Chris Simms taken to a Tampa hospital; ruptured spleen removed

[JonCJG]

The bucs are done for the season. Their D is getting old and without Chris they don't have a prayer.

Just watch as teams stack 8 in the box and crush the 'lac.

 

[Crown Royal]

QB order in Tampa...
#2 Bruce Gradkowski
#3 Tim Rattay

So they should be going after a a QB. Listening to the halftime talk a few minutes ago it sounds like he is done for the season or maybe to return in December. Glad to hear he is recovering and should return to 100% next year.

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brett favre











cough.

 

[Crown Royal]

The bucs are done for the season. Their D is getting old and without Chris they don't have a prayer.

Just watch as teams stack 8 in the box and crush the 'lac.

:laugh2: at thinking they had a prayer WITH Simms.

 

[WoodysGirl]

for clarification on Bledsoe

FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) -- Drew Bledsoe spent his second day in the hospital Monday and was expected to miss at least two games because of internal bleeding in his chest following a tackle.

The New England Patriots' quarterback was in stable condition after being taken to Massachusetts General Hospital on Sunday night. Doctors used a chest tube to alleviate the bleeding.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2001/09/24/patriots_bledsoe_ap/

BOSTON (Ticker) -- The injuries suffered Sunday by New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe could be more serious than initially feared.
WBZ-TV in Boston reported Monday night that Bledsoe has a collapsed lung -- in addition to internal injuries disclosed by the team -- that may require season-ending surgery.

Bledsoe is listed in stable condition at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was admitted after taking a hit from linebacker Mo Lewis in the fourth quarter of a 10-3 loss to the New York Jets. Doctors used a chest tube to alleviate the bleeding.

"They could hold him for observation another day or they could choose to release him today" Patriots spokesman Stacey James said Tuesday. "I'm waiting for an update from the hospital today."

A hospital spokeswoman referred all questions to the Patriots.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2001/09/24/patriots_bledsoe_st/

After the collision he was examined by doctors on the sideline and apparently told them he was O.K. enough to come back into the game, and after the New England defense forced the Jets to punt, he jogged back to the huddle and was greeted by a sea of boos from fans who felt they had finally seen enough of him.

Little did they know it would be the last time they would see him in a Patriots uniform at Foxboro Stadium.

He was bleeding internally from a sheared blood vessel he had suffered as a result of the collision just two minutes earlier, an injury that was potentially life-threatening. Bledsoe came to the huddle and called the play, they broke and the team lined up, but something didn't seem right. They ran the ball twice, and a false start penalty on Kevin Faulk was followed by a fumble by Marc Edwards after a pass from Bledsoe.

The Jets recovered and Bledsoe again left the field, and on the sidelines his teammates had seen enough to know something was wrong. He apparently didn't sound right to them in the huddle or on the sidelines, and Belichick replaced him with 2nd year quarterback Tom Brady, raising the eyebrow of all who watched when they weren't aware the move had actually been made because Bledsoe was incoherent due to the, at the time, unknown injury.
http://www.patsfans.com/stories/display_story.php?story_id=2116

 

[Yeagermeister]

Is that Drew Henson's phone I hear ringing?

 

[JonCJG]

:laugh2: at thinking they had a prayer WITH Simms.

On 2nd thought, maybe not.

But I knew they would take a step back on O as soon as they signed Tucker to an offer sheet. Your Oline has to be in trouble if you are signing scrubs like him.

I just didn't see them being this bad. They were a playoff team just a year ago.

 

[Secondary2None3141]

Chalk us up for a win on Thanksgiving!

 

[Da Hammer]

i hardly think even if they had Simms that they could beat us...

 

[big dog cowboy]

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cough.

While that is true I just don't see him going anywhere.

But you did get a good chuckle out of me.

 

[Danny White]

Bledsoe had a torn heart valve or something. An artery maybe? Don't remember.

You're right. I just remember how ironic the injury was because not long before that injury, there was that ESPN commerical where they were doing the fake "Bristol University" commercials. In one of them, Berman was teaching a class on giving nicknames, and one of the kids in the class came up with "Drew Bled-so-much-he-needed-a-transfusion."

 

[TLW47]

He must be doing ok. I heard on the radio where he's expected to be back on the field this year.