I find the fine on Iloka ridiculous. Burfict is the guy who should be fined for giving Taylor a shot to the nads.
Jmike is going to have a really hard time keeping his kids straight this week.
Once again, a Packer opponent is fined even though the zebras didn't throw a flag. The idiocy of the calls on the field is astounding.
this has happened a lot this year (not just the Pack). I'm guessing the NFL has directed the zebras to be judicious with the headhunting calls and let the video sort out the punishments.
Unless it is a QB, they still seem pretty determined no one touched the QB.
Mike Pereira was on ESPN radio yesterday...said the last 3 weeks there have been some critical misinterpretations of the rules by officials who are paid to KNOW the rules. They brought up the fumble return TD for the Packers, which Pereira pointed to as a good example of a crew huddling and getting the right call...although he did allude to poor calls being made earlier in the game.
Right now, you've got a collection of refs who should be put out to pasture (Ron Winter, Jeff Triplette) and a bunch of young guys who don't know the rules, and don't have the balls to make tough calls. We need more guys like Mike Carey and Ed Hochuli.
I'm not bothered by the little blown calls like a bad holding call or a missed PI call, those happen. I'm watching FOX though and they have Mike Pereira in the both describing what the right call is based on the rules, why can't the refs have a guy in the booth like that? If Pereira can watch the replay and figure it out quickly, why can't the replay official upstairs contribute to the discussion. Then we don't have to rely on Ron Winter's old brain to get the rules right, there's a guy who can signal down to him reading directly from the rule book. Sure it may slow down the game a little for fans, but that's another TV timeout the stations can take, I figured they would be all over that.
NHL does this. One central location for all replay calls. They have managed to harness the power of instant communication, but the NFL has not.
well, I see Burfict did get his today. $10g for the nut shot, and $21g for hitting defenseless receiver James Jones. suck on that, you cheapshot artist.
To recap.
Packers get 3 roughing penalties and no fines. Bengals get 1 penalty and 3 fines.
Just and all around job well done by the stripes.
3 weeks in a row now, Packers opponents have been fined for illegal hits/personal fouls that were not called in the game
It is Roger G at work.
So, Reggie Nelson of the Bengals suffers a hamstring injury picking up Franklin's fumble that was returned for a touchdown. Apparently it isn't our training staff---there must be an infectious bug that causes hamstring injuries when around Packer players.
Vince Wilfork done for the season - torn Achilles.
Dwight Freeney out with torn quad. And, Jake Locker out 4-8 weeks with a hip injury.
I'm too lazy to look it up, but maybe the strength and conditioning coaches from the Bengals, Pats, Bolts and Titans all come from the Mark Lovat tree.
Hurt Locker ! Hurt Locker! Hurt Locker!
My hero is hurt...
"The Seahawks look like theyāll have to play without starting right tackle Breno Giacomini a little while longer.
Coach Pete Carroll said that Giacomini had surgery on his aching knee."
I noticed every team that plays Green Bay loses the following week
They give it all to beat the Green Bay Packers and got nuthin left.
I read that is helpful. autologous conditioned plasma is a recent medical procedure whereby a patient's blood is injected into an area of the body for the purposes of healing. It is most commonly used to treat degeneration of tendons, which may occur in association with small tears. This disorder of tendons is frequently referred to as "tendinitis" by the public, however is known as tendinosis or tendinopathy in the medical profession. The procedure is usually performed under ultrasound control by a radiologist.[1] The injection of blood contains small cells called platelets, which contain platelet derived growth factor. This substance is thought to promote tendon healing. A variation on the technique is Platelet Rich Plasma(PRP),[2] which is where the whole blood removed from the patient is spun in a centrifuge, separating the cells of the blood. As such a higher concentration of platelets is delivered into the tissue for healing. As yet, there has been no study to demonstrate that a PRP injection is superior to ABI, with both techniques demonstrating improvement in 70-80% of patients.[3]
Originally Posted by Grave Digger: ...
Cycling off Human Growth Hormone leaves the hamstring/quad prone to pulls and potentially tears.
Just saying
I'm beginning to wonder if it's not Matthews offseason workouts that are causing his constant issues. I'm not an expert on this kind of thing, but if he's conditioning a certain way for months and then he heads to training camp and they condition differently then to me it makes sense that there could be some issues. Not saying one or other other is doing something radically different, but who knows what each workout is emphasizing or what they're targeting. Neither program may not be doing anything wrong, but maybe they're not on the same page. Just a thought. It just seems weird that they have so many hamstring injuries. The S&C staff may be running a perfectly fine program , but maybe they're not on the same page with the players as to what they should be doing when they're not in GB. Again just a thought.
Starks out "couple of weeks"??? Dang it. Is he ever healthy?
The bye week wasn't enough for James Starks.
The Green Bay Packers running back sat out Wednesday's practice with a knee injury and won't see the field for a "couple of weeks," coach Mike McCarthy told reporters Wednesday, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Starks sprained his knee in a Week 3 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and hasn't practiced since. Coming out of their break, the Packers will use a combination of Eddie Lacy, Johnathan Franklin andJohn Kuhn in Sunday's NFC North game against the Detroit Lions.
Based off McCarthy's time frame, we wouldn't expect Starks to play until Green Bay's Oct. 20 tilt with the Cleveland Browns.
Here's the rest of Wednesday's injury news:
Ā» On defense for the Packers, pass rusher Clay Matthewswas limited with a hamstring injury. "I think Clay is getting better," McCarthy said. "Made a lot of progress since coming off Cincinnati. Hopeful he'll do more tomorrow."
Ā» On the bright side for Green Bay, tight end Jermichael Finley practiced fully for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week 3.
Injury roundup: Packers' Starks out 'couple of weeks' - NFL.com
They're saving Starks for the late season/post season run.
With Van Roten hurt, who is the backup center?
Time 4 yoga
ā Datone Jones (@IAM_Dat_One) October 3, 2013
Smart man.
got my attention
Jaguars lose Luke Joeckel for the year
Posted by Mike Florio on October 6, 2013, 4:31 PM EDT
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The Jags traded left tackle Eugene Monroe because they had Luke Joeckel.
Key word: Had.
Joeckel has been lost for the season with a fractured ankle, the team has announced. The injury to the second overall pick in the 2013 draft came during Sundayās 34-20 loss to the Rams.
With Bryant McKinnie now on the trade block in Baltimore given the arrival of Monroe, maybe the Jags could trade for him. Or maybe the Jags will make do with what they have and save their draft picks for 2014.
The situation gets no better next week, when the Jags head to Denver for a showdown with the Broncos that already has generated the highest betting line in NFL history.
Hey.
The sun is shining and it's 80 degrees.
@ProFootballTalk: Per league source, Packers LB Clay Matthews has a fracture in his thumb.
@MikeGarafolo: #Packers LB Clay Matthews suffered a broken thumb today. Unclear whether he'll be able to play through it,
Tape it.
Looks like he'll be Clubber Lang for awhile.
Mike Garafolo ā@MikeGarafolo <small class="time"></small>
Packers LB Clay Matthews suffered a broken thumb today. Unclear whether he'll be able to play through it,
Club it.
Francois tore his achilles to and is out for the year
Crap, I just automatically assumed it was hamstring related. Really hope it's the type of break that will allow him to keep playing with a club and maybe be fully healed by the end of the season.
Rob Demovsky ā@RobDemovsky <small class="time"></small>
#Packers trying to determine whether Clay Matthews will need surgery or can play with his broken thumb, per a source.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_...en-thumb-source-says
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers are hopeful Clay Matthews will be able to play with the fractured thumb he sustained in Sunday's win over the Detroit Lions, a league source told ESPN.com.
However, the source said Sunday evening that surgery has not been ruled out. If Matthews does need surgery, he could miss several games.
Every damn year with this team. Please no surgery