Coates to miss start of camp

Reports are saying he had a knee injury in training....http://www.scout.com/Bolt/Sammie-Coates-will-miss-the-start-of-injury-due-to-knee-injury-105473322

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2017/07/fowler-sammie-coates-miss-start-camp-due-knee-scope/

 

Really worry about his hands. He didn't have the greatest hands in college and he couldn't catch jack last year after the injury. (Although, before that he was looking better) They did draft a direct competitor for the slot spot too.

 

Wow, he better hope it heals fast.

 

Justin Hunter and DHB's chances of making the team just got a lot better.

Damn, that is too bad. I was really hoping he would find his early season form again. But at this point if he does it will most likely be in another uniform.

 

Juju will make us forget about Coates.

 

I'm not all that concerned about this. I'm sure he'll be back to dropping passes in no time.

 

I see it differently !!! Coates has great speed and solid rte tree. This is a knee scope so it's not serious and will be back no later than mid August.....

He's a fighter and I like that, he had a hernia last year and played thru it. Had surgery at seasons end. He had a devastating hand injury and still fought to play, actually did well on ST. His hand should be healed as is the Hernia.

He's better than the causal fan thinks. Bryant on 92 targets has a drop % of 14%...... Coates on his 49 targets has a drop % of 10%!!!!!

I'm pulling for him and like his chances.

Cajun

 

too many other good players to wait for him.

 

It isn't necessarily that he is injury prone, although this would worry me if I was the GM, it is all the reps that the other guys get to show they can play that really hurt him. Hunter will probably be the biggest beneficiary through this and it isn't like he doesn't have some talent.

 

This is a good thing. Coates is established enough that he will get into preseason games and get the snaps he'll need. Hunter needs snaps to get established here to make his preseason snaps more meaningful.

We most likely could keep 6 WR and even with that Cobi & DHB & Ayers have a fight in front of them !!!

Cajun

 

So disagree Mac, it's no where near cut down day so waiting hurts nothing but keeps options open!!!! There could be an unfortunate injury in the WR Corp or Coates could prove "doubters" / "haters" wrong.

Cajun

 

Heard that JuJu is Tonya Harding's 3rd cousin.

 

Yup, I too think this is it for him. If the team wasn't so loaded at WR it might be a different story, but as is I think he's the odd man out.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him in a Ravens uniform. They've fly route Wallace, Maclin who is a huge question mark, and Perriman who was finally healthy for the first time last year.

 

Oh no...does this mean we get stuck with dhb again?

 

Let me be the first to say I don't know the answer to your question.

But is it even a concern right now, with so many on the team?

When they make the final cuts, sure, but he should be good to go then. Of course with AB, MB, Juju and Bell, I'm not seeing a lot of balls coming his way.

 

Leg injury shouldn't stop him from hangin with who should be his best friend....Mr. Jugs....

 

I really wish him well but it doesn't bode well for him trying to make the roster. The guy has a ton of upside if he ever get his hands right but the competition will be too great to miss any amount of preseason snaps.

 

I know nothing of his injury, so guess it's a wait and see type affair. But I agree with you on his upside.

I also seem to remember this time last year it was all about getting rid of Bryant because Coates was the answer.

The WR corps is deep on paper. Hopefully they are as good or better than we expect. But there are still unknowns in there. I don't think this injury spells the end of Coates just yet.

 

Yep.



However, if there is one silver lining within all of this, we may be able to see how much the likes of DeMarcus Ayers has improved; a further look at players like JuJu no less.

 

Here is the preseason variant of it; courtesy of Wikipedia.


"A player who, as a result of football-related injuries, is unable to take part in training camp practices may be assigned to the preseason PUP list. Players can be moved off the PUP list to the active roster at any time, even after one practice. A player cannot be placed on the PUP list, however, once he has taken the field for a practice, even if only for a few minutes."

 

Should Ayers exceed expectations, I think a mistake would be the most polite way to put it.


Again... assuming he exceeds the expectations.