Driver injury?

[Iron Mike]

Looks like someone's been visiting the Rockwood Lodge!!

[the_idle_threat]

I'd feel better--if this hadn't appeared in your post.

Arrigo

I agree ...

[the_idle_threat]

Re: Driver injury?

Just wondering if there are any updates on Driver's foot?

They ran the tests and it turns out it's an elbow injury after all.


Source: Some guy called "Arrigo"

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Re: Driver injury?

Just wondering if there are any updates on Driver's foot?

They ran the tests and it turns out it's an elbow injury after all.


Source: Some guy called "Arrigo"

[swede]

Re: Driver injury?

Just wondering if there are any updates on Driver's foot?

They ran the tests and it turns out it's an elbow injury after all.


Source: Some guy called "Arrigo"

Classic!

wutwlol

(Woke up the wife laughing out loud)

[the_idle_threat]

My apologies to the wife.

[MJZiggy]

Would be nice to have him back for Phily; I still think that game is very key if GB is to be successful this year. They match up well against the Giants. If they beat Phily a 2-0 start before the chargers would be huge.

Dammit I need to stop; I'll now PUT THE KOOL AIDE glass down

Don't stop drinking, B. You know you want to. It tastes good, doesn't it?

Tastes alright, but I'm suffering from some split personality disorder as I keep hearing conflicting voices in my head

Come to the light side, B. You know you want to. There's free flowing kool-aid over here (just watch out for Mad's with the tequila in it) and no one goes thirsty.

[Bretsky]

Would be nice to have him back for Phily; I still think that game is very key if GB is to be successful this year. They match up well against the Giants. If they beat Phily a 2-0 start before the chargers would be huge.

Dammit I need to stop; I'll now PUT THE KOOL AIDE glass down

Don't stop drinking, B. You know you want to. It tastes good, doesn't it?

Tastes alright, but I'm suffering from some split personality disorder as I keep hearing conflicting voices in my head

Come to the light side, B. You know you want to. There's free flowing kool-aid over here (just watch out for Mad's with the tequila in it) and no one goes thirsty.

The closer we get to the regular season, the more the homerism kicks in
We feel revived hope; maybe Favre can have one more great year. Maybe the D is that good. Maybe the RB and OL is better than we think.

Then the season starts on reality kicks us in the face and stomps on us when we are down.

I've seen Packnut weakening.

I'm dumping the Kool Aide out for now.

Need to see measured results in the regular season before I mix up another bowl of it.

[GrnBay007]

Well, back to Driver......

He's been such a Rock on the team, I think we all expect him to bounce back....like Favre. It was cool to see the concern look on Brett's face at the time of DD's injury and how he stepped forward like he wanted to go out on the field. DD has to play this season.........who else will Brett throw over his shoulders for a lil ride???

[the_idle_threat]

Well, back to Driver......

He's been such a Rock on the team, I think we all expect him to bounce back....like Favre. It was cool to see the concern look on Brett's face at the time of DD's injury and how he stepped forward like he wanted to go out on the field. DD has to play this season.........who else will Brett throw over his shoulders for a lil ride???

Pickett?

[GrnBay007]

Well, back to Driver......

He's been such a Rock on the team, I think we all expect him to bounce back....like Favre. It was cool to see the concern look on Brett's face at the time of DD's injury and how he stepped forward like he wanted to go out on the field. DD has to play this season.........who else will Brett throw over his shoulders for a lil ride???

Pickett?

[retailguy]

Well, back to Driver......

He's been such a Rock on the team, I think we all expect him to bounce back....like Favre. It was cool to see the concern look on Brett's face at the time of DD's injury and how he stepped forward like he wanted to go out on the field. DD has to play this season.........who else will Brett throw over his shoulders for a lil ride???

Pickett?

Pickett throws him over his shoulder and they're off to Burger King for Gilbert Burgers!

[BallHawk]

Well, back to Driver......

He's been such a Rock on the team, I think we all expect him to bounce back....like Favre. It was cool to see the concern look on Brett's face at the time of DD's injury and how he stepped forward like he wanted to go out on the field. DD has to play this season.........who else will Brett throw over his shoulders for a lil ride???

Pickett?

Pickett throws him over his shoulder and they're off to Burger King for Gilbert Burgers!

Favre throws Pickett over his shoulders and he's off to the IR.

[woodbuck27]

Would be nice to have him back for Phily; I still think that game is very key if GB is to be successful this year. They match up well against the Giants. If they beat Phily a 2-0 start before the chargers would be huge.

Dammit I need to stop; I'll now PUT THE KOOL AIDE glass down

Don't stop drinking, B. You know you want to. It tastes good, doesn't it?

Tastes alright, but I'm suffering from some split personality disorder as I keep hearing conflicting voices in my head

Come to the light side, B. You know you want to. There's free flowing kool-aid over here (just watch out for Mad's with the tequila in it) and no one goes thirsty.

The closer we get to the regular season, the more the homerism kicks in
We feel revived hope; maybe Favre can have one more great year. Maybe the D is that good. Maybe the RB and OL is better than we think.

Then the season starts on reality kicks us in the face and stomps on us when we are down.

I've seen Packnut weakening.

I'm dumping the Kool Aide out for now.

Need to see measured results in the regular season before I mix up another bowl of it.

Packnut isn't weakening he's likely just sick of informing in terms of the obvious, as a friend to the deluded.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

nfl.com

Posted: 1 hours 11 minutes ago

Packers GM: Driver appears to have avoided serious injury
Associated Press


GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers are hopeful that wide receiver Donald Driver's foot injury is not too serious.

Driver was hurt on Thursday night in the Packers' 21-13 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars after making a 12-yard reception late in the second quarter.


Jaguars safety Sammy Knight rolled up on Driver's right leg and the Packers two-time Pro Bowler immediately reached for his foot. Driver was aided off the field and did not return.

Driver was not available in the locker room for comment on Friday, and general manager Ted Thompson remained quiet on the specifics of his top receiver's condition.

"He was feeling better today and the doctors are still fairly encouraged," Thompson said. "He's a remarkably tough professional football player who was also blessed with remarkable genetics. But we're hopeful, I don't know how you can predict this, but we feel fairly good that he's going to be OK."

Team doctor Patrick McKenzie also ordered more tests on Driver's foot.

"I talked to Pat this morning and he said everything looks good and we're going to do some additional scans just to make certain," Thompson said.

After the game, coach Mike McCarthy said that McKenzie didn't believe Driver's injury was the "long word, French thing," also known as a Lisfranc fracture, named after a French doctor and considered a career-threatening injury.

Thompson said Driver's injury was unfortunate because he was not expected to play much in the Packers' preseason finale against Tennessee.

"You don't go out (with the trainers) and get him very often," Thompson said. "He usually comes off on his own accord, even if he's banged up a little bit."

But Thompson didn't criticize McCarthy's decision to leave Driver in the game for the series. Brett Favre had left the game on the Packers' previous possession.

"That's the nature of the beast, that's the National Football League," Thompson said. "You're going to put your foot in the wrong spot sometimes and things happen, but fortunately we think we dodged something here."

Thompson also made it a point not to rule out that Driver could miss significant time.

He said he'd rather give vague information than something incorrect before finally conceding on the seventh question about Driver that doctors thought he would be ready for the opener against Philadelphia on Sept. 9.

"That's what we're hoping for," Thompson said. "That's what we think will probably happen, but you never know."

Driver, who was the Packers' last of two seventh-round picks in 1999, has developed into one of the top receivers in the league, setting career highs in receptions (92) and yards (1,295) for the third straight year in 2006 and earning his second Pro Bowl selection.

Driver played hurt in the final weeks last season with a shoulder injury that did not need surgery, but was held out of the opening days of training camp this year as a precaution.

He's also been extremely durable throughout his career.

Driver has appeared in all but four of the Packers' 114 games since 2000, missing three games in 2001 with a bruised quadriceps muscle and one game in 2003 with a sprained neck. He avoided missing a playoff game in 2002 despite having a bruised and strained right shoulder.

Driver is set to enter the season with a streak of 80 games with at least one catch, the second-longest in team history behind Sterling Sharpe's 103 games.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press