NFL Discussion Thread - Hall of Fame Game: August 3rd

[shannonscrooks]

Patriots doing their due dilligence and working out Kellen Winslow.

 

[mmg]

Patriots doing their due dilligence and working out Kellen Winslow.

gronk / Hernandez / K2


:x :x :x

 

[blackxme]

If the texans go to the SB .... Jeez man idk what I would do

I can't imagine the elation I'd feel if they actually won the damn thing. But I'm not trying to get too far ahead of myself.
Injuries can quickly change things as we saw last year.

 

[champcruthik]

Patriots doing their due dilligence and working out Kellen Winslow.

And they already have Shiancoe and Fells as backup TEs. Five deep for Bill if they sign K2.

 

[champcruthik]

Joe Haden suspended four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Ryan Clark won't play in Denver per usual because of altitude-related health risks.

 

[IATT]

Joe Haden suspended four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

for the first game

.. then

 for the other 3

 

[fraij da 5 11]

Damn I'm going to the NYG vs Browns game which I think is like week 4... These fools not even gonna have Joe to attempt to lock up Cruz/Nicks?

RIP.

 

[champcruthik]

Just realized the Browns paid Dimitri Patterson $16m over three years. I should be playing mediocre CB in the NFL.

 

[finallyfamous]

Just realized the Browns paid Dimitri Patterson $16m over three years. I should be playing mediocre CB in the NFL.

 

[mmg]

Joe Haden suspended four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Ryan Clark won't play in Denver per usual because of altitude-related health risks.

Per usual ? wtf ?

 

[dacomeup]

Clark has Sickle Cell and the altitude in Denver makes him really sick.

Going to Bengals-Washington Week 3. First NFL game. Hype.

 

[DeadsetAce]

Patriots doing their due dilligence and working out Kellen Winslow.

*insert denzel training day gif*

 

[va757va]

what did joe haden get popped for??? please say it aint weed

 

[mmg]

what did joe haden get popped for??? please say it aint weed

Them UF boys man

 

[IATT]

Just realized the Browns paid Dimitri Patterson $16m over three years. I should be playing mediocre CB in the NFL.

there must be another "dimitri patterson" in the league than that fellah that played the cornerback position extremely poorly for the eagles couple years ago

 

[finallyfamous]

Haden is appealing.

That would be horrible because Fujita is out the first 3 as well.

 

[gunna get it]

I posted the Haden news weeks ago.

it wasnt weed. it was adderall

 

[finallyfamous]

Yep it wasn't Mary but Addy.

Haden says he is prescribed to it.

Let's see

 

[solarius49]

Clark has Sickle Cell and the altitude in Denver makes him really sick.

Going to Bengals-Washington Week 3. First NFL game. Hype.

this

Joe Haden suspended four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Ryan Clark won't play in Denver per usual because of altitude-related health risks.

Per usual ? wtf ?

He almost died last time he played there, Mike Tomlin said he refuses to let him play there again

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/...ark-sickle-cell-trait-scare-an-anomaly-010512

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark won’t be the only NFL player in Denver on Sunday who carries the sickle-cell trait. But he’ll be the only one forced to wear street clothes because of it.

Clark lost nearly 40 pounds and needed to have his spleen and gallbladder removed after playing a game in Denver in 2007, so coach Mike Tomlin ruled the 32-year-old veteran out of this week’s wild-card playoff game against the Broncos.

While the exact number of NFL players with the sickle-cell trait is unknown, it can be estimated that at least 90 active players carry it, an average of three players per team.

So why is Clark the only NFL player who’s faced such grave consequences from playing in altitude?

“He’s the unlucky one,” said Dr. David Bundy, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who completed a study last month examining the NCAA’s mandatory implementation of screenings for sickle cell trait among college athletes. “It’s like people with certain heart defects. You can walk around with them your whole life and not know they’re there and then there’s one unlucky person out walking the dog who falls over. We can’t tell in advance which person with sickle cell trait is more likely to be symptomatic than others.”

Normally, people have two hemoglobin A genes, but those with the trait have one A gene and a hemoglobin S gene, which can cause round red blood cells to collapse under extreme physical duress, making the blood sticky and clogging arteries. When complications do arise, it’s usually caused by exertion, often combined with extreme heat, dehydration and in rare cases, like Clark’s, altitude.

Unlike sickle-cell disease, which occurs when someone has two hemoglobin S genes, sickle-cell trait is usually harmless and fairly common, especially among African-Americans. Eight percent of the black population in the United States carries the trait and most never experience any symptoms.

“The vast majority have no problem at all,” said Dr. Kathryn Hassell, director of the Colorado Sickle Cell Treatment and Research Center. “We know that there are high-performance athletes who come into Denver with the trait or live here and do just fine. For Mr. Clark, I’d speculate there’s something else about him, and the combination just didn’t work out for him.”

 

[ag 47]

^Yup, that's been Ryan's deal each time they've gone to Denver afterwards. The good news for the Steelers is that they rarely needed his services at Mile High.

 

[T0INE]

^Yup, that's been Ryan's deal each time they've gone to Denver afterwards. The good news for the Steelers is that they rarely needed his services at Mile High.

They could have used him in that last playoff game though.

SN: Wanted to remind y'all that America's Game with 2011 NY Giants comes on tonight @ 9pm on the NFLN

 

[tripda6]

49ers vs texans in the super bowl. check the avy for the winner.
edit: i honestly think the texans are the team in the AFC with the most balance and the fewest question marks.
o-line looks shaky in new england.
defense looks older in baltimore (although we think that every year) and t suggs not playing doesnt help.
the biggest question for the texans is the right side of the o-line (which can be hidden because of the zone blocking scheme) and whether or not the defense plays as well as it did last year.

I agree... gotta see Schaub in the postseason tho...

hope Alex lets his nuts hang this year... NO MORE EXCUSES. Great supporting cast and top 5 defense

 

[solarius49]

wrong thread

 

[do work son]

49ers vs texans in the super bowl. check the avy for the winner.

edit: i honestly think the texans are the team in the AFC with the most balance and the fewest question marks.

o-line looks shaky in new england.

defense looks older in baltimore (although we think that every year) and t suggs not playing doesnt help.

the biggest question for the texans is the right side of the o-line (which can be hidden because of the zone blocking scheme) and whether or not the defense plays as well as it did last year.

I agree... gotta see Schaub in the postseason tho...
hope Alex lets his nuts hang this year... NO MORE EXCUSES. Great supporting cast and top 5 defense

i can't imagine it would be anything different than what you saw from alex smith last year. the offense doesn't make him throw very much, but he's proven in years past that he can be a very productive quarterback. IMO the texans are built for the playoffs with their emphasis being on running and playing defense

 

[flyerthandelta]

Texans?!?...not this lifetime the AFC is stacked and will be for a while