Walter Jones leaves practice with back problems.
What's with the back issues this year?
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Wayward Llama
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To quote Common from the film "Smokin' Aces":
“When do get concerned?”
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
by dcrockett17 on Aug 18, 2009 3:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know.
But I think there’s been a quiet and strange solidification at RT with all the talk about the different line combinations the past couple days since the game, where Willis is getting all the reps at RT. I think he’s now going to be our RT. Which I am cool with. I am speculating that the team considers Locklear over him to be a wash, at best, and has concluded that Locklear either is needed at LT or he wins RG easily over Wrotto and Unger (who, we all saw, looked very good against the Chargers there).
All of which, sounds like a pretty livable solution to life without Walter Jones, but the depth is grave. We essentially only have the other two tackles, and what if either gets hurt?
So that sounds like we ought to be concerned. But on the other hand Walt’s got that kidney thing that keeps him from being able to take anything stronger then advil, and has played through a lot of painful injuries in the past, so those two factors combine to give adequate justification for him not practicing and precluding the lack of practice to be indicting.
Mora essentially said, it’s only a problem if he still can’t practice, come the Wednesday before the St. Louis game (9/9/09, 23 days from now). I dunno if that’s a PR calm-down-the-public overstatement, but it gives perspective.
by jacobstevens on Aug 18, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is why I don't understand why Sando said Levi Jones wouldn't be of use in Seattle.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Aug 18, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised he hasn't been signed yet
by aerozeppelin on Aug 18, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I had no idea he was available.
by jacobstevens on Aug 18, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right.
When the rumor was that Levi Jones was scheduling a visit to Seattle, Sando published a piece about how that wouldn’t make any sense, because the Seahawks had 3 starting-caliber OTs on the roster. Well, Walt is injury-prone, and might not be around past this season even if he was healthy simply due to age. Locklear could boom or bust at LT. Willis has never started an entire season and last season was his first with any meaningful playing time. In my mind, that’s enough to justify signing a competent LT.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Aug 18, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Levi Jones is still available?
Why is this?
by jacobstevens on Aug 18, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your guess is as good as mine.
"Part, fools!
Put up your swords. You know not what you do."
by Fearless Frog on Aug 20, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we sure that we don't have a strength and conditioning problem?
I think his back problem might be the result of overcompensation for his knee injury.
by ninjasocks on Aug 18, 2009 9:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
















