On Players' Health: Luck vs. Skill

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by dadmg

Namely the concept is that some athletes are more prone to injury than others. If a player has a chronic problem staying healthy, its not just bad luck.

Discussing Cushing, Drew Boylhart believes that if Cushing played MLB that he'd be less likely to get injured.

He states, '{Cushing} will take the angle more when tackling a player and this will allow for a hard hit, but not such a jarring hit that hurts him. It might take Brian a little time to get comfortable at that position, but I also feel that he will eventually show his leadership skills better from that position. The key is to keep Brian healthy and on the field and if you keep him at OLB he will just meet the sweep or the off tackle, run head on and continue to get hurt. At MLB, he will be moving forward with an angle towards the player and tackle with movement."

I'm not sure if I buy into it, but there may be something to how he makes impact.