Well in that case, you're implying that Tannehill's accuracy issues had a part in causing Keller's injury, therefore placing a percentage of the blame on Tannehill, which is really grasping at straws. If that was not your intention, then why make the comment? That is my point.
well, if we're discussing contributing factors... we might as well question Philbin for choosing to have the starters out there against the Texans 2nd team defense. In the end, it's a bad break for a team that needed some good luck this season for a change.
as a counterpoint to blaming Swearinger for going low and as topic for discussion on a discussion board.
unfortunate yes, accurate throw, not really, at worst, Keller would of been able to brace himself for the hit.. If we're asking ourselves why did this happen, an inaccurate throw is in the conversation..that's why they practice ball placement and why it's so important..
Except Swearing going low is a direct cause for the Keller injury. The argument there is whether it was intentional or not. Your point on Tannehill is just conjecture that invites all sorts of ugly misinterpretation.
Why wouldn't we? Weeks 2 you generally see the first team play deep in the first half. Week 3, is three quarters.
Swearinger is known for being dirty. If I had not seen the game, and you told me that one of the Texans DBs took out one of our receivers with a direct helmet to the knee shot, and I looked down a list of the players comprising the Texans DB corps, it would take me about 2 seconds to guess Swearinger.
I didn't see any similarity between the play where Trent Green took a knee to the side of the helmet and got literally knocked out, and Swearinger taking direct aim at Keller's knee with his helmet. Green was trying to cross body Travis Johnson, and not being used to doing a lot of that, put himself into a position to get injured. That is how I remember it.
I just think it's not a good measure for our first team offense UNLESS you want them to build chemistry and you don't care who the opposition is. But isn't that what training camp is for? I would have hoped that Philbin spoke with Kubiak before the game, asking him how long he was keeping his starters out there and us following suit. I dunno.. it's just unfortunate that's all. You want your first team offense to show something, get a touchdown, and then not get hurt. That's all. Damn preseason.
I'm not trying to invite anything of the sort. I like Tannnehill quite a bit, i think he's going to be a good QB, possibly the best we've had since Marino, but his ball placement is questionable and ...IMO....this throw was not accurate and can be argued as a contributing factor to the injury, although, I see it as an unfortunate outcome to a somewhat typical football play. receivers get spun around by inaccurate throws all the time and players go low on their tackles all the time, if either of those factors were THE cause of this injury, no receiver would ever make it through an entire year.
Thanks for the gif. This is why I don't think the hit was intentionally dirty. Keller is already in mid air and then Swearinger gets low and charges in. Swearinger had no idea where Keller's knee would be, when he landed. Swearinger simply went low, like he was taught, by NFL rules. And yeah... Some of the blame should be put on Tannehill. Throw that ball in stride, Keller doesn't jump, Swearinger knows where his target IS rather than where he thinks he WILL BE, and Dustin Keller isn't out for the season. QB's who hang their receivers out to dry end up getting receivers hurt.
Just saw this: Per Adam Schefter Dolphins TE Dustin Keller tore his ACL, MCL, PCL and, as if that weren't enough, dislocated his knee
I'd like to see a better replay but it looks like Swearinger is changing direction once the ball is passed hence his technique
It does appear that his last couple steps are changing direction from flowing with Keller to coming back towards him for the tackle...which means that once he saw the pass was behind Keller he changed his plan of attack...
Unfortunately I think it could be a career ending injury for Keller. Supposedly he has some nerve damage to the knee and that could be the worst damage. I remember the catastrophic injury the running back Edwards received for New England who tried to make a comeback with Miami. His was a career ending knee injury.
Robert Edwards injury couldn't be a career ending injury because he had a career after the injury. It was just likely a career shortening injury.