SoFlaJets Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Pennington reveals he played with 2 torn ligaments: Gholston to sign by Dave Hutchinson Thursday July 24, 2008, 11:56 AM Jets quarterback Chad Pennington revealed yesterday after the first training camp practice at Hofstra that he played last season with two torn ligaments in his right ankle. He injured the ankle in the season-opener against the Patriots and sat out the following game at Baltimore before returning to the lineup. ``It was tough,'' he said. ``It was rreally tough. Two torn ligaments in my right ankle. It was extremely difficult. It was an injury I could've easily taken three weeks off. But you guys know how I am. I don't believe in that. ``If I can play and walk and function, I'm going to be out there regardless.. So it was tough.'' Pennington, who suffered two career-threatening shoulder surgeries, said his ankle injury was worse. ``The first two months of the offseason, I had to recenter my body. My whole body had shiffted to my left. I had to really concentrate on getting things back to the middle, getting the ankle stronger and getting the flexibility back in it. That was one of the toughest injuries.'' ... Meanwhile, as The Star Ledger reported this morning, the Jets and linebacker Vernon Gholston are on the verge of a deal. It's expected to be for five years, according to someone with knowledge of the talks who requested anonymity because he's not authorized to speak for the Jets or Gholston. ``We could see a Vernon Gholston sighting,'' said coach Eric Mangini during his noon press conference. Finally, TE Chris Baker toned down his rhetoric today and proclaimed he's not a happy camper. He said his representatives and the Jets have been working towards a ``resolution'' to his situation. Baker is unhappy with his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Pennington reveals he played with 2 torn ligaments: Gholston to sign by Dave Hutchinson Thursday July 24, 2008, 11:56 AM Jets quarterback Chad Pennington revealed yesterday after the first training camp practice at Hofstra that he played last season with two torn ligaments in his right ankle. He injured the ankle in the season-opener against the Patriots and sat out the following game at Baltimore before returning to the lineup. ``It was tough,'' he said. ``It was rreally tough. Two torn ligaments in my right ankle. It was extremely difficult. It was an injury I could've easily taken three weeks off. But you guys know how I am. I don't believe in that. ``If I can play and walk and function, I'm going to be out there regardless.. So it was tough.'' Pennington, who suffered two career-threatening shoulder surgeries, said his ankle injury was worse. ``The first two months of the offseason, I had to recenter my body. My whole body had shiffted to my left. I had to really concentrate on getting things back to the middle, getting the ankle stronger and getting the flexibility back in it. That was one of the toughest injuries.'' ... Meanwhile, as The Star Ledger reported this morning, the Jets and linebacker Vernon Gholston are on the verge of a deal. It's expected to be for five years, according to someone with knowledge of the talks who requested anonymity because he's not authorized to speak for the Jets or Gholston. ``We could see a Vernon Gholston sighting,'' said coach Eric Mangini during his noon press conference. Finally, TE Chris Baker toned down his rhetoric today and proclaimed he's not a happy camper. He said his representatives and the Jets have been working towards a ``resolution'' to his situation. Baker is unhappy with his contract. Noodle ankle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 anybody STILL want this guy starting for you? He'll let his ego get in the way of what's best for the team-no thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 anybody STILL want this guy starting for you? He'll let his ego get in the way of what's best for the team-no thanks It's Mangini's fault, not Chads. He's obviously going to want to play, if he didn't I'd be worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcord1786 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 anybody STILL want this guy starting for you? He'll let his ego get in the way of what's best for the team-no thanks So because he played hurt he has a big ego? Its amazing LT has no heart because he didn't play in the playoff game aganist the Pats. I also guess you have rather had Quincy Carter start the playoff game in Pittsburgh than too right? Chad had a seperated shoulder and played the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 cant wait until we trade him to Green Bay for Favre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJets Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 If the doctor's told Chad he had two torn ligaments, then the coaches knew as well. Mangini should have pulled him earlier than 1-7 since it was obvious something was wrong. I never really believed it was just a sprain just by how he was twisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcord1786 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 cant wait until we trade him to Green Bay for Favre What don't people get? They are not trading him to Green Bay. He will simply get cut.. Why would the Packers take on that contract when then moved on from Favre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Well? did he ever get these torn ligaments fixed? or are they still torn? WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcord1786 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 If the doctor's told Chad he had two torn ligaments, then the coaches knew as well. Mangini should have pulled him earlier than 1-7 since it was obvious something was wrong. I never really believed it was just a sprain just by how he was twisted. Do you remember how he came off the field. There is NO WAY that was a sprain the way he as pounding on the floor i thought he tore his ACL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 What don't people get? They are not trading him to Green Bay. He will simply get cut.. Why would the Packers take on that contract when then moved on from Favre its called sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYJ Benz10 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 anybody STILL want this guy starting for you? He'll let his ego get in the way of what's best for the team-no thanks Yeah I'm just so freakin pissed at Chad for trying to win games for us when it's obvious nobody else was going to do any better, not everyones favorite Kellen : I Dance The Two Step In The Pocket Like No Other" Clemens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Well? did he ever get these torn ligaments fixed? or are they still torn? WTF? I presume they've healed by now, although it's a pretty serious ****ing injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Well? did he ever get these torn ligaments fixed? or are they still torn? WTF? which ones the arm or leg? Chris Baker clearly stated that he wants to be a jet. he did not bash the jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 maybe they can do Tommy John surgery on his arm and fix that problem too... or give him a crate of HGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 anybody STILL want this guy starting for you? He'll let his ego get in the way of what's best for the team-no thanks come on sofla, it really is a catch22 situation. When Abe cried and didn't want to play we all ripped him, when chad wants to play through the pain and the staff let him, we are going to rip him too? The way I see it, he didn't really visibly look like he had a major ankle problem, he wasn't gimpy enough that anyone speculated he had a problem, so how did he really get in the way of what was best for the team? Besides, it wasn't like when we went to the next guy things really improved much, heck, we are going into qb battle all over again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 If the doctor's told Chad he had two torn ligaments, then the coaches knew as well. Mangini should have pulled him earlier than 1-7 since it was obvious something was wrong. I never really believed it was just a sprain just by how he was twisted. Exactly right. it's on the coach who simply must have know the injury report. You can't blame a guy for wanting to play, seriously. I know you guys will find a way to spin this but even so, it's on mangini, not Pennington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Exactly right. it's on the coach who simply must have know the injury report. You can't blame a guy for wanting to play, seriously. I know you guys will find a way to spin this but even so, it's on mangini, not Pennington. Are you channeling your inner ecurb? Its not Chads fault. Blame the coaches! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Are you channeling your inner ecurb? I believe there's a little ecurb in all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcord1786 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 come on sofla, it really is a catch22 situation. When Abe cried and didn't want to play we all ripped him, when chad wants to play through the pain and the staff let him, we are going to rip him too? The way I see it, he didn't really visibly look like he had a major ankle problem, he wasn't gimpy enough that anyone speculated he had a problem, so how did he really get in the way of what was best for the team? Besides, it wasn't like when we went to the next guy things really improved much, heck, we are going into qb battle all over again! Exactly. Its like Chad went 1-7 and Kellen came in and lit it up and we fell short of the playoffs by 2 games, he didn't cost us anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 I believe there's a little ecurb in all of us. god i hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 god i hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Even if chad is named the starter, odds are he is going to get injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PantyHose&Furs Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 What this tells me is that Pennington is too fragile to be our long term answer at QB. Playing with injury's is one thing...getting them ALL the time is another. Pass... Put Clemens in there and let's go. We'll live with the Ups and Downs of a young QB. It's his time...Penny is shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobe24jets Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 this cat is always makin excuses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 At what point does "heart" become "stupidity". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 this cat is always makin excuses Get out of the football forum. Now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 What this tells me is that Pennington is too fragile to be our long term answer at QB. Playing with injury's is one thing...getting them ALL the time is another. Pass... Put Clemens in there and let's go. We'll live with the Ups and Downs of a young QB. It's his time...Penny is shot. exactly-it's like when we had Lamont Jordan sitting on the bench for a whole month when Curtis Martin was getting 3 yards a run-there comes a time that you have to do what's best for the team-and it can come from the coach OR the player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 Exactly right. it's on the coach who simply must have know the injury report. You can't blame a guy for wanting to play, seriously. I know you guys will find a way to spin this but even so, it's on mangini, not Pennington. Truth. You want players who want to play all the time. Chad could obviously get out onto the field, and the coach felt that was his best option at QB. But now it would somehow be better if Chad had said, "Hey coach, I can't go,"? I don't think so. I suspect that would've really ratcheted up the anti-Chad rhetoric around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 exactly-it's like when we had Lamont Jordan sitting on the bench for a whole month when Curtis Martin was getting 3 yards a run-there comes a time that you have to do what's best for the team-and it can come from the coach OR the player I would lose a lot of respect for a player who would willingly pull himself out of a game if he felt he could continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcord1786 Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 exactly-it's like when we had Lamont Jordan sitting on the bench for a whole month when Curtis Martin was getting 3 yards a run-there comes a time that you have to do what's best for the team-and it can come from the coach OR the player I know what a lose that was.. letting a HOF running back continue to be our starter? And btw the last time I check Lamont Jordan was told to come no where near the Raiders mini-camp and now training camp.. WHAT WERE THE JETS THINKING??!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 At what point does "heart" become "stupidity". same thing as when Herm announced to God and everybody that since the season was a lost cause that the Jets were going to try and get Curtis his thousand-ended that career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted July 24, 2008 Author Share Posted July 24, 2008 I know what a lose that was.. letting a HOF running back continue to be our starter? And btw the last time I check Lamont Jordan was told to come no where near the Raiders mini-camp and now training camp.. WHAT WERE THE JETS THINKING??!!?? so what, you would rather have an injured player playing when you have two healthy ones in the wings-sounds absolutely Edwardsian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 this cat is always makin excuses this is almost english. Looks like someone has lost their burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted July 24, 2008 Share Posted July 24, 2008 this is almost english. Looks like someone has lost their burst. That idiot never had burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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