Rocky's out for the season, perhaps gone until 2009
 

From JLC. This blows!! When will the injury bug end!

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Well poop. I guess we get no breaks this year at all.

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that sux . . . at one point i was thinking of starting a thread about how little we were injured in this game . . . that hurts, but at least Blades can be developed some. Rocky had a very good second year. Hopefully he'll be probowl material nest year, and Blades wll be a solid guy in rotation next year. Its nice how quickly we fixed our LB unit, especially because it seems we'll be pretty solid there for some time.

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LOL another key injury.

What else is new?

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you've got to be kidding me!

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Well JLC is reporting that Rocky tore his MCL and ACL, [B]may be out until 2009[/B], and that it typically takes 18-24 months to fully recover from such severe injuries. That's a big blow. Between the severe injuries to Thomas, Jansen, Campbell, Rocky, and Rogers, the loss of Sean Taylor, and the nagging injuries to Rabach, Wade, ARE, Moss, Thrash, Washington, Griffin and Smoot, it is nothing short of astounding that we are 7-7. [U]That's 12/22 starters who are either done for or who have been suffering throughout the year.[/U]

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;394238]Well JLC is reporting that Rocky tore his MCL and ACL, may be out until 2009, and that it typically takes 18+ months to fully recover from such severe injuries.[/quote]


Damn 18 months!!!!

I like our depth but that is still some shitty luck!

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Quick, dial Dallas Sartz phone #. We are truly jinxed, no Rogers or McIntosh in 2008. I guess you could add LB to our draft shopping spree.

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f**king great.....can we please turn back the time to the 3rd week of the season right before the giants game ? PLZ??!!!!!!!

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;394238]Well JLC is reporting that Rocky tore his MCL and ACL, [B]may be out until 2009[/B], and that it typically takes 18-24 months to fully recover from such severe injuries. That's a big blow. Between the severe injuries to Thomas, Jansen, Campbell, Rocky, and Rogers, the loss of Sean Taylor, and the nagging injuries to Rabach, Wade, ARE, Moss, Thrash, Washington, Griffin and Smoot, it is nothing short of astounding that we are 7-7. [U]That's 12/22 starters who are either done for or who have been suffering throughout the year.[/U][/quote]

That's unbelievable...12 out of 22 starters! Too bad you can't prevent these things

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This is just sickening.

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Is that the same knee he got scoped last season? If so that's really messed up.

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Nope. Other knee.

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You have to feel for the guy. He was having a real breakout season and know it looks as if he will miss all of camp and at least the first month or so of the season.

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WTF? This is bullshit.

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[quote=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;394238]Well JLC is reporting that Rocky tore his MCL and ACL, [B]may be out until 2009[/B], and that it typically takes 18-24 months to fully recover from such severe injuries. That's a big blow. Between the severe injuries to Thomas, Jansen, Campbell, Rocky, and Rogers, the loss of Sean Taylor, and the nagging injuries to Rabach, Wade, ARE, Moss, Thrash, Washington, Griffin and Smoot, it is nothing short of astounding that we are 7-7. [U]That's 12/22 starters who are either done for or who have been suffering throughout the year.[/U][/quote]
Damn Gibbs sucks. Any coach can go undefeated with less than half of the players who were expected to play.

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This getting beyond belief. Taylor's death, Rogers and McIntosh torn ACLs and MCLs. I can't think of a team that has lost 3 players of that caliber from one unit where all are under the age of 25. Credit the Skins with drafting well - where would this D be had we not drafted Landry? Drafting H.B. Blades also provides much needed depth in light of Rocky's injury, who I would be shocked if he wasn't placed on IR next year.

Say what you want about Gibbs and staff, but the character he instills has held this team together through extraordinary circumstances.

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This is becoming ridiculous. Rocky was having a great year, and to know that he might miss 24 months is really unfortunate. If Rocky is going to be out until 2009 we might end up releasing him.

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[quote=RMSkins;394266]This is becoming ridiculous. Rocky was having a great year, and to know that he might miss 24 months is really unfortunate. If Rocky is going to be out until 2009 we might end up releasing him.[/quote]Not a chance that he gets released. As a 2nd round pick, I don't believe that he has a huge cap number, and I'm pretty sure that he's signed through 2010. He'll look to come back strong that year before becoming a restricted free agent.

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[quote=RMSkins;394266]This is becoming ridiculous. Rocky was having a great year, and to know that he might miss 24 months is really unfortunate. If Rocky is going to be out until 2009 we might end up releasing him.[/quote]

I sincerely doubt that. His cap number is relatively low and he's a talent that you can't just bail on. He won't hold a roster spot because he'll be on the IR, no reason to release him.

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[quote=SouperMeister;394269]Not a chance that he gets released. As a 2nd round pick, I don't believe that he has a huge cap number, and I'm pretty sure that he's signed through 2010. He'll look to come back strong that year before becoming a restricted free agent.[/quote]
Obviously Rocky being released is just pure speculation on my part, and I don't want it to happen, but it is possible. Think about it if our FO thinks that his chronic knee problems are going to be a liability to his career, coupled with the fact that he may miss 2 full seasons they might want to release him and get some relief in the cap.

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I'll let Schneed & Crazy Canuck weigh in on the cap ramifications, but I would guess that his cap # for 08 isn't high. Don't see him getting released when he was just starting to hold his own.

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[QUOTE=Sheriff Gonna Getcha;394238]Well JLC is reporting that Rocky tore his MCL and ACL, [B]may be out until 2009[/B], and that it typically takes 18-24 months to fully recover from such severe injuries. That's a big blow. Between the severe injuries to Thomas, Jansen, Campbell, Rocky, and Rogers, the loss of Sean Taylor, and the nagging injuries to Rabach, Wade, ARE, Moss, Thrash, Washington, Griffin and Smoot, it is nothing short of astounding that we are 7-7. [U]That's 12/22 starters who are either done for or who have been suffering throughout the year.[/U][/QUOTE]

That statement is astounding. 12/22 starters is unusual, and more than one team can take.

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WOW! I think we're just going to have to get all of our players fitted for bionic arms and legs. In all of my years of watching football (at least 20+) I have never witnessed so many injuries on one team in my entire life. Is it just a freak thing that our players are having these injuries? Is it conditioning? Maybe all of the guys should condition as a team next year?

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Staggering.

Well, he dropped to the 2nd round due to injury worries. But the other knee? Wow.

Even our wins this year come with negative news. Amazing.

PS props to the coaches--they have earned their keep by keeping this team competitive with backups and backups to backups.

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Chicago vvanted to trade lb's and get Rocky

He has knee problems but 2009 is not forever

[QUOTE=JWsleep;394301]Staggering.

Well, he dropped to the 2nd round due to injury worries. But the other knee? Wow.

Even our wins this year come with negative news. Amazing.

PS props to the coaches--they have earned their keep by keeping this team competitive with backups and backups to backups.[/QUOTE]

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We had such phenomenal luck as far as injuries during the 2005 season, and now it feels like the football gods are handing down retribution the past two years. Or something like that. This sucks.

On a side note I've thought since draft day that HB Blades would turn into a reliable starter sooner rather than later, and he and Khary Campbell both played well. Looks like we'll need to sign another OLB in the offseason.

I assume Randall Godfrey will be starting the rest of the year. He was inactive yesterday so we had to make do with the Campbell/Blades rotation.

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Rocky was a gamer when he finally had his chance. Damn, is Redskin Park a black hole for bad news and tragedy?

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out all of next season it looks...have to get a good replacement now, rocky may not be a starter again until marcus washington leaves or tails off in skill more

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[quote=Big C;394322]out all of next season it looks...have to get a good replacement now, rocky may not be a starter again until marcus washington leaves or tails off in skill more[/quote]

The problem is I think Marcus has tailed off a bit in skill compared to his first few years with us....

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his injury history bites again. sucks.

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rocky is cheap, he wont be released. he was a 2nd rounder.

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Damn, where's Warrick Holdman when you need him [/sarcasm]

Seriously, this sucks.. I can see Snyder making a big play for Briggs since he won't be franchised this offseason and we basically had the parameters of a deal hammered out with Rosenhaus..

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[quote=Paintrain;394333]Damn, where's Warrick Holdman when you need him [/sarcasm]

Seriously, this sucks.. I can see Snyder making a big play for Briggs since he won't be franchised this offseason and we basically had the parameters of a deal hammered out with Rosenhaus..[/quote]

I agree that we'll pursue him, but we'll need to free up money. With Jansen in decline and coming off a serious injury, I wouldn't be surprised if he's asked to restructure in a big way.

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That really sucks for Rocky. Feel awful for him.

As for what the Redskins should do...I'll just reiterate what I said a couple of weeks ago. I'd like to see us make a run at Karlos Dansby this offseason. For now Blades/K. Campbell have to step up as they did big time yesterday.

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[quote=SmootSmack;394341]That really sucks for Rocky. Feel awful for him.

As for what the Redskins should do...I'll just reiterate what I said a couple of weeks ago. I'd like to see us make a run at Karlos Dansby this offseason. For now Blades/K. Campbell have to step up as they did big time yesterday.[/quote]

Randall Godfrey started for Marcus when he was hurt, but he was inactive last night. I'm sure they'll activate him this weekend. Won't he start in Rocky's place?

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get better rocky!

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[QUOTE=GMScud;394343]Randall Godfrey started for Marcus when he was hurt, but he was inactive last night. I'm sure they'll activate him this weekend. Won't he start in Rocky's place?[/QUOTE]

Yeah you could be right. God has been inactive a lot lately. (atheists nod their head in agreement).

Seriously though, I think Godfrey has been inactive the last few games. But then again, so was Macklin until yesterday.

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[QUOTE=SouperMeister;394265]This getting beyond belief. Taylor's death, Rogers and McIntosh torn ACLs and MCLs. I can't think of a team that has lost 3 players of that caliber from one unit where all are under the age of 25. Credit the Skins with drafting well - where would this D be had we not drafted Landry? Drafting H.B. Blades also provides much needed depth in light of Rocky's injury, who I would be shocked if he wasn't placed on IR next year.

Say what you want about Gibbs and staff, but the character he instills has held this team together through extraordinary circumstances.[/QUOTE]

The thing that sucks the worst is that we start the 2008 season 3 great defensive players short, Taylor, Rogers and McIntosh. We better draft very well to fill all our existing holes on top of those now.

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[quote=SmootSmack;394345]Yeah you could be right. God has been inactive a lot lately. (atheists nod their head in agreement).

Seriously though, I think Godfrey has been inactive the last few games. But then again, so was Macklin until yesterday.[/quote]

Godfrey has been inactive for a few weeks, but he played very well in Marcus' place early in the season, and he's fresh. He'll fill in fine, and it's good to know Blades and Campbell can jump in there if we need them.