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Just now, Packerraymond said:

Because there are different grades of hamstring pulls. Not that I should have to explain this.

Well duh, but the guy was too hurt to come back into the game after going out in the 1st quarter against DET. 

Not to mention, name a time, any time, a Packers player even "tweaked" his hammy and played the following week on 7 days rest. I cannot recall a single time. Were those all higher-graded pulls? 

I'm not complaining about our injuries...it's just funny is all. Personally, I hope Thielen does play on Thursday in a game where he isn't needed and maybe he'll aggravate it. 

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1 minute ago, packfanfb said:

Well duh, but the guy was too hurt to come back into the game after going out in the 1st quarter against DET. 

Not to mention, name a time, any time, a Packers player even "tweaked" his hammy and played the following week on 7 days rest. I cannot recall a single time. Were those all higher-graded pulls? 

I'm not complaining about our injuries...it's just funny is all. Personally, I hope Thielen does play on Thursday in a game where he isn't needed and maybe he'll aggravate it. 

We're definitely conservative, and that's OK, especially when we're winning without guys.

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Previous rank: 2
Points in poll: 213
Highest-place vote: 2 (4 voters)
Lowest-place vote: 4 (1 voter)
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Highest-place vote: 2 (1 voter)
Lowest-place vote: 6 (2 voters)
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1 hour ago, TheOnlyThing said:

 

McGlinchey started 4 games. Not sure Staley, at this point of his career, is better than the guy playing. I think Juszczyk played some of these game too.

Interesting point that may only interest me. Staley's high school football coach was my 9th grade basketball coach. Only about 15 years earlier. 

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On 10/22/2019 at 12:16 PM, packfanfb said:

If this guy plays 4 days after pulling his hammy, I'm going to start questioning even more why our guys always seem to sit out 3-4 weeks with the same injuries...

Broke my collar bone, came back after a month (Had screws/metal put in, still hurts to this day).  Fractured my elbow, cast for 1 month, played sports after 6 weeks.  Broke a rib and bruised as well (after my 260 lb coach jump kneed me in the chest), walked like an old man for 1 month, hurt like hell to even breath ( not a ******* joke of an injury).  Broke ankle, was playing again in 2 weeks ( only to sprain the other ankle, broken ankle wasn't fully healed so had to compensate, causing the second injury). 

Pulled my hamstring, COULDN'T ******* EVEN SIT DOWN TO TAKE A **** FOR TWO MONTHS.  Fired from job.  14  months total before I attempted a full jump again.  This injury effectively ended my sports playing days.  Worse injury of my life not even close, I wish hamstring injuries on no man/woman/animal. 

 

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