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Originally posted by KSig RC
I agree that Reid was probably making some sort of power play here, and honestly I don't think it was veiled in the slightest - he's the coach, he's trying to exert some authority. I don't really like it, but Reid's always run it his way, and he's shown success. It's just like TO - you know what you're going to get, like it or not.
TO was cleared to practice, and did participate in some workouts all week - he wasn't exactly being tossed out there in street clothes.
I've experienced groin injuries slightly more serious than TO's (although playing hockey, not football - similar effect, though), and I do understand the need for rest and treatment . . . but he took his week off, and was cleared by his own medical people. It's hard for me to buy the groin pitch.
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I agree with you on the fact that Reid was just trying to throw that weight of his around. He's probably just pissed that TO is wanting is contract reorganized and wanted to let him know who the boss is on the field. Instead of doing what TO's infamous for, which is running his mouth, he just ignored Reid and went along his business. I think that its pretty messed up that whatever TO does short of catching passes and making touchdowns just isnt good enough for anyone in Philly. Seriously, the man set franchise records last year and basically took the Eagles to the SuperBowl. McNabb wasnt anything but an overrated, washed up QB who bitched about Rush Limbaugh until TO came on the scene.
As far as practice goes...I think he missed 5 out of 6. And when he did practice it was with an assistant trainer and he caught balls thrown from a machine. Right? Still, a groin injury requires more than a week or 2 to rehab.
I've never played hockey and so I don't know how bad groin injuries are in that sense. When I injured mine I was bench pressing 425lbs. Don't ask me how in the hell I did that while benching...but I did. I felt it when it happened. It kind of felt like whenever you're taking a shit and you're straining to get it out and then it comes out real quick, only this time I wasnt taking a dump. It felt really weird. I got up and was a little sore but a week later I couldnt even get out of bed. And when I was standing up I sometimes had to lean over because standing straight hurt so bad. I couldn't even have sex for like a week. I felt like I was going to die till I went to the doc and he gave me some pain pills.