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OK, the injuries can stop now
Thursday’s revelation that outside linebacker Antwan Peek would undergo arthroscopic knee surgery and be lost for the duration of training camp got me thinking of the one thing that could derail this team.
Injuries are part of the game. Every team deals with them to one extent or another. But every year there seems to be one team that’s hit harder than others.
The Browns can’t be that team and be the team they want to be.
They’re deep, but not that deep.
Peek, who attended Cincinnati Woodward High School and the University of Cincinnati, isn’t a Pro Bowl player, but he’s a serviceable veteran who has demonstrated a knack for getting to the quarterback.
Outside linebacker is a position that thins out in a hurry on this team. With Peek lost, apparently there will be more passing-down work for old man Willie McGinest, and that can’t be a good thing.
Head coach Romeo Crennel said Thursday he thinks McGinest can still get to the quarterback. What else is he going to say?
Remember the name Shantee Orr, however. Like Peek, he’s a former Houston Texan. The Browns signed him as a free agent in the offseason hoping he could help bolster the pass rush.
He’s been playing a lot of inside linebacker during camp, but he can play outside, too, and he’s not 100 years old.
More than anything, Peek’s injury opens the door for Orr.
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By Jack
August 1, 2008 2:52 PM | Link to this
I think the three positions that really need to avoid injuries are 1)Cornerback, 2) Running Back, 3) Outside Linebacker.By jimi
August 1, 2008 4:44 PM | Link to this
qb. get hurt there and your season will be over in a hurry!By Glen
August 3, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this
I think Jack is right on with his rankings pertaining to the Browns. I will say no more on the subject of potential season ruining injuries, and I reccomend the rest of you do the same.