Schefter: Tet McMillan did not practice today (calf)

[tukafan21]

5 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

The whole team could drop with injuries and Tepper still wouldnt switch to grass.

And if he switched to grass, when the players get the same injuries, the fans will say it's now just bad luck.

Yes, grass is more forgiving, but there have been tons of teams, not to mention most high schools and colleges that have Turf and you don't hear people say the same thing there.

Injuries overall are just up because the sport gets more physical every year, and I think players push themselves TOO much, particularly in the offseason, and the increased strength/muscle that players have now vs 20+ years ago, limits flexibility and is a bigger cause of today's injuries than the playing surfaces.

Just think about teams like the Lions, Cowboys, Vikings, etc that back in the day played on those astroturf fields on top of cement flooring.  If those weren't causing more injuries back then, I really don't think the playing surface these days is to blame.

[ProcessBlue2]

Isn’t Coker eligible to come back relatively soon? I thought he only had a 3-4 week injury with a mandatory 4 week period on IR.

*checks calendar* that was like 6 weeks ago

[mrcompletely11]

10 minutes ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

Isn’t Coker eligible to come back relatively soon? I thought he only had a 3-4 week injury with a mandatory 4 week period on IR.

*checks calendar* that was like 6 weeks ago

The lack of updates should be concerning 

[TD alt]

2 hours ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I wish we had Thielen right about now. 

He'd probably be hurt too.

[frankw]

3 minutes ago, TD alt said:

He'd probably be hurt too.

[mav1234]

2 hours ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I wish we had Thielen right about now. 

If the rumors were true about him helping Bryce in the huddle, I wonder if that could be responsible in part for how the passing offense has looked at the start of the season. 

[Byrdman4real]

33 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

The lack of updates should be concerning 

He was in the weight room working out with XL Tuesday afternoon. Think he will be back for Miami. 

[07579394]

1 hour ago, KillerKat said:

The whole team could drop with injuries and Tepper still wouldnt switch to grass.

Yep,Tepper sucks,turf sucks.

[flagfootballcoach28]

If Tet doesn’t play, our WR’s will be catastrophically bad on Sunday. 

[ProcessBlue2]

1 hour ago, mrcompletely11 said:

The lack of updates should be concerning 

I wonder if the rumors about him being out of shape was true and it’s a weight/conditioning thing. Possibly running on a treadmill in Dave’s backyard

[Davidson Deac II]

49 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

If the rumors were true about him helping Bryce in the huddle, I wonder if that could be responsible in part for how the passing offense has looked at the start of the season. 

Maybe, but I also wonder if having almost an entirely different group of receivers than he did last year has a little bit to do with it.  Our starters against Atlanta in the last game last year were Thielen, Coker, and Legette with Moore coming in.   

Legette is struggling, and might be gone after this season if things don't turn around. Coker is out, and Thielen is gone.  TMac is a big improvement, but still a rookie.  Renfrow and Young just look out of sync.  If they can get in sync and Coker comes back, we could see an improvement.  

[hepcat]

14 hours ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I wish we had Thielen right about now. 

I mean I HAVE to assume he requested a trade even though either party won't outright say it. They put Coker on IR right afterward. So why do that AND trade Thielen AFTER cutting Renfrow? Goofy stuff. 

[PanthersGTI]

10 minutes ago, hepcat said:

I mean I HAVE to assume he requested a trade even though either party won't outright say it. They put Coker on IR right afterward. So why do that AND trade Thielen AFTER cutting Renfrow? Goofy stuff. 

I thought they were clear he requested the trade and Morgan hooked him up?

[hepcat]

1 minute ago, PanthersGTI said:

I thought they were clear he requested the trade and Morgan hooked him up?

I didn't see that but now I see he did and took a pay cut to make the trade happen