Skins-Jags Positives and Negatives

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I wouldn't say he's damaged goods. But we are talking about a track athlete that's on his 3rd major injury in 6 years? Where ever he's playing, that team MUST have a legit back-up QB if he's the starter.

A track athlete? He won the Heisman -- and it wasn't because of running the ball. He threw for a ton of yards and TDs that year. Obviously, he's a track athelete as well, and I would agree he isn't built like Big Ben. But I don't think that folks can chalk this up to the guy being fragile. His ACL was an issue in college, and he obviously had a significant re-injury at the end of 2012. But he worked his way back from that.

Injuries are going to happen -- even to the sturdiest of players. Guys in the NFL are a scary combination of big and fast, and it doesn't even have to be a collision that will cause injury -- take, for example, Jadaveon Clowney. He too got a non-contact injury and I doubt anyone would suggest he's fragile or made of glass. Speed + power = at least occasional injury. Humans didn't evolve to do what these guys do every Sunday.