Jerry on Tapper

[RS12]

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

Crap, he's done for

 

[unionjack8]

Hmmmmmm.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I think Tapper could be a solid contributor as a rotation guy at DE in '17.

 

[Stash]

 

[ghosttown cowboy]

JJ talking him up to get better trade value...

 

[Silverstar]

Like Jaylon...simply nothing to go by not even a preseason game.

 

[Idgit]

Confused by the Tapper injury. It's a previously undiagnosed congenital skeletal defect, right? That they didn't correct?

 

[The Quest for Six]

take anything Jerry says about injuries and players with a grain of salt.....

 

[canters]

Dr. Jones is always sounding positive.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Really wanting to see him in preseason this summer. Think he has a chance to be a player for us.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Confused by the Tapper injury. It's a previously undiagnosed congenital skeletal defect, right? That they didn't correct?

From what information was posted, the only thing that could help was rest.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Dr. Jones is always sounding positive.

Well yeah...

But there were a couple quotes out there from Tapper towards the end of the season where he sounded like he OK physically.

 

[Idgit]

From what information was posted, the only thing that could help was rest.

That's what it sounded like. But then, since it's a congenital defect, he'll be dealing with this his whole career, right? Was it just a unique hit that cause the injury that another player wouldn't have sustained, but something, now healed, he can just play through? Or is it a recurring thing that can happen again, each time needing 8-10 weeks of the season to recover from?

 

[bayeslife]

@LatinMind give me some Tapper hype

 

[Teague31]

The best thing we can do is to go into the offseason is to pretend we have zero at DE. IF Gregory stays clean and if Lawrence stays healthy and IF Mayowa develops those are bonuses

 

[RJ_MacReady]

Crap, he's done for

Yep...

 

[guag]

From what information was posted, the only thing that could help was rest.

So we're pretty sure that he doesn't have a career-threatening issue? I feel like I've heard that somewhere and I really hope it's just a rumor.

 

[Direwolf63]

take anything Jerry says about injuries and players with a grain of salt.....

A grain of salt?

More like a dump truck full of salt.

 

[Direwolf63]

That's what it sounded like. But then, since it's a congenital defect, he'll be dealing with this his whole career, right? Was it just a unique hit that cause the injury that another player wouldn't have sustained, but something, now healed, he can just play through? Or is it a recurring thing that can happen again, each time needing 8-10 weeks of the season to recover from?

I'm no expert, but it sounds to me like he's one hit away from missing another season.

They need to draft like Tapper and Randy Gregory don't exist.