Championship Weekend Games Thread

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Hate to sound insensitive, but that's pretty much what you sign up for when you're playing quarterback in the NFL. Look at the guys who played with broken bones and other injuries decades ago for little or no money.

So you're saying Rivers re-entered the same game he got knocked out in when the historical record CLEARLY says otherwise. It's on NFL.com. Volek took those snaps. But hey, history isn't about facts, now is it?

Cutler doesn't have a next week to get "miracle" surgery to then post a sub-50 rating the next game like Rivers did.

[MTK]

One of the worst examples of backpedaling, come on MJD do you think we're stupid?

Maurice Jones-Drew says Jay Cutler comments misunderstood - The Huddle: Football News from the NFL - USATODAY.com

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

One of the worst examples of backpedaling, come on MJD do you think we're stupid?

Maurice Jones-Drew says Jay Cutler comments misunderstood - The Huddle: Football News from the NFL - USATODAY.com

He should have just said Will Hill hacked his account

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

He should have just said Will Hill hacked his account

lol nice

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

So you're saying Rivers re-entered the same game he got knocked out in when the historical record CLEARLY says otherwise. It's on NFL.com. Volek took those snaps. But hey, history isn't about facts, now is it?

Cutler doesn't have a next week to get "miracle" surgery to then post a sub-50 rating the next game like Rivers did.

Who Rivers? I have no idea, I'm just stating a general statement that back in the day when the guys got little or no pay, they played with broken bones...

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Who Rivers? I have no idea, I'm just stating a general statement that back in the day when the guys got little or no pay, they played with broken bones...

So there are examples of them also coming back in the same game they got injured in? Ok then, but I need a couple examples to be totally convinced. And ligament tears can be just as bad as broken bones, if not worse in certain instances.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

So there are examples of them also coming back in the same game they got injured in? Ok then, but I need a couple examples to be totally convinced. And ligament tears can be just as bad as broken bones, if not worse in certain instances.

Heart of a Champion: The 40 Toughest Players in NFL History | Bleacher Report

Don Meredith, Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys (1960-1968)



“Meredith was really tough. He got beat up so bad in his early years. His last game, up in Cleveland, he came out of the hospital to play with a broken rib, a punctured lung, and pneumonia. I saw Meredith's nose broken so bad that it spread all over his face. Looked like a raccoon.” —Bob Lilly

Jack Youngblood, Defensive End, Los Angeles Rams (1971-1984)



Youngblood played the final three games of the 1979 NFL playoffs, including the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers, with a heavily-taped broken leg. He was called the “John Wayne of Football” by John Madden.

Walt Garrison, Running Back, Dallas Cowboys (1966-1974)



In a playoff game in 1970, Garrison broke three ribs in the first quarter and continued playing after he was carried off the field. He rushed for over 100 yards, caught several passes, and helped the Cowboys continue their path to the Super Bowl. Garrison has also played through a separated shoulder, a severely broken nose and a broken collarbone. Teammate Charlie Waters recalls the time that Garrison accidentally cut his thumb with a knife so that it was dangling from his hand. Garrison wrapped his thumb in tape and played the next day, rushing for over 100 yards.

Jim Marshall, Defensive End, Minnesota Vikings (1960-1979)



Could someone please explain to me why Jim Marshall is not in the Hall of Fame? As a 248-pound defensive end, he played in 282 consecutive games. Every game. For 19 straight seasons. He maintained his streak despite pneumonia, an ulcer, and a shotgun wound to the side. Marshall earned his fame as a member of the Purple People Eaters of the early 1970s.



I'm sure you get the point!

[MTK]

Passionate Madden defends Cutler’s toughness, demeanor | ProFootballTalk

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Passionate Madden defends Cutler’s toughness, demeanor | ProFootballTalk

I don't doubt playing sports with Type I Diabetes is tough. Believe me, I know all about the disease almost at first hand. But, I think Madden kind of deferred the argument off course a bit.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Heart of a Champion: The 40 Toughest Players in NFL History | Bleacher Report

Don Meredith, Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys (1960-1968)



“Meredith was really tough. He got beat up so bad in his early years. His last game, up in Cleveland, he came out of the hospital to play with a broken rib, a punctured lung, and pneumonia. I saw Meredith's nose broken so bad that it spread all over his face. Looked like a raccoon.” —Bob Lilly

Jack Youngblood, Defensive End, Los Angeles Rams (1971-1984)



Youngblood played the final three games of the 1979 NFL playoffs, including the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers, with a heavily-taped broken leg. He was called the “John Wayne of Football” by John Madden.

Walt Garrison, Running Back, Dallas Cowboys (1966-1974)



In a playoff game in 1970, Garrison broke three ribs in the first quarter and continued playing after he was carried off the field. He rushed for over 100 yards, caught several passes, and helped the Cowboys continue their path to the Super Bowl. Garrison has also played through a separated shoulder, a severely broken nose and a broken collarbone. Teammate Charlie Waters recalls the time that Garrison accidentally cut his thumb with a knife so that it was dangling from his hand. Garrison wrapped his thumb in tape and played the next day, rushing for over 100 yards.

Jim Marshall, Defensive End, Minnesota Vikings (1960-1979)



Could someone please explain to me why Jim Marshall is not in the Hall of Fame? As a 248-pound defensive end, he played in 282 consecutive games. Every game. For 19 straight seasons. He maintained his streak despite pneumonia, an ulcer, and a shotgun wound to the side. Marshall earned his fame as a member of the Purple People Eaters of the early 1970s.



I'm sure you get the point!

Fine then. Then even the tougher Phillip Rivers wasn't tough enough. He had to get surgery and didn't come back in the same game. I get your point.

[SirClintonPortis]

Tom Brady too. Wuss didn't even finish the Championship game in 2001. Yeah, it was heroic that he came back the next week, but nope, not tough enough.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

I don't doubt playing sports with Type I Diabetes is tough. Believe me, I know all about the disease almost at first hand. But, I think Madden kind of deferred the argument off course a bit.

Stick to proving one principle, which is whether a player is tough enough. It's obvious you're trying to making Madden's statement "irrelevant" with respect to the principle of player toughness.

[Longtimefan]

Jay Cutler Took the Stairs Over an Elevator Following News He Has a Grade II MCL Sprain | Sportsrageous

Is there a noticeable limp in his shopping stroll with his girlfriend in LA the day after?

[VIDEO] Jay Cutler Injury Update -- WALKING Around Los Angeles!!! | TMZ.com

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

Jay Cutler Took the Stairs Over an Elevator Following News He Has a Grade II MCL Sprain | Sportsrageous

Is there a noticeable limp in his shopping stroll with his girlfriend in LA the day after?

[VIDEO] Jay Cutler Injury Update -- WALKING Around Los Angeles!!! | TMZ.com

****, I'll have to backtrack again.

Damn, it's times like these I wished I got a knee injury just to verify the experience. Sure, there are guys in the comments section who say how running and stuff on a bum knee is different than walking...

[SirClintonPortis]

YouTube - The Cutler Injury Play

MCL Tear - Medial Collateral ligament Injury

Grade II MCL Tear
Grade II injuries are also considered incomplete tears of the MCL. These patients may complain of instability when attempting to cut or pivot. The pain and swelling is more significant, and usually a period of 3-4 weeks of rest is necessary.