%$#@! Injuries

poydras · 08-29-2011, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by skymike

lol... thats a great question, Poydras.

I'm 47, and I dont hurt myself kicking anything. Everything else is an injury waiting to happen-- lifting, running, walking down stairs... taking a shower...it all hurts... but kicking?????

cheese!

btw, what kind of doctor are you? can you fix my belly button?

"fix" your belly button? You mean a piercing or like they did with Barbara Eden in "I Dream of Jeannie"?
This is just a "little" off topic. You might want to use a private note for this.

Cruize · 08-29-2011, 09:23 AM

The Saints now have 4 downs to get a first down. I think Brees and Payton can make it work. LOL. And I honestly do have more confidence in the Saints short yardage ability now than in years past. They've done a great job so far this preseason.

poydras · 08-29-2011, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Saint_LB

I got a chuckle when they lined-up for 2, I think it was the last time, and when it was mentioned that they were going for 2 again, Al Michaels said, "Well...why not?" Chris Collinsworth follows with, "Or...why?"

You had to be there.

It was preseason so you had to figure they were just testing plays the first time but the second time was a head scratcher until they went back and showed the clip of the kick in the 1st half.

TheDeuce · 08-29-2011, 09:59 AM

I blame the trainers, they should be fired.

strato · 08-29-2011, 10:05 AM

Reports are his leg flew off and they didnt give us any extra points for it flying through the uprights...although it did manage to knock out a few Rayda fans...it was recovered by the staff and sewn back on last night..he will be fine...

jeanpierre · 08-29-2011, 10:16 AM

I'm a little older now, but back in the day trainers would give us bananas and help us monitor our electrolytes when we went out west for games...

Apparently the atmospheric changes and the changes in humidity affects athletes more than they realize...

poydras · 08-29-2011, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

I'm a little older now, but back in the day trainers would give us bananas and help us monitor our electrolytes when we went out west for games...

Apparently the atmospheric changes and the changes in humidity affects athletes more than they realize...

The temperature at kickoff was 69. I don't think electrolytes was the problem, especially for a kicker that doesn't even do kickoffs.

SaintsBro · 08-29-2011, 11:03 AM

I'm giving Hartley the benefit of the doubt on this one. That field was not the greatest surface to be playing on. I didn't pay attention to the actual kick where he hurt himself, but the baseball dirt was causing people to slip and slide all night, and the grass seemed kind of long and soddy -- you could see it was giving way under people's feet very easily. Not so much affecting the running game, but I definitely saw a couple of receivers on BOTH teams, who had minor trouble with their footing, planting or changing direction, making cuts, it was tearing up.

Like I said, I didn't see the actual kick in question, but especially IF he was kicking from the dirt part of the field, or if he planted his foot and hit a clump of grass that gave way, then an injury in that situation could be perfectly understandable. It is unfortunately part of the game.

poydras · 08-29-2011, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by SaintsBro

I'm giving Hartley the benefit of the doubt on this one. That field was not the greatest surface to be playing on. I didn't pay attention to the actual kick where he hurt himself, but the baseball dirt was causing people to slip and slide all night, and the grass seemed kind of long and soddy -- you could see it was giving way under people's feet very easily. Not so much affecting the running game, but I definitely saw a couple of receivers on BOTH teams, who had minor trouble with their footing, planting or changing direction, making cuts, it was tearing up.

Like I said, I didn't see the actual kick in question, but especially IF he was kicking from the dirt part of the field, or if he planted his foot and hit a clump of grass that gave way, then an injury in that situation could be perfectly understandable. It is unfortunately part of the game.

It was on the grass portion of the field. Everything seemed completely normal and the kick was good, even though it was kind of a "helicopter ball" but as soon as he kicked it, he grabbed his leg.

saintfan · 08-29-2011, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by poydras

It was on the grass portion of the field. Everything seemed completely normal and the kick was good, even though it was kind of a "helicopter ball" but as soon as he kicked it, he grabbed his leg.

Its just bad mojo. It's a medical mystery. It's those Nigerians out in Oakland working up some black magic. Word has it they were severing the heads off live chickens in the parking lot before the game.

They effed up tho. They only got our kicker.

08-29-2011, 09:22 AM	#11
poydras Team Doctor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Deep South Posts: 856	Originally Posted by skymike lol... thats a great question, Poydras. I'm 47, and I dont hurt myself kicking anything. Everything else is an injury waiting to happen-- lifting, running, walking down stairs... taking a shower...it all hurts... but kicking????? cheese! btw, what kind of doctor are you? can you fix my belly button? "fix" your belly button? You mean a piercing or like they did with Barbara Eden in "I Dream of Jeannie"? This is just a "little" off topic. You might want to use a private note for this.

08-29-2011, 09:23 AM	#12
Cruize 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,457	The Saints now have 4 downs to get a first down. I think Brees and Payton can make it work. LOL. And I honestly do have more confidence in the Saints short yardage ability now than in years past. They've done a great job so far this preseason.
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08-29-2011, 09:24 AM	#13
poydras Team Doctor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Deep South Posts: 856	Originally Posted by Saint_LB I got a chuckle when they lined-up for 2, I think it was the last time, and when it was mentioned that they were going for 2 again, Al Michaels said, "Well...why not?" Chris Collinsworth follows with, "Or...why?" You had to be there. It was preseason so you had to figure they were just testing plays the first time but the second time was a head scratcher until they went back and showed the clip of the kick in the 1st half.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	I'm a little older now, but back in the day trainers would give us bananas and help us monitor our electrolytes when we went out west for games... Apparently the atmospheric changes and the changes in humidity affects athletes more than they realize...

08-29-2011, 10:22 AM	#17
poydras Team Doctor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Deep South Posts: 856	Originally Posted by jeanpierre I'm a little older now, but back in the day trainers would give us bananas and help us monitor our electrolytes when we went out west for games... Apparently the atmospheric changes and the changes in humidity affects athletes more than they realize... The temperature at kickoff was 69. I don't think electrolytes was the problem, especially for a kicker that doesn't even do kickoffs.

08-29-2011, 11:03 AM	#18
SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	I'm giving Hartley the benefit of the doubt on this one. That field was not the greatest surface to be playing on. I didn't pay attention to the actual kick where he hurt himself, but the baseball dirt was causing people to slip and slide all night, and the grass seemed kind of long and soddy -- you could see it was giving way under people's feet very easily. Not so much affecting the running game, but I definitely saw a couple of receivers on BOTH teams, who had minor trouble with their footing, planting or changing direction, making cuts, it was tearing up. Like I said, I didn't see the actual kick in question, but especially IF he was kicking from the dirt part of the field, or if he planted his foot and hit a clump of grass that gave way, then an injury in that situation could be perfectly understandable. It is unfortunately part of the game.

08-29-2011, 11:09 AM	#19
poydras Team Doctor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Deep South Posts: 856	Originally Posted by SaintsBro I'm giving Hartley the benefit of the doubt on this one. That field was not the greatest surface to be playing on. I didn't pay attention to the actual kick where he hurt himself, but the baseball dirt was causing people to slip and slide all night, and the grass seemed kind of long and soddy -- you could see it was giving way under people's feet very easily. Not so much affecting the running game, but I definitely saw a couple of receivers on BOTH teams, who had minor trouble with their footing, planting or changing direction, making cuts, it was tearing up. Like I said, I didn't see the actual kick in question, but especially IF he was kicking from the dirt part of the field, or if he planted his foot and hit a clump of grass that gave way, then an injury in that situation could be perfectly understandable. It is unfortunately part of the game. It was on the grass portion of the field. Everything seemed completely normal and the kick was good, even though it was kind of a "helicopter ball" but as soon as he kicked it, he grabbed his leg.

08-29-2011, 12:52 PM	#20
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by poydras It was on the grass portion of the field. Everything seemed completely normal and the kick was good, even though it was kind of a "helicopter ball" but as soon as he kicked it, he grabbed his leg. Its just bad mojo. It's a medical mystery. It's those Nigerians out in Oakland working up some black magic. Word has it they were severing the heads off live chickens in the parking lot before the game. They effed up tho. They only got our kicker.

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