Lughead Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Is a damn M*A*S*H unit. OHM: Giants announce CB Amukamara has a fracture of 5th metatarsal bone in left foot. surgery needed, sidelined for an undetermined period. pat hanlon: RT @Giants: Following sat out of #giants practice. Manningham-ankle. B. jackson - back hixon-knee. Sintim- knee. D thomas - finger pat hanlon: RT @Giants: Also sitting out Cary harris - shoulder and S. Paysinger - groin what the hell is going on down there at the Timex center? this sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balloonknot Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I saw the stuff about Manningham, Jacobs etc.. From what I understand not serious. them sitting out was more precautionary. The Amukamara shit though is fucked dude just fucking signed. FUCK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueInCanada Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I know injuries are a part of any professional sport and that all teams have to over come it but holy fuck what is with the Giants ALWAYS having players injured who are major parts of the teams success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I know injuries are a part of any professional sport and that all teams have to over come it but holy fuck what is with the Giants ALWAYS having players injured who are major parts of the teams success. I can't blame this on the Giants' conditioning because it was the dude's first day.. just a shitty injury.. I have in the past called for a yoga class at least once a week to be incorporated into the Giants' conditioning program... seeing those pulled hamstrings and torn quads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lughead Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 I can't blame this on the Giants' conditioning because it was the dude's first day.. just a shitty injury.. I have in the past called for a yoga class at least once a week to be incorporated into the Giants' conditioning program... seeing those pulled hamstrings and torn quads. well I guess we can blame them on the lock out then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmenroc Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 well I guess we can blame them on the lock out then. I'm sure the lockout didn't help. What gets me is that the players bitch about not needing this practice and not needing this conditioning because supposedly they're in shape and working out year round. Now, I'm sure not all the training camp injuries can be pinned on the lockout, but I'd certainly think of the lockout as a large contribution. I guess the real comparison would be seen in # of injuries last year, by type (quad, hamstring, achilles, etc.), as opposed to the same analysis this year. I've yet to see that information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 A broken foot is one thing, he got stomped on by Duke, but the number of Achilles ruptures, torn knee ligaments and hamstrings we see every fucking season makes me question the turf. We didn't used to see this many leg injuries on the old grass, that or my memory of them has faded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 A broken foot is one thing, he got stomped on by Duke, but the number of Achilles ruptures, torn knee ligaments and hamstrings we see every fucking season makes me question the turf. We didn't used to see this many leg injuries on the old grass, that or my memory of them has faded... That and their practice mindset. It seems that the zeitgeist at the Giants practices since Coughlin got there is to go at almost game speed during practice. Pads and all. I think that is another reason why we see the late year fades; guys are tapped out before they even reach the field. Every year the same bullshit. Used to be only if you were a Jason Sehorn type asshole these major injuries would only happen infrequently. But every year we lose 4-5 guys early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 That and their practice mindset. It seems that the zeitgeist at the Giants practices since Coughlin got there is to go at almost game speed during practice. Pads and all. I think that is another reason why we see the late year fades; guys are tapped out before they even reach the field. Every year the same bullshit. Used to be only if you were a Jason Sehorn type asshole these major injuries would only happen infrequently. But every year we lose 4-5 guys early. Exactly... case in point: Strahan played lights out when he sat out the summer.. we won the SB that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 It happens to every team, not just the Giants. I'd wager a guess that it has more to do with the performance-enhancing drugs that these athletes take than with any particular training regimen... players' muscles grow too quickly and the connective tissues can't keep up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 It happens to every team, not just the Giants. I'd wager a guess that it has more to do with the performance-enhancing drugs that these athletes take than with any particular training regimen... players' muscles grow too quickly and the connective tissues can't keep up. I've heard that theory before and give it some credence, though I think Tree has a point and I do believe the Giants go all out in their practices far too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osi724dasack Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 No biggie were still 11-5 bound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlb37 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 A broken foot is one thing, he got stomped on by Duke, but the number of Achilles ruptures, torn knee ligaments and hamstrings we see every fucking season makes me question the turf. We didn't used to see this many leg injuries on the old grass, that or my memory of them has faded... I think the grass experiment only lasted 1 year. Maybe 2 and the practice field was artificial at that time. Albany was / is grass though. The Giants installed Field Turf which is pretty widely used. From their web sight: NFL game and/or practice field installations: Atlanta Falcons Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Denver Broncos Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs Minnesota Vikings New England Patriots New Orleans Saints New York Giants New York Jets Oakland Raiders Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks St. Louis Rams Tennessee Titans Maybe they installed ours on a Friday afternoon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echochamber Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I think the grass experiment only lasted 1 year. Maybe 2 and the practice field was artificial at that time. i remember that "grass" experiment using the removable octogonal pallets. the grass lasted a week or two, and then it was painted green mud the rest of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Must be the Ghost of Hoffa then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehugger Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 It happens to every team, not just the Giants. I'd wager a guess that it has more to do with the performance-enhancing drugs that these athletes take than with any particular training regimen... players' muscles grow too quickly and the connective tissues can't keep up. There's studies that show steroids actually (and actively?) weaken ligaments, so there's a double-whammy effect (weaker ligament + more strain from large muscles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 whats funny about the talk about our turf is that the players voted our turf as the 2nd best artificial turf in the league: 1. Indianapolis (FieldTurf)2. New York Giants/Jets (FieldTurf) 3. New Orleans (UBU Sports) 4. Seattle (FieldTurf) 5. Dallas (Hellas) 6. Atlanta (FieldTurf) 7. New England (FieldTurf) 8. Detroit (FieldTurf) 8. Baltimore (Shaw Sportexe) 9. St. Louis (Astroturf) 10. Cincinnati (FieldTurf) 11. Minnesota (Shaw Sportexe) 12. Buffalo (Astroturf) http://www.prweb.com/releases/fieldturf/nfl/prweb8115153.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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