Drafting Injury Prone Players

foreverfan · 03-28-2006, 11:07 AM

I don't know about you guys but I hate drafting players that had any injuries in college. I guess I just out the Jim Finks mold that you draft OL and DL with your high picks since games are won in the trenches.

Too often guys try to bulk up for the game and it leads to more muscle and weight on a bone structure that was never designed to hold that much. This leads to injury and you can play from the stationary bike.

I love drafting big guys that have played 3-4 year of college ball under outstanding programs that have never been seriously injured in college. This is the holy grail in football. By first stopping the run, having an outstanding pass rush and secondly establishing the run and having outstanding pass protection, it doesn't really matter (as much) who you have behind these guys.

Finks knew this and this is stil the way to go. I dont' want a LB because you haven't addressed the real problem.... the DT can't occupy both the center and guard so your MLB has to avoid a big body and the FB is free to get the SS. I don't want a CB because you need to help Duece, Brees, Hilton, Horn, Stallworth become better players by protecting the football. Remember, turnovers last year cost us most games and oddly big guys help avoid this by limiting defensive players hits at crutical times.

03-28-2006, 11:07 AM	#1
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Drafting Injury Prone Players I don't know about you guys but I hate drafting players that had any injuries in college. I guess I just out the Jim Finks mold that you draft OL and DL with your high picks since games are won in the trenches. Too often guys try to bulk up for the game and it leads to more muscle and weight on a bone structure that was never designed to hold that much. This leads to injury and you can play from the stationary bike. I love drafting big guys that have played 3-4 year of college ball under outstanding programs that have never been seriously injured in college. This is the holy grail in football. By first stopping the run, having an outstanding pass rush and secondly establishing the run and having outstanding pass protection, it doesn't really matter (as much) who you have behind these guys. Finks knew this and this is stil the way to go. I dont' want a LB because you haven't addressed the real problem.... the DT can't occupy both the center and guard so your MLB has to avoid a big body and the FB is free to get the SS. I don't want a CB because you need to help Duece, Brees, Hilton, Horn, Stallworth become better players by protecting the football. Remember, turnovers last year cost us most games and oddly big guys help avoid this by limiting defensive players hits at crutical times.
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