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Is the medical staff being upgraded to stop the flood of injuries?

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Injuries happen in the NFL. We all know that. It's a high speed game of large bodies moving very fast. We don't need Sir Issac Newton to explain to us the forces at work.

With that said, every year the Dolphins are one of the most injury plagued teams in the NFL. Does anyone have an inside source at what is being to try to keep our guys healthy? I know years back we plunked down big money on a sports science program. I don't know what that does or is supposed to do regarding them staying healthy.

I've searched and I don't see anything highlighting any changes to our medical staff. We can bring in all of the players we want but if they can't stay on the field it makes no difference. Each year we are decimated with injuries. It almost seems that as we make it easier for the players (almost no two a days, less hitting in TC) it seems to have made injuries happen more not less. I know luck is a big factor but would love to know how we are trying to break this trend regarding the things we can control.
 
Fin-Loco said:
Injuries happen in the NFL. We all know that. It's a high speed game of large bodies moving very fast. We don't need Sir Issac Newton to explain to us the forces at work.

With that said, every year the Dolphins are one of the most injury plagued teams in the NFL. Does anyone have an inside source at what is being to try to keep our guys healthy? I know years back we plunked down big money on a sports science program. I don't know what that does or is supposed to do regarding them staying healthy.

I've searched and I don't see anything highlighting any changes to our medical staff. We can bring in all of the players we want but if they can't stay on the field it makes no difference. Each year we are decimated with injuries. It almost seems that as we make it easier for the players (almost no two a days, less hitting in TC) it seems to have made injuries happen more not less. I know luck is a big factor but would love to know how we are trying to break this trend regarding the things we can control.
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Only 5 teams have had more players on IR than the Fins during the last 4 years... Didnt think it was that bad...
 
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Fin-Loco said:
Injuries happen in the NFL. We all know that. It's a high speed game of large bodies moving very fast. We don't need Sir Issac Newton to explain to us the forces at work.

With that said, every year the Dolphins are one of the most injury plagued teams in the NFL. Does anyone have an inside source at what is being to try to keep our guys healthy? I know years back we plunked down big money on a sports science program. I don't know what that does or is supposed to do regarding them staying healthy.

I've searched and I don't see anything highlighting any changes to our medical staff. We can bring in all of the players we want but if they can't stay on the field it makes no difference. Each year we are decimated with injuries. It almost seems that as we make it easier for the players (almost no two a days, less hitting in TC) it seems to have made injuries happen more not less. I know luck is a big factor but would love to know how we are trying to break this trend regarding the things we can control.
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I think last year was an anomaly. They were circumventing the IR and used it to stash players (keepers) while bringing in new ones to look at. I don't think you will see that moving forward.
 
Right so I'm just imagining all of these injuries?

Does anyone know anything about the medical staff? Lots of injuries each year.
 
There were a lot of guys put in IR last year so they are ready for this year. Easy thing to do when you know you're not a contender. Bubble wrap the good players. No sense in them getting seriously injured down the stretch.
 
Daytona Fin said:
Another report going back to 2014

www.weisspaarz.com

NFL Injuries over the Last Five Seasons | Weiss & Paarz

The NFL is striving toward less injury for players but there are still tons affected every season. We looked at NFL injuries over 5 seasons to see how many.
www.weisspaarz.com www.weisspaarz.com
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I find it funny that the pats and seahawks had 700+ injuries in 2018, while the next highest was 400ish by the colts and the rest of the league was around 200ish.

I wonder if that had to do with the rule change removing probable with questionable.
 
Sometimes I wonder if we feel like we are more affected by injuries just because we are all so locked in on the Phins and are more familiar with each player .... example - a core special teamer or something like that gets hurt- we might care or see it as a big deal but an outside fan would just be like meh? Who?

Just something I’ve pondered before
 
Be curious to see a more in-depth break down in regards to age. Teams with more older players, I'm wondering if they cop more injuries as players wear down?
Hoping the Fins injuries decrease over the next couple of seasons as we aim to bring in younger players through the draft or FA's to build the squad and then continue to restock with youth.
Mentioned in a previous thread of one of the key's to building a successful franchise is besides having a good GM and HC, a top medical team is important to keep players healthy. Tannehill's knee injury didn't seem well managed under Gase.
 
I think as far as injuries we are right around the pack, but where we seem to unfortunately have some issues compared to the rest of the NFL is in season ending injuries...that needs to decline, or we will never progress to at best only being an occasional playoff team.
 
I would think the Training staff needs addressing not the Medical staff? Then again maybe some of this has to do with the overall coaching staff, or lack therein. If you have no confidence that the coaches can put you in a position to win you may not be as motivated to come in at peak in TC? ( Gase, Philbin, Cameroon...) I don't think that stuff will fly here anymore. I fully expect Flores to hold players to a higher standard that has been here in the recant past as far as conditioning goes. Maybe that helps with the injury situation. I agree IR was a place to stash intriguing talent last year.
 
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I would think the Training staff needs addressing not the Medical staff? Then again maybe some of this has to do with the overall coaching staff, or lack therein. If you have no confidence that the coaches can put you in a position to win you may not be as motivated to come in at peak in TC? ( Gase, Philbin, Cameroon...) I don't think that stuff will fly here anymore. I fully expect Flores to hold players to a higher standard that has been here in the recant past as far as conditioning goes. Maybe that helps with the injury situation. I agree IR was a place to stash intriguing talent last year.
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Sure. Whoever their magical fairy is that keeps the players from getting injured. Call him Mustard Bob.

I agree with the fact that some players might have been half a$$ing it and showing up not in primo shape and that could add to their ability to either get injured or recover slower so that they then get injured.
 
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