Anthony Gonzalez Sits Out of Practice
by LovinBlue on Jun 6, 2010 2:07 PM EDT
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This weekend has been excellent for me so far. Yesterday I attended a friend's birthday party at a lake a couple of hours from here - we swam, played volleyball, had some hot dogs and just enjoyed each other's company. When we got home, I was completely blown away by 20 people hiding in my kitchen waiting to wish me a happy 40th birthday (part of the surprise is that my birthday isn't until the 18th). This included several people who had to travel long distances for the occasion.
High on life, I fired up the computer this morning hoping to read more details about the open mini-camp yesterday at the Luke, and my stomach sank. Phillip B. Wilson is reporting that - once again - Anthony Gonzalez has been sidelined. I am hoping that this is just a precaution, that they're trying to ease him back into work, but I am really afraid that there may be more to the story.
Others have also been kept out - Brown, Powers, Hayden, Freeney - but in most of those cases it is known that they are still rehabbing, so it's not as surprising or disturbing. Here's to hoping they can all get back soon!
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To be fair...
The exact quote is:
Don’t know why WR Anthony Gonzalez, RB Donald Brown, CB Jerraud Powers and CB Kelvin Hayden are missing practice after they worked up a sweat at OTAs.
We are assuming that means injury, but no one actually knows that for sure.
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The last time Powers wrote "Rise n grind....hello expectations" was 9 hours ago
I don’t think these guys are injured, they were just held out for some reason. A lot of guys were not practicing. A. Johnson, Ugoh maybe and Brandon James too.
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But your title is either premature (I hope) or misleading.
Could be the oldtimers setting in.
fair enough
I read a couple of other articles that said something about “undisclosed injury,” but have changed my headline to reflect the truth a bit better.
How can you not love a team that does this?
If one of those was PFT
They are just speculating based on what Wilson said. They aren’t a source.
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by deshawn zombie on Jun 6, 2010 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Right
that’s why you don’t see me quoting PFT. Here’s one article I read, by Phil Richards:
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100605/SPORTS03/6050375/1100
Says at the bottom: “In addition, 13 players sat out with injuries:” Gonzo is one of the players listed.
How can you not love a team that does this?
I apologize.
I think that’s a valid headline then.
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by deshawn zombie on Jun 6, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks
I changed the headline to reflect a balance between the two reporters’ stories. Oh, and some wishful thinking on my part :-)
How can you not love a team that does this?
Chappell...
had a quote on it this morning that was back to ambiguous.
Nearly 20 players were held out of Sunday’s final minicamp session for unspecified reasons.
That list included some prominent names: wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez
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by deshawn zombie on Jun 7, 2010 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
He IS Kevin Spacey.
Gonzo was not held out of practice, Spacey was.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi.
"If I couldn't play for the Colts, I would probably stop playing football." - Peyton Manning.
well if there are still outstanding issues with his knee
I guess that ends the argument about who is likely to be the number two receiver when the season starts. If Gonzo still isn’t quite sound, the job is Garcon’s to lose..
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing...
not to get this started again
but I think we all know it Garcon’s to lose, we just expect by about week 4 he will have lost it.
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by peytonsthebest on Jun 7, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Fili Moala looked great on Staurday
Ditto for jerry Hughes: he killed Ryan Diem on every snap of offense/defense at the end of practice. Mitch King looks like a good fit too: all he needs is some steroids (kidding). I saw a lot of LB action from where I was sitiing. Kavell Conner stood out to me as a guy who looks ready to play. Unfortunately, I got a good look at Brandon King turning his ankle trying to cover Dallas Clark. Ray Fisher appeared to have a good workout: looked good in coverage and punt returns. I don’t know about all this talk about Brody Eldridge not having good hands: I saw him bobble only one pass that he almost caught behind his back. I confess to being a Curtis Painter fan, but Tim Hiller looks like the real deal with his Peyton-like quick release.
by naptown_ninja on Jun 6, 2010 5:51 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Awesome! I'm glad you got a good look at the defense
I was on the other end of the field and couldn’t’ see them that well. Very relieved to hear that Moala looked good. He’s gonna be important this year. Did you see safety/corner back David Caldwell (#30), by chance?
I agree about Eldridge; he looked very good. Of course, this was all no-contact and at three-quarter speed. But I was really encouraged by his receiving.
Careful what you wish for... "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." Gerald Ford, 38th US president
Oh! And could you see who jumped the out-route to Santi and made the interception?
That was impressive, and i got a picture of it, but i missed his number.
Careful what you wish for... "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." Gerald Ford, 38th US president
Brandon King was playing that corner spot
but had already tweaked his ankle. Thad Turner perhaps?
by naptown_ninja on Jun 7, 2010 7:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe.
I wish i’d been watching closer. I looked up just in time to see the interception, but not the set-up of the play or who was playing D.
Careful what you wish for... "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." Gerald Ford, 38th US president
Hughes vs Diem
I read that Diem ate up Hughes???
Thanks for the report though, those of us out-of-towners really appreciate the info!
Kuharsky reported that, but
he said on the only snap he saw, meaning he only saw one snap where Hughes went up against Diem.
hughes
didn’t see the individual work Kuharsky was talking about. At the end of practice (just like camp) they do O v.D and the pressure on manning ALWAYS came from the right. It’s a little scary because the staff and other players are right behind them and you see Peyton kind of running for it trying to escape but theres nowhere for him to go. I thought hughes looked good. But what do I know?
by naptown_ninja on Jun 7, 2010 7:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Eh...it's mini camp
I’d say this is more of a precaution than anything. He is coming back from a major knee injury. It will still be a while before he fully works out the kinks. If it were late August and I read this, I would be concerned. But June 6? Relax. The team wants him ready for the season and I doubt would risk pushing his knee too hard at this time.
"A lot of times, Kenny, we have no idea what we're doing. But the DEFENSE doesn't know that we don't know what we're doing.....and that's next level." -Peyton Manning
Thanks
Great write up and thanks for sharing. Great to hear what is happening.
It is a concerning to read anything negative about Gonzo and an injury. I am sure we are all hoping to see #11 ready to go for the start of the season.
It is nice hearing positive comments about Fili Moala. I have said this before. I watched him play for USC while living out here in Southern California. This guy was a monster in college and I was very, very happy when we drafted him. Last season was last season, I hope Fili gets it together and starts developing into our starting DT along side either Muir or AJ. Yeah, Paul K. from ESPN said Diem swallowed Hughes up. Of course, he said he only watched one set, so I will take Lovinblue’s assessment.
I keep hearing and reading good things about this Eldridge kid. Could be a great 5th round pick for us.
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