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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by burningmetal Chad Johnson had knee injuries, Andre Johnson was about 31 before he slowed down, not 28. Calvin had some kind of injury that wouldn't go away, and apparently was sick of the Lions, so he just ...
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09-04-2017, 02:02 PM | #31 |
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Originally Posted by burningmetal
Rice, Brown, Moss, you're talking about three receivers in over thirty-five plus years...
And as awesome as Julio Jones can be, he's disappeared in games at times as well... You mentioned injuries on some players and those injures shorten careers... Besides the butt hurt of losing a Superbowl, and a six-figured diamond this off-season, Jones has been oft-injured in his career... It's 50-50, at best, Jones plays past 30... |
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09-04-2017, 05:24 PM | #32 |
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Either he will or he won't! LOL
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09-04-2017, 07:05 PM | #33 |
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Originally Posted by jeanpierre
I mentioned 4, actually, and you mentioned 3... Did you want us both to sit here and name every single player that has played past 30, or fallen short? Because the players named don't represent the entire list, my friend.
You said that the injuries I mentioned shorten careers. Yeah. That was my point. When you are evaluating the longevity of players by position, major knee injuries aren't part of that process. Any player can have his career ended early with a bad enough injury. When you're talking about elite players, they are athletically gifted and tend to last longer than most, provided they don't have major injuries derailing them. Julio hasn't had anything truly major, and has only had one season where he missed significant time, when he had some kind of foot fracture. Bones heal a lot better than tendons. The fact is that he's not showing any signs of slowing down. We all know that day will come, but some folks seem to think the end is imminent for him, and to me that's just the Falcon disdain talking. Yes, he disappears sometimes. Who doesn't anymore? He shows up enough, to me, and that's a different discussion from whether or not someone is getting old. |
If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.
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09-04-2017, 07:33 PM | #34 |
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Isn't NFL Nation local beat writers? Which means our own beat writer picked us to go 8-8?
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09-04-2017, 09:53 PM | #35 |
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Atlanta is good. Offensive play makers. Defensive intensity and speed. Carolina and Scam will struggle. TB is everybody's darling and they will be average at best.
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09-05-2017, 07:11 PM | #36 |
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Yes, I stand corrected. David Newton did the picks for Carolina's season. They do one in April when the schedule comes out and before the season. Newton is Charlotte's beat writer.
That means Triplette picked us to go 8-8. |
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Yeah, he said that right in the article.
"And since I predicted the Saints to finish 9-7 back in April, they've lost defensive tackle Nick Fairley for the season because of a heart issue, and offensive tackle Terron Armstead and cornerback Delvin Breaux for at least the first month or so. As a result, I've revised my season prediction to 8-8. |
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Fairley? Armstead?? Breaux??? OMG That's our entire team! How're we going to be able to win at all???
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Point is it's no big deal. For instance, Newton did not say Atlanta and TB were going 11-5.
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Point is who the hell is Newton and what indicators do we have that he can actually tie his own shoes?
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