My brother just texted me that Fox in Milwaukee tweeted saying Finley in for surgery.
Oy.
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....and then retracted. C'mon news organizations!
I hope that's not the case. Hoping it was just a concussion
Finally went in for that vasectomy? Hope he gets well soon. That looked nasty.
Please pray for my bro @JermichaelF88 hope he has a speedy recovery. God is with you bro!
well, the last they saw of him he was being loaded in to an ambulance. i doubt it's indicative of his current situation.
really hope surgery isn't going on. that would be awful. Finley had a great game too.
Concussions are serious business. We should be very concerned.
Bull**** hit. Can't believe the amount of spear jobs the Packers have seen this year. If it's just a concussion it is not going to be good. Shot to the spine/base of the neck, that was complete ****ing ****.
Originally Posted by Goalline:
Concussions are serious business. We should be very concerned.
Ironically, that may not be his issue.
MM said in his presser that he was at the hospital being evaluated and that's all he knew. Not that I was expecting anything more detailed from MM
They were saying on NBC that it was a neck injury
Fox 6 has tweeted that they did not report that RT
The rumors about @JermichaelF88 and his neck injury are NOT true. FOX 6 in Milwaukee did NOT report anything about surgery.
I was in #Packers locker room and do not have an update on the status of @JermichaelF88 at this point. Andrew Quarless was upset, though
He was out and his motor functions were firing wildly.
I just really wonder if we can continue with the sport as we know it with the size and speed of these guys.....
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet <small class="time"></small>
#Packers TE Jermichael Finley, who was knocked out and suffered a neck injury, is still undergoing tests. I’m told signs are good though
Rapoport to the rescue. VERY encouraging news
Indeed. Good news and for whatever reason Ian Rap gets insider Packer news faster then most.
I've always a big reason for some of the injuries is the lack of pads. To make players faster, pads have either goften way smaller or gone away completely. Look at games back in he 70s and 80s. LBs and RBsall had huge pads. Now they're mostly nonexistent.
Originally Posted by Henry:
He was out and his motor functions were firing wildly.
Yeah...that is what I saw too. That did not appear to be the type of injury you will be "day to day" from.
Originally Posted by Iowacheese:
Originally Posted by Henry:
He was out and his motor functions were firing wildly.
Yeah...that is what I saw too. That did not appear to be the type of injury you will be "day to day" from.
Looked to me like he grabbed his arm, also looked like he was talking a few seconds as well...if that's involuntary motor skills, that's kind of frightening.
Assuming he's out for an extended period, of the current 11 offensive starters, where would you rank him in terms of importance? My ranks:
1) Rodgers
2) Lacy
3) Nelson
4) Bakhtiari
5) Finley
6)........
7)........
57)..... Kuhn
Once again, we can look at other teams in more dire straights. (See Rams today with Bradford and Texans with Cushing)
Originally Posted by CAPackfan:
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet <small class="time"></small>
#Packers TE Jermichael Finley, who was knocked out and suffered a neck injury, is still undergoing tests. I’m told signs are good though
Rapoport to the rescue. VERY encouraging news
Neck injuries are extremely tricky. On opening day in '03, Driver had what looked to be the worst neck injury I'd ever seen. He leapt extremely high for a badly overthrown Favre rocketball, and landed squarely on his helmet at an odd angle. He was only out for one game. Then look at the injury of Nick Collins, it didn't look too bad when it happened, but it ended his career.
I hate it when early news reports are off base. Totally agree with Blair on that one.
As a former TV Director of live newscasts I find it irresponsible and disgusting!
Obviously my first concern is for JF and his health. Praying he will be healthy.
But if this does turn out to be serious, just remember his son pleading with him
to quit playing football. I would be willing to bet that he will hang up the cleats
after this season, if that's the case. And as a fellow dad, I wouldn't blame him.
Well, bring on Stoneburner!
Neck and head injuries are scary stuff. One of my buddies was around a teammate when he went down in a heap at practice. He said it was eerily quiet, guy was knocked out. When he opened his eyes he was reciting Hail Marys and Our Fathers.
Never walked again.
Never walked again.
From his agent:
Thank you 2 every1 4 the well wishes regarding @JermichaelF88. Keep him in your thoughts & be patient. Football doesn't matter right now.
— Blake Baratz (@blakebaratz) October 21, 2013
Not good when an agent tweets something like that. I'll be patient and see, but wow... I hope he'll be okay.
Originally Posted by Iowacheese:
Originally Posted by Henry:
He was out and his motor functions were firing wildly.
Yeah...that is what I saw too. That did not appear to be the type of injury you will be "day to day" from.
Packers don't have "day to day" injuries.
All kidding aside, for me there's nothing worse injury-wise than seeing a player lying on the ground twitching uncontrollably....except maybe Theisman. If he has a neck, that's no good. If it's a concussion, that's number two this season. Isn't there a completely different protocol for getting back on the field after you're second concussion in one season? I wish him the best, but my guess is he's done for the year.
It would be nice to see just one game without a serious injury. It's getting ridiculous.
The worst part is that the NFL is fast becoming a league of attrition. Mediocre teams have a chance today as long as they don't have a bunch of major injuries. Great teams can have a few season-enders and their season is toast. Not only that, but you gotta think that kids watching guys get carted off all the time doesn't exactly make them want to play football, much less get their parents excited about their kid playing. I love the game, but it's tough watching all the spearing with the head and the diving at the knees that goes on today.
Another significant injury... Kind of numb to them at this point. Good luck to J-Fin.
Comment From Aaron Hi Wes sorry to be so repetitive with the Finley questions but a couple of hours ago ian rapoport tweeted that sources say even though he's still undergoing tests, signs look good. Anything to add or elaborate on?
10:55 | Wes Hodkiewicz: that's what we're hearing as well. Packers spokesperson said he's still at test as of few hours ago. Has use of his extremities. All positives. |
Requiem for the finley brain slosh in the NFL.
Every week it seems like there are a lot of major injuries to important players.
Sam Bradford and Brian Cushing are done for the season. Cutler's injury looked pretty bad, not to mention Tillman and Briggs got hurt as well. Finley's hit was brutal. The list goes on and on.
If any team is equipped to deal with it TT and the Packers are that team, but I wonder if at some point the league has to really consider expanding the rosters.
I never came out of a game. Kickoffs, punts, extra points, TE, DE. Was in fantastic shape. Got 3 pinched nerves. Take it back. Came out of half the game after the first nerve. Macho in me wouldn't allow a collar until suffering the third one. 2 and 3 came in practice.
Without a horse collar I couldn't play. Any slight jar and my left arm was paralyzed without it. With it, I felt indestructible. Such a huge difference.
Would never let my son play without one. IMO, it's a crime they aren't mandatory.
Originally Posted by artis:
Looked to me like he grabbed his arm, also looked like he was talking a few seconds as well...if that's involuntary motor skills, that's kind of frightening.
That was involuntary. His whole face was spasming.
I know a lot of people think that was a clean hit. I really have a problem with the fact Finley made the catch, two steps, being tackled and going to the ground and Gipson actually goes to the ground with his head down to deliver the hit. Oh but he turned his head at the last second! Who ****ing cares, he's already a missile at that point.
Debatable but bull**** nonetheless.
According to Mike Golic, it was all Finley's fault. He started it by lowering his head. Huh. So that apparently left Gipson with no choice but to lower his head too.
I didn't view it as a dirty hit. The end result sucked though. The speed of the game is fast and pulling up on a hit isn't the easiest thing to do.
Finley broke several tackles on his way to the end zone earlier in the game. I don't think the defensive player can stand there an wait to see if it happened again.