Jets gonna Jet. Tough break though. On the bright side he is 1-0 as the qb for the Jets, #undefeated lol.

  • Alien Nathan Edward
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    152 years ago

    Ivermectin will clear that right up. The globalist referees don’t want you to know that though.

  • @[email protected]
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    So he’s basically an extra QB coach they paid $75M for. But if he makes Zach competent, maybe it would be worth it.

    I’m a Bils fan and I’m embarrassed that Zach was the most successful QB on the field last night.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      122 years ago

      That’s a good point. An expensive qb coach but hey if he can turn Zach around… I’m not a Jets fan either. Just here for the chaos.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 years ago

          Maybe the NFL is different from the NHL, but players on LTIR in the NHL don’t count towards the cap. I have to imagine there’s something similar in the NFL.

          • conciselyverbose
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            22 years ago

            Nope. Anything you pay (except one year veteran minimum deals that get an exception to be counted at a slightly lower number) hits the cap.

            You can manipulate timing with contract structure, but there is no way to pay a player without it counting to the salary cap

            • Trebach
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              22 years ago

              There is always the Don Muhlbach option. Rodgers retires, it lowers the cap hit to just this year for a prorated amount, they get to re-sign him as a coach/assistant, and they might get a compensatory pick out of it.

  • @[email protected]
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    92 years ago

    Hate to see this. This was my QB for half of my life and to see him likely go out like this makes me sick.

  • @[email protected]
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    182 years ago

    That sack looked very routine too, no huge blindsided hit, just a regular takedown with a slightly weird angle on his legs. Real bad luck.

  • @[email protected]
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    752 years ago

    If he needs surgery will he require his surgical team to show up unmasked? Bet after his own research he just takes some ivermectin and walks it off.

    • Alto
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      52 years ago

      I’m not sure he’s going to have much of a choice

    • @[email protected]
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      152 years ago

      The one thing in his favor is that he was already a pocket passing QB and it’s his front foot when throwing, so the losses you usually think of when it comes to an achilles injury aren’t as significant. But he is 40 years old, so any significant injury at that age is going to be a possible career ender.

      • @[email protected]
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        62 years ago

        It absolutely will affect his ability to scramble, and that was a huge part of his game. He would constantly roll out of the pocket or take off if he needed to or had an open lane to run. Sucks man. He was fun to watch.

        • @[email protected]
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          32 years ago

          You’re thinking of Rodgers from several years ago. Coming from a Packers fan, he hasn’t done those things in several years. He’s been largely a pocket passer for 4 or 5 years.

      • @[email protected]
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        52 years ago

        The Jets will be paying for him either way, either via salary or dead cap. So I’d think they would want him playing if he’s able.

  • ivanafterall
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    552 years ago

    Completely torn achilles tendons aren’t real. He should be ashamed to be promoting a fake condition.

      • InLikeClint
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        92 years ago

        Fins fan here. I just don’t want to see him any more, it’s been half my lifetime. Shit gets old being forced to watch a dude that sliced us up for years. Yeah we got the occasional rivalry upset, but he won 7. Anyway. Shit hits me deep.

        Alos, lack of flair makes this harder to get the viewpoint of a fellow football fan.

    • conciselyverbose
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      42 years ago

      They have to see if he’ll do it.

      I think he’s done and would turn them down, but that team has a lot of talent.

      They should have a line in the sand number, though. I don’t know how much they can theoretically open by manipulating contract structures, but even with how much talent the defense has, if you have to lose a stud young defender in a couple years to make the math work, it might not be worth it.

    • Trebach
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      22 years ago

      Brady swears this retirement is for real. Next time you see him, he’ll be on a commercial or behind a booth.

  • @[email protected]
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    72 years ago

    Can we just stop with the turf? I know that this was newer turf, but you can’t help attribute part of this injury to it. Higher injury rates on turf, any one that has played on it can tell you the traction is dramatically different and our bodies can’t handle it

    • Omega
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      42 years ago

      So, is it basically better traction? But like with anything safety related, there’s supposed to be a level of give so it gives way before you do?

      • @[email protected]
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        72 years ago

        Yeah basically. Watch the video of Rodgers Achilles snapping, if you can stomach it. Now imagine that same play on a natural field.

        There would be A LOT more give into the ground, and more often the grass sliding and giving way, which could take a lot of force away from that tendon.

        Instead, his foot could not move or find a better position so that his own body could distribute the force, and the ground never gave any leeway, so all the force of him running, trying to break a tackle and a 300+lb elite athlete tackling him was transferred into his static Achilles tendon.

        This could have been a sprained ankle, or maybe nothing on a grass field.

      • @[email protected]
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        52 years ago

        Yeah I have never liked it. When I’ve played on football field turf, it almost feels like a basketball court. It’s very hard, and the traction is so much higher.

        I was a HS lineman, and I didn’t even use cleats on turf. I couldn’t afford the additional cleats that work on turf, so when we played on turf I just used sneakers and never had traction issues even in the rain!

  • Pleb
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    372 years ago

    He didn’t immunize himself against that? Seems like a mistake on his part to me.