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Meloy said:I understand it takes some time to recover from this type of injury, but he should be ready by training camp.
Vinny said:I forget the on air personality but one of our radio sportstalk guys was gushing about his size since he has seen him at the Texans weight room working out on a regular basis (this was a couple of weeks ago). I hope Joppru can make it back. It would be a great story but I won't hold my breath. Im pulling for him. He didnt rip his groin off his bone on purpose, and the knee injury was a freak injury.
gpshafer_1976 said:Does it bother anybody that the Texans are paying the guy for three years of not playing or even remotely having any chance whatsoever of getting onto the playing field?
I know that bad things happen, and I'm not blaming Joppru. I'm moreso blaming Texans management for not giving the guy a buy-out or something to just move on.
Does anyone here SERIOUSLY think that after those devastating injuries...that he'll be able to play in a very physical NFL and not get re-injured in those hot spots within about a three-game span of time?
Shake your head at me. Flame me. Send me that nastily-worded private message that calls me a s.o.b. I am just tired of the story, and I'm wanting to move on before Houston Texans and Bennie Joppru become part of one of the weirdest sports trivia questions of all time: Which NFL team paid a draft pick for four straight years of zero playing time, only to cut the player afterwards?
pskinny said:I heard it too. It was McClain and Granado (I think) talking about it in the morning a couple of weeks ago. Both said he is a gym rat, and that he's gotten noticeably bigger since last year.
Don't give up on the guy yet. I'm sure he feels worse about his injuries than anybody else. He wants to play, no doubt. The question is whether he has the heart to do what it takes to make it back from the adversity he's faced the past three years.
Vinny said:I forget the on air personality but one of our radio sportstalk guys was gushing about his size since he has seen him at the Texans weight room working out on a regular basis (this was a couple of weeks ago). I hope Joppru can make it back. It would be a great story but I won't hold my breath. Im pulling for him. He didnt rip his groin off his bone on purpose, and the knee injury was a freak injury.
gpshafer_1976 said:Does it bother anybody that the Texans are paying the guy for three years of not playing ?
Nighthawk said:You talking about David Carr?
Ibar_Harry said:Thanks, Vinny. If you think about how long he has been trying to make it back to the Texans and what he has gone through the guy must have a heck of a heart and a lot of desire. I like that kind of player on a team. The other guys will look up to him and say there's a lot of fight in that guy. As you and others have so admirally stated we aren't paying that much anyway. If he is anywhere close to a 100% he could be a real gem. He won't be a Davis, but he could still have a bigger impact than a lot of posters think.
Vinny said:I forget the on air personality but one of our radio sportstalk guys was gushing about his size since he has seen him at the Texans weight room working out on a regular basis (this was a couple of weeks ago). I hope Joppru can make it back. It would be a great story but I won't hold my breath. Im pulling for him. He didnt rip his groin off his bone on purpose, and the knee injury was a freak injury.
Wild.Bill said:Has anyone heard how Joppru's rehab is coming along? I'm curious to see if he'll finally be able to get healthy for this season.
gpshafer_1976 said:Does anyone here SERIOUSLY think that after those devastating injuries...that he'll be able to play in a very physical NFL and not get re-injured in those hot spots within about a three-game span of time?
HJam72 said:You guys are missing the obvious, although someone almost got it a few posts back. He WILL have his break out year, get a huge, long-term contract, and then be hurt for the next five years after. :brickwall