Sad News Out of Miami
by John B on Sep 28, 2009 4:15 PM EDT
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PrintChad Pennington has another serious injury to his twice operated on shoulder and will miss the rest of the season.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington has been initially diagnosed with a torn capsule in his throwing shoulder and the Dolphins expect him to miss the rest of the season, sources familiar with the injury he suffered Sunday told ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Chris Mortensen.
Pennington will seek a second opinion from orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews, who has performed two shoulder surgeries on the quarterback.
Pennington underwent tests Monday on his right shoulder, which he hurt early in the third quarter of Sunday's 23-13 loss at San Diego. He missed the rest of the game, and coach Tony Sparano said he didn't know how long Pennington will be sidelined.
That's just really awful news. We all know how some Dolphins fans behave. Seeing them in pain after their predictable 0-3 start is a lot of fun. This news is not fun.
Pennington's a great teammate, a great leader, one of the toughest men to ever suit up, and an all around great guy who has faced an abnormal amount of adversity in his career. This just makes me sick. That shoulder has already been devastated by two rotator cuff tears. He can put absolutely zero zip on the ball as it is because of that. If that arm is any more damaged, you wonder what that does to the already limited repertoire of throws he has the ability to make. Then again, maybe his arm has been so beaten up that it's impossible for this to do more enduring damage.
All I know is it's going to be tough to find a team to take a chance on him this offseason for any meaningful role after a third devastating injury. It could be the end of the line for a player it's impossible to have anything but a ton of respect and admiration for.
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In Fairness, Rex Grossman is getting 4.5 Million to be the backup on the Texans.
If Sexy Rexy can get a backup job, a damaged Pennington can too. I sense Redskins if they bomb this season.
Agreed
He still will probably stick somewhere, but had this not happened, he could have at least caught on with some team looking for a caretaker starter. Probably not happening now.
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Will always be a great Jet in my opinion. BTW, Sit Thomas Jones down!
by CalabasasJetFan on Sep 28, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions
Sit Jones?
The O-Line is not helping the cause and in case you have been living under a rock, the Jets have a rookie QB starting, which means defenses will stack the box to dare Sanchez to beat them.
O-Line is pretty damn good.
In fact they could be the best in the biz. Jones seems to be going down real easy with no sense of urgency or fire. I don’t see Leon going down as easy and he has the same O-line. Let’s try SGreene and see what he can do. Perhaps that would light a fire under Thomas Jones because right now I’m not seeing much. In fact, I would not be surprised if Rex sits him down by the 3rd quarter next week if he doesn’t start imposing his will. Just sayin’.
by CalabasasJetFan on Sep 29, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
leon's touches affecting jones
thomas needs to get a lot of carries to be effective, and with leon getting more touches per game this year, it’s getting tougher for jones to get in a groove.
schotty has to figure out how to deal with that.
maybe give leon more touches in the 2nd half and less in the first, and see if that works.
Good Point
Lets see what happens. Very big game coming up this weekend. Lets hope the Saints go marching out and Thomas goes marching in!
by CalabasasJetFan on Sep 29, 2009 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
He's right on schedule
Pennington has had a major injury basically every other year. So he was due, as sad as it is to say. Its no wonder we rotated 4-12 and 10-6 seasons throughout most of the decade. Now I like Chad, but I think everyone recognizes that he just has a hard time staying healthy. If you look at the Jets starting QBs since 2004 we’ve had 7 in 6 years, largely due to Pennington’s injuries:
Chad Pennington
Quincy Carter
Brooks Bollinger
Kellen Clemens
Vinny Testeverde
Brett Favre (ok, well not related)
Mark Sanchez (also not related, but would be the new QB if Chad had this injury on the Jets this year)
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I wish they could have kept Quincy Carter around. He did alright with the Jets and had shown potential with the Cowboys.
Bollinger wasn’t bad either, once they let him start throwing the ball more then 10-12 times a game.
brooksy showed a lot of toughness for a little guy.
he was also pretty good at scrambling, which he had to do a lot of.
i liked that they brought vinny back in ’05, but they should have had more confidence and kept bollinger as a starter.
and since we’re on the topic of chad and his toughness, what about that weiner jay fiedler? he comes in for a couple of plays and is out for the season? meanwhile, chad comes back in the fourth quarter and almost leads the jets to a comeback. too bad wayne chrebet couldn’t stay inbounds.
What about...
Tom Tupa? Oh yeah that was when Vinny and then whoever was backing him up went down while Chad was still in school.
oh and
This story makes me sad. I’ve always been a fan and wished him success, he just gave me that good ol’ boy vibe, I feel terrible. (Still won’t miss facing him though.)
poor chad
i really feel for the guy. good luck buddy, and may something go your way next season
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by blueandorange4life on Sep 28, 2009 9:08 PM EDT reply actions
Chad Is Among My Favorite Ballplayers Of All Time
He did so much with so little, and was such a great leader. I wouldn’t mind having back as a backup next year. An injured Chad is still light years better than Kellen Clemens.
That's rough
I’m genuinely upset for Chad. Best of luck to him!
2009 Dallas Cowboys: 10-6
2009 New York Jets: 11-5
Sorry Chad
This is really sad. Just a great leader and wonderful person. It was a great feeling (that only lasted for a few months) thinking that the Jets had the next Joe Montana. Just terrible when he was injured the second time (I think) and broke down emotionally in front of Herm. I hope the Jets bring him back one day in some fashion.
I had the luxury of being at that game, what an unbelievable experience and it was largely due to chad’s play and fire on the field. He was always so pumped up to play and you knew he was going to give 115% every game. If this is the end for him then it is the end for one of the most inspirational impossible-to-dislike players ever.
Never count him out, but
third time is a bad sign. Plus, that fall didn’t even look that bad. He’s still one of the most successful qbs the Jets have ever had, can’t argue that. He’s a winner and he’s accurate, there’s a lot of things he isn’t, but he is those 2 things.
he'll be a coach in the nfl
and maybe he’ll finally win a superbowl in that role, as an assistant or maybe even a head coach someday.
too bad mangini’s stubbornness to pay kendall his money resulted to a tough last year for chad as jet.
but hopefully chad can win his third comeback player of the year award.
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