Motorcity Madman
Footballguy
Anyone close to the situation want to comment here? Will he be able to contribute in 08? Any word from the Skins?
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Rocky McIntosh (1 Viewer)
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houndirish
Footballguy
Cut bait unless you're awfully patient.
obxlegends
Footballguy
The old Gibbs regime thought he'd be ready for the start of the '08 season. I'm a little less hopeful. My best guess is PUP list.
redman
Footballguy
"Ready" means "on the active roster" - it certainly doesn't mean "operating at peak performance". The PUP at the start of 2008 is certainly a possibility, but we're guessing right now. Until I hear differently, I'm sticking with the old line about this being a two year injury.
Motorcity Madman
Footballguy
Thanks everyone for the info!!
obxlegends
Footballguy
Redman, I don't disagree at all. I should of said PUP list is best case scenario in my honest opinion. We can figure out a lot by paying attention to how the Skins react in free agency as far as the position goes. The one good thing for H.B Blades fans is that Blache was around and knows him well. So we should get a quick read on the situation.
Seems like speculation but the Washington Post says McIntosh may have a degenerative knee condition
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...ST2008021102877
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...ST2008021102877
Sidewinder16
Footballguy
Who will be at the top in 08 series? It’s quite confusing this time; no one can say anything with surity. I'm very interested in hearing thoughts about guys performance in going season.
Sidewinder16
Footballguy
Sidewinder16
Footballguy
Randall Godfrey and Blades filled in last year (with Godfrey getting the starts and most of the PT) for McIntosh. Godfrey was kind of 'meh' and Blades performed pretty well given the circumstances, IMO. Blades is a more natrual MLB, though. Currently, Godfrey is a FA, but that article speculates he could be brought back in soon, especially if OLB is not addressed in the draft.It's possible a LB could be added in the draft, although it's most likely to be a 2nd day pick, so I wouldn't expect much competition from that route. If forced to guess now, I'd say Blades starts at WLB if McIntosh can't go week 1. It's now been 3 months, though, and we're still hearing that he's recovering well and shouldn't end up on the PUP.bcr8f said:
Mr Capicollo
Footballguy
Blades' future, possibly starting next year, is as a smallish MLB in the Tatupu, Thomas or Fletcher mold. In that sense he's got the ideal mentor in Fletcher. I think Blades holds a lot of value for that reason in IDP, and his play on the field has shown that his bloodlines don't seem to be an illusion insofar as they bode well for his future.
bcr8f
Footballguy
Thanks. If they do draft a LB I may have to pick him up.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
I doubt Blades starts in the middle before 2010. Fletcher's contract was 5 years for $25 million that includes $10.5 million in bonuses. he will earn nearly $13 million the first 2 years (2007+2008) and about $15 million the first 3 years. So that basically means in 2009 his contract is very cheap. He would have to be beat out or injured to lose his job.Blades' future, possibly starting next year, is as a smallish MLB in the Tatupu, Thomas or Fletcher mold. In that sense he's got the ideal mentor in Fletcher. I think Blades holds a lot of value for that reason in IDP, and his play on the field has shown that his bloodlines don't seem to be an illusion insofar as they bode well for his future.
redman
Footballguy
He might have a cheap contract, but in 2009 he'll also be relatively cheap to cut; it could also mean that he's cheap enough to keep as a backup while they phase Blades into the starting role. It's certainly something to watch. I agree that nothing is guaranteed, however.I doubt Blades starts in the middle before 2010. Fletcher's contract was 5 years for $25 million that includes $10.5 million in bonuses. he will earn nearly $13 million the first 2 years (2007+2008) and about $15 million the first 3 years. So that basically means in 2009 his contract is very cheap. He would have to be beat out or injured to lose his job.Blades' future, possibly starting next year, is as a smallish MLB in the Tatupu, Thomas or Fletcher mold. In that sense he's got the ideal mentor in Fletcher. I think Blades holds a lot of value for that reason in IDP, and his play on the field has shown that his bloodlines don't seem to be an illusion insofar as they bode well for his future.
redman
Footballguy
houndirish
Footballguy
Put me in the camp that doesn't agree that an ACL is only a 6 month injury, especially for a position like linebacker. Carson Palmer blew his ACL and wasn't close to 100% 6 months later. Could he play? Yes. Was there a dramatic dropoff in performance? Yes. If a QB who doesn't require the mobility and start/stop of a LB struggled to perform, how can McIntosh reasonably be expected to provide significant production at the start of the season. I tend to agree with Redman here, he'll be "ready" but that simply means he won't be on IR.
Sidewinder16
Footballguy
Zorn confirmed, in his post-practice interview, that McIntosh is doing more and more on the field each day, and that he'll be ready by training camp (not by start of season, but by training camp).
bcr8f
Footballguy
From Skins blog
LB Rocky McIntosh, recovering from knee surgery, was working with the first-team defense in the walk-through portion of practice and continues to do more work. Zorn remains enthused about his progress; though McIntosh is not cleared for contact drills yet it continues to appear that he is on target for a return during training camp.
Zorn reiterated that RB Clinton Portis is excused from OTAs - "He has my permission to be gone," Zorn said. Zorn did not speak with Portis today but did earlier this week and I'm guessing he wont be back this week, but we shall see.
LB Rocky McIntosh, recovering from knee surgery, was working with the first-team defense in the walk-through portion of practice and continues to do more work. Zorn remains enthused about his progress; though McIntosh is not cleared for contact drills yet it continues to appear that he is on target for a return during training camp.
Zorn reiterated that RB Clinton Portis is excused from OTAs - "He has my permission to be gone," Zorn said. Zorn did not speak with Portis today but did earlier this week and I'm guessing he wont be back this week, but we shall see.
dgreen
Footballguy
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
Huh? I missed this thread. I always assumed he'd be 100% come preseason. Thankfully, it looks like I got lucky. I drafted him in the survivor here and thought I was getting a steal. The bliss of ignorance.
Mr Capicollo
Footballguy
That statline doesn't show much (1 tackle) but he was out there running around and was involved for a little while before they pulled him, which was the plan. He looked normal to me, though there wasn't a lot of opportunity to see him in action.
obxlegends
Footballguy
He also could not cover Keller on Favre's TD.Mr Capicollo said:
Qtip Callahan
Footballguy
I noticed on the reverse to Brad Smith that he kinda pulled up lame chasing Smith from behind. Maybe it didn't mean anything, but he didn't appear to be running too well IMO. Definitely need to see some more action to get a better idea..Mr Capicollo said:
T Bell
Footballguy
I have the game DVR'd, so I'll have another look when I watch again tonight.
