QB Toughness Factor

[Runwildboys]

You’re right that it could be something that could get worse by playing football.

But their season is on the line Sunday night. There’s no tomorrow if they lose.

As the QB and “leader” of the team, you need to also be one of the toughest SOBs on the team. Your teammates will take notice.

Wentz is a young man who has all offseason to heal. Is it “smart” to play football through a stiff/tight back? Of course not. It could get worse.

Just like it’s not “smart” to dive head first towards 2 defenders... but on 4th down, the tough guys do it anyways.

Assuming the injury isn’t structural and isn’t more serious than the Eagles are letting on, Wentz is proving that he’s NOT one of the tough guys. That matters.

That's why I allowed for the possibility that it's more serious than a mere stiff/sore back. It's also possible that it's so stiff that it limits his ability to throw the ball, in which case he would be selfish to play..........or the Eagles have given up on the playoffs, and this is their way of tanking the rest of the season.

Or he's a big ol' wuss.

 

[lukin2006]

Tony Romo didn’t miss games unless he was injured.

Actually INJURED. Structurally INJURED.

A broken collarbone. A herniated disk. A broken bone in his back. A broken thumb.

Hell, Romo broke his ribs and punctured a lung and returned to the game!!! AND led the team to a comeback road win!!! The guy was was as tough as they come, which we all know.

Dak, of course, has never missed a game. Does ANYONE question that this kid has that same kind of toughness? He’s a physical SOB who puts his body on the line whenever needed. He’s hobbled around plenty of times only to return the very next series. A GAMER who possesses the “win at all costs” mentality.

We’ve been spoiled by tough QBs. Troy Aikman was also as tough as they come, playing through stuff that guys probably shouldn’t play through.

But Aikman, Romo and Dak all understood that the Captain of the ship has to be that way. When his teammates see that, it inspires them to play through minor injuries as well. It’s inspiring. Leadership 101.

So, anyways... I was just wondering...

What is Carson Wentz’s MAJOR injury that will surely cost him 1 game at the very least, and possibly the season?

(And this Sunday night game at the Rams is basically an elimination game for Philly. HUGE game, of course.)

“Sometimes he just gets a little sore, a little tight, and so we're just going to rest him today and evaluate him further," Doug Pederson said.


I guess QBs can’t all be tough guys. That’s what makes the tough ones stand out.

Thank you for being YOU, Carson!!!

Dak is definitely tough. And appears to be durable. But he is also bigger and stronger than many QBs.