Redskins Add WRs Pierre Garcon and Joshua Morgan

[mooby]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

I suppose I'm being a little too critical of Kelly because I had high expectations of him. When Art Monk couldn't compete in the 1982 playoffs because of a broken toe, that was a legitimate injury. Kelly had his chances. If he really wanted to push at it, he could have battled through whatever injury he had. But as I said in my earlier post, Kelly had no testicular fortitude. He had no fight in him whatsoever. The fact that he is still a free agent shows the guy has nothing but quit in him.

Or maybe teams don't want to take a risk for an unproven talent with a big medical risk?

[The Goat]

Thanks again Vinny...ahole

[DynamiteRave]

Just thought this was funny.

A Redskins Receiver Just Had One Of The Worst Twitter Meltdowns Of All Time

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Just thought this was funny.

A Redskins Receiver Just Had One Of The Worst Twitter Meltdowns Of All Time

That's excellent...save it for the regular season son!

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Just thought this was funny.

A Redskins Receiver Just Had One Of The Worst Twitter Meltdowns Of All Time

Gaffney is ghetto, what classy tweets.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Gaffney is ghetto, what classy tweets.

I love how he came back with the classic "account got hacked" tweets, and people called him out on it. I can't quote this, but someone on Twitter said something along the lines of how the "hacker" must've spent a lot of time preparing, because it sounded exactly like him.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by mooby

I love how he came back with the classic "account got hacked" tweets, and people called him out on it. I can't quote this, but someone on Twitter said something along the lines of how the "hacker" must've spent a lot of time preparing, because it sounded exactly like him.

I don't think it sounded anything like Gaffney. Not really sure where that notion comes from

And also, no one worked harder than Malcolm Kelly. He just couldn't stay healthy

[mooby]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I don't think it sounded anything like Gaffney. Not really sure where that notion comes from

And also, no one worked harder than Malcolm Kelly. He just couldn't stay healthy

Really? I checked out a few of his prior tweets, and the typing felt familiar. I also started following him after the whole "kill yourself" stuff he said to that Cowboys fan last year, and I honestly couldn't tell the difference. The set of tweets that were posted had more f bombs than I've seen from him, but the style felt similar, especially between the bombshell tweets and his post "account got hacked" tweets.

As far as your second point goes, agreed. Much of my recollection of Kelly comes from you and guys like Keim, Campbell, etc. and the consensus opinion was that he was a good kid who couldn't stay healthy.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

^ Yeah for a different team.

[SmootSmack]

Maybe you're right. I don't know

[MTK]

From all accounts Kelly worked hard, he just had a bum knee. Some injuries you can't just "battle through".

[SCRedskinsFan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

From all accounts Kelly worked hard, he just had a bum knee. Some injuries you can't just "battle through".

Right on, Matty. It isn't MK's fault that we drafted him, it isn't his fault his knees suck, for all we really know he has done all he could have to play in the NFL. So why beat up a guy for injuries beyond his control?

And the "he should have played through the pain" comment is just stupid.

[REDSKINS4ever]

Originally Posted by SCRedskinsFan

Right on, Matty. It isn't MK's fault that we drafted him, it isn't his fault his knees suck, for all we really know he has done all he could have to play in the NFL. So why beat up a guy for injuries beyond his control?

And the "he should have played through the pain" comment is just stupid.

I have a habit of comparing NFL players of today to NFL players of 30 and 40 years ago. Vince Lombardi expected his players to play with injuries. By all accounts, I guess today's players are silver spoon fed the notion that if they are injured they should take half the season off and that's not how it was in the 1960s and 1970s.

And for your information, I didn't use the words "play through the pain." I actually said Kelly should have tried to at least "battle through his injury" which is not a far fetched notion at all because some players do it all the time even in today's NFL. I guess collectively they don't make football players the way they used to.

[gangstalicious]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

I have a habit of comparing NFL players of today to NFL players of 30 and 40 years ago. Vince Lombardi expected his players to play with injuries. By all accounts, I guess today's players are silver spoon fed the notion that if they are injured they should take half the season off and that's not how it was in the 1960s and 1970s.

And for your information, I didn't use the words "play through the pain." I actually said Kelly should have tried to at least "battle through his injury" which is not a far fetched notion at all because some players do it all the time even in today's NFL. I guess collectively they don't make football players the way they used to.

Well, I guess Kelly liked having his knees intact :x. I can sympathize with the dude. Knee injuries are awful and some people can't shake em off.

Those same NFL players 30-40 years ago have/are suing the NFL for conditions they developed by playing through their injuries.

I think it's kind of petty that you say "newer" players are spoon-fed the notion that if they are injured they should take half the season off. If it's the team that is doing the spoon feeding than they are just protecting their investments.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by REDSKINS4ever

I have a habit of comparing NFL players of today to NFL players of 30 and 40 years ago. Vince Lombardi expected his players to play with injuries. By all accounts, I guess today's players are silver spoon fed the notion that if they are injured they should take half the season off and that's not how it was in the 1960s and 1970s.

And for your information, I didn't use the words "play through the pain." I actually said Kelly should have tried to at least "battle through his injury" which is not a far fetched notion at all because some players do it all the time even in today's NFL. I guess collectively they don't make football players the way they used to.

There are a lot of players from years ago who are battling through horrible health issues due to the conditions in which they played, such as being asked to play through injuries. I think it is a bit naive to say that today's players are being silver spoon fed anything. Many players and teams are being more careful in terms of making decisions of when an injured player should return, given that there is usually a lot of money at stake in the sport.

And honestly in the end, NO ONE benefits from having a player play through injury. Case in point, watching a hobbled up Big Ben playing in the playoffs.