After losing defensive ends Phillip Daniels and Alex Buzbee to injury, the Redskins have continued to suffer through injuries to key players. Top draft pick, Devin Thomas pulls a hamstring, out 10-14 days. Laron Landry, pulled calf, day to day. Malcolm Kelly, pulled hamstring, day to day.
There are others as well, minor injuries that could play a major role in the Redskins ability to properly prepare for the upcoming season.
While there have been no other season-ending injuries like those that Daniels and Buzbee suffered, these "minor" injuries will elongate the learning/growing process, for the rookies in particular.
WR Malcolm Kelly had a terrific first week of training camp, but how long will he need to sit out? These two rookie WRs missing up to two weeks is potentially devastating to there ability to not only learn a pro-style, complicated offense, but they also lose the simple and straight forward coaching and learning of the "pro" game.
Commonly, wide receivers are not able to contribute much, if anything, in their rookie seasons. Kelly seemed to be on his way to bucking the trends, and competing for a starting spot. He has looked polished and focused in practice and has caught virtually every ball anywhere near him. "Wow-ing "the fans at training camp time and again.
So, one must question why these injuries are happening. Are the Redskins not doing something they should be doing prior to practice? Are they doing something they shouldn't be doing before or during practice?
I only know this, the two days I have been at practice this week, warm ups and stretching did NOT get much time on the practice field. Maybe they are stretching and warming up in the locker room, or the training room prior to coming out to the fields. Maybe not.
Head coach Jim Zorn should be asking these questions to his staff and trainers. If he isn't, he is missing something in his first training camp. Hopefully he will start asking questions and the Redskins can overcome the current slate of injuries and eliminate more injuries in the future.
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2 months ago
LaRon Landry pulled his hamstring. It was Chris Wilson who pulled his calf.
To me, these injuries are expected in the first week, especially with the tempo of Zorn's camp being much higher than that of Gibb's. With two-a-days the first week, and with all the players trying to get back into football shape, muscles are going to be sore, and players will have injuries.
Fortunately, Kelly and Thomas can still study the playbook while they're injured. Practicing is the most important thing, but at least they won't be clueless.
from 2 months ago
I agree Tanner, but these are professionals(the players and Redskins staff) and they need to work out if there is anything they are doing wrong in relation to these minor muscle injuries. Most trainers and doctors would agree that most muscle injuries are preventable. Coach Zorn and the Redskins need to make sure they are doing everything possible to prevent them. The same types of injuries likely derailed Campbell's development last year due to not being able to practice with Moss and Randle El most of the season. I just hope we don't see a repeat this year.
2 months ago
Hamstring pulls tend to be an injury that results from lack of proper hydration, or poor prewarmup conditioning. Its basic exercise rules to stretch the muscles routeinely before beginning any long periods of physical activity.
If the Skins aren't doing these exercises before practicing, then that's troubling. Professionals should know how to restore the body's nutrients with the necessary liquids, and stop any drills to go get some water or gatorade. I can understand leg cramps as a recurring injury, but hamstring pulls are preventable.
Kudos to Craig for stating an obvious message. If this is a yearly issue, Coach Zorn will ultimately have to monitor his own methods of practice. Hope we figure out a solution during the preseason. Hate to see these "minor annoyances" plague us into the regular season.
2 months ago
The last practice i was at for the skins, i took note of the warm up routine, there was absolutley no organized led warms ups what so ever. That just amazed me, i don't care if it is professinal athetes, that should know how to warm up, knowing how and doing it, and doing it properly are very different things. The injuries that we are seeing are avoidable as far as ham strings go and even other so called minor injuries, if more attention was paid to warm ups. The heat, warm up, dehydration all play a huge role in injuries, Zorn may be a great QB coach, but he needs to look at his medical staff that allows this kind of thing to go on and fix it, before it is to late. In closing, to me, there are no so called minor injuries, any that keep you out of practice and on the sideline and not competeing is a problem. COME ON GUY'S I KNOW DAMN WELL YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN WHAT YOU ARE SHOWING, GET A GRIP, THESE ARE STILL VERY YOUNG MEN, IN NEED OF A HELL OF A LOT OF GUIDANCE, ZORN DO YOUR JOBBBBBB, WORRY ABOUT THEM LIKING YOU AFTER YOU WIN THE SUPER BOWL, GOOOOOOOOOOO SKINSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
2 months ago
Sam Huff was talking about this the other day and he was saying the athletes don't take enough time in the offseason anymore to let their bodies recover. Rest is important to keeps joints and muscles in top shape. Santana took three months off this offseason and for the first time in forever he isn't coming into camp with some minor injury.
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