Jake Long sits out practice

Well after reading that article I feel better. Thanks!

 

Why Thank you for pointing the fact out he was not practicing today and also stating that in fact, was fact. I would have never gleeened that from the updates. Wooooo, glad you filled me in on that. I may have missed something. Thanks.

 

I'd be shocked if he isn't dressed up and ready to eat some Buffalo Burgers come Sunday.

 

Jake isn't the type of player who needs last minute reps. He knows what he's doing and the Coaching staff have full trust he can miss a week of practices and still step in and play the way he plays.

I wouldn't be practicing him this week either, i'd be making sure his injury is fully recovered come week 1.

 

Injuries happen in football. Just a fact. The team has to be ready
to play. Sparano, who I feel probably knows more about football than
you, or I, and certainly has more experience on the pro level made a choice
and I think he had more facts and information than we did on the state
of his team...That he coaches.

If we're that worried about injuries, no starters should play an pre season games..Or practice, because they can get hurt there too.

 

Jake got hurt. He said himself he'll be ready. We can't change the fact that he got hurt so lets move on. Think positive, relax and be thankful our opener is sunday and not thursday.

We're going to win, and we're going to play well.

 

Ever hear those players that say "I'm playing on Sunday", even though they know, and you seriously suspect, they'll most likely be riding the pine?
I think Jakes one of those guys.

Sparano committed one of those "butcher" type of errs that no one really needs to mention.
Its sits out there, smoldering well above our burning eyes, and local flames of discontent, leaving a cloud of soot high into the upper atmospheres of prevalent league news.
It wafts across, and ultimately reaches the front office of every team, and every coaching peer across the land, where its smelled and scrutinized as what not to do.

 

Pfft. Bull. The team was stinking it up, and he knows for his own sake
that the team can't start the season unready to play, like the last two seasons.

I don't blame him playing the starters.

Execute the plays given to you, or keep executing them until you do.
More work is better than less work. I don't understand how people don't get that.

 

i get the feeling over the past week that everyone in this place thinks our seasons going down the tubes.

 

I hardly believe the team is going down the tubes, and trust Jake was merely nicked up. I still don't expect he'll play, and yet I have every expectation of beating Buffalo despite his absense.
As for the blunder, I have no problem with what he did, but believe critcism will be in order, for not having altered his thinking, when he learned of Dallas fielding their third stringers.

 

Until he sits out a Sunday, not worried. This is the same Jake Long who once played with a high ankle sprain. And even if he does sit out against the Bills, not worroed. Bills have the worst front 7 in the league, worst pass rush in the league. If he's out vs. the Vikes, then I'm very worried.

 

The Dolfan Bandits mentioned on facebook that it is looking less and less likely that Jake will not play and that Carey will move to LT this weekend. Has anyone seen this anywhere?

 

Then you're saying it is likely that he WILL play, right?

 

Unless you have some secret info, I'm not buying it. He will play.

 

We've already established that you've got better judgment than Sparano and his staff. Do you have some type of inside info regarding Jake's injury as well?

 

Your double negative has me confused.

I assume you mean that it looks more and more likely that Jake Long WILL NOT play and that Carey is moving to LT for week 1.

If true, does Murtha man the RT spot or does McQuistan come right in and start at RT?

 

I love how the Dolfan Bandits are a credible news source now. Their Twitter feed looks like it was written by a 6 year old.

 

In fairness to them, ALL twitter feeds look like they were written by a 6 year old.

(note the 83 character response above that is well within Twitter limits).

 

Whos established?
A mere suspicion, and don't believe I ever alluded to anything more.

 

Sorry, I didn't look over the post before I submitted, a rarity for me. Yes, they said the Jake Long is looking less likely to play.

As for them being a viable source, you notice that is why I came here to verify that information, they are not viable in my eyes.

 

He should stay on the bike then, as he is safest there. peddle Jake, peddle!

P.S. Is anyone mad at Carey for blowing his assignment thus having him plow into Jake's knee? Or what about Henning for that call?

Shouldnt we just have punted everytime we got the ball and simply played all 60 min with our Defense and special teams to prove themselves?

 

That's not true! That's impossible! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

 

Believe it when I see it.

 

He'll be ready

 

The way Henning was calling plays, I felt like that is exactly what we did...

 

I think TS is just taking necessary precautions to make sure he is 100%. I think he'll be fine. Lets just hope this injury thing stops before it really gets serious.

 

Well first of all, putting together a list of half the starting quarterbacks in the league sitting out hardly does alot to suggest that it's a near universal practice.

Secondly, the one really applicable comparison you've fudged pretty badly. Tony Romo didn't sit the Cowboys 4th preseason game, he played late into the 3rd quarter. The Dolphins game was their 5th game, as they played in the HOF game. They're the accurate comparison, given that they didn't do well in the preseason and their starters played even longer than ours did overall.

What about Tom Brady and the Patriots? Given how often Bill Belichick's slightest bowel movement is treated as a revelation delivered from on high around here, the fact that Tom Brady and Co. played the first quarter in their last preseason game should be enough to dissuade people from shrieking about this.

 

I may be wrong but I would rather Long sit out week one if he is not completely healed. Why risk a tear and him being out for the season. we can get by 1 week w/out him. As for who's fault it is, hindsight is 20/20 and we really can't put a finger on any one person. If you could stop femaledog-ing about who should get fired and who should get crucified, it would be nice. I know just because they are the FO does not mean they know everything, but they do know a lot about football. Whoever thinks they know more about FB than Bill Parcels raise your hand .

Wednesday there is a mandatory injury report so we will find out a bit more and Sunday we will see the starting line up. Either way there is nothing we can do or say that will change anything regarding Jake Long except pray he is fine. Without Jake we will loose this Sunday, ohhh wait a second we are playing the Bills, never-mind, chalk us up a W. JK, but really.