Originally posted by Rrodr038
I understand completely how mike feels. Other Fin fans I know feel the same exact way. But why exactly is his missing preseason games (which he would play if they had been reg season games) a concern or a basis for being injury prone? We come out every September smoking and are usually one of the teams to beat early. Jay in his three years here has played better early in the season than late. I see absolutely no effect on this team from him missing preseason games, judging on just how good we are early and there is absolutely no evidence to support the claim that his missing preseason does effect us.
I just felt that injury prone was not the right term for someone who has one fluke injury and nagging injuries that he plays through. If it were, than you can make a case for most Qbs being injury prone. I also felt that missing preseason was not a good measure of how injury prone a player is because they are not real games and the main purpose of the games are not for timing, as Mike said, but for examining how the second and third stringers respond in game like situations and for solidifying your roster spots.