Canadian Bills Fan Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/19/mike-iupati-getting-tests-on-left-knee/ Doged that bullet! CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Any relation to Lou Potty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Mike Lupati, I know that name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Loops!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter Cardinals' LG MIke Iupati is likely to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery this week that would sideline him 6-8 weeks, per source. Edited August 19, 2015 by Rubes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Can you imagine the freakout if the Bills had signed him and this happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KollegeStudnet Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Man, tons of injuries of late. Wonder if this will be a factor in the next CBA. More offseason, less training, less preseason, more regular season. Edited August 19, 2015 by KollegeStudnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Related somehow :/ @AP_NFL: Erik Pears forced into starting role for 49ers after Anthony Davis' retirement http://t.co/WOvrsf0csN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Related somehow :/ @AP_NFL: Erik Pears forced into starting role for 49ers after Anthony Davis' retirement http://t.co/WOvrsf0csN Haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Roman didnt want him for whatever reason and he knew the guy as good as anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Roman didnt want him for whatever reason and he knew the guy as good as anybody. Watched the Niners plenty the past few years and I see why we wouldn't overpay for him. Fantastic run blocker, unexceptional pass blocker, but seemed to have constant nagging pain in his knee. I remember more than one occasion he was helped off the field but returned quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Related somehow :/ @AP_NFL: Erik Pears forced into starting role for 49ers after Anthony Davis' retirement http://t.co/WOvrsf0csN Good for Pears. He is not as bad at RT (imo) as many here think. The man had absolutely NO business playing OG last season. None at all. At RT, he obviously isn't the most agile but he can utilize his brute strength. Marcel Dareus used to comment on how strong Pears was. I'm not trying to sell him as a high quality RT mind you because he isn't, but I consider him average and it's cool to see him still have a job and I wish him good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Good for Pears. He is not as bad at RT (imo) as many here think. The man had absolutely NO business playing OG last season. None at all. At RT, he obviously isn't the most agile but he can utilize his brute strength. Marcel Dareus used to comment on how strong Pears was. I'm not trying to sell him as a high quality RT mind you because he isn't, but I consider him average and it's cool to see him still have a job and I wish him good luck. If you are strong and lack agility you are better suited inside. You can adjust your blocking schemes to a more power type style that Pears is suited for and to a degree mask his mobility limitations. What you can't do is hide the lack of mobility and slow feet to contend with quicker outside rushers when playing on the outside as an OT. It is futile arguing whether he is best suited as a RT or guard. Regardless what position he plays at best he is a functional backup player. He being a starter on any team is an indictment to the talent level on that team. Bill, I'm not challenging you that he didn't play better as a RT compared to the guard position. What I am saying is that he is a mediocre player at RT who was called on to fill a dire hole at the guard position. It was the right thing to do because there were no other options. Last year's guard play before his insertion was not only poor, it was a catastrophe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 If you are strong and lack agility you are better suited inside. You can adjust your blocking schemes to a more power type style that Pears is suited for and to a degree mask his mobility limitations. What you can't do is hide the lack of mobility and slow feet to contend with quicker outside rushers when playing on the outside as an OT. It is futile arguing whether he is best suited as a RT or guard. Regardless what position he plays at best he is a functional backup player. He being a starter on any team is an indictment to the talent level on that team. Bill, I'm not challenging you that he didn't play better as a RT compared to the guard position. What I am saying is that he is a mediocre player at RT who was called on to fill a dire hole at the guard position. It was the right thing to do because there were no other options. Last year's guard play before his insertion was not only poor, it was a catastrophe! As I recall John he is 6'7" or so. As a guard, he could not get out of his stance fast enough to fire out, let alone hold his own. He had no business lining up at that position. We have a rookie in there who looks 10x better. He is a guard. It is a mistaken notion (not that you ever suggested this) that ALL OTs can automatically become guards. Many can, some truly cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 As I recall John he is 6'7" or so. As a guard, he could not get out of his stance fast enough to fire out, let alone hold his own. He had no business lining up at that position. We have a rookie in there who looks 10x better. He is a guard. It is a mistaken notion (not that you ever suggested this) that ALL OTs can automatically become guards. Many can, some truly cannot. Marrone playing Pears at guard was an act of desperation. Our guard play (RG&LG) before his insertion was a disaster. Sometimes a replacement player is inadequate. In this case this inadequate replacement was an upgrade. Pears is a respectable reserve RT. He is less than a mediocre starter at any position along the line. He was a serviceable and useful player as a reserve. His departure is of no consequence. I wish him well because he was a trooper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Man, tons of injuries of late. Wonder if this will be a factor in the next CBA. More offseason, less training, less preseason, more regular season. Seems like the less they do the more they get hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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