Comments on: Mike Patterson Out Indefinitely As He Recovers From Brain Surgery

By: schiller

schiller — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:06:03 +0000

Also, GM, fletcher Cox will likely not start. As Tommy Lawlor pointed out MANY times already on his igglesblitz blog, there are SPECIFIC DT POSITIONS iin the wide 9. And Mike Patterson’s position – NT – nose tackle – was for a run clogger guy to take on doulbe teams and eat space – that’s not Cox. Cox is more of a penetrating guy – suited for the UT (up tackle) position which Jenkins plays. They’ll most likely rotate Jenkins/Cox and have Landri/Dixon play the other spot.

By: navyeaglefan

navyeaglefan — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:02:54 +0000

Schill – serious question – I know a lot about rehabbing muscles, ligaments, tendons (I took a couple Athletic trainer type courses when I was coaching) but how do you re-hab from this – or is it just a matter of time and waiting – I know some dudes that got some brain injuries in IRaq and Afgan and that stuff seemed to hang around for ever… just asking becuase I really don’t know – I wish Patterson well.. but know I understand why the signing of Landri, the drafting of Cox, k,eeping Thorton around – trading for the old Penn State DT – made sure they had a plan if PAtterson wasn;t back -

By: schiller

schiller — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:57:36 +0000

and the speculators are off.

Boy you two really love to make ASSumptions and jump to conclusions.

Paul, his AVM is corrected. The issue is the skull healing. It takes time, and it’s not completely healed yet so him baning helmets would be dumb. But he’s going to be at camp doing workouts. It’s a matter of time before his skull heals. That’s all.

But keep trying to pad your sore sore ego by predicting things and hoping they turn out to be true. You clearly really need that ego fulfillment.

By: paulman

paulman — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:28:32 +0000

GMCliff… great minds think alike, ha ha ..
I really like this Cedric Thornton and believe he will be one of the big surprises
of Summer Camp (along with WR/Returnman Mardy Gilyard)

By: paulman

paulman — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 22:56:38 +0000

Sorry to hear about this and best wishes for the long-term health of Mike Patterson.. I believed and stated sp many times all off-season that the Eagles were planning to move away from Patterson and would really want him to retire instead of putting them in a difficult position of playing him and then having a chance of playing football and re-injuring himself with a potential life-long debilitating typs of injury. i know that’s a lot of ifs, but a public relations niightmare and especially in the todays NFL where the focus is so much on head and concussion injurues,,, Why even take the chance and the Re-Signing of DT Derek Landri solidified this with me after also Drafting DT Fletcher Cox whidch gives them 4 SoliDT’s (C Jenkins,A Dixon) and young practice squad player from last season Cedric Thornton, who I believe will be a sleeper player along the DL this Summer Camp.. I believe and sated the Patterson will be placed on PUP (to save a Roster Spot) and probably be out all season (so he can collect his salary in full) and then next off-season will come to a medical agreement to retire from the sport of Football… I truly believe that Mike Patterson will never play in teh NFL again for any Team,,

By: gmcliff

gmcliff — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 22:51:07 +0000

Fletcher Cox will start, and Cedric Thornton will get the last DT spot while Patterson ends his season/career, on the PUP List.

First predicted by Paulman, and second by GMCliff.

Its football season fellas!!!