Changes to the NFL's injury report (1 Viewer)

[roughrider]

fantasy players probably know more about this then anyone else - for years NFL coaches, most notably (and notoriously) Denver's Mike Shannaghan and NE's Bill Belichik, have made a mockery of the league's injury report and have made it virtually impossible for outsiders to determine the health and availability of players each week before the players are actually warming up on the field. Now it looks like the new commissioner is about to get another major decision right by forcing some substantial changes to the weekly injury reports. Commish Goodell deserves a ton of credit for stranding up to the coaches and a round of thanks from all us Gurus and fantasy players everywhere for making our lives that much easier.

-- Thanks to commissioner Roger Goodell, the days of NFL head coaches muzzling their assistants finally are over. Goodell is the impetus behind the league's new media-access policy, which was released this week. One of the revisions: teams must provide "regular and reasonable access" to assistant coaches for interviews. At Goodell's behest, the league also has changed the procedure for reporting and updating injuries. Coaches like the Patriots' Bill Belichick have made a mockery of the league's weekly in-season injury report. Now, instead of listing the status of injured players (probable, questionable, doubtful, out) during the week, teams must detail the extent of practice participation (did not participate, limited participation, full participation) of all injured players. Then, on the Friday before a game, each injured player must be given an injury designation. Any team that does not adhere to the new media-access guidelines will be subject to disciplinary action by Goodell.

 

[PatsWillWin]

major honda.

 

[Blackhawk 69]

Great.

Lets all sign this thread and send it to him.

 

[Nickleback]

Great.

Lets all sign this thread and send it to him.

He is NOT suggesting the NFL does this... He is telling you about the new Media Access Policy that was started this week...

The NFL is doing all of the above...

Here's a link to the story... Link to NFL Media Access Policy

 

[Borat]

fantasy players probably know more about this then anyone else - for years NFL coaches, most notably (and notoriously) Denver's Mike Shannaghan and NE's Bill Belichik, have made a mockery of the league's injury report and have made it virtually impossible for outsiders to determine the health and availability of players each week before the players are actually warming up on the field.

 

[JuSt CuZ]

Good, I wish they had it last year, the Colston injury killed me, that was hard the way Payton played the media.

 

[SSOG]

fantasy players probably know more about this then anyone else - for years NFL coaches, most notably (and notoriously) Denver's Mike Shannaghan and NE's Bill Belichik, have made a mockery of the league's injury report and have made it virtually impossible for outsiders to determine the health and availability of players each week before the players are actually warming up on the field.

What? Where the hell does this crap come from? Next, Shanahan's going to be blamed for the existance of Cancer and Canada.Mike Shanahan doesn't play fast and loose with the injury report. I have no idea where this myth comes from, but it couldn't possibly be further from the truth. In fact, Shanahan is historically one of the most HONEST and UPFRONT coaches in the NFL, and historical data backs this claim up. It's *JEFF FISHER* who plays games with the injury report (listing everyone as Questionable).Geez, how did Mike Shanahan become the scapegoat for every perceived wrong in the NFL?