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Let's talk injuries (knock on an entire log cabin)

The Don

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So far, so good. I haven't heard anything about injuries just yet... I know there's still guys sitting out due to rehab and such... but it has to be some kind of optimism with Training Camp just around the corner. Guys are healthy and ready to fight it out.

With the amount of youth on the field, does that mean we'll see less injuries? Or does it mean we'll see more considering some guys don't know exactly where to be on the field just yet?

And do we make it out of training camp without any major injuries?

My guess is that we make it out of training camp without any major injuries. I envision a couple of scrapes here and there... maybe something that would cause a couple players to miss the first few games. But then, how does our team react to that sort of situation? Considering we had so many veterans last year when injuries started to pile up and we still struggled.

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One bad thing about the youth movement is the depth is pretty horrible.

If martin or godfrey go down, it's a liability.

Munnerlynn is pretty good but there will be dropoff if marshall or gamble goes down.

Linebacker as always is pretty good. Connor could fill in well for beason or anderson. Williams and Anderson could fill in well for Davis. We have a healthy group of balanced Linebackers

DE is pretty bad unless hardy really steps up. Norwood is too small to fill in for brown full time.

DT isn't too bad, there is ok depth but for now the actual ability level is in question. I acutally think they'll be pretty good.

OL is great depth.

TE is decent depth. Nobody can really fill in for King.

WR is unknown. If Lafell, Jarrett, and Edwards work out then depth will be great.

RB is great depth. I think Sutton could fill in very well and Goodson should improve some.

FB is ok.

QB is pretty good. Clausen wouldn't be a disaster.

So on defense we REALLY need to stay 100% or we'll be in trouble.

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One bad thing about the youth movement is the depth is pretty horrible.

If martin or godfrey go down, it's a liability.

Munnerlynn is pretty good but there will be dropoff if marshall or gamble goes down.

Linebacker as always is pretty good. Connor could fill in well for beason or anderson. Williams and Anderson could fill in well for Davis. We have a healthy group of balanced Linebackers

DE is pretty bad unless hardy really steps up. Norwood is too small to fill in for brown full time.

DT isn't too bad, there is ok depth but for now the actual ability level is in question. I acutally think they'll be pretty good.

OL is great depth.

TE is decent depth. Nobody can really fill in for King.

WR is unknown. If Lafell, Jarrett, and Edwards work out then depth will be great.

RB is great depth. I think Sutton could fill in very well and Goodson should improve some.

FB is ok.

QB is pretty good. Clausen wouldn't be a disaster.

So on defense we REALLY need to stay 100% or we'll be in trouble.

I think the depth of DT is pretty bad and i also think that Barnidge could easily fill in for King as well as Rosario in passing situations

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I think an injury here or there can be masked by strengths in other areas or different schemes. The big problem arises when there are multiple injuries the expose weaknesses and allow opponents to overly exploit. Personally I worry about dl. A couple of dings there and the run defense is non existent on this team. We will be eaten alive.

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I think Tank and Leonard will be good run stoppers. However beyond them on the depth chart are basically situational pass rushers, Irvin(from what we've seen), Ed Johnson, and Hayden(wtf). I expect will pick up some big guys that get cut, or will try to land another DT kind of like how we got Leonard or Tank.

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We can absorb a few injuries in many areas depth or not. We do a good job of bringing in guys to help out like we did at DT last year. The problem is depth at key positions and frankly the only spot we could have a starter go down and not miss a beat would be at running back. Injuries to Moore or Smith for example won't be easily made up no matter who we have waiting in the wings. If a guy like Beason goes down Connor can take his place. But we will suffer a dropoff no matter how well Connor plays. The same is the case at many positions this year.

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The one that I would worry most about is SS.

If Smith goes down, and we can't get Moose on the horn, we could be in for a rough ride.

even if we could get moose, we'd be in for a rough ride. He's not good enough anymore to be a #1. Hasn't been for years. He'd be able to come in, and help, but it would be up to the young guys to step up, or it just wouldn't work. Moose is no longer good enough to be a savior.

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So far, so good. I haven't heard anything about injuries just yet... I know there's still guys sitting out due to rehab and such... but it has to be some kind of optimism with Training Camp just around the corner. Guys are healthy and ready to fight it out.

With the amount of youth on the field, does that mean we'll see less injuries? Or does it mean we'll see more considering some guys don't know exactly where to be on the field just yet?

And do we make it out of training camp without any major injuries?

My guess is that we make it out of training camp without any major injuries. I envision a couple of scrapes here and there... maybe something that would cause a couple players to miss the first few games. But then, how does our team react to that sort of situation? Considering we had so many veterans last year when injuries started to pile up and we still struggled.

You're a fuging fine young male.

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The one that I would worry most about is SS.

If Smith goes down, and we can't get Moose on the horn, we could be in for a rough ride.

with the emergence of Double Trouble..Smitty has fallen some in terms of how damaging his absense would be. Let's not forget we went 2-0 during his last suspension and that was before Double Trouble really arrived on the scene. I am not saying it wouldn't hurt but the Panther ground game is now the main threat and Steve is a close 2nd.

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