Training Camp Blues
It’s like clockwork. Every year we finally get camp back, and a bunch of people go down in those first two weeks. So far we’ve lost Jalen Ramsey, Joe Burrow, Tim Patrick, Zach Moss, Kenneth Walker, Trai Turner, plus many lesser famed players, to injuries that will take them all out for varying amounts of time. Kadarious Toney is also hurt, but that’s to be expected. I saw someone on reddit call him Injuriuos Proney and from now on that’s his name to me.
Probably just the nature of the beast, really. The first two weeks back to get in shape after a long period away is probably going to have an impact. Everyone is rusty. Even the people who have done well to keep in shape are probably rusty. Contact starts back up and takes a toll. We are but squishy meat sacks held together with complex biology and prayers and our time on this earth is limited.
The two big-name injuries so far are Ramsey and Burrow. I think Burrow will be fine. A calf strain isn’t too bad. Ramsey though? Ramsey’s already close to the end of the usual shelf life for a cornerback and I think we’ve seen the end of great Ramsey. Big blow to a Dolphins team paying good sums of money to compete in a ruthless division.
It doesn’t feel like there is a game this weekend, but there technically is. The Hall of Fame Game always sneaks up on you. I guess we are almost out of the pit of despair and loathing and back to our favorite drug.
Given climate change, I fully expect Canton Stadium to catch fire.
Still can’t believe we lost Nyheim Hines to a friggin’ jet ski
I haven’t read all the details, but I saw an article that he and the Bills were arguing about his compensation after the accident, and supposedly it happened while he was parked at the dock. So someone ran into him while he wasn’t even moving? That is so tragically sad, if true.
Is Ramsey the new bartender at Injured Reserve?
The fun part is Burrow’s calf was already acting up so that’s why he was wearing a leg sleeve. Also, he only got hurt because his newly improved offensive line failed to stop the rush and he had to scramble. And on the play before he was hit. The QB that wears the specially colored do-not-touch practice jersey was hit in practice.
That may be the most Bengals thing I’ve seen in some time.