Injury Updates

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Not a bad head start on life coming out of college

 

I was listening to DK Sports today and DK said that the NFL has done away with the "Probable" designation on injury reports. You immediately go Questionable when you appear on the injury report. I wonder why the NFL did away with the "Probable" designation?

 

Exactly. Not a bad deal at all.

 

I didn't know they did

 

Brice it appears we are slow at keeping up

Apparently it changed in 2016

The NFL confirmed Sunday a streamlined policy for reporting an injured player's game status during the regular season, a move that addresses the rise of gamesmanship among teams that want to limit that information for competitive purposes.

Under the revised policy, approved recently by the NFL competition committee, the "probable" category has been eliminated and the remaining classifications have been redefined.

Two days before kickoff, teams must list injured players as "questionable," "doubtful" or "out" for that game.

"Questionable" players, per the policy, are "uncertain" to play. Previously, the definition was that there was a 50 percent likelihood of playing.

"Doubtful" means the player is "unlikely" to participate in the game, and "out" means he "will not play." The previous definition for "doubtful" was a 75 percent likelihood that he would not play.

A primary intent of the changes is to nudge teams away from listing relatively healthy players on an injury report. According to the league, roughly 95 percent of players listed as "probable" in prior years ended up playing.

"If there is any question concerning a player's availability for the game," the policy reads, "he should be listed as 'questionable.'"

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...yers-game-status-removes-probable-designation

 

Hell I can laugh, I didn't know it had changed either.

 

Yeah it changed years ago but according to JEHs report it was 2016. I could have sworn it was only 3-4 years ago.

 

I wonder if that was a reaction to the way Bill Belichick would mess with people. I think Tom Brady was listed as probable with some sort of arm issue for the last 10 years of his time with the Patriots.

 

Which clearly shows the part of the game I don't pay much attention to, or the brain cells I've destroyed.

 

Yes
Yes

 

When you think about how long ago something happened double your thought and you will usually be closer

 

Funny, I remember that. The Patriots were fined for keeping Brady off the injury report, and then after that Tom Brady was on the injury report every week no matter what.

 

This
Esp after 50

 

Broderick and Harmon already ruled out by Tomlin.

JPJ Highsmith A Rod and DK questionable.

 

Yikes. So much for this being a winnable game. The Steelers were in trouble without losing Jones and Harmon.

 

AARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!

 

An obscure 1st round draft pick by the Steelers in late '80s was a few years younger than me and lived a few houses down from us. I remember him signing a million dollar contract and thinking he was set for life. He didn't last long on the roster and I bet he had to find other work.

 

Daryl Sims was your neighbor?

 

What is that French saying? ....C'est la vie?

 

LOL. Good one.

(Tom Ricketts)

 

For some reason, I got defensive line in my head. I have to admit, I remember being excited about them taking Ricketts. They got him with the pick they got for Mike Merriweather.

 

Funny part is that he was just a scrawny kid until his senior year in high school. Then ballooned into this behemoth.... wonders of steroids I guess.

 

In the immortal words of Chuck Noll, errr Judge Smails:

 

Porter was at least limited participant in practice

 

If A Rod and DK are out, might as well start Howard and see what he has. We are not winning with Rudolph