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02-12-2009, 02:50 PM
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While there is no single variable which can explain all, I don't think there is any doubt that a player's ability to avoid injuries is rather significant. Call it skill, toughness, what have you. For instance, Peyton Manning has been sacked 205 times in his career but he's never missed a start. By comparison, Schaub has missed 10 games in 2 years on 39 sacks. I don't think circumstances alone explain how Manning can weather 166 more sacks than Schaub but never miss a game compared to Schaub's 10. Simply put, there is something about Manning that makes him better at it. There are multiple reasons to point to - his ability to avoid the rush, his ability to get rid of the ball fast, him having a bigger frame for taking the abuse, maybe greater flexibility in his joints, arguably higher pain tolerance. I don't consider any of these circumstantial but are all skills he possesses that keep him on the field while others will be in the training room. As you said Bigtinylittle, one of the reasons for Schaub's injuries is how immobile he is. This is a skill (or rather a lack thereof).
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02-12-2009, 03:19 PM
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Split these posts from the thread about the cutting of Green and Greenwood ...carry on.
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02-12-2009, 09:33 PM
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Not a problem at all... just trying to be a good mod in keeping convo's separated.
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02-12-2009, 10:24 PM
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Comparing Peyton to Schaub, the main difference I notice is that although Peyton isn't a fast guy, he adjusts in the pocket much better than Schaub does. I think he does this primarily to buy himself more time, but it also cuts down on those vicious hits that Schaub takes so often.
Early in the game that Schaub was injured, the OL was getting beat so badly that I figured it was only a matter of time before he would be gone. I felt there was no way Schaub was going to make it through that whole game. Unfortunately, I was right.
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