Luft’s Locker Room

Our good friend, Anthony Hall over at Vikings War Cry today doesn’t think Tarvaris falls into the “china doll” category, but wonders if he is one of those players that everything must be 100% before he steps back onto the field.

I’ve wondered if he has a low [football-wise] threshold for pain. Then I think, “How could he, he’s a quarterback and they take all sorts of abuse since day 1 in Pop Warner.”

I’m not so convinced that he falls into the, “I’ve got to be 100%” category either. He did play last year [though not well] with the groin injury healing. But that should be a playable injury. A pulled groin as long as it is stretched and warmed up well will allow a player to play.

There were 3 injuries causing him to miss 4 games last year, groin, thumb and concussion. He missed at least 1 game each time.

Maybe Childress is pushing him to play Saturday against the Steelers, to get him over that mental hump and see that he can play with minor injuries like this the sprain, even all season if necessary. It will be interesting to see and if T-Jack ends up earning the reputation of being fragile or if this is just a recurrent stretch of the injury bug.

As well as Jackson has played so far this preseason, and you have to admit he has been sharp, I don’t think scratching him from playing against the Steelers or even the Cowboys will hurt his performance on Monday night the 8th against the Packers and their “fragile” quarterback. I also think, that getting ready to play Saturday is not necessarily a bad thing either and may build that confidence Childress is looking for.

For the rest of the sick and wounded, getting an update takes scouring the web. Head coach Brad Childress has said many time that he doesn’t have to report injuries in the preseason. He is already into the full blown secretive mind-game playing mode of an NFL head coach. So, here is what I was able to pick up as of today.

As of 20 Aug:

sick, restricted, held back and healing:

FS Madieu Williams (neck) Probably back about week 3 or 4.
OT Drew Radovich (dislocated left shoulder) limited practice today.
DE Brian Robison (leg) ready for last preseason game or week 1; was stretching and doing footwork drills today.
TE Garrett Mills (ankle) he can run in a straight line, it is when he cuts that it causes pain. After seeing the specialist again, they are saying it should be just a few more days.
WR Bernard Berrian (turf toe right foot) doing pool work – may miss the Steelers game.
WR Sydney Rice (stomach virus – same as Birk’s last week)
C John Sullivan (concussion)
OT Tim Mattran (ankle)
QB Tarvaris Jackson (sprained right knee) limited.
PUP list:

None
IR:

DE Kenechi Udeze (leukemia)
LB Heath Farwell (knee)
DE Jayme Mitchell (knee)
OG Mike Jones (unknown, still)
DT Kenderick Allen (hand/wrist)

Possibly hurt:

No rumors
Back to work:

OT Marcus Johnson (knee) returned to practice today.

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