Well this is disappointing. I think I saw the play where it happened. Watt was going down and an OLineman hit him. Looked very similar to what cracked Romo's back. I remember when it happened cringing but nothing was made of it. I was pretty negative on his prospects anyway after reading some comments made by an orthopedist. Now I think he's likely to be severely damaged going forward. I doubt we will ever have 100% JJ back and I don't imagine he plays out this contract unfortunately.
OK, then we agree that basketball is a contact sport. There's not physical activity every time down the court because the guys like touching each other. Screens, fighting for position, boxing out, etc. are all integral to the game.
I don't know if anyone deserves any blame at all. But, I would look at the doctors and medical staff first. It's their job to know if a player is fit to play. The player, the coaches, and the entire organization looks to the doctors to make these judgments. Having said that, JJ may just have a bad back and he was going to re-injure his back no matter how long he waited. Tiger Woods is about to return to action after a long layoff and it wouldn't surprise me if he gets hurt again.
Well tiger woods is 40 so its kind of hard to compare, but why did they let JJ come back so fast. Its the medicals staffs job to protect the player from themselves. I guess JJ deserves some of the blame too. He needs to stop trying to be this superman character.
You guys seem to think the decision to play/not plat is a series of Q&As with the player... they go through a rigorous rehabilitation and then a thorough physical to determine health - if the player completes their rehabilitation and passes their physical then it becomes a matter of how the player feels, etc. I can guarantee you JJ Watt completed his rehabilitation and passed his physical. If not, then the entire regime should be fired later today. And I'm not kidding.
But they won't be. BoB is going to stand up there today and do his "grumpy" Belichick impression to the press and that will be that. Now, I'm just waiting to see what the official excuses will be when the Titans beat them because that's now a very real possibility.
This seems personal; not sure what to tell you. You think they're going to lose now to the Titans because of JJ Watt? OK...
He said they should be fired if Watt didn't rehab and pass his physical. Are you suggesting that Watt failed his physical and the coaching staff decided to play him anyway? That seems a little far-fetched......
I expect the t*** to attempt to follow the game plan that the Pats used. The game will turn on just how well they can execute it. The Texans' defense couldn't stop the Pats' running game with Watt in there and I expect them to have real problems with DeMarco Murray and Co. After what I've seen from them so far, I am in the "believe it when I see it" camp especially when it comes to guys like Clowney making an impact in games. The attitude around here was that this game was an automatic W before yesterday but Watt's injury has narrowed the gap between them and the rest of the teams in the division. Anything is now possible.
There are two ways you can look at this. Texans defense just got better or Texans defense stays the same. I think replacing Whitney Merciless with JJ Watt at JJ's 2016 state will actually be an upgrade. Whitney has been lighting it up when he has been allowed to man one side and rush the passer all game. I don't expect this one to hurt as bad as others do. Pessimist in me says this will be a lateral move. I never liked Whitney rushing the middle as he is a big hands/leverage rusher who needs space.
Do you expect them to import the Patriots' coaches and players? I mean, the Texans may very well lose the game - but that was true yesterday, as well. Losing a not fully healthy JJ Watt doesn't really move the bar that much. If it did, then you should be less upset about the Patriot loss...
I expect them to use the same plan defensively. Cover 2 defense, dare them to run, and give them the middle of the field because apparently Brock in that direction
