(02-05-2018 08:03 PM)Jerry Weaver Wrote:  

(02-05-2018 07:24 PM)Ken Barna Wrote:  Dear Jerry,
Just something that i would throw out there about Roback. It was never said during the last half of the season, but I believe Brogan was seriously injured, and tried to play through the injury. If you watched his throwing off his back foot, and not really running when he could, point to something that he just wasn't there physically. I could be wrong, but I think he was playing injured.

Ken you may be correct as it makes a lot of sense. Brogan was better as a junior and made a lot of weak throws last year.

I don't know if I posted this before (I thought I did), but I thought he got hurt during the WMU game and wasn't whole until the end of the season.

I suggested this to someone who would know and got a 'yeah, you were right.'

In sports, most fans, and even some media, just don't know who is healthy and who isn't.

Anyone who can accurately describe Miggy's physical health, emotional health, etc. etc. last year with the Tigers should get a free beer... And the old caveat: Anyone who says they know, probably doesn't.
Folks may remember a couple years ago he played through the season with a sports hernia which was not known until late in the season and he had surgery. At least in 2017 most believed that Miggy was having back troubles.

emu Steve and Ken you are right on, about Brogan. He was really beat up this year!!
Brogan took a big hit in the Ohio game that caused a #2 shoulder seperation on his throwing arm, which had him miss the following week of practice, and was unsure he could play in the Kentucky game. In the Kentucky game, he took a big hit, and caused a huge thigh bruise. In the WMU game. he took another hit, which caused a bad knee sprain. Once again he was on crutches, and did not practice that following week, unsure if he was going to play in the NIU game, until warm ups. Brogan was told to only run, if absolutley necessary. Because of these injuries, he did not run the ball like he did his junior year. His junior year he never took any big hits. We all know what happened in the BGSU game.

(02-09-2018 11:33 AM)scaggie Wrote:  emu Steve and Ken you are right on, about Brogan. He was really beat up this year!!
Brogan took a big hit in the Ohio game that caused a #2 shoulder seperation on his throwing arm, which had him miss the following week of practice, and was unsure he could play in the Kentucky game. In the Kentucky game, he took a big hit, and caused a huge thigh bruise. In the WMU game. he took another hit, which caused a bad knee sprain. Once again he was on crutches, and did not practice that following week, unsure if he was going to play in the NIU game, until warm ups. Brogan was told to only run, if absolutley necessary. Because of these injuries, he did not run the ball like he did his junior year. His junior year he never took any big hits. We all know what happened in the BGSU game.

Thanks!!

Fans, unless they have inside information, are pretty clueless as to how healthy a specific player is.

In the NFL the media follows the players like Sherlock Holmes looking for clues: a glove, bandage, a wrap, etc. Anything.

I don't consider myself an 'expert' by any means as to football. I didn't play varsity ball in high school or coached even pop warner or CYO football. I'm a fan.

Yet I do from time to time notice something that others may not.

I'm surprised that others didn't notice the difference in his game from 2016 to 17. The 2016 line did a very good job of protecting him.

The WMU game was especially telling. If I remember right, it was questionable if he could re-enter the game. He was hobbling badly leaving the field on I think a 3rd down play which he got sacked.

The other thing, which should be a legitimate question: Should CC have say burned the redshirt on Glass as Roback was getting beaten up week after week against very good teams.

If we had a Wiegers on the squad I'm sure he would have gone in and Roback rested for say the remainder of the WMU game.