87aubie 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Is it just me, or does it seem like this is already a brutal spring for injuries for us? Seems like I read about a new one every day. I hope this isn't a trend that continues through the summer and fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,449 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Seems like that happens most years, actually. I wonder how much it might be precautionary stuff, something they would play through during the season but prefer to stay off of now in order to be ready to go when fall comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gAUlf 1 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Seems like that happens most years, actually. I wonder how much it might be precautionary stuff, something they would play through during the season but prefer to stay off of now in order to be ready to go when fall comes. I was thinking the same thing. Wright's surgery is the only thing that's major (I hope). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTUmike 79 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 I recall hearing Chizik say they were going to have as physical of a spring as possible. But then he said they'd have to judge each practice how hard to go based on how many injuries piled up--almost like he was expecting quite a few. I also think they're being very cautious with a lot of guys when they get a little dinged up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy 1 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 One thing I've learned over the years is that brutal springs are better than brutal falls. There's plenty of time for these guys to get 100% healthy going into fall practices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpwspringer 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Wasn't it the 2009 season where we were so short-handed on defense because of injuries before the season even started? Seems like we lost half of what would have been our 2 deep roster on defense that year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUIH1 1,515 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 As soft as this team played in 2011 on both sides of the ball, it is a good thing to have a tough spring. I don't want anyone to be truly injured, but I am all for this team becoming tougher and more hardnosed. wde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning4AU 410 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Wasn't it the 2009 season where we were so short-handed on defense because of injuries before the season even started? Seems like we lost half of what would have been our 2 deep roster on defense that year. Depth was already a huge issue, but yea, a few injuries definitely made it worse. I don't think those injuries started piling up until the season started though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Didn't a fair number of these injury issue preceed the start of practice....guys recovering from surgeries that are being brought along in time for the coming season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaBoyMaxWeezy 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 As soft as this team played in 2011 on both sides of the ball, it is a good thing to have a tough spring. I don't want anyone to be truly injured, but I am all for this team becoming tougher and more hardnosed. wde ^^^^^ 100% agree. The UGA game was the most frustrating game to me last season..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,366 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 In 2009 because we were shorthanded any injury was magnified. That is why we did't do as much contact in practice which was reflected to an extent during the year. This year with better depth and with some people saying we need to get more physical after last year. The intensity of practices is being notched up higher. I would expect more ding and bang type injuries. The one serious injury was actually before we started the heavy hitting. I am sure coached will watch it and as long as just normal hard hitting bangs and briuises expect a lot of them. I doubt they will back off on the contact unless they start seeing it have a deleterious affect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWar 82 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Haven't we only sustained one injury "during spring" this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUbritt 615 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 As soft as this team played in 2011 on both sides of the ball, it is a good thing to have a tough spring. I don't want anyone to be truly injured, but I am all for this team becoming tougher and more hardnosed. wde ^^^^^ 100% agree. The UGA game was the most frustrating game to me last season..... ^^^ Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerJokerAU 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 As soft as this team played in 2011 on both sides of the ball, it is a good thing to have a tough spring. I don't want anyone to be truly injured, but I am all for this team becoming tougher and more hardnosed. wde ^^^^^ 100% agree. The UGA game was the most frustrating game to me last season..... ^^^ Yep. As I sat down with an unopened beer to another AU turnover I may or may not have chucked said beer out my front door. The wife was proud of that one. Glad to hear that this spring seems to be night and day when compared to last spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSWEN 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 About halfway through the 3rd quarter, I went into the woods behind my house with a machete and starting cutting things down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waspan 0 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Knock wood but a bad bad spring ususally includes the 'two or 3- Surgery out for the year nightmares comming true', Seems to be a tough brutal go get em spring with nothing major bad happening....cross fingers that it continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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