H2o Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/...practice-early/ Injuries seem to be nailing everyone this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 On "carted off": http://footballoutsiders.com/walkthrough/2...h-o-little-town Some of the veteran reporters at Eagles camp were joking this week about the phrase “carted off”. When we hear it, we all get the same mental image. A player writhing in agony, or worse, eerily motionless. The medical staff springing into action, immobilizing him and strapping him onto a gurney while his teammates kneel silently. The player staves off death’s embrace long enough to give the Mike Utley thumbs-up, and the hushed crowd stops praying long enough to provide encouraging applause. Then, it’s onto the cart, which goes straight to the ambulance, which goes straight to the helicopter that will take the player to Bethesda for the world’s first full-body transplant. Most "carting-offs” are not like that. During camp, no one wants to take a risk with even the most minor injury. The cart is sitting there. The cart driver is bored. The locker rooms are often a field or two away. It’s hot. And everyone loves a good cart ride. Often, the injured player can be seen sitting next to the driver, sipping a drink while (wisely) gingering an injury that even Aunt Gladys would soldier through if she had to. He’ll be back in a day or two, and if this was the playoffs, he wouldn’t leave at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills Fan in Charlotte Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 There goes my fantasy sleeper of the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschmoove Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Eagles usually get hit hard by "the bug" each year. That's a team that could be 6-10 this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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