No reason for preamble this week. Let’s get right to it.
Andrew Luck is lucky to just be out a month
No one has ever questioned Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck’s toughness or competitive fire before Sunday, but after suffering the kinds of injuries one might have in a wrecking a Prius into a semi truck in a win over the previously undefeated Denver Broncos, maybe we need to add a few more adjectives to his description.
While leading the Colts to a 27-24 win, Luck suffered a lacerated kidney and partially torn abdominal muscle that will cost him for the next four to six weeks. You would think such an injury would cost the Colts the AFC North, but that division is so pitiful Matt Hasselbeck should keep them ahead of the pack until Luck returns just in time to lose in the playoffs.
The Colts have a bye this week, so there’s a chance Luck might just miss three games. Last week San Diego Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen suffered the same type of injury and he won’t be back this year. The injury is a serious one and it’s no joke to compare it to one suffered in a car accident. According to Dr. Elliott Haut, associate professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins, it’s the kind of injury that “can be fatal if they aren’t found quickly enough and dealt with quickly enough.”
“Quickly enough” in an interesting phrase there because not only did Luck not go out of the game after suffering the hit from Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan on a scramble. He stayed in and threw the winning TD to Ahmed Bradshaw on the very next play.
Greg Hardy is the real victim here, according to Greg Hardy
Bummed that the photos of the vicious beating he delivered to a woman 1/3 his size were released last week, Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy had to deal with an injury no trainer could fix; hurt feelings.
In response to the criticism leveled against him, the Cowboys and their owner Jerry Jones over his signing, Hardy did what any wronged person would do, he changed his Twitter name and bio.
Cowboys DE Greg Hardy briefly changed his Twitter profile to declare his innocence. https://t.co/R6jQhISAs6
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 11, 2015
“Innocent until proven guilty” Hardy wrote there with no irony whatsoever, considering he was actually found guilty in a Charlotte, N.C. courtroom back in July, 2014. It was only after Hardy appealed the case and got it thrown out after he “came to an arrangement” with Nicole Holder, the victim of Hardy’s assault weapon-padded finishing move.
But hurt feelings are easily re-injured and after everyone made fun of him for his new Twitter name and theme, he changed it again and began retweeting every sycophantic post aimed at him by people he would lovingly suplex into a stack of AK-47s if just given the chance.
Wes Welker isn’t worried about concussions, thinks you shouldn’t worry either
St. Louis Rams fans might rejoice at the idea that their team might be able to convert third downs now with the addition of former Denver Broncos and New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, but there’s real concern about his concussion history and long-term health.
Watch WR @WesWelker’s first practice as a St. Louis Ram.
Highlights: https://t.co/qJ3TpdG9TWhttps://t.co/wJCKYuNjkn
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 11, 2015
None of those concerns seem to bother Welker.
“I’ve been cleared by the doctors and everything else,” Welker told the St. Louis Post Dispatch. “Obviously I’m not going to try and look for contact and everything, but I’m not thinking about it either.”
Welker has reason to think so. He played his entire 2014 season with no issues at all, but all offseason his past concussion issues seemed to be the reason Welker was passed over by other teams. He bided his time and now could be the secret weapon the Rams need to get over the hump.
“I’m really not worried about it,” Welker said. “I know I’m a poster child (for concussions) right now and everything else. I’m good and ready to play some ball.”
The Rams had an opening at receiver after Stedman Bailey was hit for the second time by the league’s substance abuse policy, costing him four games. This is Bailey’s second four-game suspension.
The Rams are the NFL’s worst third-down offense, completing just 23.8 percent of their attempts and the addition of Welker should change that number immediately, even in a limited role as he learns the offense.
