There were, of course, exceptions in that game away; the refs apparently didn’t get that memo. Speaking of which, did some officials think they were still on summer vacation, too?
Perhaps teams weren’t mentally ready for full speed. They didn’t look physically prepared, either. Trainers are probably in better shape than the boys in uniform tonight. Injuries ranged from the getting-into-game-shape cramps to more serious varieties. I found it unsettling, in fact, how many times players motioned frantically for training staff to assist a downed comrade or a head coach tended to an injured player – two less-than-encouraging signs when analyzing injury severity. I quickly decided to check how Dustin Johnson was faring when FOX started replying Leonard Weaver’s gruesome knee injury. And how many hard knocks to the noggin were there today? Injury lists this week will be more crowded than the 49ers bandwagon. . .this morning. Is the game getting more violent, more dangerous? I understand that teams and players may need an adjustment period at the beginning of the year; time away from live hitting and game speed account for the sloppiness and injuries. Today the rust and wounds seemed more rampant . . . hopefully not a foreshadowing of the potential mess that could transpire for the NFL in 2011.
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