So, it turns out that preseason bright spot Vincent Jackson has a scratched lung and will likely miss most, if not all, of the rest of preseason. I know you're all thinking, "Great, he's not going to miss any real time at all. Good thing there are four preseason games(I'm lookin' at you, Bro Sweets)!" Well, I'm thinking pretty much the same thing. But deep in the back of my twisted brain lurks another, more sinister thought. Tim Dwight. Now, I don't remember dates and times, and I'm far too lazy at this time of day to look them up, but I do know this. Years back, as a Charger, Tim Dwight suffered a collapsed lung from a vicious hit he took over the middle. He spent some time in the hospital and eventually returned to the team. The thing is, Tim Dwight never really seemed the same to me. The agression and fearlessness that were the Tim Dwight hallmarks always seemed dialed down a notch or two from that point on. His crazy up-the-middle kickoff returns suddenly seemed hesitant and he never really sold out in the middle of the field again. I know that there is a huge difference between a collapsed lung and a scratched one, but- Wait! No I don't. How the hell do you scratch your lung anyway? I mean, cornea? Sure, I've heard of that. Uvula? Unlikely, but at least it's not totally contained deep within your body. Scratched lung sounds like a porn star affliction or a prison yard euphemism. Let's just hope that when the big guy gets back on the field, we've heard the last of this injury. And Vinny, watch out for that pancreas!
In other injury news, most of you know by now that Darren Sproles, or Mighty Mite as I like to call him, was placed on the injured reserve list yesterday. While I think this is something that the team can over come, I know I'll miss watching him zip around the field like a Lightning bug. Also, I hate to expose Michael Turner, Back-up Extraordinaire, to kick off returns.
Lastly, it looks as though Donnie is about ready to come back to practice after a couple weeks of back problems. There has been a fair amount of speculation that Donnie has been playing up his injury and not practicing due to his disdain towards A.J. Smith. Well, I certainly hope so. Go Bolts!!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
Agreed on the Turner the Burner angle. Not to mention that the talk is of E.Parker and Keenan McOldell returning punts. Even with our extrarodinary depth at receiver, I don't like the idea of those guys getting smeared on fair catches...
I can't find where I read it, but there was word of another player in camp they had working both KR and PR who looked promising. I'm afraid, though, that it might have been this Ralls guy we cut yesterday.
Might have been this info:
"Rookie cornerback Cletis Gordon also is expected to get several opportunities this summer, beginning with Friday's exhibition at Chicago."
Yeah I'll miss the waterbug out there too... Although last year it seemed like he was Almost on the verge of breaking free quite a lot. I like him, and we'll miss him, but I also think Turner might break a couple returns wide open...
Post a Comment