Brees to start on Sunday vs Chiefs

iceshack149 · 12-18-2020, 12:23 PM

Drew Brees.

neugey · 12-18-2020, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

Drew Brees.

Heal 12 cracked ribs in one timeout? Sounds good to me!

Rueben Mayes · 12-19-2020, 11:59 AM

Do players recovering with rib related injuries wear inflatable type flak jackets anymore

I am going to date myself here

finishing this thought and query but I recall back in the 80s Dan Pastorini wore a flak jacket which apparently offered him and his ribs some protection during live game action.

There is perhaps far more advanced equipment used today instead of the flak jacket or whatever that riggin' was that they had Pastorini wearing. I may be using the wrong terminology to describe the piece of equipment that Pastorini used back then but suffice to say it was some kind of inflatable vest that protected him somewhat(at least in theory it was supposed to).

Wonder if Brees might be wearing some kind of extra protection along these lines

or might that kind of thing hinder him throwing the ball

Whatchay'all think?

AsylumGuido · 12-19-2020, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by Rueben Mayes

Do players recovering with rib related injuries wear inflatable type flak jackets anymore I am going to date myself here finishing this thought and query but I recall back in the 80s Dan Pastorini wore a flak jacket which apparently offered him and his ribs some protection during live game action.

There is perhaps far more advanced equipment used today instead of the flak jacket or whatever that riggin' was that they had Pastorini wearing. I may be using the wrong terminology to describe the piece of equipment that Pastorini used back then but suffice to say it was some kind of inflatable vest that protected him somewhat(at least in theory it was supposed to).

Wonder if Brees might be wearing some kind of extra protection along these lines or might that kind of thing hinder him throwing the ball

Whatchay'all think?

They discussed this today on NFL Radio. He'll be wearing the exact same flak jacket design that Tomy Romo wore the week after he suffered his own broken ribs and collapsed lung injuries. They said that all QB's now wear a form of flak jacket weekly, but there are different more protective ones for other circumstances.

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neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,819 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Brees to start on Sunday vs Chiefs Originally Posted by iceshack149 Drew Brees. Heal 12 cracked ribs in one timeout? Sounds good to me!

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,472	Re: Brees to start on Sunday vs Chiefs Originally Posted by Rueben Mayes Do players recovering with rib related injuries wear inflatable type flak jackets anymore I am going to date myself here finishing this thought and query but I recall back in the 80s Dan Pastorini wore a flak jacket which apparently offered him and his ribs some protection during live game action. There is perhaps far more advanced equipment used today instead of the flak jacket or whatever that riggin' was that they had Pastorini wearing. I may be using the wrong terminology to describe the piece of equipment that Pastorini used back then but suffice to say it was some kind of inflatable vest that protected him somewhat(at least in theory it was supposed to). Wonder if Brees might be wearing some kind of extra protection along these lines or might that kind of thing hinder him throwing the ball Whatchay'all think? They discussed this today on NFL Radio. He'll be wearing the exact same flak jacket design that Tomy Romo wore the week after he suffered his own broken ribs and collapsed lung injuries. They said that all QB's now wear a form of flak jacket weekly, but there are different more protective ones for other circumstances. Rueben Mayes likes this.