Training Camp

[tsylvester]

Mini has a very good defense but they rested a lot of their starters. 

It was nice to see the Ravens 2nd 3rds and beyond dominating that of the Vikes counterparts. That is what you want to see. This defense appears to have great depth all over it.

The ones who won't play alot of defense will be excellent special teams players. 

[oldno82]

Plus they can successfully rotate in and out to give the one's a break.

[papasmurfbell]

The ones for who was out there looked sad.  I would like to see nano run with them next week to see if it’s snoop who can’t get it going.  I’m close to cut bait time on Huntley.  To me the ol looks to be what I predicted.  I hope the d was just that one blown play.  Minny did move the ball but so did teams in 2000.

[oldno82]

I'd like to see both Nano start and Austin get more playing time next week. Lets find out if we have better talent than Snoop.

[tsylvester]

Yeah, Snoop does niot need more action, he's been around the block quite often. Let Nano start, play the 1st half with the starting line, sans maybe Stanley, can't afford to lose him. 

[oldno82]

Sounds good to me.

[oldno82]

Interesting stat from yesterday's game: Lane only played 17 snaps, Sarratt 6 while Tez Walker played 30.

[tsylvester]

Minter's comments on the defensive line are great to hear. He thinks it will be the most competitive part of the roster. The young bulls have done well to shine. 

[GrubberRaven]

I think Snoop is stuck here due to contract.  Would like to be wrong, but...

Did someone get carted off?

[tsylvester]

No, no reports of a Raven player getting injured

[papasmurfbell]

It would be be an 850k hit this and next yr.  I say it’s worth it.

[oldno82]

If Nano plays well again Friday, they've got to keep him at least on the 53. If he goes to the practice squad, we'll lose him to another team. 

I want him here where he can provide some type of insurance if Lamar gets injured---or decides he won't sign an extension.

I want to see more of Austin Reed too. His UFL stats were other-worldly. 

The 850k hit is acceptable if it comes to that. 

[tsylvester]

It is gonna be interesting to see how Minter rosters this team. Generally there isn't room to keep 3 qbs on the 53 man roster

[oldno82]

It's been done before. Just last year, in fact, with Cooper Rush.

[papasmurfbell]

Keep nano and ps reed.

[oldno82]

Agree.

[tsylvester]

49ers owner arrested in a prostitution stingy that also involves human trafficking. He reportedly contacted the website 3 times before heading over to the trailer park. Plead, quickly, to some bogus charges of trespassing.

With his money, what, you can't have a few high class on call?

If not for his money, he would be facing far more serious charges.

[tsylvester]

The sad part of the game. A recent study of post death brains of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 found that 1 in 4 had CTE. SHOCKING

Now, this was a small sample size, comparatively speaking and even worse, this disease can only be found once the patient has died.

Nonetheless, I really wish they could narrow this down and show results that could pin point how many concussions, how severe do they need to be? Loss of consciousness? how many times?

I know I've had close to 10, with less than a handful of losing consciousness. Even then, I'm 60, and other than struggling with short term memory, have no other symptoms.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49721156/study-shows-least-25-nfl-players-develop-cte

[oldno82]

Well, I think there has been at least some desire to lessen concussions in the league and to take the players out of playing until there's a recovery. That's better than it used to be where they would just say 'well, he just got his bell rung. Put him back in the game'. But the nature of the game makes it a hazard still.

As long as there is contact, there will be CTEs. I can see a day when they're just going to play flag football, maybe.

[tsylvester]

Yes, I remember smelling salts sticking up noses to "help shake out the cobwebs".....

[oldno82]

Yep...I remember that too.

And look what happens to boxers too.

[tsylvester]

That is the amazing part to me, boxers, why haven't they had cte, why not more testing on them? 

[papasmurfbell]

18 hours ago, tsylvester said:

49ers owner arrested in a prostitution stingy that also involves human trafficking. He reportedly contacted the website 3 times before heading over to the trailer park. Plead, quickly, to some bogus charges of trespassing.

With his money, what, you can't have a few high class on call?

If not for his money, he would be facing far more serious charges.

Head to Nevada.

[papasmurfbell]

14 hours ago, tsylvester said:

The sad part of the game. A recent study of post death brains of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 found that 1 in 4 had CTE. SHOCKING

Now, this was a small sample size, comparatively speaking and even worse, this disease can only be found once the patient has died.

Nonetheless, I really wish they could narrow this down and show results that could pin point how many concussions, how severe do they need to be? Loss of consciousness? how many times?

I know I've had close to 10, with less than a handful of losing consciousness. Even then, I'm 60, and other than struggling with short term memory, have no other symptoms.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49721156/study-shows-least-25-nfl-players-develop-cte

Worse than the full concussions is the multiple micro shocks.

[papasmurfbell]

I so clearly remember in hs when someone would get knocked out we would give them a ten count thinking it was the funniest thing in the world.