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Cincinnati Bengals WR Cody Core (leg) carted off field at minicamp

By The Sports Xchange   |   June 15, 2017 at 2:07 AM

 

 

CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis' primary objective is to get through summer workouts injury-free, especially after last year's injury-riddled training camp.

 

On Wednesday during mandatory minicamp at Paul Brown Stadium, wide receiver Cody Core sustained an apparent left leg injury and was carted off the field. Core, who was having a strong offseason, was to undergo X-rays to determine the extent of the injury.

Core was working hard to solidify his role on a deep receiving corps. The injury comes at a bad time for Core, who appeared to be on the outside looking in with speedster John Ross being drafted in the first round and big, physical rookie Josh Malone joining A.J. Green and Brandon LaFell and second-year Tyler Boyd.

 

But, that's not necessarily the case.

 

The experience Core gained last season, even with limited contribution, might give him a leg up. That, and the fact that a shoulder injury could keep Ross out of full action until August.

 

"The playing experience Cody got last year has been very beneficial to him and everyone on the football team to be able to see his abilities," Lewis said during this week's mandatory minicamp. "It gives him the confidence to come out and work in the offseason and know that he can achieve higher goals. He's got higher level of plays out there for him. He's got the physical tools, and I'm sure in his own mind he always believes that."

Core, who is considered a speed guy and deep threat perhaps not to the level of Ross, had 17 catches for 200 yards and no touchdowns last season while appearing in eight games. He hauled in a 50-yard reception in a win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

"It's good for Andy (Dalton) to get a trust level with him," Lewis said. "Everybody benefited from it."

Now, the Bengals await word on the extent of Core's injury and whether it will impact his status for training camp.

 

--CB Dre Kirkpatrick's right hand is healing, but he will not be involved in any contact during this week's mandatory minicamp.

Kirkpatrick arrived at OTAs last month with his hand in a cast due to a small fracture. His recovery has gone as planned.

Kirkpatrick signed a five-year, $52 million contract this past offseason.

 

--Lewis likes the progress he's seen from TE Tyler Eifert, RB Giovani Bernard, and rookies WR John Ross and C J.J. Dielman as they recover from injuries.

Ross just began running routes. Eifert, Bernard and Dielman did not participate during the first two days of this week's mandatory minicamp.

"They all are in good position to be ready to go when we begin training camp, so that's what we need to be pleased with," Lewis said.  He went on to say that his favorite color is blue, his favorite ice cream is Graters mint chocolate chip and that negotiations for his next contract extension are complete and they are just waiting for the right moment to announce it.  Also that water is wet unless its dry and he continues to see improvement every week.

 

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1 hour ago, PatternMaster said:

The Bengals had to delay practice because of the rain and it seems like Core injured his leg on a wet field, if they had a practice bubble like everyone NFL team this wouldn't be an issue. 

We are not the only team without a practice bubble, we are the northern most team without one.  

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They had to delay valuable practice time and suffered an increased risk of injury because of wet field conditions that could be avoided. 

 

Found this lil gem on the interwebz...http://es.redskins.com/topic/335124-nfl-teams-with-indoor-practice-facilities-averaged-4-more-wins-in-2010/

 

It's old but has some valuable info, imo. 

 

The fact that 13 of the 14 SEC teams have one and a professional team doesn't, especially when they play in a city where it's a high potential for adverse weather for almost half of the season, is a bit silly. 

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30 minutes ago, T-Dub said:

I thought they were sharing an indoor field at UC, including the cost?

 

I believe they have a deal in place that lets them use it occasionally, but only on the terms of UC and from what I've read in the past the Bengals rarely use it.

 

Last I read a year or two ago it was an extremely small number of trips they made to UC over a few years prior combined. I'll try to see if I can find the actual numbers though.

 

So far I found something from December of 2014 that said the Bengals were planning to use the UC practice bubble for the week leading up to the Colts playoff game and that they only used it 2 times prior to that during the entire 2014 season.

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13 hours ago, Jason said:

We are not the only team without a practice bubble, we are the northern most team without one.  

Prior to the recent moves to LA. I think we were one of 4 that did not have one or had plans to build one. I think it was us and the 3 teams in Cali (SD, OAK, SF) 

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Every team in the league would have been practicing outside under those conditions.  it was not a deluge.

 

How do you think a team would perform playing outside during the season if they had never seen a drop of rain in practice?  Fact is that unless there is lightening or it is raining hard enough to cause damage to the field to practice on it every team practices outside this time of year.

 

But don't let facts get in the way of a chance to bitch and whimper.

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23 hours ago, PatternMaster said:

 

Yeah, that article is full of gems like this one.

 

The Patriots have since been beaten in the playoffs by teams with superior training facilities:

2006-07: Colts

2007-08: Giants

2009-10: Ravens

2010-11: Jets

 

Look what happened to the Stupid Patriots.  If they had an indoor facility they would be as good as teams like the Jets and Colts.

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28 minutes ago, fredtoast said:

 

Yeah, that article is full of gems like this one.

 

The Patriots have since been beaten in the playoffs by teams with superior training facilities:

2006-07: Colts

2007-08: Giants

2009-10: Ravens

2010-11: Jets

 

Look what happened to the Stupid Patriots.  If they had an indoor facility they would be as good as teams like the Jets and Colts.

 

 

Wait, teamslikethePatriots don't have a practice bubble?  If that's true then neither should we, obviously.

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35 minutes ago, fredtoast said:

 

Yeah, that article is full of gems like this one.

 

The Patriots have since been beaten in the playoffs by teams with superior training facilities:

2006-07: Colts

2007-08: Giants

2009-10: Ravens

2010-11: Jets

 

Look what happened to the Stupid Patriots.  If they had an indoor facility they would be as good as teams like the Jets and Colts.

 

They have an indoor practice facility, it's called the Dana Farber Field House and it's within walking distance from the stadium and next to the two outdoor practice fields. They use it when there is bad weather so they can continue to use the valuable and limited practice time that is made available to them via the CBA. 

 

 

54 minutes ago, fredtoast said:

Every team in the league would have been practicing outside under those conditions.  it was not a deluge.

 

How do you think a team would perform playing outside during the season if they had never seen a drop of rain in practice?  Fact is that unless there is lightening or it is raining hard enough to cause damage to the field to practice on it every team practices outside this time of year.

 

But don't let facts get in the way of a chance to bitch and whimper.

 

You clearly don't know that and are just making up shit to enhance your argument which is based on your uninformed opinion. The fact is you have no what every other team in the NFL would do in that situation and you don't know every NFL teams procedures for practicing in rain, snow, extreme heat, etc...so you're just making up shit as you see fit...that is a fact. 

 

9 minutes ago, T-Dub said:

 

 

Wait, teamslikethePatriots don't have a practice bubble?  If that's true then neither should we, obviously.

 

They do and the Bengals should definitely have one, but when the owner of the franchise doesn't even have air conditioning in his house what do you expect. It's not like the Bengals are a billion dollar organization that is operating out of a publicly funded building and gets hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue sharing annually basically ensuring they will turn a profit...oh wait..nevermind. 

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1 minute ago, PatternMaster said:

 

It's not just the Pats, it's the majority of the NFL teams and major conference NCAA teams..hell Eastern Michigan has an indoor practice facility.

 

We need to be more like TeamsLikeTheEasternMichiganEagles

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https://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/6/5/15737824/with-fc-cincinnati-build-indoor-practice-facility-bengals-waiting

 

With FC Cincinnati looking to build an indoor practice facility, what are Bengals waiting for?

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Marvin Lewis requested Mike Brown build the Bengals an indoor practice field back in 2011. It’s 2017 and we’re still waiting.

by Rebecca Toback@Rebecca_Toback  Jun 5, 2017, 11:30am EDT
 

usa_today_10080839.0.jpgSam Greene-USA TODAY Sports

The Cincinnati Bengals are among a minority of NFL teams who do not have an indoor practice field.

 

The Packers, Stealers, Browns, Ravens, Jets, Saints, Bears, Giants, Seahawks, Eagles, Colts, Broncos, Dolphins, Texans, Titans, Lions, Cowboys and Cardinals are among the teams that have indoor facilities for frigid days, as well as sweltering days. The Buccaneershave an indoor facility underway and the Redskins had one that was recently destroyed by snow. But Cincinnati is the NFL’s most northern city without an indoor field for its players to use for practice.

Every year, there are a few practices for which the Bengals use University of Cincinnati’s practice bubble—yes, a large number of colleges have indoor practice fields, too— but why haven’t the Bengals just built their own indoor practice field?

 

On a recent episode of The HawkCast, A.J. Hawk's podcast, the former Bengals player spoke with quarterback Andy Dalton on a number of topics. One of them was why the Bengals don't have an indoor practice facility. Dalton acknowledged that many players would like to have an indoor facility, but that he doesn't think anyone has made a big deal of it or brought it up to the front office. Hawk, who spent 2015 with the Bengals, noted that owner Mike Brown attends nearly every practice, and said he thought it would make sense for Brown to want to be indoors on cold winter days.

 

Apparently, he doesn’t want to be indoors badly enough to do something about it. The Bengals just practice outside in harsh conditions, or cancel practice when the weather is exceedingly bad.

Meanwhile, a newcomer to the Cincinnati sports scene, Futbol Club Cincinnati, plans to build an indoor practice facility in a nearby suburb. The soccer team is acknowledging the need to create desirable practice conditions for its players in only its second season, while the Bengals are heading into season number 50 in 2017.

Per the Cincinnati Enquirer:

Also Friday, Berding said the club has plans to build a $25 million suburban training facility. The site has not been chosen, but the club has talked to government officials in Clermont, Warren and other surrounding counties. Wherever the club chooses to build a practice complex, FC Cincinnati wants the local government to play a part in investing around the facility. That investment could include a hotel and restaurants, Berding said.

 

Yes, $25 million is a lot of money. But, wouldn’t it be worth it for the long-term for the Bengals to stop relying on an NCAA team and have an indoor facility in which they can easily practice when the weather is bad? There were rumors the team was looking into building an indoor practice facility back in 2011, per Marvin Lewis' request, but it has yet to happen.

In 2015, the Bengals did make improvements to the team’s weight room and installed synthetic turf in the stadium's training area. That room is used for exceedingly rainy days during training camp and the regular season. But, that’s far from the standard for an NFL team, especially a team that plays in a northern city.

It seems it’s time for Brown to fork up the cash and do something beneficial for everyone associated with the Bengals’ organization. What do you think?

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, T-Dub said:

 

We need to be more like TeamsLikeTheEasternMichiganEagles

 

Or the local minor league soccer team that has a fraction of the net revenues that Brown enjoys annual. 

 

He just being a stubborn old prick about the situation, there is no real reason why they don't have one. 

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1 hour ago, PatternMaster said:

 

 

You clearly don't know that and are just making up shit to enhance your argument which is based on your uninformed opinion. The fact is you have no what every other team in the NFL would do in that situation and you don't know every NFL teams procedures for practicing in rain, snow, extreme heat, etc...so you're just making up shit as you see fit...that is a fact.

 

I know that NFL teams practice in the rain.  I have seen it myself.

 

Are you claiming that no team ever practices outside in the rain?  Just trying to figure out what your exact position is here in blaming Core's injury on lack of an indoor practice facility.

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1 hour ago, PatternMaster said:

 

They have an indoor practice facility, it's called the Dana Farber Field House and it's within walking distance from the stadium and next to the two outdoor practice fields. They use it when there is bad weather so they can continue to use the valuable and limited practice time that is made available to them via the CBA.

 

So you are saying the claims made in that story are bullshit?

 

Who posted that link?

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1 hour ago, T-Dub said:

 

 

Wait, teamslikethePatriots don't have a practice bubble?  If that's true then neither should we, obviously.

 

You fail at logic.

 

This story is trying to claim that having a practice facility (A) means more wins (B).  I can disprove that claim (if A then B) with out proving the inverse (If not A then B).

 

I can prove this statement as false (If it is a dog then it is a lizzard) without proving this statement (If it is not a dog then it is a lizzard)

 

Understand now?

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There is no reason for OUR NFL team to not have their own covered practice facility except for the cheapness of the owner. For anyone to claim otherwise is just an attempt at trolling, lack of intelligence, or they are related to the Brown family.

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