Datone's Neck Injury......

nerdmann
Premier Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

Let's start a pool as to how long they'll wait before they announce his career is over.

I say: THREE WEEKS.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

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Dulak
Veteran Member

8 years ago

Let's start a pool as to how long they'll wait before they announce his career is over.

I say: THREE WEEKS.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

he 'has to get neck surgery for a chance to play' and the surgeon gets to make 200k off it.

DakotaT
Select Member

8 years ago

Another high draft pick in the bust column for Uncle Ted. Good luck to you, Datone. Neck injuries and the NFL don't mix well.

Cheesey
Preferred Member

8 years ago

Why call him a bust? An injury is different then a bust.
A bust means the guy sucked, which I don't believe he did.
Injuries can happen to anyone at any time.
Besides, I don't know how serious it is. Has anyone heard anything?

nyrpack
Veteran Member

8 years ago

he was showing signs of a talented guy, so not cool !!

jimmy b.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

8 years ago

he was showing signs of a talented guy, so not cool !!

Originally Posted by: nyrpack

Yep, he's one of the few first round draft picks that's playing well ... when healthy that is. Unfortunately he's kind of like Jermichael Finley in that he does a lot of things that don't hit the stat sheet, but are still very huge for the team that a lot of less aware fans just don't see.

nerdmann
Premier Member Topic Starter

8 years ago

Another high draft pick in the bust column for Uncle Ted. Good luck to you, Datone. Neck injuries and the NFL don't mix well.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT

Especially with OUR team doctor.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

DakotaT
Select Member

8 years ago

You guys go ahead and split hairs between bust and injuries. If a player drafted in the first three rounds isn't an every down player contributing every game he is a bust. You want to categorize the Justin Harrells, Nick Perrys, Derrick Sherrods, Datone Jones differently than the Jamal Reynolds and Tony Manderich's that's your prerogative. I lump them all together as failed draft picks.

Laser Gunns
Senior Member

8 years ago

Originally Posted by: DakotaT

This is correct.

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isocleas2
Member

8 years ago

#10

Its not splitting hairs.

If a player busts out of the NFL its because they didn't have the talent to play in it, and the GM who drafted him screwed up.

If a player suffers a major injury and is forced to retire it wasn't due to a lack of talent and unless the report on said player was that he likely was going to suffer a major injury, said GM should receive zero fault.

The world isn't as black and white as you'd like to portray it. For example if we're going by your harsh pass/fail analysis how would you classify players who've passed away prematurely? Guys like Joe Delaney or Len Bias who would have been mega-stars but died too soon, are they busts? GMs screw that one up too?

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