I haven't heard yet when the funerals are. 

Rookie Joe Thomas avoids serious injury

August, 10, 2014

Aug 10

6:35

PM ET

By Rob Demovsky | ESPN.com

 

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- One of the Green Bay Packers' top undrafted rookies, inside linebacker Joe Thomas, appears to have avoided a serious injury.

His agent, Brian Anderson, said Sunday that the knee injury that knocked out Thomas after only four defensive snaps in Saturday's preseason opener at the Tennessee Titans is not expected to require surgery.

That was one of two injuries coach Mike McCarthy announced after the game. The other was to fellow undrafted rookie, Rajion Neal. The running back from Tennessee also left with a knee injury after a promising start, which included a 12-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

There was no additional injury information available about Neal on Sunday.

Thomas also played six snaps on special teams, where he was credited with one tackle. The 6-foot-1, 227-pounder from South Carolina State saw his playing time increase in training camp practices last week after making a favorable impression on the coaches.

The Packers were off on Sunday and return to work on Monday, when they will hold a closed practice.

Thanks for the info. Since Thomas's condition is still unknown,I'll not cancel my flower order yet.

Read on ESPN.com that Rajion's injury will be short according to MM. I can cancel the flowers.YAY!!!

Can't make the club from the tub. 

 

What the hell happened to Jordy?

Tweaked a hamstring running to the bank to make sure the check clears.

I would not worry about Jordy.  He has skills - injury skills in this case.  Jordy evidently has mastered the art of faking injuries to get time off during TC.  When the season starts he will be miraculously healed.  Neal & Thomas don't have those skills yet. 

Gotta err on the side of caution with hammies...if you don't let them heal they can keep you on the shelf for the whole season.

 

I prefer their cautious approach.

 

I heard he's been working with Ken Reuttgers during camp.

Jordy Nelson - torn ACL, done for season.

 

Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet): The initial diagnosis on #Packers WR Jordy Nelson is a torn ACL, source said. Horrible news. Awaiting MRI results to confirm.

 

At least he got to play in this extremely important preseason game. I'm sure it meant a lot to him.

 

On the bright side, I think Davante Adams is going to erupt this season. Not saying he'll replace Nelson's production (that's impossible) but they could do a lot worse than Adams for Nelson's replacement. We 'aight.

 

 

Please insert my annual rant about useless and destructive preseason games here. Colleges don't need them but professionals do?  Sure thing.

Also please insert here my annual rant about the brainlessly small 53 man roster and its cretinous and cheap-ass practice squad system. We should be able to keep Janis and White without risking losing them. And the extra running backs too, as considering the beating running backs take, we will probably need one of them too. Pay them and put them on the freaking roster already.

Thanks. Back to your regularly-scheduled programming.

@fbgchase: If Jordy Nelson misses 2015, he'll be just 2nd player to gain 1100 rec yards in Year N & 0 in Year N+1.

First? Sterling Sharpe 20 yrs ago.

In english please?

Eff this thread

The only team EVER to have a WR produce 1100 yards one year and then 0 yards the next year is the Green Bay Packers. And it looks like it could happen to us twice in 20 years.

They have depth at WR but the biggest issue is that they don't really have that deep threat. Adams isn't that and neither is Cobb. Janis has the skillset for it but the guy still looks too much like a project

Ty Montgomery will save us!!

Jordy Nelson isn't the first decent player to get hurt this year and he won't be the last.  Arian Foster and Calvin Benjamin will be impactful as well.  It's all part of the NFL.

 

Thank you sir. Now I get it.

Yeah Tschmack but none of them are Packers dammit

Maybe if Abracabdabra can get healthy this might open a spot for him. 

If there's one star on this team that we can absorb loosing it's jordy. I'm optimistic, he may have a sprain. Also, who knows what Janis can do with the starters.

Watching Janis. I can say with near certainty Aaron Rodgers will never trust him to the point he'll start for Green Bay. Too damn inconsistent. In just about everything he does. 

Ted this past spring.

"The way to draft is to take the best player. You don't know what you're going to need. You think you need something, but this isn't play time or anything like that. This is real life. People get banged up, injuries happen. Life happens.

"What you think you're strong at, you're not necessarily strong at. If you take good, solid players that you know can contribute, albeit at a position that's maybe a little bit heavier, as long as you're taking good, solid players you're getting some value there.

I'm not saying Janis will be useless or will be a player, but...

 

There's a reason he went to Saginaw Valley State, not Michigan State. There's a reason he was a 7th round pick.  

 

 

Donald Driver disagrees.

Donald Driver didn't go to Saginaw Valley State. 

Janis can always hold the clipboard for the other WRs.

Saginaw state, alkorn state, San Jose state, Fresno state, western Michigan. Hell, proven, jordys and Cobb the only guy to come from a power d1 conference.

I'm not saying Janis is the answer but I promise he will contribute assuming Nelson is out, college and draft position aside.

He has to make the team first. 

I think Janis will make the team if only for his Special Teams coverage skills.   But he is much too inconsistent, and so is Myles White.  Anyone think we should look at an unemployed vet like Wes Welker or Santana Moss?

 

I' m  also concerned about our left tackle situation.  Barclay sucks.  Until Bak gets well, do we look elsewhere for a left tackle?   Jonathan Scott is still unemployed.  Anyone?  Buehler?  This position is too important to the health of Aaron Rodgers  to not have a really solid guy there.  What other options do we have?

Not going to happen.  Ted doesn't sign discards like Moss or Welker.  He'll go with the guys he drafted or signed as UFA.

 

There aren't any good street free agents left tackles.  Anybody worthwhile is on a team.

Jake Long is unsigned and just waiting for a call.

Don Barclay is a serviceable OL. He's just not at LT.

 

Guard? He'd be fine.

 

Ya'll remember when IIRC it was Jeff Saturday that went down for a bit and TJ Lang tried playing Center? Disaster.

 

Sometimes it is where you play on that OL that makes all the difference.

James Jones?

Based on last week's performance, he's not a RT either

Maybe not Santana Moss, but how about...

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcspor...-a-potential-return/

Would have wanted to give Moss a shot 3 years ago. Now? Not so much. He didn't look very good in that season he played with San Francisco.

I guess Jones is with the NYG. Irregardless. We have plenty of good WRs. Irregardless of what Finley might think, Rodgers will light it up. Irregardless of the injury to Jordy. We will win SB 50. Irregardless.

In all seriousness, this injury is a bad blow to our team. Jordy is a very, very special player. Ted adds talent to the WR position in spades, and now is their time. Aside from White's STs gaffes today, he performed well as a receiver. Pinkard showed well. Montgomery should show well. I suspect Adams could have what would amount to a career year with Nelson out. Rodgers will adjust, and we are still deep in talent.

Janis now should raise his game, and I think he will.

Those opportunities don't just happen. Or, maybe they just did. Hopefully, Jordy's test results are more positive than we now believe they will be, and he can return at some point this season.

No matter, I hope Ted at least looks at possibly signing Randy Moss. That could be a very solid move, if he can still bring it.