dave mcbride Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) I've always defended him against accusations that he is injury prone, but I'm starting to worry. It's not even the number of injuries; it's the variety of them: ankle, calf, hip, glute, ribs. Manuel threw that where the window allowed Exactly. It was a perfectly fine, normal throw. Edited October 19, 2015 by dave mcbride
Gugny Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 I've always defended him against accusations that he is injury prone, but I'm starting to worry. It's the number of injuries; it's the variety of them: ankle, calf, hip, glute, ribs. Excellent point. If it was re-aggravating the same ding, I'd defend that. Kudos to him for playing through most of them, though. Most players play with nicks and scratches; but this guy has been hurt the entire time he's been a pro.
Southern Bills Fan Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Maybe the Bills should call Sammy's agent and tell him that they need at least 10 plays a game from him.
Gugny Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Manuel threw that where the window allowed Yup. Blaming Sally's injury on that pass is downright silly.
ALF Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 (edited) The poor pass from EJ can take credit for latest injury. That may be due to poor protection though. Edited October 19, 2015 by ALF
BuffaloHokie13 Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Yup. Blaming Sally's injury on that pass is downright silly. is Sally our new nickname for Sammy when he seems soft?
NOVABillsFan Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Sammy is only in his 2nd season. He played in all 16 games last season. Injury prone? In my opinion it is too early to say as much.
BarleyNY Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Yup. Blaming Sally's injury on that pass is downright silly. But he had to reach waaaayyyyy down by the ground! Even as a professional athlete who (presumably) trains daily that has to be tough.
Wayne Cubed Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Well he made the trip, so maybe he plays: Ian Rapoport @RapSheet No Kyle Williams (knee) but Sammy Watkins (ankle) is on the trip.
dave mcbride Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 The poor pass from EJ can take credit for latest injury. That may be do to poor protection though. It was a fine pass given the window -- thoroughly normal. And he hurt his ankle as he went into his break, a good bit before the ball came near him.
ALF Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 It was a fine pass given the window -- thoroughly normal. And he hurt his ankle as he went into his break, a good bit before the ball came near him. thanks, I could not tell
Gugny Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 But he had to reach waaaayyyyy down by the ground! Even as a professional athlete who (presumably) trains daily that has to be tough. I'm sitting here wondering what Andre Reed would say if he read this. He'd probably pull a muscle from laughing too hard.
Wayne Cubed Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 It was a fine pass given the window -- thoroughly normal. And he hurt his ankle as he went into his break, a good bit before the ball came near him. Yea I wouldn't blame the throw for the injury. Not sure if it's any fault of Sammy's either, he went to plant hard and his foot slipped and rolled over. It happens to lots of players. I suppose one could argue he has weak ankles or something but he's been fine planting and cutting before so I don't really think thats the issue. Just bad luck I think.
BarleyNY Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 http://www.scout.com/nfl/bills/story/1600773-watch-sammy-watkins-catches-touchdown-pass Here's a video of the play. There's no way that should have resulted in injury.
Southern Bills Fan Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Stop saying the pass caused his injury. Receivers in every game have to adjust to passes that are a little off line. Sammy is the only one on crutches after it though.
JohninMinn. Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Manuel threw that where the window allowedLol
H2o Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 Freak injury, bad luck, whatever. Sammy's ankle just rolled on him when he tried to shift his weight. He wasn't injury prone in college and he's not now. Just another bad break for us and our super talented WR.
Wayne Cubed Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 http://www.scout.com/nfl/bills/story/1600773-watch-sammy-watkins-catches-touchdown-pass Here's a video of the play. There's no way that should have resulted in injury. Seriously? Do you not see his ankle completely roll over?
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