Patriots’ first-round pick, OT Isaiah Wynn, tore his Achilles vs. the Eagles and he will be out for the season, per source. The worst of the preseason on display.
He's still expected back for regular seasonThat's f'ing just great ....and how shocked would we be to hear that our other firster will be joining him?
We will see ...fell in draft due to problem with knee then had procedure on same knee....may have no issues going forward or he may join his other Bulldog buddy who had knee issues in college and is no longer with the team....it is a crap shoot.He's still expected back for regular season
Yeah, the Patriots rolled the dice--a top 10 talent that slid. That's the downside.We will see ...fell in draft due to problem with knee then had procedure on same knee....may have no issues going forward or he may join his other Bulldog buddy who had knee issues in college and is no longer with the team....it is a crap shoot.
http://insidethepylon.com/football-science/medicine/2014/09/15/achilles-tendon-ruptures-in-the-nfl/Are Achilles injuries as devastating long-term in the NFL as they are in the NBA?
We will see ...fell in draft due to problem with knee then had procedure on same knee....may have no issues going forward or he may join his other Bulldog buddy who had knee issues in college and is no longer with the team....it is a crap shoot.
Shades of Easley... yikes.Yeah, the Patriots rolled the dice--a top 10 talent that slid. That's the downside.
Michel or Wynn??? Michel was far from a top 10 talent. Drafted exactly where he was expected to be drafted, late 1st -mid 2nd. Multiple draft profiles and scouts/GMs had him going then. For an RB to be a top 10 talent they need to be pretty special. Michel is intriguing but far from polished. His fumble rate alone would keep him out of the top 10.Yeah, the Patriots rolled the dice--a top 10 talent that slid. That's the downside.
Shades of Easley... yikes.
Yup. Sometimes it works out, of late it has not.
They roll the dice a lot with guys who had injury concerns coming out of college.
I'll gladly take all of those for 1 Richard Seymour, though.Might need to stop drafting UGA guys...
Edwards
Book Club
Wynn
Michel (hopefully just temporary)
Whole lotta serious injuries. Sheesh
Excellent point - couldn’t agree more. People mocked that pick and he was a HOF anchor to multiple SB defensesI'll gladly take all of those for 1 Richard Seymour, though.
He really doesn't have an injury history, at least not more than just about everyone who plays football-yes he had off-season shoulder surgery but he only missed one game in four years of college. (Also pretty hard to say that an achilles injury has anything to do with a shoulder injury).Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Well this fucking sucks. I get that they take some guys with injury histories. Wynn had a shoulder ailment. The injury bad luck is brutal. We need a Greek goat sacrificing cleansing ritual. As the resident Greek here I’ll be happy to do it next weekend.
The Football gods have been malakas lately.
Reports are that Wynn is a high character guy and a genuinely big-teddy-bear type off the field. I didn't mean it in a sarcastic way.Huh?
Yeah that was the point though. I didn't directly say it but yes they do draft some guys with injury histories but... Wynn wasn't a huge concern minus his shoulder which did get some attention pre-draft. Even if you don't count that injury as part of the normal wear and tear of the game, and I am fine with discounting it heavily, he was not a major injury concern. It just is shitty luck. So basically what you said.He really doesn't have an injury history, at least not more than just about everyone who plays football-yes he had off-season shoulder surgery but he only missed one game in four years of college. (Also pretty hard to say that an achilles injury has anything to do with a shoulder injury).
Sometimes guys just get hurt. It sucks. Except for Mason and Brown who now have much better chances to get paid to stay here because it's hard to figure out if Wynn would be a competent starter in 2019.
Who said it needed improvement? They needed to replace Solder - which it appears they have with Trent Brown. The OL will be fine. Wynn was going to be their swing tackle anyway.so we're right back where we started with no improvements to the OL?
If the Patriots play D- defense in the SB they’d be preparing for a Thursday night game in a couple weeks. OL was not as is not a problem (knock on wood, etc).so we're right back where we started with no improvements to the OL?
Presumably there are always things you could do to lessen the risk if injury to any specific part of the body. But this then leads to the question of why should Wynn have suspected or even knew to suspect that his Achilles was at risk?Forgive my naivete, but is there ANY way this could have been prevented? More stretching maybe? Hot/cold therapy, muscle work for the surrounding area, more hydration? Or are there no preventative measures for blowing an Achilles?
Might need to stop drafting UGA guys...
Edwards
Book Club
Wynn
Michel (hopefully just temporary)
Whole lotta serious injuries. Sheesh
And I'll gladly watch them roll the dice on injury history for 1 Rob Gronkowski.I'll gladly take all of those for 1 Richard Seymour, though.