Status of Jason Taylor's knee (updated: hyperextended knee)

[Daseal]

Paintrain -- If games ended in the first half we would have won many more games. But it's just wrong to say we beat them twice.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Man this sucks, so we're basically fielding the same team on defense against the Giants....our offense is also the same...and they're playing the same way as last year. ugh.

Then again, it could be the Giants who are without their star DE, Osi was carted off the other night with a knee sprain as well

[MTK]

Fact is we matched up with the Giants very well last year.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Fact is we matched up with the Giants very well last year.

The way our offensive and defensive lines played last night (two units which don't get disrupted by scheme changes, QBs learning to make reads, and DBs learning coverage schemes), we don't match up well with anybody right now.

Our trenches - the core of a football team - were horrific.

[skinsfan_nn]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

The way our offensive and defensive lines played last night (two units which don't get disrupted by scheme changes, QBs learning to make reads, and DBs learning coverage schemes), we don't match up well with anybody right now.

Our trenches - the core of a football team - were horrific.

As bad as it was last night. Lets don't loss sight that it is still pre-season....the real bullets aren't flying yet.

Yes, it was a horrific showing last night in all phases, but that could very well serve as a wake up call to this football team and coaching staff. We have a small window of time to make corrections and improve before the Giants opener, lets hope the team and staff make the very most of this time.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

The way our offensive and defensive lines played last night (two units which don't get disrupted by scheme changes, QBs learning to make reads, and DBs learning coverage schemes), we don't match up well with anybody right now.

Our trenches - the core of a football team - were horrific.

True but I was talking about last year only.

[MTK]

As the great Vince Lombardi said:

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.

Let's see how the Redskins get back up from this. Last year we got trounced by New England and still went on to have a playoff season, so all is not lost.

[Paintrain]

Originally Posted by Daseal

Paintrain -- If games ended in the first half we would have won many more games. But it's just wrong to say we beat them twice.

And if I said that, you'd be correct. What I said is we dominated them as in outplayed them in all facets of the game. We can all agree, and the players have echoed this, that we were thoroughly outplaying them Week 3 until we throttled down and they caught us. I know we lost the game even though we outplayed them.

[MTK]

Mort on ESPN just said that it's a hyper-extended knee but he should be ready to go week 1. They're still going to do a MRI as a precaution.

[BigSKINBauer]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Mort on ESPN just said that it's a hyper-extended knee but he should be ready to go week 1. They're still going to do a MRI as a precaution.

Nice finally some good news.

[skinsfan_nn]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Mort on ESPN just said that it's a hyper-extended knee but he should be ready to go week 1. They're still going to do a MRI as a precaution.

Man, if that is the case thats GREAT news! Talk about dodging a bullet, that knee was in a really bad position.

But the man hasn't missed a game in some what 130 games or something..? I know thats luck, but great luck to have in this league. On any given snap it could be your last.

I will be looking forward to the presser today, whenever that is?

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Mort on ESPN just said that it's a hyper-extended knee but he should be ready to go week 1. They're still going to do a MRI as a precaution.

I've been watching ESPN all morning and didn't hear that. That's music to my ears though. I've hyperextended my knee before, and I know that initially it feels like your leg got blown up. A little swelling, a little limping, but after a week or two you're good to go. Thank goodness. Taylor hasn't missed a game since '99. If he didn't make it out of the preseason for us I would be just sick.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I've been watching ESPN all morning and didn't hear that. That's music to my ears though. I've hyperextended my knee before, and I know that initially it feels like your leg got blown up. A little swelling, a little limping, but after a week or two you're good to go. Thank goodness. Taylor hasn't missed a game since '99. If he didn't make it out of the preseason for us I would be just sick.

Saw it on ESPN News a little while ago. I had a mild hyper once in HS too and I was able to play the next week no problem.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Saw it on ESPN News a little while ago. I had a mild hyper once in HS too and I was able to play the next week no problem.

Mort is usually pretty good too. I'll take his word over, say, Sal Paolantonio. I really, really hope it's just a hyperextension. Remember two years ago when Roethlisberger hyperextended his knee? It looked season ending for sure on tape, and he was fine after a week or two.

[MTK]

Check out the NFL section on ESPN, Mort has an injury update video there.