Derrius Guice’s ACL tear is latest example of the injury bug devouring the Redskins. Again. And again.

4 preseason games is bullshit, typical money grab for the league. They should be reduced to 2.

Knee braces for lineman and running backs in preseason games 1 and 4 doesnt seem like an overly awful idea. I remember RG3 wearing it for a while but i dont remember if it was in preseason games.

lol . . . i was joking . . . knee braces slow both straight ahead speed and lateral movement . . . QB's would be getting blown up real easy if all of the o-lineman had knee braces on . . . we would never be able to evaluate RB's properly as they would all look slow . . . would be a joke.

Thats why i said preseason 1 and 4. Those games are for getting back into games and final 53 evaluations.

Like i said, i remember RG3 wearing them, I think they have several types that could allow some game play and evaluation.

People talk about the pussification of football with the rule changes, but damn the fans are just as guilty if not more with wanting to put players in bubble wrap in camp and preseason games lol

It’s football, it’s a rough game equivalent to going through a car crash on a weekly basis. Watching games sometimes I’m amazed there aren’t actually more injuries

Injuries are an unfortunate part of the game, but let’s not rip the league for trying to make it safer while also complaining when players get hurt. Would it have been any better if Guice got hurt in week 1 of the regular season? It sucks either way

It's not all bad luck. You can't finish five of the last six seasons with more key injuries than two-thirds of the other teams and just chalk it up to bad luck. Also, the injury trend is getting worse for the Skins.

Personally, I think the Skins take too many risks in the draft by reaching for talented players with troubling injury histories which sets them up to lose more key contributors to injuries than most other teams lose.

People talk about the pussification of football with the rule changes, but damn the fans are just as guilty if not more with wanting to put players in bubble wrap in camp and preseason games lol

It’s football, it’s a rough game equivalent to going through a car crash on a weekly basis. Watching games sometimes I’m amazed there aren’t actually more injuries

Injuries are an unfortunate part of the game, but let’s not rip the league for trying to make it safer while also complaining when players get hurt. Would it have been any better if Guice got hurt in week 1 of the regular season? It sucks either way

Very good points. Injuries happen and in some cases there isn't a particular reason or person to blame.

Honestly, one thing the league could do is to increase beyond the current 53 player roster. Owners don't want to do this, because it means more salaries for them to have to pay. But I think more players could help with wear and tear of players, especially during preseason.

People talk about the pussification of football with the rule changes, but damn the fans are just as guilty if not more with wanting to put players in bubble wrap in camp and preseason games lol

It’s football, it’s a rough game equivalent to going through a car crash on a weekly basis. Watching games sometimes I’m amazed there aren’t actually more injuries

Injuries are an unfortunate part of the game, but let’s not rip the league for trying to make it safer while also complaining when players get hurt. Would it have been any better if Guice got hurt in week 1 of the regular season? It sucks either way

Absolutely!

I think a soft training camp exposes the players to more injuries.
Players need to get accustomed to hitting and being hit.

Agree with Matty. You have to practice to play well, and you've got to have depth to withstand the inevitable injuries. Might as well practice hard so that the ones who do make it out without injuries are trained properly and ready to go.

When are people going to start thinking this is more than just bad luck? Players getting injured seemed to go through the roof when Gruden took over.

I'd be curious to know whether in the analysis of teams that have lots of injuries what you can learn when one looks at trends over years. So, for example, if we saw that team A was year-after-year at the bottom of the list in terms of lost players to injuries, I'd want to see if there's anything that they are doing (or not doing) that would seem to be the cause. This assumes, of course, that there are longer term trends, and I have no idea if it is true. But it would be interesting to know.