Injury Thread

[Vapoke]

Here they come:

Dante Drake and Caleb Robinson will both miss the season due to Achilles injuries. Samsula missed last season for the same thing while also on the DL.

Probably will be the end of Caleb's career. Dante Drake was probably the most consistent DL last year.

 

[McPeachy]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[LanderPoke]

What the hell

 

[OrediggerPoke]

This defense could be Koenning era…I hope I am wrong and all the incoming players can fill the gaps.

 

[ragtimejoe1]

Damn. The lines have been bitten lately

 

[laxwyo]

always the DL

 

[doreno5]

You have to wonder why so many athletes are injuring their Achilles tendon? The first time I recall hearing about someone tearing their Achilles was Dan Marino and it seems like it was a rare injury then. Now across multiple sports torn Achilles tendons are like ACLs, everyone in all sports seems to have them happening.

 

[Bryoming]

You have to wonder why so many athletes are injuring their Achilles tendon? The first time I recall hearing about someone tearing their Achilles was Dan Marino and it seems like it was a rare injury then. Now across multiple sports torn Achilles tendons are like ACLs, everyone in all sports seems to have them happening.

More intense strength training without focusing enough on flexibility is what is doing it. These guys have massive leg muscles, but they aren't working on stretching enough to give the tendon the flexibility it needs to handle all the force.

Edited to correct the bolded word

 

[McPeachy]

You would think the S&C staff / leadership would be all over dynamic stretching techniques and similar to avoid issues similar to these. Especially after it happens once, let alone twice (same injury).

 

[Vapoke]

More intense strength training without focusing enough on flexibility is what is doing it. These guys have massive leg muscles, but they are working on stretching enough to give the tendon the flexibility it needs to handle all the force.

That would track since it was reported that it happened during shuttle drills.

You would think the S&C staff / leadership would be all over dynamic stretching techniques and similar to avoid issues similar to these. Especially after it happens once, let alone twice (same injury).

3rd time. Samsula tore his last year as well. His might be different since he may have put on weight too quickly and his body didn't handle it well

 

[LanderPoke]

Stretching sucks