question the medical staff competency since he did indeed have a setback. Not that I'm a doctor...hell, I didn't even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. But from what I've seen of these injuries, just in general a guy needs LOTS of rest, not practice.

That's an awfully high standard Rastak. The player has a setback of some sort, so the medical staff is incompetent? The human body is complex and often unpredictable.

Take it with a grain of salt, as I said, I'm not a doctor, my golf game never was good enough.....

[Patler]

Take it with a grain of salt, as I said, I'm not a doctor, my golf game never was good enough.....

Ya, your handwriting is probably too legible, too!

[Rastak]

Take it with a grain of salt, as I said, I'm not a doctor, my golf game never was good enough.....

Ya, your handwriting is probably too legible, too!

No, actually my hardwritting is so bad I almost got a scholarship to medical school.

[Patler]

Take it with a grain of salt, as I said, I'm not a doctor, my golf game never was good enough.....

Ya, your handwriting is probably too legible, too!

No, actually my hardwritting is so bad I almost got a scholarship to medical school.

[Sparkey]

I believe going on PUP also precludes you from taking part in any type of practice until those six weeks are up. That is just too much time for a guy that is already behind for missing most of training camp and was cleared by the medical staff to start to practice.