Updating AIRBHG
- Thread starter JonDMiller
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As I mentioned in another thread addressing the injuries Saturday...that makes whoever starts at RB an astounding 8th on the depth chart from our last regular season game of last year. That doesn't even include Arob, Wegher, Hampton...all who could be playing as Hawks yet this season.
At some point does it go past coincidence and into something...recruitment, training, I don't know what, that is leading to this? Do we even have that type of discussion? Or is it just absurdity at its finest and we all just deal with AIRBHG in our own way?
BTW, remember when one of those "B1G" espn bloggers mentioned we would have the janitor's kid starting at rb by the end of the year in a worst case scenario? Might not be too far off from that...
dmShortSaledude
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The good news is we should have 4 of the backs return this season(4 if you count Malloy's knee injury last year). THAT is miraculous on its own. Four returns from AIRBHG attacks in one season??? Unheard of. I would like to think we have turned the corner, but I am not so foolish...
OUTofTOWNHAWK
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I dont even believe that these rbs are getting hurt.
whammer33024
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i don't think recruitment or training had anything to do with bullock or garmon's injuries
vegashawki
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They could have TRAINED them to fall better putting themselves in a better position to avoid dislocated elbow and a knee to the head?
Sure does. Have you heard of Roundup Resistant Crops? Well......, we need AIRBHG resistant RB's. Duuuuhhhhhh
HawkinGoferLand
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I find it funny every time this comes up that someone notes it's the coaches fault because of training or we need to look into how we are training. Others suggest the new field turf.....A bunch of these AIRBHG items are dumb decisions by players (grades, rules violations, legal). How do you train to not break your leg or collar bone, or dislocate your elbow or take an inadvertent knee to the head....?
About half the issues were missteps by players, the other half some sort of injury. 7 ACLs in over 11 seasons and 4 of those were by the same 2 players (Lewis and Hampton accounted for 4 ACLs eeeek). I get the argument that maybe training can help avoid some ACLs, but we aren't having a rash of those.
About half the issues were missteps by players, the other half some sort of injury. 7 ACLs in over 11 seasons and 4 of those were by the same 2 players (Lewis and Hampton accounted for 4 ACLs eeeek). I get the argument that maybe training can help avoid some ACLs, but we aren't having a rash of those.
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hawkfan340
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Some of it is controllable to some extent (e.g. the off the field issues). Other stuff is just the way it goes, especially at a position like RB where you are at a relatively high risk for injury.
I'm over AIRBHG. It was kinda funny at first, but it's jumped the shark imo.
NCHawker
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6) Jewel Hampton has impressive showings as backup for Shon Green AIRBHG takes note
Herkeynerd
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So how do you fall when you don't expect to be tackled from behind? I expect competitive nature to kick in and the player tries to keep his balance and keep running. As apposed to doing a barrel roll at first contact.
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