Will Bernard Berrian Signing Be Bad for the Vikings?
by Adam T on Aug 19, 2008 2:00 PM CDT
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Bernard Berrian told KFAN's Dan Barreiro Monday that the toe injury that kept him out of last week's preseason game is similar to turf toe and is something he dealt with last season while with the Bears, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The receiver said he isn't sure if he'll play this Saturday in the Vikings' third preseason game and that he and the team are taking things "day-to-day." Berrian said he is receiving "a lot of treatment" for the injury and that he spent much of last season undergoing similar treatments.
I know two of the injuries that seem to linger for a long time are turf toe and high ankle sprains. They seem minor, but players seem to have a significatly hard time getting over them. I recall Deion Sanders missing about half a season with turf toe and he was not right for a few games after getting back.
Berrian has a second case of turf toe in the last two years. Could this lead to other related injuries that could slow him down. Did the Bears get rid of him before they were stuck with the headache?
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Did anyone hear reports
of turf toe last season? At all? Angelo said something about Rex looking poor last season due to his ankle injury which I assumed meant from years past, but maybe not. How the hell am I supposed to know which players we ought to keep if we don’t know if they’re hurt?
Seriously, does anyone remember a single article mentioning Berrian having a turf toe injury last season?
Are you implying
that Berrian is using as an excuse for something?
Being Who You Thought We Were Since 2005!
well...
… it isn’t your job to know who the Bears should keep, it is the Bears’ job.
They know about injuries, and there is little incentive to communicate fully about those injuries to the public.
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by big_lowitzki on Aug 19, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd also think the Vikings did a physical
but if this is the second time.
Being Who You Thought We Were Since 2005!
That was kind of my point...
we are very insulated from the decisions that are actually being made. Maybe that factored into their reasoning about letting him go, especially for that price. In which case, kudos to JA.
I don't recall that
But I have read that real bad turf toe can end a career. No doubt there has to be some level of concern for the Vikes but until he misses a regular season game, it’s not an issue.
Bold Prediction: Orton will be the starter in week 1.
by Sam Householder on Aug 19, 2008 2:51 PM CDT reply actions
Didn't Orlando Pace
miss like all of last year with turf toe? That’s gotta suck, especially for an injury that may not sound like much when you first find out about it.
I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad
Not sure about Pace
but Jonathan Ogden had a case of turf toe that he said lasted about 9 months.
Being Who You Thought We Were Since 2005!
i look at this story and laugh
the vikings paid wayyy to much money for berrian (they could have gotten randy moss for that much) i hope berrian folds like a cheap ass lawn chair
and for the record he missed time in 2005 and 2008 for turf toe
Actually...
Bernard has toe jam… He needs to change his socks every day. Actually, he’s probably just trying to lower expectations in MN. Gotta protect himself now that he’s getting the big bucks.
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